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Iftikhar Anjum |
Different people have
different views about life. Some people say that life is a bed of roses and for
others it is a bed of thrones. But in my view the fact is something else. Your
life is what you think about it.
Problems are part and parcel
of life. If we want to spend a happy life we must understand the essence of
problems in our life. Generally we think that problems must be avoided to stay
happy and be successful in our lives. In this article I will teach you to see
problems is a different perspective.
It is a very famous saying
that happiness is not the absence of problems; it is the ability to deal with them.
We cannot root out problems from our lives but we can learn the art of how to
deal with the problems and learn to use these problems as stepping stone for
success instead of considering them as stabling stones.
I assure you that after reading this article
your view about life would be changed. And the problems will not disturb you
the way it used to do till yesterday and you will not avoid problems but you
will welcome them in your life.
As a matter of fact life is full of problems. Problems are inevitable in live. Some people enjoy their lives in spite of the problems while others blame problems and fate for their failures in life.
Today I want you to see the
problems with a different angle in a different perspective. You will see that
these problem are no more problems but opportunities for you to grow more and
more, to be more successful, to be more happy, to be more satisfied.
Every problem is a gift-
without problems we would not grow.
Here are the some important
roles that problems perform in our lives
Lets see how problems become stepping-stones
for our success in life.
Firstly, the problems open new
doors of opportunities in our lives. Sometime we spend our lives in miseries,
with limited income and limited resources and we do not put efforts and even do
not expect more from life. We think that we deserve only these miseries in our
life.
If you too think the same
way, you underestimate yourself, you want to spend you life in miseries but God
has a better plan for you. The problem that you are facing presently is just a
knocking at the door of new opportunities in your life.
Generally, We are afraid
because of the change, as we don’t have strong faith in our skills and
abilities. We mistakenly believe that future is hostile and it does not have
something worthwhile for us. We are
pessimistic and just think negatively.
For example if you are doing
a job, you are working in the same organization and on the same position for
many years. You have managed your life according to your income. Suddenly your job
has been removed because of downsizing in the organization. You must be crying
as you do not know how you will manage your daily expenses, your home, you
family etc. You are not sure whether you will get any job or not, and if you get
will it as good as your present job is. Furthermore, you are in a position to start
your own business, as you do not have required capital, market exposure, and
business connections and experience. In these circumstances if you start your
business there will be loss for sure, you will not be able to bear that loss
and you life will be ruined.
Lets see this situation in a
different perspective .If you will leave this job you will find a better job
with better salary and better position, your income will be increased and you
life style will be better. If you will leave this job and will start you own
business, you will be a successful businessman and in the future you will be
the owner of a business empire. Now you see that this problem is an opportunity
for you, which is pushing you towards success.
Always remember the beautiful
saying by Alexander Graham Bell
“ When one
door closes, another opens;
But we often
look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door
That we do
not see the one which has opened for us.”
So whenever you face problem,
say hurrah, its time to move forward, its time to get better job, its time to
start a new venture, its time to make a new experiment in life. Problems are
not stabling stones but these are the stepping-stones to push you to the arena
of success.
When you face big problems,
feel a big joy in your heart because it is said that
“The greater the obstacle
The more glory in overcoming
it.”
So, fear not, in life,
problems are there to make you stronger.
Secondly, Problems pull us out of our comfort zone, correct us and teach us
some valuable lessons. Most of the time we resist change whether positive or
negative. We get used to of our routine activities. We do not want to leave our
comfort zone. And this comfort zone makes us sluggish and deactivates creative
elements in us. Then problems come and force us to come of our comfort zone and
we feel that we are in a new world of opportunities.
The problems that we face
guide us that we are not moving in the right direction. So whenever you face
any problem, never just focus on the
problem, analyze the reason of the problem and look between the lines where you
have made mistake and what corrections are necessary to be made.
For example if you have been
terminated from a job. Don’t be sad on it; take it as an opportunity for a
better job and successful career. Try to find reason and learn lesson from this
problem.
Ask few questions to
yourself:
Why have I been terminated?
What mistakes have I made in
the current job?
What hurdles did I face in
giving my best in the job?
How can you avoid these
mistakes in the future?
You will find valuable lessons, which will
make you successful person in the future.
Remember all the successful
people have not been successful in their first or second job and nor all the
entrepreneurs have been successful in their first business ventures.
The circumstance was not
always in their favor. They fought with the circumstance, have grown out of the
adversities and have overcome the problems in their lives. Lets take few
examples.
