We all come to a fork in the road....a time to make a decision which must be made. It happens many times through life. If refused, we become stagnate and complacent. Everyone has problems. The word problem has become a negative word. However it simply means something which is an equation or a circumstance which needs to be solved. Problems can be big (the house is being lost to foreclosure) or small (the toaster is not working), personal (I am tired) or professional (I have too much to do), cognitive (I lost my train of thought) or social (some people think I’m mean). And problems may reflect difficulties (why can’t I lose weight) or opportunities (what should I do with this inheritance). Initially it may seem odd to classify opportunities as problems. But to the person who is gracefully making his/her way down a path, an opportunity to change course, is indeed a problem, a problem that requires a choice. In sum, the road leading to the fork in the road is paved with the following: a) believing a problem exists, b) believing a viable solution to the problem exists, and c) believing that now is the right time to try to solve the problem. If all of these hurdles are passed, then people will seek a solution to the problem. Upon finding possible solutions, the person will be faced with a choice. Unrealistic optimism causes many people to ignore or procrastinate their decisions. And while it can get us into trouble from time to time, it might be this very optimism to believe solutions exist that helps us make choices to resolve our problems. Paradoxically though, it might be this same optimism that causes us to code problems as non-problems and to believe that a problem need not be dealt with now because the future will resolve them. Being passive doesnt create a result which is best, on the contrary.....it will only produce disappointment, regret, and a life which is powerless and without satisfaction. youtu.be/CnQ8N1KacJc
Posted on: Sat, 19 Apr 2014 04:25:19 +0000
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