Sometimes we ask ourselves today's question in a rhetorical way, in order to prove the opposite.
This way, "What have I got to lose?" actually means "Seriously, why not?".
Other times, we may indeed be afraid of losing countless things, both literally and metaphorically speaking: our cool, important keys, our mind, too much sleep, our time, money, chances, our house, our health, good friends, teeth, our dignity, and so on.
We may be afraid, but those fears are often purely theoretical and they represent some abstract horror scenarios we don't really want to think about, in detail.
[The golden rule for creating a solid list for this question
is to list also all the things we usually take for granted]
What if we would "count our blessings" and make a list of all the things that matter to us, the ones we could actually lose?
After that, we could decide to keep focusing on what we can lose and live in constant fear. Many people do.
On the other hand, we could also decide to be thankful for what we have and to focus on how grateful we are, instead. Our call. Your call.
Coaching question of the day:
"What have you got to lose?"
Tags: Coaching question, Self-coaching, Self-awareness, Self-reflection, Self-assessment, Emotional intelligence, Gratitude, Thankfulness, Count your blessings
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