Problem Solving and Purpose Finding
We interviewed a man who was a university president and previously a dean of a medical school. He had been […]
problem solving
Life Statements and Personal Transformation
On Friday my positive passage ended with my daughter, Shauri, starting to write a life statement. By the end of the […]
Writing a Life Statement
I continued: “There is another reason for rewriting. People think that values are permanent, like cement. Clear values can stabilize us, yet they are not cement, they need to evolve. Each time we face a new situation and reinterpret our values they change just a little bit. Rewriting a statement like this one allows us to integrate what we have learned and how we have developed into our values. Hence our values also evolve with us. We co-create each other.
How to Melt Problems
While we are governed by our fears, we deny that we are. We begin to get depressed. The challenge is to stop problem solving and to start purpose finding. When we do this we suddenly discover that we start to have greater influence and impact.
People are not Problems
It’s easy to see people as problems. In fact it is absolutely natural and normal. If a person is a problem, the conventional response is to distance myself in some way.
Stop Solving Problems
If we are not committed to learning how to assume the strategic role of purpose finder and vision setter, we will remain in the tactical role of problem solver and information giver.