“Within all of us, there is a little child. Why not enjoy life?”

- Albert II, Prince of Monaco

Tony Robbins said, “ The quality of your life is a direct reflection of the quality of the questions you are asking yourself.” For the past six weeks of our “why” series, we’ve explored various aspects of asking why, and the importance of asking in those posts inadvertently lead to today's blog. I’m sure you’ve guessed it by now. It’s not just about asking why. Success on the road to your “where” comes with intentionally asking why. Why is that important? Because the quality of your life depends on the quality of your questions and the quality of your “why” questions are no exception.

Let’s talk quality of life. Quality of life is defined as, “the standard of health, comfort, and happiness experienced by an individual or group.” If we’re honest with ourselves, the things we do on a daily basis lends to our pursuit of a great quality of life. Per the definition, we won’t meet that life without recognizing or envisioning the standards we want to meet for our lives. A lot of the quality of life questions will be “what” questions, but not in the context of our “where, why, what” model. Those what questions are along the lines of what do you see for your life and those are similar to our “where” questions.

So in this context, we’ll shift briefly to the “where” piece of your quality of life. That question is the classic, “where do you want to go” or “where do you see yourself” but I included it in the “why” piece of the series for a reason. In a previous blog post, we talked about how feelings and emotions play a big role in your “why”. Here I want to emphasize, when thinking about your quality of life, how you feel about your current quality of life will affect your “why”.

Paying attention to how you feel about your current quality of life and how you feel about the quality of life that you desire is important. Recognizing those feelings will fortify your overall “why” and the quality of why questions leading up to your main “why”. What I’m attempting to convey here is this, it’s not just any “why” question that will lead to a better quality of life. It’s asking quality and intentional “why” questions, while drilling down with the 5 Why Strategy that will get you the answers you need for a better quality of life. This is true for relationships, finances, careers, etc.

So, in closing, why not have the best quality of life that you deserve? Why can’t you have the career that you want, the house, or that spouse you want? If not you, then who? You not only deserve the best but you deserve to feel like you should have the best as well. That last part is key to the whole process, feeling like you deserve it. Because you do.

Well, until next week my friend. I look forward to jumping back into the “Why” of things with you.

Chris Chaney

“If your actions inspire others to dream more, do more, and become more, you are a leader...”

- John Quincy Adams

5.11.22