Overcoming Obstacles: How to Deal with Tough Situations

If dealing with obstacles lets you know you’re alive, then there are likely times you feel more “alive” than others. Dealing with difficult situations never seems enjoyable. But responding to challenges helps us improve ourselves. And is something the successful do very well. Below are a few of the many tough situations you may face on the road to becoming successful and the solutions for moving forward.

Difficult customers. We all have them. Whether we are self-employed or work for someone else, we have encountered difficult people. Likely, we have been the difficult person before too! It’s tempting to disengage difficult people, but sometimes on the road to being successful, and then staying there, we have to embrace those who drive us crazy!

First, evaluate what they bring to the relationship. If they are high paying customers, it might be worth your time to get along with them. Do they have valuable connections? Again, it might be useful to maintain the relationship.

Second, be patient. Everyone has bad days. If they take it out on you, try to stay calm. If necessary, get to the root of what is frustrating them. If you can fix it, then do so. If you can’t, listen patiently but maintain control of the conversation.

Finally, remember difficult customers can be found everywhere. Although the grass may seem greener on the other side, it likely isn’t. Rude customers are a part of doing business no matter where you are in the chain. Accepting it as a reality can help you stay calm when it happens to you, and may serve as a reminder of how to behave the next time you are the frustrated customer.

Deciding between right and right. You may have numerous great ideas for making it big. Deciding between lots of possible ideas, or choosing between right and right, isn’t easy. Tempting though it may be to back track and start over, pick a project and see it through.

Successful people stick with their plans. They accept the project might fail. They also accept that it could turn out well. Your ideas will never come to fruition if you change your direction every few months. Success doesn’t have to happen over night to happen at all. Staying the course, even when you have to choose between many great ideas is necessary to achieve goals.

Asking for that promotion. If you want to get ahead while working for someone else, ask yourself first what you can do to make the organization more successful. Then, ask your boss. By putting yourself in her shoes, you are demonstrating your ability to lead within the organization. The boss’s role is to make more money for herself and her shareholders. If you demonstrate how you can contribute to that goal you are well on your way to professional growth.

Remember: by enriching others, you enrich yourself.

Obtaining start-up capital. So you want to own your own business but don’t know where or how to get the money? Matthias Schmelz says get it from your own pockets. Relying on other people’s money to make your own is risky. It can be tough to pay back loans. It’s okay to grow slowly. If growing slowly allows you to use your own capital, then do it.

You can also look for ways to reduce the amount of capital you need. As mentioned before, growing slowly is a great method. If you really don’t have the capital to do it on your own, look for a company willing to sell their goods and services on consignment. By selling on consignment, you get paid first and pay your expenses second. Taken from an interview between Lance Hood from SuccessInsiders.com and Matthias Schmelz.


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This was taken from an interview between Lance Hood from SuccessInsiders.com and Matthias Schmelz.