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The document discusses a variety of thought-provoking questions that could be asked in a class setting to promote discussion.

Courage means facing fears and difficult situations with strength, bravery and conviction.

Graduating from college was the most important event in my life so far as it opened many new opportunities.

have it broken up into different categories: Deep, Easy, Interesting, Silly.

Each one
progresses from long answers (for small classes) to short answers (for large classes).

DEEP
What does the word “Courage” mean to you?
Have 3 wishes granted, what would they be?
What do you consider the most important event of your life so far?
What do you dream about at night?
What do you think the secret to a good life is?
What would be your dream job?
What do you value most in life?
Go back in time and change history, what would you change? Why?
What is your most terrible memory?
What is your most treasured memory?
What is one goal you’d like to accomplish during your lifetime?
Describe a real-life situation where you stood up for someone/something.
If you were to die this evening with no opportunity to communicate with anyone, is there
something you regret not having told someone? Why haven't you told them yet?
If a crystal ball could tell you the truth about yourself, your life, the future or anything else,
what would you want to know?
If you could try anything and were guaranteed 100% to be successful at it, what would you
do?
What is your goal in life? Do you think you will achieve it?
What does the word “Quality” mean to you?
Fix any problem in the world today, what would you like to change?
Share an embarrassing gym/sports moment to the class.
What is your most embarrassing moment?
What would you like to be known for?
Replay a fun (or deep or big) moment in your life, what would you choose?
What does friendship mean to you?
What is your idea of a perfect day?
What roles do love and affection play in your life?
What is the hardest thing you have ever done?
What are you passionate about?
What is the one thing that you are the most proud about your family upbringing or what you
learned from your family?
Be someone else, who would you be?
What is it important someone knows about you before you become close friends with them.
Wish one thing to come true this year, what would it be?
What do you struggle most about when it comes to your fitness/health?
What is the one thing for which you would most like to be remembered after your death?
When was the last time you stood up for someone else? And Why?
If you could guarantee one trait of your own could be carried on to your
children/nieces/nephews what would it be?
How close and warm is your family? Do you feel your childhood was happier than most other
people's?
What past action (big or small) did you take to improve the quality of your life?
If you could talk to your kid self what is one piece of advice you would give younger you?
What is the need / charity that really touches your soul?
If you had the ability to give everyone one good habit to everyone you meet, what would it
be?
For what in your life do you feel most grateful?
If you knew that in one year you would die suddenly, would you change anything about the
way you are now living? Why?
What one thing do you think would create peace in the world?
Change anything about yourself, what would you change?
When were you last questioned by law enforcement? And why?
What turns you on creatively, spiritually or emotionally?
What do you struggle most about with your nutrition/diet?
Are you a ‘hug / high five’, ‘do something for’, ‘give a gift’, ‘spend time’, or ‘use words to
express’ type of person?
Do you have a secret hunch about how you will die?
What, if anything, is too serious to be joked about?
Your house, containing everything you own, catches fire. After saving your loved ones and
pets, you have time to safely make a final dash to save any one item. What would it be?
Why?
How has your experience being a member here affect your life outside the gym?
If your plane was about to crash, who would you want sitting next to you?
If you could give one ability or super power to your offspring what would it be?
What are three words that describe the most perfect kiss you have had?
If you could control one thing: Pain/Pleasure, Money, Power – what would it be and why?
What is your most favorite place on earth?
Can you share one quote or saying you love, that keeps you going in life?
Who or what is the most influential/inspirational person in your life?
Choose an imaginary friend, who would you choose and why?
What do you value most in a friendship?
If you had one day to live over again, what day would you pick?
Share something you consider a positive characteristic to the person on the left, then to the
person on your right. Then the person on your right does the same, etc.
What is your motto in life?
What one thing do you wish your kids (or nieces and nephews) will never copy from you and
your family?
If you had the ability to remove one bad habit from everyone you meet what would it be?
If you knew you were going to die in 24 hours, what three things would you do in the time
you had left?
When did you last cry in front of another person? By yourself?
Describe a victory moment from your past where you hit a home run in life.
Tell the group what you have in common with someone else in the class.
Choose, how would you want to die?
Would you rather have a terminal illness that meant you were going to be 100% active and
healthy until you were 65 or be paralyzed from the waist down immediately?
Do you have a relative that you wouldn’t mind seeing end up in the hospital?
Would you rather live each day twice or re-live 1 day (of your choosing) per year? Why?
Which three words would you use to describe yourself?
Eat anything and never get fat or read people’s mind?
Would you rather be able to heal any illness, give $20,000 to anyone you want, teach any
skill, or produce any product/item (that someone needs right now)?
Tell that special someone you love them and risk losing them or never tell them how you feel
and suffer inside?
Age from the neck up only or the neck down only?
Visit the world 100 years into the past or 100 years into the future?
Fly all over the world with your favorite celebrity or be marooned on an island with the one
you love?
If you died tomorrow, would you want to relive this last week or would you pick a single day
from your past to re-live?
Be remembered with hatred or forgotten altogether?
Make a ‘we’ statement about someone else in the group. “We both are tired from the night
before” etc.
Would you like to be famous? In what way?
Have 3 wishes in 10 years or 1 wish today?
Would you rather have the ability to be the funniest person in the room, the physically
strongest, the smartest, or the most attractive/envied?
Become a popular celebrity whom everyone hates or be a normal person whom everyone
loves?
Complete this sentence: 'I wish I had someone with whom I could share ... '
Where did you have your first kiss?
Never have sex or never find true love?
Of all the people in your family, whose death would you find most disturbing? Why?

