I reckon I’m pretty positive when it comes to tackling something new & using my creative thinking skills.
My personal mantra (if said with heavy irony) is:
“How difficult can it be?“
Of course, I then proceed to find out exactly how difficult any given task can be!
The thing is though, in discovering whether something is tough to accomplish or not, in my naievity, I actually give it a go. And you know what? Most times, I do actually manage to do what originally seemed beyond my capabilities – or at least, beyond my experience and expertise.
But this morning I failed before I even started…….. I told myself that I couldn’t do something.
I told myself that I couldn’t see an answer to a problem I was facing. Now, the exact nature of the problem is immaterial here but the fact that I was defeated before I even tried to find a way around this particular problem meant that I was the reason for my failure – not my ability or an insurmountable obstacle!
And the really upsetting thing is that I could have changed the entire scenario in 3 seconds flat.
How?
By changing my ‘Can’t Do‘ reaction to ‘Can Do But Just Haven’t a Clue How To Go About It Yet‘!
It really is that simple. Of course, that’s only the start of the creative thinking process – you need to follow it up with some unfettered brainstorming, daydreaming or subconscious filtering before coming up with a course of action BUT your creative thinking skills will, at least have been engaged and put to work coming up with ideas that will solve the problem.
So don’t ever tell yourself you can’t do something – take 3 seconds to change your attitude around and ask:
“How difficult can it be?“ - then go and discover that it isn't too difficult for you to master!
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