How I stopped having problems 2 years ago.
And I haven’t had a problem since. Here’s what happened…
If you get this you’ll never have another problem either.
I’m serious.
A mentor gave me a lightbulb moment:
“A problem is a perspective, not a thing.”
A problem doesn’t exist outside of someone who “has it”.
In other words, there aren’t free-standing problems in the Universe.
There are only neutral facts, circumstances, events.
People’s interpretations make them problems. Or not.
If this seems too far out there, consider this:
- Something happens – a fact
- You observe it and have a thought
- You decide you are not okay with what’s happening
Example:
- Fact: The car doesn’t want to start
- Thought: You are late for work
- Decision: That’s a problem
In other words, the problem lies in your not being okay with a situation.
Not in what’s happening – the facts.
Do you get this?
This is both simple and powerful.
? Next time someone says, “I have a problem” you will know what they are saying is, “I’m not okay with the facts”.
? Next time you think you have a problem remember that you don’t have a problem. You have a perspective.
And you can choose another perspective. Or not, of course 🙂
See the comments ? for proof that problems don’t exist.
Wishing you a problem-free week ahead.
And, with luck, a problem-free life.