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MINDSET: Problem Solving Questions

 

   • Asking  the  right  questions  makes  it  easier  to  find  solutions  or  next  best  steps  taken.  • New  solutions  also  bring  new  ideas.  • Problems  will  be  less  intense,  frequent  and  last  less  in  duration.  

 

  Write  down  a  problem  or  challenge  you  want  to  improve  or  remove.  

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Why solving problems quickly and easily is so important  

 

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Check  out  the  topic  on  Accessing  The  Emotions  You  Want  to  help  get  you  into  a  positive  and  resourceful  state.  Regardless  of  how  good  problem  solving  questions  can  be  you  need  to  think  clearer  and  being  upset,  stressed  and  anxious  won’t  help.  Check  the  many  topics  in  Study  Samurai  that  help  you  do  this.    

   You  have  written  down  the  problem  you  want  to  work  on.  Now  write  down  the  emotional  state  you  need  to  be  in  to  help  you  with  this  problem.  Do  you  need  to  feel  confident,  relaxed,  motivated  or  passionate?  Now  go  back  to  a  memory  where  you  felt  that  emotion  and  anchor  it  so  you  feel  it  now.      ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................  

 

   The  ANAM  process  includes  these  4  success  principles:    1. Act  -­‐  Take  action.  So  many  times  we  are  paralysed  with  fear  and  don’t  try  through  fear  of  

failure.  Nothing  changes  unless  you  take  some  action.    2. Notice  -­‐  Notice  what  happens  when  you  take  action.  Were  the  actions  helpful?  Are  those  

actions  moving  you  toward  the  solution  or  goal  you  are  seeking?      

3. Adapt  -­‐  Adapt  the  actions  you  are  taking  if  they  are  not  working  or  keeping  you  stuck  in  the  problem.  Adapt  and  change  those  actions  to  move  you  in  your  desired  direction.  

 4. Model  -­‐  Model  people  who  have  solved  the  problem  you  are  in  or  have  achieved  what  you  are  

seeking  to  do.  What  did  they  do?  What  actions  but  more  importantly  what  attitudes  and  thinking  did  they  bring  to  the  challenge?  This  is  what  we  mean  by  modelling  –  you  model  the  thoughts  and  actions  (if  appropriate  to  you)  of  people  who  have  achieved  what  you  are  seeking  to  achieve.    

       

Step 1 – Get into a resourceful state  

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Step 2 – ANAM Act, Notice, Adapt, Model  

 

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   Do  the  ANAM  process  here.    What  action  can  you  take  to  help  move  you  in  the  direction  you  want  to  go?    Who  can  you  model?  Who  has  achieved  your  goal  or  solved  a  similar  problem?    ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................    

   1. What  is  great  about  this  problem?  2. What  is  not  perfect  yet?  3. What  am  I  willing  to  do  to  make  it  the  way  I  want  it?  4. What  am  I  willing  to  no  longer  do  in  order  to  make  it  the  way  I  want  it?  5. How  can  I  enjoy  the  process  while  I  do  what  is  necessary  to  make  it  the  way  I  want  it?  

   

 Use  some  or  all  of  the  questions  above  to  help  you  with  the  problem  you  are  working  on.    

   

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Action for you to take right NOW: