Problem or Situation

Dec 6, 2023

One of my early mentors was fond of saying, “There are no problems, only opportunities”. This was brought back to me when I read a recent blog post by marketing expert, Seth Godin. In his post he calls for us to make a clear distinction between problems and situations. If what we consider a problem is actually just a situation, we might just be spinning our wheels trying to solve it!

Today’s Theme: Problem or Situation

Quote

“Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines.”

– Robert Schuller

“Sometimes problems don’t require a solution to solve them; instead they require maturity to outgrow them.”

Steve Maraboli

Article

Working with problems

Problems have solutions. On the other hand, situations don’t. Situations are simply things we need to live with.

Working with problems

Questions

  • Where are you facing a challenging situation today?
  • Is this a problem or a situation?
  • How might you apply some of Seth’s suggestions to this challenge?

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