39 ways to solve problems instead of running away

How to become a person who solves problem - Choosing to face troubles and problems

In this article you will learn the following

-10+ Major Reasons which stops us from becoming a trouble-shooter and problem-solver

- People [and professionals] WHO WORK SILENTLY & who face troubles & problems of the world head-on -when the world is facing disasters

-39 Steps and ways to become a world-class trouble-shooter and problem-solver

Do you run towards problems to solve or run-away from troubles, difficulties, obstacles and problems.

When you help solve the problems and troubles of the world and help in mitigate the crisis - this not only makes you a real-life hero but also makes you part of a segment which is the elitist among the elite.

Besides these - there are numerous personal, professional, psychological and emotional benefits and advantages that you can enjoy.

All over the world - the people who can find solutions - are revered and preferred for recruitment, increment, promotion and get faster growth opportunities.

If you can convert your methods into business-economic-financial opportunities - you can also generate wealth of unparalleled proportions.

You and I both know the importance of being self-reliant problem-solver and a leader.

Therefore becoming a person -who trouble-shoots and solves problems - own as well as for others - should be a normal action for each one of us.

But does this happens - at least not for the average person - this only happens with those absolute-minority - who have a ferocious passion.

9 major Reasons why we don't - train ourselves to be a trouble-shooter and problem-solver.

• 1.One of the reason is - to become a problem-solver you have to be open to failing and failing miserably besides taking full accountability for all your actions and decisions - this is downright painful and unpleasant
• 2.Second one can be - that - because most of us are convinced that perfect-planning is essential to problem-solving - which cannot be more farther than the truth
• 3.And because of this erroneous-belief - we spend hell of a lot of time - in gathering information - debating - brainstorming - exploring-options and fine-tuning our strategies a point too much.
• 4.Therefore you may find that instead of taking-decision and acting - the process of decision-making becomes the focus.
• 5.As a result - nothing much gets done - and because of this we might even lose motivation to take action - which is actually the most essential part of the problem-solving process.
• 6.Because - the more actions you take towards your end-objectives [irrespective of the outcome] - the more your plans get refined through the process of elimination.
• 7.It is impossible to know the dynamics of results -therefore any action becomes better than no action
• 8.What really adds-value - your taking actions after improvising
• 9.When you take-actions and pivot after correcting the course in case the initial assumptions and chosen solutions don't work - you become a very seasoned problem-solver
• 10. This is how a perfect plan gets-shaped - of-course this would become obvious in hindsight only
• 11. When we take the next step - only then we would be able to see the next action-step through the maze of confusion and ambiguousness that the type of global environment offers especially post Corona
• 12. In the most of the outstanding and awe-inspiring outcomes -the path evolves from doing.

People [and professionals] WHO WORK SILENTLY & who face troubles & problems of the world head-on -when the world is facing disasters - or when everyone is in festive-mood

• 1.There are profession and people - who have to run towards trouble and problems - and face catastrophes - head-on - They are police, medical-professionals, firefighters and defense-forces.
• 2.Then there are people in - transport travel, delivery, supply-chain, hotels-restaurants, the people who clean and manage trash in the cities as well as the house-helps AND the repair-people - who are silent but most necessary element of the wheels of life
• 3.People working in the manufacturing of essential-items as well as services of extreme importance like electricity generation and supply along with ensuring supply of water as well as swage and waste-treatment
• 4.Rest of the people - normally - generally turn-away and move farthest from the problems - unless it concerns them personally.

Problem categories

• 1.The problem that has already been defined and solved
• i.The problem that has been solved by many people - using different methods.
• ii.You will have standard operating procedures as well as implementable best practices
• iii.In this types of problems - relationship - what and why this types of problem happens and can be solved is clear and the solutions are available
• 2.The tricky problem - where neither the problem nor the solution is known to you
• i.With hit and trial method using your knowledge of the 1st type of problem you may be able to identify the cause and thereby the solution
• ii.You can also use the global-expertise through crowd-sourcing.
• 3.The complex-complicated-opaque problem - which can be figured out only - after it has happened - The crisis - in this scenario - which the most-urgent and most critical - you need to act fast as Delaying taking action will only worsen the problem
• i.In this type of situations you - take action because you must - and then see how that works - so you have to keep taking actions to see what happens before you act again.
• ii.In this type of problems - neither answers nor the forces are clear and obvious.
• iii.Like the corona covid19 - right from the disease itself - to the new businesses those got evolved
• iv.Try something and then see what happens -Take the results of that and keep on modifying and tweaking as you move forward by trying out a series of small experiments - to find a solution to a complex problem.

