When you’ve run out of all possible options

Image: Ian Schneider.

… you haven’t!

There’s always an answer. A way forward. A way to turn things around. A way to get the outcome you need.

• Often, the answer you need is already within you, but you need to dig a little deeper in order to uncover it. Start by asking yourself a better version of the question you need answering; because better questions will always lead you to better answers. Try taking your challenge for a walk, something creative people have done for centuries, with great success, in order to find the answers they need.
• Sometimes, another person already has the answer you need. So talk to people. Especially those with specific, expert experience in the relevant area you’re challenged with. Your answer could be literally, just one conversation away.
• Other times, the answer you need is in a book, a blog post, an article or newsletter. Thousands, maybe millions of other people have already had and resolved, the same core challenge as you. Many of them have shared how they overcame it. So do the reading.

The key thing here, is that once you’ve accepted that there is an answer, you’re now free to focus 100% on finding it. And knowing this makes all the difference.

Think.

Talk.

Read.

You’ll be amazed how quickly you’ll find exactly what you need, my friend.