Quick Quote: Find the Cause

Once you figure out the cause of your problem you can decide how to solve it.

-- doug smith

Who Are You?

Problems tend to reveal your character.

The way you react to them. The way you work with others on them. The way you solve them. Whether or not you do solve them.

Problems tend to reveal your character. What do they say about yours?

-- doug smith

Achieve That Goal

A problem is just an unfulfilled goal.

-- doug smith

Get That Experience

Problem solving requires confidence. Confidence comes from solving problems.

-- doug smith

Grow

Centered problem solvers learn constantly because that's how they grow.

-- doug smith

Inspiration

Centered problem solvers turn irritation into inspiration.  Stay inspired.

-- doug smith

Find The Value

Centered problem solvers focus on the goal that replaces the problem with value.

-- doug smith

Problems Leave Clues

Check each problem for clues to its cause and be careful about distracting expectations.

It may not be what you thought it is. Dig deeper.

-- doug smith

Real/Imagination

Even an imagined problem is still a problem.

-- doug smith

If Your Have the Same Problem Over and Over...

If you have the same problem that you had a year ago you have not yet found the real problem.

-- doug smith

First, It Starts In Front of You

Keep your biggest problem in front of you so that you can put it behind you.

-- doug smith

Find It

The answer to a problem is not always obvious, but it is always there.

Find it.

-- doug smith

Choose Learning and Growth

Problems are aggravating, inconvenient, and frustrating. High performance leaders -- successful supervisors -- build muscle around solving problems that comes from practice, application, and outright solving. One problem after another, solutions come from facing the problems head-on.

A problem could lead to frustration, OR it could lead to learning and growth.

Go with learning and growth.

-- doug smith

Should You Talk About Your Problem?

You might not solve that problem by talking about it, but what if you did?

Centered problem solvers create dialogue. They listen and share in order to reach mutual understanding. The first step to mutual agreement on the solution to a problem is to understand the problem AND each other.

Got a problem? Talk about it.

-- doug smith

Find the Help You Need

All the problems you keep to yourself, keep you.

Find the help you need. It's not all up to you.

-- doug smith

Use These Four Strengths

What do you think it all comes down to?

When it comes to leadership, and problem solving, I believe that we have the ability to develop four core strengths (five, if you count centering and balancing all four). Developing those strengths helps us accomplish our goals, solve problems, lead and live more effectively.

Create more balance. Create more focus. Identify ways to develop these five core strengths.

How many problems could stand up to you using all of your clarity, courage, creativity, and compassion?

-- doug smith