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The Great Filter

I keep this in my back pocket and run my problems in real-time through them now, it’s one of my greatest ‘in the moment’ tools and it simply works like this.

When a problem shows itself, you do not need to answer to it immediately. You can say, ‘Let me think about it’ or ’I don’t know right now’. Once I’ve given myself that strength, of taking that timeline into my own hands, I ask myself the following questions to help me solve the problem.

Acknowledge

I acknowledge the problem/ issue, by doing this small step it brings it to life and allows me to not be afraid or anxious about it.

Compassion

This one is hard for a lot of us. This is where I stop beating myself up, going in circles about how I might have added to the problem/ issue, or caused it. Whatever the bullshit that’s trying to make me feel shitty, I TAKE that back and I give myself some compassion. I don’t have time to beat myself up, what a waste of the precious resources I have.

What Do I Want To Do About It?

  • This is where I plan out what I want to do about the problem/issue. Honestly, ask yourself that question — What do you want to do about it? It’s amazing what a simple fucking sentence can do. You’ve already acknowledged the problem (started taking personal responsibility), you’ve given yourself compassion (stopped beating yourself up, that’s a waste of time), and now you get to solve the problem — what do YOU want to do about it.
  • One of the greatest pieces to this puzzle that I discovered was that taking personal responsibility for the issue takes away ALL its power. Blame loses its power — “Sure, I dropped the ball, I should have done X, Y”

What I Learned

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Questions

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