“Quick Fixes,” the Economy and Solving Your Own “Crisis”

“Quick Fixes” the Economy and Solving Your Own “Crisis”

I was reading an article on Foxbusiness.com about the “Economic Crisis”
The article mentioned: “because of the root causes – a housing collapse, credit crunch, and financial turmoil – are the worst since the 30’s and don’t lend themselves to easy or quick fixes.”

It is a good thing that there are no “quick fixes.” Let’s explore how this relates to your life…

Anytime you find yourself dealing with your own “crisis” you too must remember that there are no “quick fixes.”

Over the years I have made countless mistakes both in my business and personal life. Some mistakes had greater consequences than others. In all cases a quick fix approach really never worked to bring about a long term solution. My experience has taught me a unique way to deal with crisis situations and come out stronger. Maybe these strategies can work for you?

Whenever you’ve made a mistake or made a decision that turned out to be a disaster you can turn the situation into a positive one by using these four strategies…

1) Come to grips with reality. Many people hold on to what they feel “should” be reality. Sometimes the way things should be and the way they actually are don’t match up. It’s extremely important that you quickly let go of should’s and start basing your current decisions and actions on reality. Sure the person who sold you this business or opportunity said that by month three you should be able to cover expenses, but that is not what is actually happening. So you must come to grips with reality and make some adjustments.

2) Remind yourself that it will pass. This part of the process is not about putting your head in your pillow and waiting for everything to be ok. It’s actively knowing that right now you are in a tough situation that will make you stronger and wiser. Therefore what you do is extract the wisdom as it is being dealt to you while future pacing yourself to when you’ve solved this crisis and moved on with your new wisdom.

3) Place the odds in your favor by making only one bet. It’s nice to think that others will help you get through. It’s also nice to think that if someone else was with you as the crisis began that they will help you pull out of the situation. It’s safer to assume that they have jumped ship early because they expect it to sink and don’t want to drown. Basically assume that anyone who you got into this mess with is going to save themselves first. It’s the whole idea of: “I don’t have to outrun the grizzly bear I just have to out run you.” If the crisis is yours – own it 100%! If your signature is on the documents do what you have to do. Then if you pull out of the crisis yourself anything that someone else does will be an added bonus!

4) Base your decisions on the long term. You need to think long-term when solving a crisis. Anything less is like putting new windows and siding on a house with foundational problems. It may look ok for a while- but eventually it’s going to come down. Think of what is in your long-term best interest.

As my mentor Brian Tracy said on one of his audio programs. “Crisis is a part of life.” You’ll always have them. Crisis can make you stronger when you use the above four strategies and look for long-term solutions not “Quick Fixes”

Mike Dolpies (AKA- Mike D.) is the author of the forth-coming book: Motion Before Motivation, How to Quickly Create the Life You Want. He speaks for corporations and associations on the topics of Success, Peak Performance and Ethical Persuasion. Mike is also a Consulting Hypnotist and Freelance Copywriter. You can check out his blog at www.askmiked.com; You can get some free persuasion resources at www.revealtheshortcut.com and you can go to www.raisingrealwinners.com/nh to get a free subscription to his Parenting Audio Magazine: Raising Real Winners.