What if, from this minute forward, you began to see every difficulty in life as a challenge to be overcome rather than a problem, interruption, irritation, or a hassle to be gotten rid of? Its never hard to spot the problems in life and its pretty easy to go around exposing them for the world to see. It doesnt take much effort to complain and fret about how difficult a particular problem is making your life.

However, true greatness requires an entirely different kind of person, one who is able to recognize the challenges within the difficulties and immediately starts looking for a creative and innovative solution to the issues at hand.

When you are able to see the negatives of life as a challenge, you will be more tenacious in looking and uncovering all kinds of possible solutions because you will be able to see the possibilities and opportunities at hand. As you approach the situation more as a puzzle to be solved or something to be conquered, you are much more apt to find the answers you are looking for because you are thinking in a more positive direction. (Dont we all know that negativity can be a real blocker to creativity!)

Sharing possible solutions with others to capture their opinions, thoughts, perspectives and attitudes is vital, and will be helpful when it comes time to implement change.

Opportunities will abound for you in your work when you see things differently than your co-workers. When they see the problem, you will see the opportunity within the challenge. You will enthusiastically seize the opportunity, because you have determined to think challenge instead of problem while your co-workers will often continue to stick their head in the sand, hoping the problems will solve themselves.

So what have you got to lose, if you decide to rip the word problem right out of your vocabulary, today, and replace it with the word challenge? Choose now to take action, and keep on taking action on the challenges in your life, and you will see all the problems disappear.

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Robert Prentice

Robert A. (Bob) Prentice is an entrepreneur, a motivational speaker, a corporate trainer, a business and marketing consultant, an author, and publisher, who began his career 25 years ago.On December 26, 1989, Professional Development Systems was established in Rapid City, South Dakota.

In 1998, Bob moved the business to Wessington, South Dakota, so his family could experience the benefits of living in a rural community. Since the birth of PDS, Bob has worked with literally hundreds of companies and organizations within a 15 state region, delivering highly motivational training sessions in Customer Service, Leadership, Sales, Total Quality Management, Team Building and more. Literally, thousands of people participate in Bob's training seminars each year.

A family man, Bob and Vicki, his wife of 28 years, have enjoyed the privilege of raising three children?two sons and a daughter?to adulthood. They also have an 11 year old daughter. Bob says he plays much more than he works, and when he works he goes to fun! Bob's friends call him Mr. Attitude.