How do you handle trouble makers?
Whether it is in an office or in a family, trouble makers bring down the spirit of everyone, don’t they? Yes, they will take part of an issue and try to make it a problem. They do this usually by …
Category: problems
Where do good solutions come from?
Did you know that good solutions can come from anywhere and anyone? I believe that is true. Let me give you an example of why I believe it is true and why it may not happen as much in your …
What is your satisfaction level?
Has it decreased in the past few months? At times burnout leads to a troublesome sense of dissatisfaction, and with it comes an increase in difficulties at work or in relationships. You could be feeling that you are not getting …
Do you wait for problems to occur?
Or are you proactive in your approach to life’s problems? There is a big difference in these isn’t there? Let me give you an example from a family perspective. Let’s say you have two children and as they are growing …
What is hardening of the categories?
Could it be that you don’t listen to those you don’t agree with? If that is your story, you have hardening of the categories. In other words you aren’t willing to hear the other side of the story before you make …
Being optimistic vs. being positive?
Is it important to understand the difference? I think it is and let me tell you why. According to the dictionary being positive is that seeing everything as favorable or encouraging. While according to the same dictionary being optimistic is …
Do your problems define you?
Or are you defined by what you’ve done to overcome those problems? It is my hope that you’ve answered ‘yes’, to the second question. I believe that one of the biggest challenges that you and I experience is that we …
Do you perceive problems arising before other people?
Is it because you have great insight, while others either don’t see things or don’t care? Do you feel like you are in a wasteland of ineffectiveness? There are times in a person’s life when we see many of our …
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Have you ever been hurt by an event?
Are you sure that it was the event that hurt you? I write this blog in the aftermath of the World Cup in soccer. After a semi-final loss by Brazil to Germany the following comments were all over the press …
Did you know that there are only 3 types of problems?
Would it help you to understand these types? If you are still reading, you want to move forward and improve your life. So the types of problems we face are; Those we have no control over Those involving other people’s …
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