"Believe it is possible to solve your problems. Tremendous things happen to the believer. So believe the answer will come. It will." Norman Vincent Peale

Doesn't it sometimes seem like everyday our lives are just filled with little problems? They are everywhere—our car breaks down, the dog runs away right before work, or we run out of milk. Before long a person can go crazy! But, we get through these inevitable annoyances in our day.

But, how about the big problems? What about deciding to relocate to another area of the country? Or knowing that your business has lost tons of money this month? What about figuring out if you should change careers? These are the types of problems that often bring us to a full stop. We aren't sure what to do. What if we make the wrong decision?

Many of us agonize over our big problems for weeks, even months at a time. We think through every single possibility and outcome that could arise because of this problem. And often times, that is all we ever do. We just think about the problem. We don't do anything about it. We believe, somewhere deep down inside of ourselves, that if we put off the decision-making process just a little bit longer, than perhaps the problem will be magically solved.

There is nothing worse than carrying around a big, heavy problem. It weighs you down and tires you out. You can't ignore it; it's right there on your back, like a 50 lb. backpack. You may try to move on with your life, but it's going to be difficult. Wouldn't you rather take off your heavy load and take a rest? It's easier than pretending that it's not there.

Problems are never solved by ignoring them. Inevitably, we need to take our problems by the horns and wrestle them to the ground. It might be hard work; in fact, you will probably acquire a few bruises along the way. But what is the alternative? You surely don't want your problems knocking you to the ground! So take out your red cape and face those problems head on...YOU are the one in charge! . Most people become paralyzed with indecision when they are faced with a monumental problem. In fact, it is part of human nature. There is a part of us, deep-down, that feels that if we ignore the problem, then it will simply go away. We try to divert our attention to anything else except for the problem staring us straight in the face.

In other words, we give up. We feel that life has gotten the best of us. Basically we see our problem charging at us 100 mph. Instead of standing up to our problem, we allow our problem to knock us down. And after that, we can't get up.

No matter how much we hide from our problems, they ALWAYS find us. So, forget about running, hiding or ignoring...these strategies never work. In fact, they only make the problem worse.

The first step in solving a problem is to clearly define the problem. We need to admit that we have this problem. Believe it or not, most people don't even do this much! People tend to use the "ignoring strategy" and it never, ever works.

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