Steve Jobs
Steve jobs have been
terminated from Apple. He was left
devastated and depressed at the age of 30 when he was removed from the company
he has started. He established big enterprises like Next and Pixar
Bill Gates
The richest man in the world
and the most successful person in the world bill gates have been dropped out
from Harward Unoversity and failed his business Traf o data.
Ibraham Lincon
Failed in business three
times and failed campaigning seven times before becoming president of United
States.
Michle jorden.
The world best player of
basketball.6 time world champion in basketball. He has been cut from the school
basketball team for a lack of skills
Colonel Hardland David
Sanders
The founder of KFC. More than
1000 restaurant rejected his chicken recipe.
Hennery Ford
Hennery Ford was a failure at three businesses
before he succeeded with the Ford Motors Company at the age of 53.
J K Rowling
One of the most famous novelist of the worlds
.12 publishing houses rejected her novel Harry Porter.
Thomas Edison
Inventor of the light
His teacher told him that he
is so stupid to learn anything
Walt Disney
The founder of Mickey Mouse.
Was fired from the newspaper
for lacking imagination and have no original ideas
All these people faced
problem in their life and career. They came out of their comfort zone. The
problems have pushed them out of their comfort zone and they have won the
laurels in their lives. Their problems did not make them depressed and
demotivated but they learnt lessons from their failures and took some
corrective measures in their lives to achieve success.
So always take problems as opportunities for
making corrections and learning new lessons in your life.
Thirdly, problems bring out our hidden talents and potential. God has created all human being equal,
with equal talents, faculties and capabilities then why some people are more
successful than others. The reason is very simple some people do not know
themselves. They do not know about their talents and capabilities and remain
unsuccessful in their lives, while other recognize their talents and potential
and become successful in their lives.
Lets understand the true
meaning of talent. According to the dictionary meaning a talent is a natural
endowment of a person. We are all born with some kind of talents. It depends
upon us how we discover, grow and develop it. The seed of talent is there in us
by birth.
Now the question is how can
we know our hidden potential. Only a few people deliberately try to recognize
their hidden potential but thanks to the problems that we come across during
our life. The problems of our life bring us face to face to our hidden talent
and then we exploit this potential to become success full person in our life.
Furthermore, talent is not
only our capability but it is doing the best with what we have. Hard work is
inevitable to exploit your talent to excel in the world. You can leverage this
talent in your work, or use them to network and making valuable connections.
It is very important to know
what your talents are. When you discover your talents you feel more in tune
with your life. And when you capitalize on your talents, it is no longer feels
like work, it is like living. It will make your work more enjoyable. Anything
that you enjoy while doing is bound to be successful.
But the real dilemma is that
more than 80 percent people do not put efforts to discover their talents. Only
we focus on these things when any upset occurs in our lives, when we are
surrounded with problems then we look into us and find what is hidden inside
us, so problems are blessings in disguise.
In the last but not the least, Problems increase our self-confidence.
When we encounter with the problems and overcome these problems, it increases
our self-confidence. Problems boost our confidence.
Self-confidence is one of the
most essstial ingredients of success recipe. A confident person believes
himself, his skills and the most important, he believes in his ability to
succeed.
Self-confidence makes a person
persistent. It’s not necessary that a self-confident person will not face any
kind of failure. He may be failed in his attempts. But the temporary failures
do not shake strong faith. He takes this failure as a temporary failure and
keeps on trying until he achieves his goals.
A self-confident person not only has strong faith
in himself but also makes others to believe in his abilities. His strong faith reflects from his words, his
body language and his attitude, it ultimately irresistibly convinces others to
believe in you and your skills.
On the other hand the lack of
confidence makes a person passive. He fears to take any risk because he has
doubts about his abilities, skills and his shaky faith brings about his
failure. Confidence gives you the power to take initiate rather than just
looking at the situation distantly. He enters into the world of actions and gets
into the arena of success. Although self-confidence won't always
guarantee that you will succeed in life but still you will have at least 10
times more chances of success than that of a person who lacks confidence.
It’s very important to
understand the difference between a confident and over confident person. There
is a very slight difference between being confident and over confident.
Overconfident person is a blind arrogant. A confidant person understands the
risk and takes a calculated risk and where as an over confident person ignores
the risk.
A confident person takes
initiative and does not feel shy, he becomes persistent in his work, he has the
ability to say no to inappropriate obligations and say yes to the new
opportunities. He overcomes the fear of risk have strong faith and become a successful
person.
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