One of the greatest questions you can ask is simply; “Why?”. After a failure, instead of dwelling in the wreckage of the past ask the question; “Why did it fail?”. Look for what can be learned that will avoid failure next time and improve the odds for future successes. After a great Win ask yourself; “Why did this work?”. Look for what can be duplicated or made better.
But “Why?” isn’t just for you. When someone treats you poorly ask “Why?”. We often take criticism as a reason to change or stop working, but, often the “Why” of their criticism has nothing to do with you and everything to do with their own shortcomings.
There is great value to not taking everything at face value but instead looking for the “Why?” behind the curtain. “Why?” moves us forward to a better understanding and a better success.
Your thoughts?
Be Good, Pastor Jay