Head to toes (5)

What is one thing you made a point of doing today for your health?

Being genuine and faking it (4)

Were you ever unfairly accused of cheating or faking your results after you accomplished something extraordinary? 

Out of the comfort zone (3)

Of all the risks you've taken and things you've dared to try, which played the most important role in getting you to where you are today? 

Success (5)

No one attains success completely on their own. A singing star has a backup band, and a champion athlete has coaches and trainers.  Who would you count as the Most Valuable Player on your team, the person who has contributed the most or supported you the most on your path to success? 

Success (4)

Do you feel pressure to live up to a specific idea of success defined by your family, friends, or peer group? Does your idea of success line up with theirs, or do you have your own personal definition of what counts as successful?

Success (3)

What person (real or fictional) comes to mind, for you, as the ultimate picture of success? What specific accomplishment or attainment of theirs stands out for you as the key symbol of their success? To put it another way, what specific thing stands as the undeniable proof that they are indeed successful?

Now, would this same specific thing work as a measure of success for you?  Or would your own ideal success lead in a different direction and take a different physical form? 

Success (2)

Yesterday you identified one key obstacle or handicap that limits your success. Now, think about this question: Who else has had to face that same obstacle or handicap?  Think of people past and present, people you know and also people you've heard about indirectly, who've struggled with difficulties similar to the one you face. Are some of these people considered successful?  What were their strategies for dealing with this obstacle? 

Success (1)

Are you as successful as you want to be?  If not, what are the main handicaps, obstacles, and circumstances that keep you from reaching a greater level of success?  Of all of those things that hold you back, which is the most important one?  Which obstacle would you most like to remove? 

Try and try again

What is something where you tried and failed a few times before you finally got a good result?  Did you finally succeed by applying the lessons from your earlier attempts, or was it simply luck that brought you to a successful outcome? 

Tell us a story: win some, lose some

What was the day when you had a major victory or a big step forward, and a significant setback or defeat on the same day? What happened? Were the two events related, or was it purely a coincidence that they fell at the same time? 

Trophy

What is one visible, physical sign of your success?  What possession or emblem shows, for anyone who knows the story behind it, that you triumphed at something or that you reached a certain threshold of success? 

Moment of fame

When were you in the newspaper, on the radio, visible on TV, or up on stage? What was your moment in the public eye?

This week's theme is the public realm.

Tell us a story: epic

Running a marathon, climbing a mountain, or reading the entire works of Shakespeare: these are big accomplishments that relatively few people can boast of. What is something you've done, or something that you were a part of, that sounds impressive just from the sheer size and scope of it?

Wind in your sails

An anonymous well-wisher gave student wizard Harry Potter a top-of-the-line flying broomstick so he could compete better in the sport of Quiddich. What helpful gifts or favors (anonymous or not) have you received from people who supported what you were trying to do and who wanted to see you succeed?

This week's theme is built-in advantages.

This year

Picture yourself 50 weeks from now, looking back on an amazingly successful year. While celebrating your accomplishments with friends, family, or colleagues, you tell them, "We'll always remember 2012 as the year that we ____________."

What was the first thing that popped into your mind to fill in the blank?

Gold medal

What was your best accomplishment of 2011 — the one that showed you at the top of your game?

This week's theme is highlights of 2011.

Tell us a story: fixed it!

Tell us a story about a repair that you successfully completed by yourself. What did you fix? What obstacles or difficulties did you run into along the way? Did you have to improvise because the ideal tools or materials weren't available?

Were you working under time pressure? If so, did you meet the deadline?

Trial and error

Culinary history is full of stories of a chef ruining the recipe — and accidentally creating something new and better. Similar stories decorate the history of science and engineering and other fields. What was one time that you discovered or accomplished something by accident, while you were trying to do something else?

This week's theme is trial and error.

Duct tape and a rubber band

Sometimes problems seem too big to handle, and the best you can do at the moment is a temporary, stopgap solution. But sometimes the temporary fix works out just fine and turns out to be all you needed after all. When did one of your hasty, temporary fixes turn out to be a workable, durable solution?

Your best daily practice

A daily practice is something you do every day for the sake of your health, well-being, or personal development. Ten Thousand Questions is an example of a simple daily practice. In the last few years, what new daily practice has been most successful and worthwhile for you — a habit that definitely repays your time and effort?

Please share your answer on the blog (http://www.tenthousandquestions.com) or on the Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/tenthousandquestions).

This week's theme is Milestone 1000.