What experience can you draw upon?

• What experiences can you draw upon to help you in the future?
• A problem, by definition, is something we cannot immediately solve.
• It's outside our past experience, at least in part.
• For example, you've never experienced a particular sort of change.
• Initially it might have you stumped.
• But are you focusing on what's unfamiliar about it?
• Can you see what it has in common with other jams you've got through?
• How did you get through them?
• What personal strengths worked for you?
• How can you apply those strengths to the present challenge?
• Beware of getting blocked by reasons why you can't do something.
• Instead, ask yourself: ''What have I done before that I can apply here?''
• Every new situation has something in common with your past experience - unless you are suddenly tranported to an alien planet!
• The key is attitude - thinking negatively is self defeating.
• Positive thinking inspires you to scan your experience for new options.
• It's about believing that you have the solution within yourself.
• This is true even if you involve someone else - your experience includes successful problem solving with others.