Three ways to uncover your own problems
A psychotherapist is trained to dig behind presenting problems by asking leading questions. I’ve learned to uncover the real no by looking at financial documents and asking pointed questions. But neither therapists nor I try to practice this technique on ourselves. How then can you uncover your own real problems? There are three ways.
First, you can always speak to a therapist or contact me if you have the money or inclination. I’m using the word therapist in a looser manner than it’s commonly applied. Continue reading
Problem solving – one problem at a time
Hating your career is certainly problematic, but it’s a large general difficulty that encompasses a set of smaller more specific hurdles. You’re not Superman. You can’t go from the starting line to the finish tape in a single bound. Try to, and you’ll end up failing and frustrated. Instead, you need to break the race down and work at overcoming each individual hurdle. You need to divide that one giant no into a set of smaller nos.
The discipline of problem solving – Focus on facts
The third item on the checklist is to insure that each of your individual hurdles is framed rationally, not emotionally. All rational problems can be solved by applying logic and facts. Many emotional problems can’t be solved, only mitigated.
And some emotional problems can’t be solved at all. Thankfully, all business and financial problems can, in fact, be viewed rationally. Unfortunately, the same isn’t true for all personal problems. That’s why I tell people my approach can help them solve all Continue reading
Reasons why you cannot find a good employee?
What you want to pay someone, or how much work you want to get from them, doesn’t matter. This isn’t about your wants, or even the candidates’ wants, it’s about the labor market. If receptionists are being paid at least $20,000 a year, that’s what you’ll need to pay. If they don’t have the time to do any more than light filing while doing their receptionist duties, then you can’t expect them also to reorganize and digitize your records.
How to solve all money problems?
At first, my practice focused on credit problems, since that was what I was teaching and writing about. However, I knew that I couldn’t be a credit specialist and still pay my own mortgage. Credit was not only too small a market, but it also had inherent problems. With all due respect and compassion, let’s face it: people with credit problems are not ideal clients or customers.
Much of my business dealt with real estate transactions and investing. It seemed Continue reading
How to overcome real business problems
Larry Peterson, the professional basketball player, came to me for help buying an auto dealership, when his real problem was that he had abdicated all personal responsibility for his money. After a great deal of indecision, Larry fired the business manager who had led him to the brink of financial ruin. I helped him find an accountant and financial planner to clean up his financial life and teach him how to handle his own money.
Larry stopped playing entrepreneur and, upon his retirement from the NBA, found a job Continue reading
