Success = Asking a Great Question and Coming Up with a Great Answer

In Gary Keller's book, The One Thing, he talks about the importance of asking great questions in order to achieve our goals. When we ask questions of a higher caliber we're forced to face the challenge of finding an equally impactful answer.

Keller says there are 3 categories of answers: doable, stretch, and possibility. 

Doable answers are the ones we know we can do and are often already within reach.

Stretch answers are still within reach but ones that may require research, study, and extending ourselves beyond our current abilities.

And possibility answers are the type that require us to dream big and live on the outer limits of what we believe we can do.

The latter are the types of answers high achiever pursue because they understand extending one's self is the first step to enriching our lives for the better.

There is Courage in Vulnerability

There is a rather widespread and silly notion that asking for help is a sign of weakness. I would argue it is the opposite.

Asking someone for help is admitting to that you don't have all the answers. That you recognize your strengths and at the same time are a shrewd judge or your shortcomings. It reveals integrity, maturity, and a sense of self-awareness.

What's more, people are usually more than willing to lend a hand. In an interview, Steve Jobs once noted, "I've never found anybody who didn't want to help me when I've asked for help."

There is courage in vulnerability. Don't be afraid to ask for help.