Today I want to share something that happened to me, and it all started with this phrase, “didn’t cause any problems for them.” Sounds simple enough, right? Well, let me tell you, it turned into a bit of a journey.
It all began when I was trying to get this new thing to work. I mean, I followed all the steps, did everything the way it was supposed to be done, but nope, it just wouldn’t cooperate. It was frustrating, to say the least. I was about ready to pull my hair out, you know?
Then, I thought, “Hey, maybe it’s not me. Maybe it’s the thing itself.” So, I started to dig around, trying to find out what was really going on. I looked for people who had used this thing, asked them if it worked for them. I looked for any information I could get my hands on, read through tons of stuff, trying to figure out where I went wrong.
Guess what? Turns out, I wasn’t the only one having trouble. Other people were saying that it worked for them and didn’t cause any problems. That’s when it hit me. I needed to stop banging my head against the wall and try something else.
First, I took a step back and looked at the whole thing from a different angle. Instead of trying to force it to work the way I thought it should, I started thinking about how else I could make it work for me.
- I started by listing out all the things that were going wrong. You know, the stuff that wasn’t working the way it was supposed to.
- Then, I started looking at each of those things one by one, instead of trying to tackle everything at once.
- And for each of those little problems, I tried to find a different way to approach it. If one way didn’t work, I’d try another, and another, until I found something that did the trick.
It wasn’t easy, and it definitely took some time. But you know what? I finally got it to work. Not in the way I originally planned, but it worked. And that’s what really mattered.
What I learned:
Sometimes, when something isn’t working, it’s not because you’re doing something wrong. It’s just that it doesn’t work the way you expect it to. Instead of getting stuck, try different approaches, break things down, and don’t be afraid to think outside the box. Because at the end of the day, as long as it works, right? Even if it “didn’t cause any problems for them”, it might cause problems for you, and that’s okay. Just means you gotta find your own way.
