Have you ever thought that? I can spend a long time on a puzzle, trying this and that solution. I may conclude there is no answer. But when the solution finally comes, it seems so obvious. It was staring at me the whole time. Why couldn’t I see that?
A good story leads us to believe the plot is going one way when it swerves the other. And yet, the ending is believable. It leads us to say, “Why couldn’t I see that?” We love a creative plot twist.
The world is searching for a solution to life’s puzzle. You may have the one unique story that can inspire someone and cause them to see there is a solution after all. You may prompt them to say, “Of course! Why couldn’t I see that?”
In the early stages of parenting, a stinky diaper is the worst thing that can happen. As your kids get older, other stinky things occur. Yes, life can be as messy as a stinky diaper!
You’re not quite sure if the friend your child is hanging with is a good influence.
You’ve overcommitted and now you and your spouse are supposed to be at four different events at the same time.
You’ve stretched the checking account so far you could make a lethal slingshot out of it.
It doesn’t take much imagination to see the problems and distractions around us. The bigger challenge is to address the messy situations before they get out of control.
We have the tendency to think that where we are at right now is where we will be for the rest of our lives. But we are never permanently stuck. Sure, today may be a puzzle for us.
The future is unknown
It may have always been this way
The trend points to the current outcome
There is no obvious solution
We can feel like a skier that is stuck in a snowbank.
Discouragement can make us feel like giving up. We feel panic or a feeling of panic or despair well up within us.
Happy Monday! Are you dreading it? Do you have a feeling there will be problems today? On one hand, I hope this day will go well for you. But on the other hand, I encourage you to embrace the benefit of problems, for there are a few.
We have this mistaken notion that when we are in school, our goal is to answer enough of the questions on a test so that we never have to solve another one. Where did that come from? When school is done well, it prepares us to answer problems. A test in the classroom can prepare us for tests out in the real world.
Thomas Edison had no need to invent the light bulb if gas lights were safe and efficient.
If a horse and buggy was fast and cheap enough, there would be no need for automobiles.
If humans had brains as fast as computers and we could handle all the data ever created, there would be no need for the electronic kind
That doesn’t mean all trouble is good or that it will make us feel great. There are some headaches that are out of our control. But there are others that have an answer within reach if we remain determined to stick it out and address the issue.
When trials come, consider if this is an opportunity. Is it something that requires a short-term or long-term solution? Instead of dreading them, let’s embrace the benefit of problems and eat them for breakfast!
“The adventure of business is to know the problems exist, to hunt and eliminate them, and to grow a culture that does this continually.”
Thomas Anderson in Changed People Change Process
Problems will continually pop up. They are like a game of whack-a-mole. As soon as you address and solve one problem, another one pops up… and that’s a good thing!
If problems didn’t exist, if things went smoothly all the time, what’s the point of work? It would become quite boring. There would be less need for creativity. Problem-solving can be one of the most challenging and rewarding parts of the business.
As the quote suggests, problems become an adventure. If you read a story where the protagonist has a smooth ride and faced no problems, what fun would that be? Adventures involve facing and solving problems.
Embrace problems, analyze and solve them. You may become the hero of your own adventure. You will improve. And you will have fun doing it!
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