Editorial Review
The realities of the life we live today are a result of the choices we made yesterday, three months ago and three years ago. But we don't wind up $50,000 dollars in debt because of one extravagant purchase. Nor do we put on thirty unwanted pounds as a result of a couple of decadent meals. And our relationships certainly don't fall apart overnight because of one decision. We are where we are because of repeated unconscious choices made day after day. If we want to understand why and how we created our present day reality all we need to do is look at the choices we made in the past.
Ford cuts right through our denial with the ten questions that immediately reveal the true motivations behind our thoughts and actions. But more than that, by rigorously and honestly asking and answering these ten vital questions we regain control and have the power necessary to create the life we always wanted.
Clear, accessible, engaging and ultimately life changing, these questions act as both a spiritual questionnaire and as a navigation tool for living in accordance with the best part of our selves.
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Leaders Ask The Right Questions 
2008-04-18
Many of us create visions for our lives personally and professionally. We figure out what we want and where we want to go. And then life happens and our visions go by the wayside. Down the line - a few weeks, months or years - we wonder what happened to our well conceived of plans. Debbie Ford has one of the answers in her book "The Right Questions." According to Ford unless we are vigilantly questioning ourselves about our choices we will be led by our emotions, our momentary desires or our past habits. She says it is the choices we make that lead us to fulfillment or lack there of.
I agree with her. I have worked with people for over twenty-five years and I cannot tell you how many countless times people come to me completely unaware of how they got to where they are. They have no idea how their choices brought them to today and that it was not a single choice but usually hundreds of tiny, everyday choices that led to them being where they are - in debt, unemployed, breaking up another relationship, missing another promotion, unhealthy and on and on.
I help them untangle the mess and become leaders of their lives. Effective leaders recognize that the decisions they make today affect tomorrow's results. They demand from themselves answers to hard questions. The questions that need answering are one's that will demand of them that they walk-the-walk not merely talk-the-talk. Asking powerful, bold questions of our selves is an act of self-consciousness. The act holds us to high standards based on our own desires for life. The questions described in Ford's book are designed to help people evaluate which choices to make along their path rather than to help them decide the destination. These questions are a great tool to employ to keep you moving toward your goals in a moment-to-moment manner no matter the various pulls and urges that occur every day.
"The Right Questions" comes in hard cover, paperback and a kindle version. I like the handy paperback version because you can slip it in your purse or briefcase. This way you can read bits and pieces as you move through your day, reminding yourself to be conscious of each choice you make and how it affects your goals and dreams. I also found it helpful to type up the questions and keep a copy in my day timer where I could refer to them as I moved through my day.
Keep it Simple 
2008-04-16
Debbie Ford's ten, simple questions are really all you need to know in order to keep your focus on your personal growth and self-esteem building. They are easy to understand and use and can be used in any situation. Great simple tools to propel you forward, especially if you are stuck. The only catch is you'll need to answer them honestly in order to benefit from their wisdom.
Extraordinary Life 2007-08-24
This book is GREAT, so true asking the right question will lead us into an EXTRAORDINARY LIFE. Read it live by it and your life will change!
enjoy....
Simple principles for living life fully 2007-05-12
This book flows so easily - the questions are powerful and effective. The chapter on Underlying commitments is beyond powerful.
Simple sanity 2007-03-14
After reading and now practicing what Debbie has offered in this book, it is my belief that if everyone followed the process of asking and then answering "The Right Questions", there would be much more peace in the world and many fewer people in therapy.
Don't miss this one 2006-11-06
The realities of the life we live today are a result of the choices we made yesterday, three months ago and three years ago. But we don't wind up $50,000 dollars in debt because of one extravagant purchase. Nor do we put on thirty unwanted pounds as a result of a couple of decadent meals. And our relationships certainly don't fall apart overnight because of one decision. We are where we are because of repeated unconscious choices made day after day. If we want to understand why and how we created our present day reality all we need to do is look at the choices we made in the past.
Ford cuts right through our denial with the ten questions that immediately reveal the true motivations behind our thoughts and actions. But more than that, by rigorously and honestly asking and answering these ten vital questions we regain control and have the power necessary to create the life we always wanted.
Clear, accessible, engaging and ultimately life changing, these questions act as both a spiritual questionnaire and as a navigation tool for living in accordance with the best part of our selves.
A great book - no question! 2006-05-31
We all say there are things we want to have, do, or be in our life, but then we make choices that actually sabotage our efforts to achieve those goals. Why? In The Right Questions, Debbie Ford reveals the underlying commitments that are really running our lives, and then offers 10 questions we can ask ourselves to break free from a limiting past and move into the life of our dreams. This information is as practical as it is profound. Debbie has a remarkably simple and understandable way of presenting life-changing principles. Thank you, Debbie!
Steven Lane Taylor, author of Row, Row, Row Your Boat: A Guide For Living Life In The Divine Flow
This is a great book...beware of all her marketing 2006-04-19
This is a great book. Ford is very very insightful. Her work kicks up lots of stuff you'd rather not look at.
Though Ford seems to like to market her products like they are used cars and charges up $75 for a 2-CD set. She has many good things to say, but aware of this.
Repetitive 
2006-02-25
Ford starts with a question, and then within that chapter she says essentially the same thing over and over again, just in different words. I found this boring and tedious. It's like she had ten questions in mind, but she had trouble finding enough to say about them to fill a whole book.
On a different note, some Christians may have a problem with Ford's last question, "Am I choosing from my Divinity or am I choosing from my humanity?" However, other Christians may interpret "my Divinity" to mean the Holy Spirit which resides in followers of Christ, rather than meaning that we are actually God/gods. I don't want to speculate here on what Ford herself believes or what she intended these words to mean. That is not crucial anyway. It is up to readers to interpret these words according to their own beliefs.
So simple to read, but so much food for thought! 2006-01-28
The Right Questions is a small (180 pages) book with monumental potential to change your life. The easy part is reading the book. Much harder will be integrating the right questions (there are 10) into my life and decisionmaking process. The book is a very easy read, with short chapters and great real-life examples to illustrate what a difference each question could make in leading you to your best life. Some of the questions are real heavy-hitters, but Debbie does a good job of breaking them down and explaining them in a way that can be easily understood and digested. Perhaps it is because it was the last thing I read in the book, but the question that impacted me the greatest was "Am I choosing from my divinity or am I choosing from my humanity?" TO be honest, I was a bit put off by this question at first but, by the end, I believe it was my favorite of the book.
What Debbie's book left me with (whether she intended it to or not) was the message that most of us have the potential to do and be so much more than we are right now...and that, if we will only frame our decisions with the right questions, we have a chance to be the best version of ourselves.
