THE METHOD TO
SOVLE YOUR PROBLEMS
THOUGHTS ARE CAUSES AND CONDITION ARE EFFECTS. THEREFORE, THE QUALITY OF YOUR THINKING LARGELY DETERMINES THE QUALITY OF YOUR LIFE. THE GREATEST MENTAL PRINCIPLES IS THAT "YOU BECOME WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT MOST OF THE TIME".
TOP PEOPLE IN EVERY FIELD ARE INTENSIVELY SOLUTION ORIENTED. THEY THINK ABOUT SOLUTIONS MOST OF THE TIME, INSTEAD OF GETTING BOGGED DOWN IN WHO DID OR DIDN'T DO SOMETHING OR OTHER, THE MOST SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE IN EVERY FIELD CONCENTRATE ON THE SOLUTIONS AND WHAT CAN BE DONE TO SOLVE THE PROBLEMS.
THE SUFI PHILOSOPHER IZRHAT KHAN ONCE SAID, "LIFE IS A CONTINOUS SUCCESSION OF PROBLEMS, LIKE WAVES FROM THE OCEAN. THEY NEVER STOP. THIS MEANS THAT YOUR ABILITY TO PRACTICE SELF-DISCIPLINE, SELF-MASTERY, AND SELF-CONTROL WHEN FACED WITH THE NEVER-ENDING FLOW OF PROBLEMS, DIFFICULTIES, SETBACKS, AND TEMPORARY FAILURES YOU WILL EXPERIENCE IS ESSENTIAL TO YOUR SUCCESS IN BUSINESS AND IN LIFE.
THE TONS OF PROBLEMS
THROUGHOUT YOUR LIFE, YOU WILL FACE A RIVER OF PROBLEMS PHYSICAL, FINANCIAL, FAMILY, BUSINESS, AND POLITICAL. THE ONLY BREAK IN THIS NEVER-ENDING CHAIN OF PROBLEMS WILL BE THE OCCASIONAL CRISIS. IF YOU ARE LIVING A NORMAL LIFE, YOU WILL PROBABLY EXPERIENCE A CRISIS EVERY TWO OR THREE MONTHS. AND IT IS IN THESE CRISES THAT YOU TRULY DEMONSTRATE THE QUALITY OF YOUR PERSONALITY AND THE STRENGTH OF YOUR CHARACTER.
IT IS ONLY WHEN YOU FACE UNEXPECTED REVERSALS AND SETBACKS THAT YOU SHOW THE WORLD WHAT YOU ARE TRULY MADE OF. ALL OF LIFE IS A "TEST". THE ONLY QUESTION FOR YOU IS DO THE PASS OR FAIL?
BY THEIR VERY NICE, CRISES COME "UNBIDDEN". YOU HAVE NO WARNING OR ABILITY TO ANTICIPATE THEM IN ADVANCE. IF YOU DID, IT WOULDN'T BE A CRISIS IN THE FIRST PLACE- OBVIOUSLY OR YOU WOULD ALREADY BE PREPARED. WHEN THE INEVITABLE CRISIS OCCURS, MORE THAN AT ANY OTHER TIME, SELF DISCIPLINE IS REQUIRED SO YOU CAN REMAIN CALM AND CLEAR HEADED IN ORDER TO DEAL WITH THE CRISIS EFFECTIVELY.
THE DETERMINANT OF YOUR SUCCESS
IN YOUR WORK, YOUR PROBLEM-SOLVING ABILITY LARGELY DETERMINES EVERYTHING YOU ACCOMPLISH. PEOPLE WHO ARE GOOD AT SOLVING PROBLEMS ARE SOME OF THE MOST VALUABLE AND RESPECTED PEOPLE IN EVERY AREA. FOR THIS REASON, SUCCESS HAS BEEN DEFINED AS "THE ABILITY TO SOLVE PROBLEMS". THIS ALSO MEANS THAT HAPPINESS ISTHE ABILITY TO SOLVE PROBLEMS. LEADERSHIP IS TEH ABILITY TO SOLVE PROBLEMS.
WHEN YOU PRACTICE SELF-DISCIPLINE AND SELF-CONTROL IN FACE OF THE INEVITABLE AND UNAVAITABLE PROBLEMS AND CRISES OF DAY-TO-DAY LIFE, YOU BECOME MORE COMPETENT AND EFFECTIVE IN EVERYTHING YOU DO. YOU WILL BE RESPECTED AND ESTEEMED BY EVERYONE AROUND YOU. YOU WILL EXPERIENCE A TREMENDOUS FEELING OF PERSONAL POWER AND COMPETENCE. IN NO TIME AT ALL, YOU WILL BECOME ONE OF THE MOST VALUABLE PEOPLE IN YOUR ORAGANIZATION.
ACTION EXERCISES
1. SOLVE PROBLEMS IS LIKE SOLVING MATHEMATICAL EQUATIONS. IT IS LEARNABLE WITH PRACTICE AND REPETITION. START BY DETERMINING THE BIGGEST PROBLEMS FACING YOU TODAY.
2. ACCEPT COMPETE RESPONSIBILITY FOR SOLVING THE PROBLEMS YOU ENCOUNTER IN YOUR DAILY WORK, AND THEN THINK ABOUT THE SOLUTIONS.
3. DEFINE YOUR BIGGESTOR PERSONAL PROBLEM CLEARLY. WRITE IT DOWN. WHAT EXACTLY IS THE PROBLEM?
4. WHY IS THIS A PROBLEM? COULD IT BE A OPPORTUNITY IN DISGUISE? IF SO, WHAT OPPORTUNITY OR LESSON COULD THIS PROBLEM CONTAIN?
5. WHAT ELSE IS THE PROBLEM? PERHAPS THE REAL PROBLEM IS SOMETHING ELSE, SOMETHING YOU MIGHT NOT WANT TO FACE?
6. WHAT ARE THE POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS? WHAT ELSE COULD BE A SOLUTION?
7. SELECT THE BEST SOLUTION THAT IS AVAILABLE TO YOU RIGHT NOW, AND TAKE ACTION IMMEDIATELY.
