When deciding where to focus your energy, consider ‘choosing bigger problems’. Yep, you heard me: take on the biggest problem you can find. Why? Well, multiple reasons. First, the greater the challenge, the greater the glory and then the more you will learn and accomplish. In any case, most big problems are just a bunch of little problems lumped together and thus easier to resolve than they first appear.
Also, even if you don’t succeed fully, many efforts can be built upon, partial results used as a launching pad for future efforts i.e. even if you didn’t hit the home run you wanted, there is a lot to be said for getting on base! Furthermore, people will respect your courage and determination; the tag line of Teddy Roosevelt’s ‘Man in the Arena’ quote comes to mind: “…who at best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly.”
Closing Quotes:
“A problem is a chance for you to do your best.” – Duke Ellington, 1899-1974
“Solving big problems is easier than solving little problems.” – Sergey Mikhailovich Brin, co-founder, Google
“Every problem is a gift. Without them we wouldn’t grow.” – Tony Robbins, Awaken the Giant Within, Unlimited Power
“’Big’ problems are overwhelming, but when we distil them down to their simplest forms, then the solutions become simple, too.” – Taavet Hinriku, co-founder, Skype
As always, I share what I most want and need to learn. – Nathan S. Collier
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