Thursday, March 21, 2019

The Miracle Question

Two dominating and contrasting ideologies exist on approaching business enterprise : a problem-focused model and a solution-focused one.

To be "solution-focused" is a unique business strategy. It ignores the details and nuances of your problem and concentrates the efforts solely on the remedy. Differing from "problem-focused" which ignores potential solutions and concentrates entirely on "Bats! Bats! Dear God how did all these bats get in here?!?!"

We manage personal affairs with similar dichotomies. But if we're problem-focused how do we re-frame to a solution driven mindset? Solution-Focused Therapy credits The Miracle Question. This basic thought experiment is simple: one night a miracle has occurred. Every problem in your world, those that would normally preoccupy your time and energy has been magically resolved. When you awaken the next morning, what's the very first thing that you notice, however tiny or insignificant, which lets you know this miracle has occurred? How does the Miracle reveal that it's taken place?

What makes The Miracle Question so empowering is it allows us to recognize we're already equip with the toolbox necessary to obtain our desired outcome. We presently know what the solution to our problem looks and feels like and can immediately pinpoint its appearance. Not only is every qualification for achieving our goal already in our possession, but we're intimately familiar with it.




The Miracle Question is an excellent resource for overcoming life's often problem-centeric dogma. It can achieve a new perspective, rewrite an outdated playbook, or be the light at the end of a bat filled tunnel.

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