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Sidedoor Approaches to Solving Problems
Ep. 35 Three NEW Ways to Approach Your Problems
How often do you hear you have to face your problems head-on?
FACING PROBLEMS HEAD-ON
Facing problems head-on sounds like the take-charge thing to do. I’m a proactive problem-solver and that means I’m going to take the bull by the horns, wrestle it to the ground, lasso its legs, stand up, raise my arms and declare victory. But you’ve been around long enough—you’ve tried to solve problems this way—Darling, this ain’t your first rodeo, SO you know that at times our human existence is like living inside a China shop. One wrong move and you knock something valuable off the shelf. And if your approach to problem solving resembles wrestling a bull in a China Shop, well, you see what those results will be.Miley Cyrus sums ups this approach with her lyrics, “You came in like a wrecking ball.” And take my word, trust me on this, you do NOT want a reenactment of THAT music video playing in your life.Shattered things can be mended. China Shops can clean up after the bull runs through. Humans are actually quite repairable, but it’s always easier to not break something or someone in the first place.Here are three Sidedoor Approaches to solve problems in a more effective way.
Sidedoor Approach #1: MINIMIZE
Keeps problem small by not giving them FRONT DOOR attention. Maybe this problem doesn’t deserve Front Door attention. This little thing is a side-issue. Keep it small where it belongs and let more important things through the FRONT DOOR. The side door is for intimate guests, right? Your family and closest friends come through the side door, so keep problems within your intimate circle. If we hang our problems on the front door like one of those seasonal wreaths, that’s the first thing people see about us. That’s how we get defined and identified, by our problems. Remember the saying: Don’t Deck the Halls with Your Follies.
Sidedoor Approach #2: DISSIPATE CONFLICT ENERGY
A SIDEDOOR APPROACH resolves problems by dissipating conflict energy. As humans we are made of energy, everything around us is energy, everything we do and accomplish in life is energy. Most of the time we ignore it. We aren’t conscious of where our energy is directed or what we’re doing with it.If I face a problem head-on, it’s Me vs The Problem. It’s a face-off.
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Ep. 35 Three NEW Ways to Approach Your Problems
How often do you hear you have to face your problems head-on?
FACING PROBLEMS HEAD-ON
Facing problems head-on sounds like the take-charge thing to do. I’m a proactive problem-solver and that means I’m going to take the bull by the horns, wrestle it to the ground, lasso its legs, stand up, raise my arms and declare victory. But you’ve been around long enough—you’ve tried to solve problems this way—Darling, this ain’t your first rodeo, SO you know that at times our human existence is like living inside a China shop. One wrong move and you knock something valuable off the shelf. And if your approach to problem solving resembles wrestling a bull in a China Shop, well, you see what those results will be.Miley Cyrus sums ups this approach with her lyrics, “You came in like a wrecking ball.” And take my word, trust me on this, you do NOT want a reenactment of THAT music video playing in your life.Shattered things can be mended. China Shops can clean up after the bull runs through. Humans are actually quite repairable, but it’s always easier to not break something or someone in the first place.Here are three Sidedoor Approaches to solve problems in a more effective way.
Sidedoor Approach #1: MINIMIZE
Keeps problem small by not giving them FRONT DOOR attention. Maybe this problem doesn’t deserve Front Door attention. This little thing is a side-issue. Keep it small where it belongs and let more important things through the FRONT DOOR. The side door is for intimate guests, right? Your family and closest friends come through the side door, so keep problems within your intimate circle. If we hang our problems on the front door like one of those seasonal wreaths, that’s the first thing people see about us. That’s how we get defined and identified, by our problems. Remember the saying: Don’t Deck the Halls with Your Follies.
Sidedoor Approach #2: DISSIPATE CONFLICT ENERGY
A SIDEDOOR APPROACH resolves problems by dissipating conflict energy. As humans we are made of energy, everything around us is energy, everything we do and accomplish in life is energy. Most of the time we ignore it. We aren’t conscious of where our energy is directed or what we’re doing with it.If I face a problem head-on, it’s Me vs The Problem. It’s a face-off.