EASY
Be an Olympic athlete, what sport would you compete in?
Be in the movie of your choice, what movie would you choose and what character would you
play?
What is your favorite activity to do on vacation?
What is your least favorite part of your job?
Have an endless supply of any food, what would you get?
What “critter” scares you the most?
What is the coolest thing you've ever won?
Choose your age forever, what age would you choose and why?
How long have you been training at the gym? How many workouts have you done?
When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?
Have an unlimited storage of one thing, what would it be?
Buy a car right now, what would you buy?
Watch your favorite movie now, what would it be?
Eliminate one thing from your daily schedule, what would it be and why?
How long of a consecutive time have you spent in a car?
What is your favorite book?
Watch your favorite TV show now, what would it be?
Have any kind of pet, what would you have?
Where did you grow up?
How late is late? (Late at night or late to an appointment)

Only choose one vacation destination where would you pick and why?
If you could change anything about the way you were raised, what would it be?
What is one thing we can do as a community to help welcome new people and hopefully
lead them down a path that can change their life?
What three things do you love about your friends? And three you could do without?
What is the weirdest thing you have ever eaten on a vacation?
What two people (living, dead, or fictional) would you add to your entourage?
What do you consider your greatest achievement?
What is the most dangerous thing you have ever done?
Is there something that you've dreamed of doing for a long time? Why haven't you done it?
What is the worst thing you did as a kid?
Describe one past action (big or small) you took to improve the quality of your life.
Describe one experience you have had where you took a huge leap of faith.
If you were running for office what would your campaign slogan be?
What is the scariest/most uncomfortable situation you have ever been on vacation?
Is there anything you absolutely refuse to do under any circumstances?
What is the craziest thing you have ever done?
Invite four famous people to dinner, who would you choose and why?
If you were mayor for the day, what three things would you change about your city?
What is the best thing that has ever happened to you?
Have one wish granted, what would they be?
What guilty pleasure of your own do you wish was more widely accepted?
Imagine you are a kid again, with all the knowledge you have now, what do you want to be
when you grow up?
Which song reminds you of an ex and why?
What is the greatest accomplishment of your life?
What is your pet peeve when you are on vacation?
What’s one fun fact about you that most people don't know?
Would you rather be a taxi driver, a bar tender, a receptionist, a phone customer service rep,
or a meter maid?
What would constitute a 'perfect' day for you?
What gift have you received that you will always treasure?
What is the thing you wish school (or family) taught you growing up?
What is one thing you miss about being on vacation as a kid?
How can you tell if someone is a nerd?
What's the best dish, drink, or thing you can make in the kitchen?
Go forward in time, what would you want to know?
What do you wish your phone/computer could do for you?
What have you accidentally broken that you felt the most terrible?
What is one thing that drives you crazy?
What was the best job you have ever had?
Trade places with someone for 1 day, who would it be?
What is the worst accident you have suffered by ‘freak’ circumstances?
Do your dream job 10 years from now, what would it be?
What is the one thing, you can’t live without?
If you could live anywhere for a year, where would you go?
What is your worst teacher / professor story?
Go back in time with whom would you like to spend a day with?
When was the last time you wanted to punch someone (or have someone get punched by
someone really capable)? Why?
If your house was burning down, what three objects would you try and save?
What advice would you give to a new person just starting out on their health and fitness
journey?
What law would you pass if it just applied to you and your immediate surroundings?
What is the first thing you notice about someone when you first meet?
Is there a place where you would not be caught dead? Where?
What did you go to detention (or see the principal) for?
What was the worst job you ever had?
Live anywhere on this planet, and take everything that you love with you, where would you
choose to live? Tell the group about your choice.
Visit any place in the world, where would you choose to go and why?
What is the most physically painful thing you have endured?
Go on a road trip with any person (dead or alive), who would you choose and where would
you go?
What is a weird habit that you have?
If money were no object, where would you like to go on vacation?
What is the most anti-establishment thing you have ever done?
Where in the world have you been that you thought was paradise?
Describe your own outlook on life in six words.
Talk to any one person now living, who would it be and why?
What are the best perks that you have ever had at a job?
What was the worst job you have ever had?
Learn any skill, what would it be?
What freak physical injury are you the most afraid of (and most likely to suffer due to current
habits)?
Live anywhere in the world, but you can't take anything you currently own with you, where
would you live?
What thing/situation have you ‘fixed’ that you were the most proud of?
Would you rather be an amazing chef, an amazing mechanic/carpenter, an amazing
musician, an amazing comedian, or an amazing detective?
Would you rather have your child (or close niece/nephew) be a great musician, scientist,
writer, movie star, or professional athlete (even if they all made the same money in the long
run)?
Have any question answered, what would it be?
Read one person’s mind, whose would it be?
Meet any historical figure, who would you choose and why?
Trade places with one person, who would it be?
What was the best thing that happened to you this past week?
What is your pet peeve?
Where is the most interesting place you have been?
If you could go back in time to participate in any event, what would it be?
If you were the main character of a movie, what movie and character would you pick, and:
would you change the outcome of the story?
What book/movie do you wish was a requirement for all kids to watch in school?
What is one thing you really like about yourself?
How do you feel about your relationship with your mother?
Tell Me More About, what are you doing this weekend/ what did you do last weekend?
If you could make one imaginary invention a reality, what would it be?

