Most action plans are written as statements.
➡️ Build my business.
➡️ Make time to write.
➡️ Grow my network.
➡️ Improve my confidence.
➡️ Look after my health.
All useful.
But sometimes a statement sits on the page and nothing changes.
Not because the goal does not matter.
Not because you are lazy.
Not because you lack potential.
Sometimes your brain has simply not been given a useful question to answer.
☕ A quiet cup of tea before the day takes over can be enough time to ask a better question.
I was reading a post by Vishen Lakhiani from Mindvalley about what he calls “Lofty Questions.”
The idea that stayed with me was this:
A goal tells your brain what you want.
A “Why” question gives your brain something to search for.
A statement can create resistance.
A question creates a search.
If you say:
“I am confident,”
part of your brain may argue back.
But if you ask:
🔎 “Why am I becoming more confident in the way I contribute?”
your brain has something different to do.
It starts looking.
For evidence.
For opportunities.
For small actions.
For moments that match the direction you have set.
This connects beautifully with the idea that your brain is always listening.
Your Reticular Activating System, or RAS, helps filter what your brain pays attention to.
When you give it a clear direction, you make it easier to notice what supports that direction.
This is not magic.
And it is not about pretending something is already true.
It is about using a better question to focus attention and support action.
So instead of writing:
➡️ “I need to build my network.”
Try:
🔎 “Why am I finding one genuine conversation to open this week?”
Instead of:
➡️ “I need to make time for my future.”
Try:
🔎 “Why am I protecting one small block of time for the work that matters most?”
Instead of:
➡️ “I need to feel more confident.”
Try:
🔎 “Why am I noticing evidence that I can contribute something useful?”
This week’s tiny Move:
📝 Look at one goal on your action plan that keeps being pushed aside.
Now add Why to the beginning.
Make it:
✅ Specific.
✅ Useful.
✅ Believable enough.
✅ Linked to one small action.
Then write it somewhere you will see it before the day takes over.
Your question becomes an instruction to your attention.
And your attention shapes what you notice next.
What goal on your action plan would benefit from a better question this week?
All the best
Julie
