Do you have worries? Undoubtedly you do. If you are alive, you have problems. We all do. Are you interested in turning worries into solutions?
Of course you are. In this post, I am going to describe one of the most effective evidence-based strategies for dealing with negative feelings and thoughts that hold us back from realizing our goals and dreams.
This process is based on a decade of cognitive/behavior research and neuroscience. A majority of successful business people and entrepreneurs currently practice it.
The Three Step Process
Here is a basic three step process for turning worries into solutions:
1: identify a specific worry and write it down.
2: Reframe the worry as a real-time problem.
3: Ask yourself: “How do I solve this problem and overcome any obstacles that stand in my way?”
This allows you to create a PLAN you can set into ACTION.
Want to Take It to The Next Level?
If you would like to supercharge the earlier three step process, use the WOOP process based on the latest research of Gabriele Oettingen (Rethinking Positive Thinking: Inside the New Science of Motivation):
1. First visualize your goal or desire in great detail. (Wish or Desire)
2. Visualize in great detail all of the benefits if you achieved that wish/desire/goal. (Outcome)
3. Visualize and write down all of the obstacles that are stopping you from attaining that goal). (Obstacles)
4: Visualize a plan or strategy that will move you toward your goal. (Plan)
If you don’t have a solution, you’ll need new skills or coaching to see if your plan is realistic. If not, focus on a different wish/desire.