Insight toolStage: Motivation~10 min
Seven Whys
Ask “why?” seven times to find the motivation that survives a hard week.
Jump to the worksheet ↓Also known as Seven Levels Deep. Surface-level reasons fade fast. The reason seven levels down is the one that gets you through a rejection email or a tough onsite.
How it works
- Name a specific outcome you want to achieve by the end of coaching (say, eight weeks).
- Ask: why is it important to you?
- Take your answer and ask the same question again. Repeat seven times.
Example: “I want to wake up as soon as my alarm rings” → feel alert → use my day to the fullest → grow as a person → be a role model → … → “I want my future children to be kind and wise, fulfilled and happy.”
Inspired by Dean Graziosi's 7 Levels Deep exercise.
Seven levels deep
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- Write your outcome above to start digging.
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