How can we approach problems in a new way to actually reap a return on our investments?
Identify what the possible solutions or angles for perception could be.
i.e.: When am I at home to work on those projects that need to be dealt with at home?
That questioning could give more insight as to how to activate involvement with an issue.
In Algebra, there are equations for solving problems that include variables representing the components addressed in the problem.
If you are looking to find the slope of a line, and you have two points, your question looks like this:
m = y2 - y1
x2 - x1
To find your answer, you have to define what the variables are, plug them into the equation, and then, solve.
If only life could be so easy, that you had a set of equations to turn to and get your results and directions from.
I guess that wouldn't make as exciting of a life, now would it?
We can take something away from this example to aid us in our problem-solving strategies, though.
How can you break down a big issue into smaller pieces, and visualize a solution for the whole picture?
- Identify the problem to be solved.
What are you looking for in life?
What's missing that you want to find?
- Define the variables.
What are the things holding you back?
What are the things you need to get you to your answer?
Simply, what are the obstacles and what are the action steps?
- Insert the obstacles and action steps into your equation.
Visualize where you need to give a little more, and let go a little, too.
- Solve.
When you bring about new changes in your life, it requires some substitution of older things.
This means that you have to deduce and simplify what you have and what you're doing to make room for new possibilities.
- Circle your answer.
Remember what you need to do to start and finish a task, and do it.
When you forget what you're doing or where you're going, revisit the problem and review your variables.
Are your action steps working?
What obstacles remain?
(By the way, there will ALWAYS be obstacles. Better to understand that now. Life is a constant flow of opportunities that require our adaptation.)
- Adjust to infinite possibilities.
Don't get so fixed on one way of doing things.
There are several ways to bring about the changes you seek.
Comfort your anxieties by knowing that there are infinite solutions for solving many problems.
Be courageous enough to always return to a problem with new variables to try, for this is the spice of life.
What is one problem you can work on solving today?