If you could wake up tomorrow having gained any one quality or ability, what would it be?
What is the nicest thing someone has done for you lately or that you have done for someone
else?
How many people are required before a group can no longer be labeled a "small group”?
If you woke up as (name any famous personality), what is the first thing you would do?
What part of your daily routine do you enjoy most?
Which bad habits of other people drive you crazy?
What is the first book you remember reading cover to cover?
Would you rather be able to make a decent meal out of anything, start a fire with sticks in
any situation, talk to any stranger and make them feel comfortable, or fall asleep at any time
for as long as you want.
Win a 100 million dollars in lottery or never have to pay for anything ever again?
If you could own a second home anywhere, where would it be?
Would you rather be able to control the weather, teleport 100 miles a day, read one person’s
mind per day, or enjoy any song/movie at any time?
If you could be a top professional in one sport what would it be?
What product would you refuse to promote?
If you were to create a slogan for your life, what would it be? (Example: Eat, drink, and be
merry, for tomorrow, we may die.)
What was your least favorite subject in school?
Food for soul or music for soul? Why?
Which family member would you give a kidney to without hesitation?
Would you rather be able to go without breathing, go without eating, go without drinking, or
go without sleeping?
Would you rather have a phone, tablet, and computer that never ran out of batteries, a car
that never ran out of gas, or a home that never needed electricity (from the grid)?
What is the name of an exotic country that you would like to go to for a vacation?
Would you rather be able to sleep 4 hours a night, read 1000 words per minute, or teleport
within 50 miles?
What would you plant in your vegetable garden?
What is one "simple win" for nutrition that you can implement this week?
What is one thing you are going to do today to work towards improving your nutrition?
What is the best meal that your mom cooks?
Would you rather be able to eat whatever you wanted but never get
fat/buzzed/high/medicated, or never need sleep?
What is the one (fairly regular) job that you could never see yourself doing?
Would you rather have free plane travel for life, a free car driver for life, or a free pet/child
sitter for life?
What was your favorite kids book/movie/hang-out/teacher/etc.
Would you rather live in a secluded snowy cabin, a private cabana on a tropical beach, a
penthouse at the top of an exclusive building, on a moderately staffed sail boat, or on a
luxury RV?
Name three things you and the person next to you appear to have in common.
Would you rather have a fast forward, rewind, mute, or pause button for life?
What is your idea for de-stressing?
What one company would you want to sponsor you for life (you get the perks of that
company's products for free)?
Before making a telephone call, do you ever rehearse what you are going to say? Why?
Live in any period of history, when would it be?
Would you rather have $100,000 of art on the walls of your living room, hundreds of pictures
of your family and friends, or a 70 inch television with the best surround sound available?

