Are You a Problem Maker or a Problem Solver?

(Hint…you can only be one at any given time) ;)

Ask yourself this question several times a day…anytime there is stress or worry bubbling up. What you will find is that YOU are sometimes creating the problem.

(Hears sound of needle being pulled across a record.)

What, what, WHAT?!?!?!?!?

You might think it is everyone else, but you will be wrong much of the time…and that is a GREAT thing to know! Why? Because that puts YOU in control.

As any good student of personal development knows, life is NOT about what is happening, but rather how you are CHOOSING to respond to what is happening. That is where your power lies.

In that moment of choice, you are in total control! That is some powerful s*!t to realize. Your response can determine what happens next. Your response can determine whether you continue to stress and worry about the situation. Your response can determine whether something continues or whether is simply gets taken care of so you can move on to the next thing in your day.

The operative words there are YOUR RESPONSE CAN DETERMINE.

Epiphany! :)

Today, as you move through your life, keep asking yourself, “Am I a problem maker or a problem solver right now?” If…