Questions That Help Problem Solving

No matter where we are, there are certain principles we can apply to our situation to make the best of it and achieve success. Nonetheless, by success I don't mean just money. What I mean by that it the holistic success in all important areas of life including business, family, relationships, friendships, adventures, travels and fulfillment. Here are 5 questions that will lead you to success no matter where you are in life.

1. What is the silver lining here? No matter who you are or where you are in life, you will have problems. That is simply a fact. But every single problem that we have in life, no matter how gloomy it may seem, has a silver lining in it. The beneficial and hopeful side of looking at the problem. We tend to focus so much on the negative aspects that we completely ignore the lessons we can extract from those problems. For every person who sees the silver lining, there are thousands who see the grey clouds and nothing els. What are you going to choose to see?

2. What is the alternative? Some people will always have more than you such as more talent, more money, better cars, or girlfriends but it's up to ask yourself " what is the alternative? " If you just quite because life dealt you bad cards, then what is the point in it anyway Ask yourself what the alternative is and then do it.

3. Am I willing to tolerate this? In life, it's not about what highs you aim for but what lows you are willing to tolerate. If you want to be a millionaire but tolerate living in abject poverty, then you need to raise your standards. The place where we are in life is mostly from the consequences of the things we are willing to tolerate. If you want to work in an awesome place but have an abusive boss, then you need to change jobs or change the boss. If you have an impossible family member who is always gets the best out of you, then stop hanging around him. If you want to have a loving relationship but your partner is always jealous and controlling, then it's time to change the partner. Remember, it's not how high you aim, but how low you're willing to go.

4. Where Can I Spend my Energy Better? The older you get, the less spare energy you have. The endless nights of partying are exchanged for something lower in energy when you are younger. With energy becoming more scare, you need to decide where you want to invest it. Is it good to keep "fighting" in the comments with some random trolls for an hour or should you use that time to read a book or write a blog post? Whenever you want to jump into something unproductive, ask yourself "where can I spend my energy better? and observe how you will remove endless drama from your life, save up you energy, and have time to actually be proactive instead of simply reactive.

5. What is the smallest step forward? The internet is a scary place because it allows us to see other people's success. That forces us to make comparisons between us and them, clearly showing us that we are miles behind them, thus discouraging us from ever even trying, so we give up before we even get started. However, the thing is that we are comparing our step number 1 with their step number 74. Every single self made millionaire was once broke and every single entrepreneur was once branded as a failure in life. But as the saying would go, "You don't need to be great to start, but you need to start to become great." Stop comparing your starts in life with someone that started years ago. Just ask yourself what the first step forward is and take it.