John,

Have you ever been in a state of overwhelm? Overloaded and overworked with more to do than you could ever get done? I think we all experience this at some point in our life.

Last year, I was having breakfast with my good friend and mentor Bob Tiede and he asked me how I was doing. I told him I was overwhelmed. He followed up with another question - “Tom, can you tell me more about that?”

I explained that we had a ton of things going on in the business and I was working to finish up my book Choose To Win, and it seemed like there was never enough time to get it all done. I then explained that during this time, people would bring me great ideas, and as I thought about them, my shoulders would literally slump, because even though it was a great idea, I knew I had no capacity to take action on the good idea.

I will never forget Bob’s next question: “Tom, you are asking yourself the wrong question. You are asking yourself HOW you are going to do the idea. Instead you should be asking yourself this question: WHO is the best person to accomplish this idea?”

Bob went on to explain that most ideas that are brought to us are not ours to do most of the work on, but instead, our most valuable use of time is to pass on the idea to the most qualified person to do it. This was a game changer for me and I hope it helps you!

I have some good news for you.

Bob has written a brand new book titled Now That’s A Great Question and he has given me permission to give it to you for free. Simply go to www.leadingwithquestions.com/resources and download the book. Bob is the master of great questions and this book will change your life!

Choose To Win!

Tom

P.s. Our Choose To Win Conference starts in just a few days and Bob is a featured speaker at the conference - you should join us! Find out more right here.