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016: Get Promoted by Learning How to Think and Ask Questions Like Socrates with Marc Champagne

Oct 14, 2021

Guest Marc Champagne talks about his personal transformation through powerful questions and mental fitness. He discusses the importance of asking great questions for great answers and shares insights from his book 'Personal Socrates'. They explore the impact of deleting a crucial feature in an app, the power of incorporating practices into daily routines, and the relevance of the Socratic method in various settings. The host expresses gratitude, recommends the book for engineers, and discusses the power of asking questions for clear thinking and positive outcomes.

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Asking powerful questions can lead to meaningful change in our lives and help us improve our mental fitness.

Pausing and reflecting when faced with failure or difficult decisions can lead to mental clarity and the ability to ask empowering questions.

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Importance of Asking Powerful Questions

Asking powerful questions can lead to meaningful change in our lives. Mark Champagne emphasizes the significance of asking the right questions that can shape our destiny and help us improve our mental fitness. By reflecting on what we truly want in life and asking what feels right, we can gain clarity and design our work and life with intention. The Socratic method, known for questioning, provides a framework for asking thoughtful questions that can lead to transformative outcomes. Champagne's book, Personal Socrates, explores the power of questions and aims to make this method accessible and applicable in our modern lives.

Getting Clear and Blowing Out the Mental Fog through Powerful Questions

01:27

The Power of Asking Questions for Personal Growth and Transformation

01:20

The Importance of Asking What Feels Right in Life and Decision Making

01:31

Introduction

5min

The Weight of Deleting a Feature

12min

The Power of Practices

10min

Exploring the Socratic Method

15min

Expressing Gratitude and Promoting Personal Development

3min

The Power of Asking Questions

6min

Maximizing Creativity and Connecting Through Strategic Breaks

3min

What questions are shaping your destiny? Do you even believe in destiny? How do you improve your mental fitness (is there a gym for that)?

In this episode, we do more than ask questions. We are going to explore questions themselves like the philosophers of old. Guest Marc Champagne has been living a personal transformation from powerful questions and mental fitness. He recently launched an exceptional new book, “Personal Socrates” you will love.

Questions lead and answers follow. So ask great questions if you want great answers!

Marc has been mastering the power of questions at a whole new level. He unpacks the mental fitness practices and questions being asked by the most influential and brightest thinkers in the world. He has over a decade of research behind him, but more importantly, his own life.

Despite practicing mental fitness for years, Marc hit rock bottom and learned the power of questions and personal introspection the hard way.

So press play and let’s chat… and start asking yourself, “how will this conversation change my life?”

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