Personal Improvement: How To Lose A Problem

Posted on April 20, 2009
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Recently, I was in Hawaii for a holiday and it’s one of the best places I’ve visited, period. People there are warm, lots of fun things to do, good food, uninterrupted places for relaxing and a bunch more. We even visited the shooting locations for the famous TV series, “Lost” and the movie, Jurassic Park.

But I came back home with a very valuable lesson in life — how to overcome problems.

You see, in our urban society, it’s common to see people taking drugs, drink alcohol or smoke a lot when they’re stressed, when they have problems. Some will go see a shrink (psychiatrist).

Interestingly, the locals in Hawaii handle problems very differently. (Of course, not all of them but most of the dudes I’ve met there.)

When they have problems, they just take out their surf boards and ride on the waves. Or go out fishing for some peace and quiet time.

Some just go for a nice swim in the sea and enjoy what Mother Nature has to offer.

The way I see it, they don’t have ‘problems’ like we do. They don’t make a big fuss out of them but appreciate what life has to offer and accept it. As a matter of fact, if you were to go into a rural area in one of the islands, material wealth are not their main priority in life — it’s about being happy and living a fulfilling life.

I’m not saying that we can run away from reality by being a surfer dude. Or don’t care about money in life. Not at all, far from that. And I’m obviously not discouraging you to think big.

What I’m saying is this, do you think your problem is really that big a deal? You might feel that I’m belittling your problem and if that’s the case, well, that’s just unfortunate.

How big your problem is HOW YOU DEFINE IT. How you choose it to be.

Just think… if you have a million dollar sitting in your bank account, then $100 is nothing. But if $100 is all you’ve got in your bank, then $100 is EVERYTHING. The interesting part is, in reality, the $100 bill’s value hasn’t change a single bit– it’s your mind’s perception on it that changes.

Just like how your brain wants to interprets the ‘value’ of your problem.

One thing’s for sure is this- I don’t have a solution for your problems and this personal development article might not help a single bit to solve your problems. But you can decide for yourself whether you want to focus on it and make it bigger than life and let it suck your energy. Or go to the beach and enjoy the sunset. Then think how you can handle your ’small’ problem.

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Get more success tips and strategies at Patric Chan’s self improvement blog, PatricChan.Name. You can also watch his free personal development video at successtrace.com. Check out the comments there.
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