HOW DO I REACT WHEN FACING PROBLEMS?

Life is full of problems, but how we handle those issues also makes us happy or unhappy.  Bob Maynard says, "Problems are opportunities in disguise." If we approach problems with Maynard's attitude, we see that problems are really opportunities to learn about others and ourselves.  They help us to live a happier and fulfilling life.

1. Focus on the future.

 Whatever obstacles you face, center your attention more on the future than on the past. Instead than thinking about who has done wrong and who is to blame, concentrate on where you want to be and what you want to be doing. Get your ideal productive future with a simple mental picture, and then take whatever steps you can to start moving in that direction. Keep your mind on the future, your emotions and your visual pictures.

2. Think about the solution
Whenever you encounter a challenge, concentrate more on the solution than the problem. Think and speak about the perfect solution to the challenge or setback instead of wasting time rehabilitating and focusing on the problem. Necessarily, solutions are positive, although the problems are inherently negative.


3. Look for the good.

Assume there's something good hidden within every challenge or difficulty. Norman Vincent Peale, a prominent promoter of positive thinking, once said, "Whenever God decides to send us a gift, he bundles it up in a question." The bigger the gift you're getting, the bigger the question you'll get. But the great thing is that you will always find it when you're looking for the present.