Focusing on the problem, focusing on the solution

Hi Brian,

Thanks, great story! What it signifies to me is that often solutions can be simple and "right under your nose" but sometimes you just don't see them.

How this relates to business is that business is full of problems which you have to solve. However many people just think about the problems and can't see the solutions. This then becomes their "excuse" not to start.

I have a friend who says he wants to be in business - but he keeps giving me "excuses" why he can't succeed. No matter what I suggest there's always some excuse why it won't work for him (before he's even tried it).

It doesn't matter to him that it's worked for me and for many others - there's always some reason why for him it will fail. Of course in my opinion the failure is mostly in his attitude...

No matter what, he won't try to do things - because he's already decided it's going to fail anyway, so why bother. This relates to problem-solving because he just sees the problems and doesn't see the solutions.

The people who tend to succeed are those who either see the solutions - Or, if they don't see the solutions, they try to find them. Only if, after trying, they really don't see any solutions do they move on to the next idea. But they don't let the first problem they come across stump them and stop them from achieving what they want to achieve - without at least TRYING to solve it first!

Thanks - it was a great story - with a good lesson "hidden" in it too :)

- Dien Rice