Title: How to Change Your Mindset to See Problems as Opportunities | Inc.com
Headings: How to Change Your Mindset to See Problems as Opportunities
How to Change Your Mindset to See Problems as Opportunities
Dwelling on problems causes stress and hampers productivity. What if you could train your brain to see problems as opportunities? Here's how!
Accept That Problems Are Inevitable
Steel Yourself to First Impressions
Distance Yourself From the Problem
Learn to Objectively Evaluate the Threats and Consequences
Ignore Reactions, Focus on Improvements

Content: Prevent yourself from forming these immediate thoughts by simply thinking of the problem itself: " I have a flat tire." Practice this on small-scale problems, like spilling a drink, and work your way up. It's our instinct to form first impressions, especially in urgent or problematic situations, so you'll be fighting against nature on this one. Distance Yourself From the Problem
Once that initial reaction stage has passed, you can focus on distancing yourself from the problem. We often have a highly self-centered view on the world, leading us to think of all the bad ways a problem could affect us. But if you think of the problem as a separate entity, unrelated to you, you'll do a better job of tempering your emotions and thinking about the problem objectively. One helpful strategy to do this is to describe the problem as if it were happening to a friend: " Bob has a flat tire. He needs to pull off to the side of the road and either put on a spare or call a towing company."