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What problem am I, or could I be, the solution to?

Everyone has problems and everyone has basically the same problems, the difference between us lies in our perception of what we feel is an acceptable solution to our problems.

The purpose of business, any business, is to provide an acceptable solution to the problems experienced by the clients of the business. Now everyone of us is in business whether we are employer, employee, home executive or unemployed.

The sense of satisfaction that we feel, and the success that we achieve will depend entirely on how acceptable the solution is that we provide to our clients. It has been said that we can get everything that we want in life if only we will help enough other people get what they want. It is also true that you can get almost anything that you want as long as you are prepared to do what it takes to get it.

What we need to constantly ask ourselves is, "Who am I providing my services to? What services am I providing? What problem am I the solution to?" Now if you are currently unemployed, and there are too many people in that unfortunate position, change your questions to, "Who could I provide my services to? What service could I provide to them? What problem could I solve?"

So go out looking for problems, please note that I said problems not trouble, there is a vast difference between the two. If you go looking for trouble you may well end up with a problem of your own. What is it that people want to have done but would prefer not to do, or cannot do for themselves. How can you provide an acceptable solution to that problem. When you feel that you have an acceptable solution to the problem then offer that solution to your client.

There are six valuable questions that you need answers to before you start and they are: WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, HOW and WHY.

WHO is your client, who has a problem? Identify everyone who will be involved in this process then ask the following questions.

WHAT is the problem that they have? What is it that they want? What can you offer? What resources are needed to provide the solution?

WHERE is your client? Where do they live? Where do they work? Where do they have this problem? Where will you provide the solution?

WHEN does your client have the problem? When is a convenient time to provide the solution? By when must the task be completed?

HOW does your client want this problem solved? What would be an acceptable solution? How will you provide the solution? What process will you use?

WHY does this problem exist? Why does the client need it to be solved? Why do you think that you can solve it? Why should the client use you?

There is a perception that there are not enough jobs and that may be true, but there is plenty of "work" to be done, so don't go out looking for a "job" go out looking for work. Go out looking for problems to solve. Constantly ask yourself "What problem am I, or could I be, the solution to?"

To live your best life be true to the YOU, that you want to be.

Live with passion. Change your life from making a living to making a difference.

Live up to the reputation that you want to have.