How to Live a Better Life Simply by Asking Better Questions | with Marc Champagne

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It doesn't matter who we are, where we are. We're all one question away from a completely different life.

- Marc Champagne

Marc Champagne is a speaker, mental fitness strategist and author of the book Personal Socrates: Better Questions, Better Life. Marc studies the questions and practices shaping the lives of legends and world-class performers and is joining us today to share those findings along with simple ways you can apply them to make changes to your professional and personal life.

In our conversation, Marc breaks down what makes a “high value question” (it’s far more simple than you think). We discuss simple questions you can start with to begin changing your life, as well as how a simple practice of journaling can support this process. You’ll learn all about the value of asking better questions, as well as how you can build your “creativity muscle” in order to create drastic change through seeking deeper answers.

Whether you’re looking to enhance your personal life or are seeking ways to take your career to the next level, learning the art of asking better questions to both yourself and others is a crucial piece of the process. Not only will Marc be sharing those skills with you here today, you’ll hear personal examples as we take turns in the hot seat discussing the game changing questions that completely changed our entire lives.

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Here's What You'll Learn:

• Why Marc chose journaling to stay on top when he was in the corporate world
• What journaling actually does to your mind (and why you need it)
• The simple ways you can start to integrate journaling into your daily life
• How Marc and his brother-in-law created a successful journaling app, and the ONE question that made them decide to shut it down
• What a “high value question” is, and how to form your own
• What Marc means when he says, "We're all one question away from a completely different life”
• The single question that changed Zack’s life
• Are you asking this horrible question we’ve all been conditioned to answer since childhood? Here’s what to ask instead…
• The real issue with living on autopilot
• Marc shares the specific steps necessary to training your “curiosity muscles”

Useful Resources Mentioned:

Personal Socrates: Questions That Will Upgrade Your Life from Legends & World-Class Performers

Behind the Human

The Messy Middle: Finding Your Way Through the Hardest and Most Crucial Part of Any Bold Venture

The Laws of Creativity: Unlock Your Originality and Awaken Your Creative Genius

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Guest Bio:

Marc Champagne

Marc Champagne unpacks the mental fitness practices and reflective questions shaping the lives of some of the most successful and brilliant thinkers in the world. He is the author of Personal Socrates, a best-selling book exploring the pointed questions that stimulate our mental fitness and teach us how to direct our internal narrative to work for us instead of against us. Marc studies the prompts and practices of legends such as Kobe Bryant, Maya Angelou, Robin Williams, James Clear, Coco Chanel, Stephen Hawking, and many others to bring clarity, intentionality, and possibility to every aspect of your life.

He is the host of the top 50 ranked podcast Behind The Human and co-founded the journaling app (KYO) which reached 86.9 million people without any paid advertising. He has studied mental fitness practices for over a decade and consults with Fortune 500 companies as a mental fitness strategist and practitioner.

Show Credits:

This episode was edited by Curtis Fritsch, and the show notes were prepared by Debby Germino and published by Glen McNiel.

The original music in the opening and closing of the show is courtesy of Joe Trapanese (who is quite possibly one of the most talented composers on the face of the planet).