Problem Solving

“Problems are a part of life”, it’s easier said than accepted, isn’t it? The world in which we live is full of problems and we are in the midst of a whole stream of problems and issues but we tend to avoid it rather than solving it. Before understanding or finding a way to solve a problem first of all we should understand what is a problem? well the dictionary definition of a problem is “ a question to be solved”. True indeed but try to understand it this way, a problem is an impasse or a deadlock of thought and action. It’s in the mind first when you accept a difficult situation or a challenging scenario you are in and your mind somehow stops and cannot guide you towards alternatives then you can term that situation or condition as a problem.  The best and only judge of declaring a situation or condition as a problem is the individual who is facing it, nobody else can term or decide whether a particular circumstance are a problem or not a problem it’s the individual only who can declare or confirm it.

Problem Solving is more of a mindset than a skill. It is a skill and there are techniques to it but the individual’s perception and attitude plays a very important role in it. I will first cover the mindset part then the skills and techniques part. As Einstein has very beautifully quoted “We cannot solve problems at the same level of thinking at which we created them” it shows that we have to raise the level, the level of thinking to solve a problem. When a problem arises we focus on that condition and negative thoughts creep in the mind we start thinking on the current level where the problem is and do not focus on the solution or outcome.

There is a three step process of problem solving at the mental level first know exactly what you want i.e. in a problematic situation define where you have to come out of it where you want to be after resolving it. Then believe that it will happen and belief is always the unseen you don’t have to see to believe anything rather believing is seeing, faith is always blind. After you have believed that you will solve the problem then actually use your visualization and imagination and see the picture feel the picture, hear the sounds of the situation where the problem has been resolved. Follow this three step simple process at the mental level and you will start getting your answers, things will start happening, the required people will start contacting you.