The #1 step to success in business and life is to know yourself.

Here are 30 questions to help you get to know you.

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• What kinds of things have I enjoyed working on?
• What kinds of work have driven me insane in the past?
• What am I passionate about?
• When was the last time I was so excited I could barely contain myself?
• When was the last time I got really angry about something?

• Am I usually happier working alone or with other people?
• How much free time do I want to have in my life?
• What do I absolutely love telling other people about?
• What have I spent the most time in life learning about?
• What do I believe that most people don't?

• How much money do I want to make?
• What kinds of people would I like to meet and interact with?
• What am I particularly good/bad at?
• What kinds of praise and accolades have I gotten in the past?
• What is it that people say about me that makes me feel the best?

• When am I good at motivating myself, and when do I need others to hold me accountable?
• What do I never get bored of doing, even when it gets hard?
• What gives me energy?
• What stresses me out?
• What kinds of errors and mistakes have I tended to make in the past?

• What do I want to learn about or get better at?
• Who do I respect?
• Whose life am I jealous of?
• What do I wish I was forced to do on a regular basis?
• What kinds of people, if any, would I want working alongside me? Any specific individuals?

• What aspects of my life do I want to keep intact no matter what?
In an ideal world, what kind of life would I want to live, and what kind of person would I be?
• What would I like to change about the world around me?
• What parts of running a business scare/excite me?

I just spent the first 2 hours of my day answering these questions.

I have more clarity now than I ever had in my entire life.

h/t @SuttonCourtland and @IndieHackers