Another Problem

A truly ambitious goal will give you a new problem to solve.

-- doug smith

 

Make It A Goal

Take your problems seriously, then take them away.

Find out what it is about the problem that is standing in your way. What is it that you really want? What is your goal?

Once you convert your problem statement to a goal you've opened the door to a thousand new possibilities. Your answer is in there.

-- doug smith 

Just Ahead

Ahead of every goal is a problem, and within every problem is a goal.

-- doug smith

 

Energizing Goals

Centered problem solvers set clear and energizing goals.

How many ways can you think of to solve your problem? What if you framed your problem as a goal -- how many ways could you think of to achieve your goal?

Limitless? That's what I was thinking...

-- doug smith

New Goals

Problems are simply ways to find new goals.

-- Doug Smith

What's Your Goal?

Problem solving is mostly about achieving the right goals.

-- Doug Smith

Positive Goals

Centered problem solvers keep the people side of their goals positive.

-- Doug Smith

Are You Thinking About That Goal?

When you have a goal you can't stop thinking about you've found the right goal.

To solve that problem, convert it into a goal.


-- Doug Smith

Check Your Goal

The problem is sometimes the need for a new goal.

When the goal is not working, despite your best efforts, you can check to make sure that it's still the goal for you.

Maybe conditions have changed. Maybe you have changed. Does the goal still fit your expectations, your desires?

The problem is sometimes the need for a new goal. Be ready to set that goal.

-- Doug Smith

Start With Your Goal

Centered problem solving thrives on a strong focus on your goal.
Start with your goal.

-- Doug Smith

Centered Leaders Stay Focused

Are you easily distracted?

Many of us are blessed with the ability to shift our focus instantly. We can move our attention from the problem we're working on to a few items on our phone. We can forget what's pressing on us and drift into long periods of cat videos or project management cartoons.

Centered leaders stay focused. Centered problem solving keeps us focused whether or not the problem is solved. 

The goal, to put it simply, is the goal. All the problem is doing is standing in the way of the goal.

Are you a centered leader?

What are you doing to continue in your leadership development?

- Douglas Brent Smith

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Drop the Emotional Baggage

It's easy to get excited about a problem. It's especially tempting when people seem to be making the problem worse. But does getting angry help? Does attaching yourself so tightly to the outcome that you burst help your situation?

Probably not.

Any problem is big enough without adding emotional baggage.

Why not drop the emotional baggage and focus on your goal?

-- Douglas Brent Smith