09 Challenges are valuable opportunities

All challenges in life can be scary and difficult to deal with, but they can be wonderful opportunities to accomplish something valuable if we view them so. The key is to choose to view challenges as opportunities that are worth the time and effort to take on. The trick to that is to practice doing just that; starting with easy challenges and build up your confidence to then take on more difficult ones.

The measure of success is not whether you have a tough problem to deal with but whether it is the same problem you had last year. — John Foster Dulles, Former US Secretary of State

People who do this successfully will embrace all challenges with enthusiasm towards the reward of capitalizing on an opportunity that they have not accomplished before. They will happily take on difficult tasks when others will be reluctant. They will set open-ended goals to avoid limiting their potential. They will manage their fears and take risks. Yes, there is some stress associated with failing to overcome a challenge, but they will manage that and not give up until they do succeed. I have talked to many business people who have become successful only after a few significant failures, which they turned into learning opportunities that helped them to ultimately succeed. With practice, you can become more adept at seeing past the scary bits of a challenge and see the opportunities to do some wonderful things.

Watch this video that explains how we can turn problems into solutions.