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Problem Solving - How To Think Out Of The Box

9/9/2015

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Too many people try to solve every problem they encounter by themselves. This is not only a waste of time but it’s completely unnecessary. I came up with this insight as I watched my 8-month old son trying to solve his problems.

I noticed that every time he wanted to get to something, if there was an obstacle in his way he continually tried to climb over the obstacle or push through it when he could simply walk around the obstacle and avoid it entirely.

One time, there was a ball behind me and he kept trying to squeeze through my legs when there was ample space to crawl on one side of me. Another time there were some cushions in his way, and yet, another time his little girlfriend Maya was in his way; she really didn’t appreciate having a 9 kg boy trying to climb over her.

His problem solving skills are still in development, of course, but some people do exactly what he was doing throughout their lives.

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Today’s tip is simple: Think about how you can avoid your problems. Instead of climbing over them, can you work around them? I’m not suggesting you take short cuts, no, I’m just saying the solution is sometimes a lot simpler than you think.

If I’m struggling with an issue I refer it to my mastermind group. I have weekly mastermind calls with my entrepreneur friends and often, we problem solve together. There’s nothing like a fresh pair of eyes.

Note that I don’t go to non-business friends to solve business problems; I only go to those of my friends that are in business because they are better equipped to give good business advice.

I started my business in 2012 and it took about two years to build a good quality, credible network of friends.

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1 Comment
Antone Hicks
11/9/2018 01:17:41 pm

Well, to think out of the box, you require a certain degree of creativity or innovation. The more you will become inventive, the smoothly you can think in an abstract manner. It is all about creative problem-solving. And by becoming an inventive problem-solver, you can be a good decision-maker. It may not be innate in many of us, but the fact is, it can be learned. If you want to be a critical thinker and competent problem-solver, then you have to work with a polished executive coach- https://www.reginafasold.com/executive-coaching.php .

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