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Learn to deal with what you can’t change<\/h3>\n

Some setbacks are inescapable. As I wrote in my previous article<\/a><\/span>, sometimes it’s best to accept a difficult situation. However, this is not the same as giving up! Often, a terrible situation brings unexpected opportunities. The trick is to recognise and utilise these opportunities. In this article, I’ll share one of the ways to deal with inevitable problems.<\/p>\n

Look for ways to use the problem to your advantage<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Step 1. List the hard facts
\n<\/span><\/span>A problem is always emotional. All the more reason to look at the facts. What’s really going on? What are the neutral facts? By reducing your problem to the core, your situation becomes clear and manageable.<\/p>\n

Step 2. Look for advantages<\/span><\/span>
\nDutch football legend Johan Cruijff once said: “Every setback has its advantage<\/em>.” By focussing on the upsides of your situation, you set yourself up to discover new possibilities. Ask yourself: What is the difference between the ‘normal’ situation and the current (problem) situation? What could be the benefits? Who would benefit from this? In which situations would this be an advantage?<\/em><\/p>\n

Step 3. Come up with ways to utilise the benefits<\/span><\/span>
\nOnce you see a problem-situation as a given, you can look for ways to benefit from it. Use the problem as fertile ground to build on. Ask yourself: How can I use this situation to my advantage? How can this situation help me solve another problem? How could this put me in a unique position? What does this bring me, that I didn’t have before? What do I have now, that others lack?\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n


\nHere are some examples of companies, organisations and individuals who took a negative or disadvantageous situation and turned it into something beautiful.<\/em><\/p>\n

View ‘failures’ as results (serendipity)<\/strong><\/h4>\n