Problem solving. Overcoming obstacles. Completing task. A Skin Care Class goes wrong. A customer is not satisfied with a product. An issue arises with a Team Member. All require two skills: quick thinking and critical thinking. Quick thinking skills requires two things: listening and providing a solution at that moment, that changes the course of the situation. It also requires us to use our critical thinking skills to put a plan together that will once again change the course of the situation. Whether it is a spur of the moment decision or one that requires time, we must use these skills if we are to move forward as a leader. In the movie, Remember the Titans, Coach Yoast was presented with a problem at the Northern Virginia Regional Championship game. The refs were against him. His defensive team was getting beaten. His starters were feeling defeated. One even quit in the middle of the game! Coach Yoast was even told before the game that he would be elected to the Virginia Coaches Hall of Fame, if he would do his part in losing the game. Big problem! What did he do?........
Oh yea, by the way, did I say that problem solving can also be inspirational! Never give up ladies! STOP. THINK. DO. INSPIRE! You can do it!
Your next assignment is to read chapter five in the Developing the Leader Within You book, plus do the workbook. Have a great week ladies! Look forward to talking with you next week! Pink Hugs! Angie
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Honestly, I saw how many pages this chapter was and dreaded reading it. However, once I started reading it, i went through it so fast! How you perceive problems and how you react to them really does make a difference. When it comes to problems that I personally face, I clump them all together and get stressed out looking at the mountain. When I see it like this, I feel powerless over it. It seems like once I resolve one problem, another one is there to take it's place! Instead of reacting to them and getting all stressed out, I can just accept them as a fact of life. I can anticipate them and plan ahead and empower myself for how I will deal with them. I also need to adapt and change how I approach problems or talk to those who are successful and get their advice. When it comes to problems with my children, I react and approach the problems differently. I guess because I feel a sense of greater responsibility for their well being. I'm not sure. With my son, Kevin, and his autism, I really try not to get stressed out about his disability and the current and future challenges he and we go through. Crying in self pity and getting depressed isn't going to help him in life. I also realize that I don't always have all the answers and look to qualified professionals to help me evaluate the problem and figure out the best course of action. I even take steps to prepare Kevin for problems he will face in the future. Sometimes your greatest challenge can turn into your greatest reward. Looking back at how I deal with Kevin's autism and other big challenges in my life, I know I have grown from those experiences and I am a different person because of them. With my business, I am trying not to get myself stressed out or compare myself with others. I have my own path to make and I am consuming these valuable trainings that Angie gives us. I am also learning through my experiences and believe they are preparing me for success. -Sabrina
ReplyDeleteI couldn't get this blog to set yesterday, so here it is today.
ReplyDeleteToday I had something unexpected happened. My door bell rang at 9:00 a.m. I was surprised by a police officer standing at my door claiming to have my cat. To my worst fears, he had my beloved Carrot. As I rushed him to the hospital, I called Maria and asked her if she could come over and tend to my open house. I told her I didn't know how long I would be gone.
Without hestitation, she came over. When I did finally come back, and without my cat.....she comforted me and help me keep a clear mind. Maria stepped in and stepped up to help me. If that isn't a leader in the making, I don't know what is. Thank you Maria for who you are and what you did for me today. I love you.
Sometimes it is hard to feel comfortable in your own skin. With challenges it can become even more so for me because of doubt. Doubt in my self, my decisions, or choices. I can look back at many challenges I have had this past year. Ranging from personal, in the work environment, and in family, I can say that how I dealt with each challenge heavily resulted in the outcome. I can say that there is a reward at the end of each challenge. In my business, sometimes it is a little harder to see because that is an area I am most hard on myself. It is the area where I am in control. No one can do it for me. Sometimes following through with a challenge can be difficult because of the doubt I place on myself. What I have learned from this book is that you keep going forward. You don't have to be numb to your challenges, but you need to have a dolphin effect. Hurdle as quick as you can. Take notes so that when you overcome the obstacle, you can have a clear picture of what you did to overcome it and the road it took you to. I have done this in many trials in my life. I can honestly say that God has shown me a lesson through each one and definitely bleesed me with something. Not necessarily material things, but eye opening ahahs that you know only God could to. My focus will be on the prize and on my reactions. Its like the saying on attitude by Charles Swindoll. I think Maria brought a copy in. "The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company...a church..a home. The remarkable thing IS THAT WE HAVE A CHOICE EVERY DAY REGARDING THE ATTITUDE WE WILL EMBRACE FOR THAT DAY. We cannot change our past, we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the string we have, and that is our attitude. I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it. And so it is with you..we are in charge of our attitudes."
ReplyDeleteAnother great chapter. I really believe that if we let other solve our problems for us, we'd be worse off then before the problem occured. Problem solving always makes me feel like I have accomplished something when they are resolved. I love what Maxwell wrote on page 80 that achievers turn their stumbling blocks into stepping stones. He continued that achievers may not know what circumstances are going to present themselves but an achiever will already know the attitude they will have toward every circumstance. I love that. People have heard about some of the obstacles that my husband and I have gone through with our careers, finances, etc. and they always commit "We had no idea. You are alway so happy and positive" and my reply is always "Well that's how I plan it". I don't don't want to be known as a negative nellie, and when it comes to problem solving I work so hard to work my options. I loved the way that Maxwell listed the ways to define a problem. What a great reference to look back on when we feel overwhelmed my something. This could really save us some unnecessary stress. Our team will learn to be like that swan swimming gracefully on top of the water and paddling like a duck under the water when we are the example of a great problem solver for them.
ReplyDeleteI have always over-analized things, situations, relationships, ect., but I love what the book says about "Identify the Problem".
ReplyDeleteI can see how I have attacked the symptoms of my problems in the past and how I have also over-analized trying to find out the root to the problem and putting so much energy into trying to change things that are out of my control. Also,not really asking myself if the issue is a real problem or not but allowing my feelings and emotions determine my actions. My goal is to identify the problem and first figure out whether or not it's my problem or not! I also want to put more focus on others and how I can encourage them in their lives. Thanks to each of you for being an encouragement for me!