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39 Steps and ways to become a world-class trouble-shooter and problem-solver - not given in an order

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• 1.Ascertain if THERE A PROBLEM
• 2.Identify if what you think is the problem is THE REAL PROBLEM
• 3.Realize and accept that there indeed a problem exits- which is present in your life right now - instead of avoiding, ignoring or delaying dealing with difficult issues
• 5.Get into the habit of recognizing problems early on - as A small problem can become a big problem - if we ignore them
• 6.Problems seems more difficult when the strategies that you have tried don't work
• 4.Make a list of all the issues which is making you anxious, fearful and tense
• 5.Create distinction between the emotions that you are feeling and what is causing these emotions - identifying the cause will help you identify the right problem
• 6.Identify the reasons which are triggering these feelings in you - why a situation is making you feel nervous, frustrated, anger or hopeless
• 7.Pin-point the problem as objectively as you can
• 8.Break problems into smaller parts - DEFINE the main elements of the problem
• 9.Create the worst-case scenarios - and the impact of everything going wrong
• 10. Do a risk and threat-assessment - take help of others to get a balanced perspective
• 11. Create a benefit-list - which advantage and opportunity you will get - if you solve this problem
• 12. Define THE PROBLEM in SMART form - using the facts
• 13. Identify the outcome that you would like to have - once the problem has been resolved
• 14. Identify what obstacles and challenges are making it difficult for you to solve this problem
• 15. Identify and challenge your all assumptions - which could be part of wrong mindset
• 16. Create a mindset of collaging all types of solutions - especially gathering non-conventional and un-orthodox solutions
• 17. Focus on the Solution and stop overthinking about the Problem
• 18. Simplify Things - as all solutions to be implementable has to actioned at grass-root levels with basics
• 19. Devise lots of solutions - understand that you are only collecting as many options as you can - you are not choosing a solution yet - so don't judge them
• 20. Time-being look beyond the old conventional solutions - please realize that that the 1st idea may not always be the best solution
• 21. Take the time to come up with new possibilities
• 22. Use MECE concept in identifying and exploring multiple solutions and possibilities -ensure that your each solutions are different from each other [MECE means mutually exclusive and collectively exhaustive]
• 23. Understand that your focus and priority is to find the best [combination] solution - and NOT the perfect solution - because if there were any perfect solutions - you would already know it
• 24. Understand that same problem for different people will mean different solutions - because of the difference in everyone's situation, background and personalities
• 25. Please also accept the fact that not solving your pressing problems would lead to more anxiety and other serious negative consequences - therefore solving problem irrespective of how it is making you feel trumps
• 26. Ask for help - Crowd source your problem
• 27. Analyze the solution - by asking
• I.How this solution will help you overcome your problem and reach your goals
• II.PLUSWhat are the costs and benefits implications of this solution to yourself and others both short as well as in the long-term
• III.And what will you do if your solution does not work
• 28. Acknowledge the problem - see whether you think there is any problem[ check if others too agree that you have a problem] - are you in denial
• 29. Put things into right perspective - this problem may not the be end of the world for you - few things can't be changed - so you need to accept and live with it and
• 30. Acquire more domain-knowledge of your field
• 31. Seek out opportunities to solve new and unknown and difficult problems - put yourself into uncertain situations
• 32. Practice solving problems till they become part of your nature
• 33. Find people who solved the types of problem you are facing - Observe how others solve problems
• 34. Stay busy and engaged doing meaningful work and activities You can use the following - to solve yours as well as other's problem
• 35. The idea is to make you solve problems every day - of different type and variety - where you are yourself involved and ALSO WHERE YOU CAN CONTRIBUTE MEANINGFULLY as you are not involvedin the problems directly
• 36. Even if something does not concern you - try to solve the problem - as if you are the process-owner
• 37. Identify the emerging changes - and gear-up to face these
• 38. Develop skills to keep yourself change-proof
• 39. Do these 9 Activities to Improve Your Problem-Solving Skills
• i.Learn Dancing and dance new ways
• ii.Learn to cook and experiment
• iii.Stimulate your brain with jumbled-word, puzzles, chess, Sudoku etc.
• iv.Learn to play musical instruments
• v.Exercise - do yoga - breath deeper
• vi.Create and maintain your creative Idea diary - note-down all the solutions and ideas that occur to you
• vii.Use mind-maps, doddle, fish-bone diagram
• viii.Play Soccer or any others intense energy team games
• ix.Learn the art of Storyboarding - Storyboarding is the process of presenting an idea in a step-by-step graphic format