So you’ve got a problem, maybe a relationship issue at work or difficulties managing your workload. You’ve talked it with friends, but the solution won’t present itself. Often the problem isn't that we lack solutions, but rather that we haven't fully understood what the problem is in the first place.

In this quick dip episode, Rachel shares her three-step model to help you identify and address the real problem you’re facing. It involves recognising we have choices, embracing our human needs and limitations, and thinking differently.

If we keep doing what we've always done, we'll continue getting the same results. But changing our mindset can give us confidence and the ability to approach situations from a fresh perspective.

Listen to this episode to

• Discover how to identify and solve the underlying problems that are driving you mad and hindering your progress
• Learn why focusing on resilience alone might not address the real issues causing stress and underperformance
• Explore a practical model that will help you make the right choices, embrace your human needs, and think differently to achieve better outcomes

Episode highlights

• [00:01:15] What's the real problem?
• [00:03:21] Making the right choices
• [00:04:28] Be human
• [00:05:01] Think differently
• [00:05:22] Putting the three Cs into practice
• [00:09:31] What language are you using?
• [00:11:21] The Shapes Toolkit

Resources

• Watch the video
• THRIVE Weekly Planner
• More episodes of You Are Not a Frog:
• How to Be REALLY Productive… Without Losing the Plot – Episode 190 with Graham Allcott
• How to Know if You’re Being “Resilience Victim Blamed” – Episode 145
• How to Say No and Deal with Pushback – Episode 1252 with Annie Hanekom
• Download the episode’s workbook and CPD form. You can use them for reflection and to submit for your appraisal.

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Connect with Rachel

Have any questions? Contact Rachel through these platforms:

• LinkedIn: @Dr-Rachel-Morris
• Twitter: @DrRachelMorris
• Email: [email protected]

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