David Concannon's questions for exploration:

• What is my definition of “success?”  Success is not necessarily achieving your objective.  On a major expedition, success is defined as trying to reach your objective and returning safely, hopefully after learning something along the way.

• To determine if something is worth doing, I ask “What will I learn?” and “What experiences will I gain?”  After doing something, I ask “What have I learned?” and “What experiences have I gained?”  People are the product of their experiences, some of us are rich and some are poor. 

• In deciding whether to do something, I rarely ask “How much will it cost?” or “How long will it take?”  These questions are almost never relevant to making my final decision.  They only become relevant when I have to choose between two equally interesting opportunities. 

• “Have I spent more money doing stupider things?”  If so, I’ll do it.  If not, I may set a new benchmark for myself.

• “What are my [client’s, children’s, spouse’s] expectations?”  I don’t like to disappoint people.