70 Questions for the Journey

Introduction

“Questions are like intricate brass keys which
unlock the lock boxes of people’s minds, hearts,
hopes, and dreams.”
–Bobb Biehl

Subsequent to my 65th birthday for which I prepared 65 Things I Learned by 65, I decided to come up with 70 questions by age 70. As one who attaches a high value to questions and has used the tagline “Because the Right Questions Lead to the Right Answers” in my business, I have been accumulating questions in recent years. These questions come from my reading, listening, and thinking. These questions are meant as a gift to you. I hope you will appreciate at least some of them either for personal use or for interaction with others.

J. Richard Coe
August 19, 2019

Personal

1. Do you believe it is possible for you to be happier and
experience deeper joy than you ever have in the past?

2. What people, experiences, or decisions have most shaped
your life to this point?

3. To what extent have you acknowledged your need to receive
and experience love?

4. What do you really want?

5. What is the most beneficial change we can experience in life?

6. To what extent have you discovered who you really are?

7. What would be the implications of a wrong view of yourself?

8. What is your plan for furthering your understanding of who
you are?

9. What looms larger for you — your desire to be known or
your fear of being known?

10. What is the key to freedom from fear?

11. What is the frequency and extent to which you feel
overwhelmed?

12. Does time heal personal wounds?

13. What helps you feel good about yourself?

14. Ideally, what would be natural, integral aspects of your daily
life?

15. What are your core values?

16. What have you been learning or do you want to learn?

17. What are your primary strengths or areas of giftedness?

18. What struggles or tensions in your life do you want resolved?

19. What are you passionate about?

Relational

20. Do you have at least one person in your life who listens to you,
and listens well?

21. Have you learned to listen well to others?

22. How often do you wear a mask?

23. To what extent should performance be a condition for your
relationships?

24. How should you see other people?

25. Do you embrace the message that you love because the
Father first loved you?

26. Do you embrace the premise that you have to trust others
before you experience love through them?

27. Under what circumstances should you forgive yourself and
others?

28. What are the benefits of blame?

29. Do you regard reconciliation as a wonderful gift to be desired
but not demanded?

30. Do you believe your need for the grace of God is as great as
that of anyone else?

31. To what extent have you experienced the life changing impact
of being part of a community characterized by love and
grace?

32. Do you have one or more friends who know you well and in
whom you trust enough to be vulnerable and invite them into
your life for needed input?

Spiritual

33. How do you recognize truth and what place are you willing to
give truth in your life?

34. What would be the implications of a wrong view of God?

35. How should you see God?

36. Do you believe you are a spiritual being created in the image
of God?

37. How well does human life work independent of God?

38. To what extent are self-sufficiency and independence good
things?

39. From what has God rescued you?

40. What is the connection between your view of God and your
view of yourself?

41. Is it possible to be so connected with your Creator that you
experience love, joy, peace, and contentment?

42. What is the best place for you to find Christ?

43. What is the 2nd best place for you to find Christ?

44. Could your Creator actually live in you and live His life
through you?

45. Do you realize that grace changes everything?

Vocational

46. Do you have a personal mission statement that resonates with
you?

47. Can you embrace work as a gift for mutual benefit and be
wholehearted in your work?

48. What is the most rewarding thing you do?

49. To what extent are you devoting time to matters that you
deem really important?

50. If you had the abilities and resources to do anything you
wanted, what would you do?

51. What kind of impact would you like to have?

52. If you could only accomplish a few things in life, what are your
top priorities?

53. For what do you want to be remembered?

Financial

54. What is your view of wealth?

55. Do you believe that money is a terrible master but a helpful
servant?

56. What are your thoughts on the three dimensions of wealth
(financial, personal, and social)?

57. Are you on a path of financial security for you and your
family?

58. Do you have or expect to have enough financial freedom to
have a lifestyle accompanied by gratitude?

59. Do you have or expect to have enough financial freedom to
have a lifestyle not only accompanied by gratitude, but also
by generosity, resulting in impact?

60. When you think about your money, to what extent do you
think about lifestyle and to what extent do you think about
legacy?

61. If you invest time in worrying about your money, what return
on your investment of worry-time do you expect?

62. What changes would make the biggest impact on your
financial future?

63. How valuable is generosity?

Physical

64. Do you care enough about your body and your future health
to eat healthily?

65. Do you care enough about your body to exercise regularly?

66. Do you care enough about your body to get enough sleep?

67. Do you care enough about your body to find ways to either
eliminate or effectively deal with stress?

68. Do you care enough about your body to listen to people who
care for you, both personally and professionally?

Recreational

69. When you step back from the intensity of a demanding
schedule, do you squander time in ways you regret or do you
experience revitalization that triggers gratitude?

70. Do you enjoy life and accept recreation and relaxation as
gifts from God?