Problem Versus Challenge: Which Is Better?
Let's face it. Life doesn't go smoothly all the time. Heck, it doesn't even go smoothly most of the time. When it doesn't, it's an obstruction to us achieving what we are attempting to do. The degree of obstruction that it causes for us can be minor...such as something that causes us to take longer to achieve our goal or take more effort to achieve that goal, or it can be a "fatal" obstruction which we perceive as totally blocking us from achieving our intended goal.
Problems
These "obstructions" (as I have referred to them up to now intentionally) are more typically called "problems" by most people. A dictionary definition of a "problem" is:
- any question or matter involving doubt, uncertainty, or difficulty.
Hmmm....If you were to use these descriptions for an obstruction that you had in achieving a goal, how would you feel about the potential for overcoming that obstruction? The obstruction that I am trying to overcome involves doubt. Uncertainty. Difficulty. That sounds pretty darn hard to overcome. It sounds like I may not be able to overcome that obstruction. It's demoralizing. Can I even do it? Should I not bother, and just give up?
Yes, there is a lot of power in words. Subconscious power that can dramatically impact...