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Problem Solving Workshop: The Science of Becoming More Profitably Productive
Following is the text of a brief overview to my unique approach to problem solving that I recently gave to the members of the Riverside Referral Chapter of BNI-Business Network International in Concord, New Hampshire.
My approach to problem solving is a radical departure from traditional, confrontational methods but I think you’ll find it refreshingly different and uniquely productive. Don’t be fooled by its simplicity. Give up any preconceived notions you may have and follow the logic.
This program is built on the premise that success, prosperity, freedom and pressure-free life experiences are as natural to us as wet is to water. They are an integral part of our being. If you are not experiencing a full measure of these characteristics right now, it is simply because there are some unresolved problems in you world that are preventing it from happening.
Webster defines a PROBLEM as,
“An unsettled question without an answer; a question raised for inquiry, consideration or solution; a source of perplexity and vexation.”
Some years ago, I was sure I had more than my fair share of problems. In my desperation, I made an exciting discovery. I discovered that:
There is only one primal cause for all problems. And when that root cause is known, understood and accepted, all problems, regardless of their nature or apparent severity, will disappear as surely and as effortlessly as darkness disappears in the presence of light.
This discovery is based on one simple natural phenomenon: The law of OPPOSITES. Look around you, at the world in which you “live, and move and have your being”. Notice how opposites abound everywhere and in every situation. We have up & down, light & darkness, left & right, true & false, assets & liabilities, profit & loss, freedom & bondage, abundance & lack and on and on and on. I doubt that you can think of anything that does not have an implied OPPOSITE. Webster defines OPPOSITES as
Elements that are so far apart and diverse as to be totally irreconcilable one to the other; elements that are in extreme diametric opposition.
All problems are caused by our trying to justify two opposites that, by their very nature and definition, cannot possibly be justified one to the other. Problems are a clash of opposites. We can have one or the other, but not both at the same time. One will absolutely dominate and annihilate the other.
Let us symbolically represent these opposites with a square and a circle. Let the PROBLEM be represented by a black square.
The opposite of a problem is its answer or solution. Let’s represent the problem’s ANSWER or SOLUTION with a white circle.
These are opposites and cannot be justified, mixed or commingled.
All answers and solutions are positive. All problems are negative. Webster defines NEGATIVE as:
“The opposite or negation of something”
Follow this reasoning: Anything negative, including your problem, is not a “something” by itself. It is a no-thing. It is unreal, fraudulent and fictitious. It is a void, or UNawareness of the answer. Its very claim to existence is dependent upon there being a positive “something” to be negative about. And that positive “something” is your answer or solution which already exists in the infinitude of the circle.
For example, you cannot have a counterfeit dollar bill without there being a genuine dollar to be a counterfeit of.
The square is negative so its opposite, the circle, must be POSITIVE, which, by Webster’s definition, is
“That which is real, not fictitious, not fraudulent and logically affirmative. It is that which has or expresses actual existence.”
We seem to live in two worlds. One world is unreal, fraudulent, problem oriented, limited, chaotic and in constant turmoil and conflict. But we also live in another world of perpetual harmony, balance and predictable rhythm without dimensions or opposite.
From the infinite to the infinitesimal, this real, infinite universe, is, has been and always will be controlled, maintained and sustained with unimaginable precision by irrevocable natural laws and principles which Webster defines as:
“The creative and controlling forces of the universe…the universe being, “The whole body of things without limit or exception and accruing everywhere”.
Anything and everything real is contained in this infinite universe represented here by the circle.
Want to resolve any problem? First, you must NOT give it reality by believing it is real and then confronting it as an enemy or obstacle over which you must exercise control.
You must completely REJECT the problem, look away from it knowing it is simply a fraudulent, unreal representation of the answers you are seeking. You must see the NOTHINGNESS of it.
Second, you must consciously embrace the infinitude of the universe, this “whole body of things without limit or exception”, and do so with an open “listening” attitude and with positive expectancy.
Positive expectancy is knowing the answer is already available to you BEFORE you are consciously aware of it.
By opening your mind and embracing this expectant mindset, you will have done all you can do. Through the power of “the controlling forces of the universe,” your solutions or answers will reveal themselves to you as ideas, directions, adjusted events and circumstances, emotional redirection, etc.
I know how abstract this method sounds and some of you might think I am full of crabs and ice water. But one thing is for certain: these principles are totally impersonal and irrevocable. These laws work simply because they exist. We don’t make these laws, but we can learn how to USE them. And when we use them properly, all problem will disappear with predictable, scientific certainty. I have proven this to the benefit of a widely diverse client base for moiré than 50 years.
Full details of this system are disclosed in my book, “The Science of LIVING BETTER FOREVER.” This book may be ordered through Amazon or bookstores everywhere.
