Problems reveal genius

PROBLEMS REVEAL GENIUS

 

Problems are servants. Problems bring possibilities. They help you grow and lead to better things, both in your organization and within your life. Inside every problem lies a precious opportunity to improve things. Every challenge is nothing more than a chance to make things better. To avoid them is to avoid growth and progress. To resist them is to decline greatness. Embrace and get the best from the challenges in front of you. And understand that the only people with no problems are dead.

 

An unhappy customer yelling at you might seem like a problem. But to a person thinking like a leader, that scenario is also a giant opportunity to improve the organizations processes to ensure that doesn’t happen again and to get some feedback that may be used to enhance products and services. So the problem has actually helped to improve the company. Free market research.

 

An interpersonal conflict at work can seem like a problem. But if you think like a leader and use the circumstance to build understanding, promote communication and enrich the relationship, the problem has actually made you better. It has been fodder for your growth and served you nicely. Bless it.

 

An illness or a divorce or the loss of a loved one might seem like a problem. Indeed they are and very painful too. But the ones who are truly successful are shaped by their saddest experiences. They brought them depth, compassion and wisdom. They have given them self-awareness and they them what they are today. They wouldn’t trade them for the world.

 

Problems reveal genius. World class organizations have a culture that sees problems as opportunities for improvement. Don’t condemn them – learn from them and embrace them. World class human beings turn their problems into wisdom. They see opportunities & possibilities. And that’s what makes them great. Remember, a mistake is only a mistake if that is made twice.

 

“The only people with no problems are dead”