SILLY
● What is your most stressful ‘bathroom’ story (for you or someone you were close to)?
● If you had your human body, but the head of an animal, what animal would you pick?
● What is your worst car breakdown story (running out of gas, battery dying, etc.)?
Who would you love to play you in a movie reenactment of your life?
What is the most uncomfortable thing your family has made you do (at the time)?
What is the naughtiest thing you have done in school?
What is your worst ‘public transportation’ story?
What is your worst ‘falling down’ story (falling out of a tree, tripping in front of others,
etc.)?
What city in America should not be included on a map, why?
What is the weirdest thing you have ever eaten?
What cartoon character best characterizes the person to your left (or right)?
The zombie apocalypse is upon us, if you can choose only one person to survive with
you, who would it be?
If you were the Miss World, what would your message for aspiring models be?
If you were a car or truck, what would it be?
For your last workout, what is one thing you wish you could go back and tell yourself
before the workout?
What is the most embarrassing thing your parents (or siblings) have ever done?
What is your pet peeve in traffic?
Be an animal for one day, what would you be and why?
What is the next tattoo you are going to get? (Or, in an alternate universe where you
were a version of yourself who got tattoos, what would they get?)
Describe your most Epic Cheat Meal!
If you had 2 of everything else, would you rather have 20 hats, 20 pairs of shoes, 20
outfits (tops and bottoms), 20 jackets, or unlimited deodorant/perfume/make up
resources?
When have you been the most nauseous?
For the next 30 years, would you rather have the body of a model, the talent of a
world class singer/musician, the talent of a world class athlete, or the knowledge of 4
PHDs?
What is the most awkward thing an (unnamed) acquaintance has done/been
convicted of (criminally)?
What is one movie that is good but relatively unheard of?
What percent of the day do you spend thinking about the gym?
What did you do this weekend (outside of the gym) that involved movement as a
primary element?
What is the naughtiest present you have ever received?
What grosses you out the most, sights, sounds, or smells? Give an example.
What don’t you want your parents to know about your current life?
If you died in high school, what would your classmates say about you?
What is one thing you are working on perfecting? Sample: The World's Best
Chocolate Chip Cookie.
What is the worst movie you have ever sat all the way through?
If you had a snail that could magically grant wishes, what would you name it?
Which body part would you choose to get a tattoo done on?
What is the coolest animal combination you’d like to see?
Would you rather have a very useful (hauls a lot, good gas mileage, tough) car/truck,
or a very high performing vehicle (extremely good performance, looks amazing,
fast)?
If you were stranded on a deserted island, what is one movie you would watch over
and over (one band, one painting, etc.)
What is the most unusual thing in your wallet, pocket, or purse right at this moment?
What is one Unfortunate Fashion Trend that you were a part of?
Be invisible or be able to read minds?
If you were stranded on a deserted island, what one piece of gym equipment would
you take with you?
Name the person to your left and describe them in one word.
How far away do you live from the gym?
Would you rather see a hilarious comedian or an amazing musical performance?
Why?
What television show is the worst on TV and should not exist?
Would you rather have a guaranteed perfect six pack or guaranteed perfect teeth (for
the next 20 years only)?
What was the first movie you remember going to the theater to see and what was the
last movie you saw in the theater?
Get noticed by the hottest chick/dude at a party or have rock-hard abs? (when you
were in high schoo / college)
What was the first concert you went to and what was the last concert you went to?
How many cups of coffee do you drink in a day?
If you had to watch one movie every day for the rest of your life, what would it be?
If you were a fish or other sea creature, what kind would you be?
Be bitten by a radioactive spider or a vampire?
Have a beautiful house and an ugly car or an ugly house and a beautiful car?
What bodily function do you wish you could delete from human existence? (burp, fart,
urinate, etc.)
Wake up with a different face with the same gender, or a different gender with the
same face?
When did you last sing to yourself? To someone else?
Would you rather be a giant rodent or a tiny elephant?
If you were able to live to the age of 90 and retain either the mind or body of a 30-
year-old for the last 60 years of your life, which would you want?
What is one movement you would like to get way better at?
What is your favorite/least favorite movement or workout?
Save a damsel in distress or take a pot full of gold?
What is your least favorite type of weather?
If you could have a room added your house/apartment that wasn’t a bedroom, what
would it be for?
Go about your normal day naked or have smelly breath and body odor for the whole
day?
Kiss a jellyfish or step on a crab?
Would you rather have free unlimited luggage delivered to any travel destination
(from your house), $400 credit where ever you went for supplies but one carry-on
only, or unlimited bags on every flight (but you have to bring them to the airport)?
What is the worst thing you have ever smelled?
Would you rather have the ability to see the future 10 min in advance, the ability to
stop time for 10 minutes, the ability to move small objects with your mind, or the
ability to read people’s thoughts around you?

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