{"id":20672,"date":"2019-02-11T00:00:52","date_gmt":"2019-02-11T00:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grzeskowitz.de\/?p=20672"},"modified":"2026-06-07T11:54:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T11:54:07","slug":"dealing-with-problems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.grzeskowitz.de\/en\/mit-problemen-umgehen\/","title":{"rendered":"Learn to deal with problems with these 10 tips"},"content":{"rendered":"
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If you want to learn how to deal with problems, you need three things above all: a clear focus,\u00a0positive thinking<\/a>\u00a0und den richtigen Riecher f\u00fcr Chancen. Doch nat\u00fcrlich ist das leichter gesagt, als getan. Denn wie sagte schon John Lennon: \u201eLeben ist das, was passiert, w\u00e4hrend wir dabei sind, andere Pl\u00e4ne zu schmieden.\u201c Ja, der Alltag ist voller Probleme. Manche davon sind klein, andere richtig gro\u00df. Und mit diesen Problemen umgehen lernen geh\u00f6rt daher zu einer der wichtigsten Skills, die man im Leben entwickeln kann.<\/span><\/p><\/span>

What problems are there?\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>

Recently, a manager sat in front of me in a\u00a0Business Coaching<\/a>\u00a0who was overwhelmed with his current job situation. \u201eWhat's your problem?\u201c I asked him at the beginning. \u201eOh,\u201c he replied, \u201ethe word problem is forbidden in our company. In an HR training course, we learned to only talk about challenges, gifts and great opportunities.\u201c Sounds familiar, doesn't it? The world is full of people who go through life with rose-tinted glasses, who try to gloss over all their failures and simply smile away even the biggest difficulties.<\/span><\/p>

But I don't know about you, but I have problems in my daily work, my company and in my life. There are times when things go wrong and the wind blows right in my face. And I understood one thing a long time ago. In these situations, life doesn't present me with a gift, nor am I faced with a great opportunity. No, I simply have a problem. Sometimes just a small one, but often a really big one.<\/span><\/p><\/span>

No solution without problems<\/span><\/h2>

And what's wrong with that? We all experience ups and downs. We all make mistakes. We all have problems. Ignoring them would be foolish, because they are the best indicator that it's time to take a\u00a0Shift<\/a>\u00a0to make. An ostrich mentality and the tactic of sitting it out may have worked for Helmut Kohl, but I don't know of a single case in which whitewashing and ignoring difficulties have led to success. Only with active change can we grow, improve and develop.<\/span><\/p>

The sooner you accept that problems are not only part of life, but also the perfect starting point for personal development and professional growth, the better. And the first step is to call a spade a spade: A problem is a problem.<\/span><\/p><\/div>

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Learning to deal with problems: positive thinking as a miracle cure?<\/span><\/h2>

Now you may object: \u201eOkay, Ilya, but don't you always emphasize the importance of the\u00a0positive thinking<\/a>? The answer here is a clear \u201eyes and no\u201c. Because the universally known positive thinking, as we know it above all from esoteric and\u00a0Chakka circles<\/a>\u00a0is above all synonymous with permanently wearing rose-colored glasses and ignoring the facts. I consider this form of denial of reality to be extremely counterproductive and never conducive to achieving goals.<\/span><\/p>

What I am advocating, however, is a radically positive attitude. Because negativity has never, I repeat, never led to positive results. The decisive factor is that\u00a0Mindset<\/a>, with which you go through life, with which you run your business and with which you make your decisions. If you need a guide for this, I would like to introduce you to my three top tips for sustainable success in business and in life. Here we go:<\/span><\/p>

  1. Always be positive.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/li>
  2. Always be positive.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/li>
  3. Always be positive.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/li><\/ol>

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    With this\u00a0Attitude<\/a>\u00a0you are also well equipped when times get tough. Because even if the general conditions are the same, it's always your attitude that makes the difference.<\/span><\/p><\/div>

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    Focus on problems, think in terms of solutions<\/span><\/h2><\/div>

    So the only thing that matters is how we deal with problems. Whether we allow them to overwhelm us or whether we switch into attack mode and work on a possible solution. In fact, innovation always arises from dissatisfaction. This is how new products, services and even entire companies are created. As a practical tool for your everyday (professional) life, here is my guide with ten crisp impulses for transforming all kinds of problems into corresponding opportunities.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

    If you use it consistently, you will soon find it much easier to deal with problems and use them productively.<\/span><\/p><\/div>

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    Learning to deal with problems: 10 tips<\/span><\/h2>
    1. Always be positive (okay, we've been over this before, but it's just as important)<\/span><\/li>
    2. Go through life with your eyes open<\/span><\/li>
    3. Question procedures, processes and supposed standards<\/span><\/li>
    4. Be suspicious of sentences like \u201eThat's not possible\u201c, \u201eWe've always done it that way\u201c or \u201eI'm not responsible for that\u201c.<\/span><\/li>
    5. Ask yourself regularly: \u201eWhat really frustrates me?\u201c<\/span><\/li>
    6. Identify the underlying problems<\/span><\/li>
    7. Analyze the problem and focus on possible solutions at the same time.<\/span><\/li>
    8. Ask the following W questions: \u201eHow could it work?\u201c \u201eWho could support me?\u201c, \u201eWhat would need to be done to improve the situation?\u201c, \u201eWhy does this process\/procedure\/etc. exist at all?\u201c<\/span><\/li>
    9. Develop alternative ideas, possible courses of action or solutions.<\/span><\/li>
    10. Act according to the pattern \u201eLove it. Change it. Or leave it.<\/a>\u201c<\/span><\/li><\/ol><\/div>
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      Recognize the problem. Solve the problem. Wipe your mouth and move on.<\/span><\/h2><\/div>

      Auf diese Weise gelingt es Ihnen, das Vorhaben \u201eMit Problemen umgehen lernen\u201c schnell in Ihren Alltag zu integrieren und ab sofort Probleme als motivierende Quelle f\u00fcr Innovation, Fortschritt und notwendige Ver\u00e4nderungen zu etablieren. Denn so kontraindikativ es auch klingen mag. Je besser Sie in der Lage sind, Probleme zu identifizieren, desto sch\u00e4rfer wird gleichsam Ihr Riecher f\u00fcr lohnenswerte Chancen. Wir wollen daher den Bogen spannen, und zum Abschluss dieses Artikel noch einmal folgendes klarstellen: Ein Problem ist ein Problem. Punkt. Je eher Sie das akzeptieren, desto besser k\u00f6nnen Sie n\u00e4mlich damit umgehen.<\/span><\/p>

      Or as the American inventor Charles Kettering put it so beautifully: \u201eA problem that is well formulated is a problem that is half solved.<\/em>\u201c Learning to deal with problems. It can be so easy, can't it? If you keep the following in mind. Recognize the problem as such and at the same time focus on possible solutions. Summarized in three crisp steps:<\/span><\/p>

      1) Take off your rose-colored glasses and accept that you have a problem.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>

      2) Solve the problem.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>

      3) Wipe your mouth and continue.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>

      Dabei w\u00fcnsche ich Ihnen ganz viel Freude und Erfolg dabei, wie Sie aus Problemen Chancen machen. Und nat\u00fcrlich interessiert mich, wie Sie mit dem Thema \u201eMit Problemen umgehen lernen\u201c betrachten. Schreiben Sie mir Ihre Gedanken gerne unten ins Kommentarfeld.<\/span><\/p>

      Yours sincerely, Ilja Grzeskowitz<\/span><\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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