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SET 1 SET 2 SET 3
1. Given the choice of anyone in the 13. If a crystal ball could tell you 25. Make three true ‘we’ statements
world (dead or alive), who would you the truth about yourself, your life, the each. For instance, “We are both in this
want as a dinner guest? future, or anything else, what would room feeling…”
2. What would you want to be you want to know? 26. Complete this sentence: “I wish
famous for and why? 14. Is there something that you’ve I had someone with whom I could
3. Before making a telephone call, dreamed of doing for a long time? share…”
do you ever rehearse what you are Why haven’t you done it? 27. If you were going to become a
going to say? Why? 15. What is the greatest close friend with your companion,
4. What would constitute a ‘perfect’ accomplishment of your life? share what would be important for
day for you? 16. What do you value most in a them to know.
5. When did you last sing to yourself? friendship? 28. Tell your companion what you
To someone else? 17. What is your most treasured like about them – be very honest. Try
6. If you were able to live to the age memory? saying things that you might not say
of 90 and retain either the mind or 18. What is your most terrible to someone you’ve just met.
body of a 30-year-old for the last 60 memory? 29. Share with your companion an
years of life, which would you want? 19. If you knew that in one year embarrassing moment in your life.
7. Do you have a secret hunch about you would die suddenly, would you 30. When did you last cry in front of
how you will die? change anything about the way you another person? By yourself?
8. From your perspective, name are living now? Why? 31. What, if anything, is too serious
three things you and your companion 20. What does friendship mean to to be joked about?
appear to have in common. you? 32. If you were to die this evening
9. For what in your life do you feel 21. What roles do love and affection with no opportunity to communicate
most grateful? play in your life? with anyone, what would you most
10. If you could change anything 22. Alternate sharing something you regret not having told someone? Why
about the way you were raised, what consider a positive characteristic of haven’t you told them yet?
would it be? your companion. Share a total of five 33. Your house, containing
11. Take four minutes and tell your items. everything you own, catches fire. After
companion your life story in as much 23. How close and warm is your saving your loved ones and pets, you
detail as possible. family? Do you feel your childhood have time to safely make a final dash
12. If you could wake up tomorrow was happier than most other to save any one item. What would it
having gained any one quality or people’s? be? Why?
ability, what would it be? 24. How do you feel about your 34. Of all the people in your family,
relationship with your mother? whose death would you find most
disturbing? Why?
35. Share a personal problem and
ask your companion’s advice on how
they might handle it. Also, ask your
companion to reflect on how you
seem to be feeling about the problem
you have chosen.

These questions are bound to stimulate some great conversation.
There is, of course, no harm in exploring some of the questions at your
leisure after completing the sets.
If the quality of your answers can determine the quality of your life,
then it would be safe to assume, once completing this exercise, that
you will cultivate more relationships of quality.

Michelle L. Raymond is a Life Coach with a special interest in well-being. To work with her, email her at michelleraymondsa@gmail.com.

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