{"id":29703,"date":"2015-01-13T21:45:55","date_gmt":"2015-01-14T05:45:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/?p=29703"},"modified":"2015-01-21T08:35:15","modified_gmt":"2015-01-21T16:35:15","slug":"7-unconventional-answers-lifes-pressing-problems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/7-unconventional-answers-lifes-pressing-problems\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Unconventional Answers to Life’s most Pressing Problems"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Do you ever watch personal development videos on You Tube?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I do. I used to watch them all the time and one day, about a year and a half ago, two things really struck me.<\/p>\n

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  1. They\u2019re so damn long.<\/strong> The \u2018guru\u2019 can take between 10 and 30 minutes, sometimes going off point, to answer the question or talk about their area of expertise.<\/li>\n
  2. They overload you with information.<\/strong> The subject may be something fairly clear like building confidence but you\u2019re gonna get a cluster bomb of an answer. Stand back while you\u2019re bombarded with 10 different steps ranging from the useful to the downright trivial.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Hmmm, I thought, I have an idea. What if I was to make a series of videos that gave viewers just one answer <\/strong>to the problem they face and were no longer than 4 minutes in length?\u00a0 That way, I wouldn\u2019t take up too much of their time and also give them a clear solution they could action in their day to day lives.<\/p>\n

    Yes, I said to myself, you\u2019re onto a winner. And so, The Real Answer<\/strong> series was born. \u00a0I proceeded to make 7 videos dealing with issues that we all face and how to solve them.<\/p>\n

    But me being me, I couldn\u2019t just give any old answer. It had to be THE answer, the most definitive, clearest and effective solution<\/p>\n

    And guess what?<\/strong><\/p>\n

    When you\u2019re looking for the REAL answers, the place to find it is outside<\/em> the mainstream.<\/p>\n

    So without further ado, I present to you, 7 unconventional answers (taken from my video series) that will get you thinking and hopefully have a positive impact on some of the issues you face.<\/p>\n

    Answer Number 1: How to be Confident<\/strong><\/h2>\n

    It\u2019s not affirmations, empowering clothing and it\u2019s not even your posture and the way you carry yourself. Don\u2019t get me wrong, these can help but the only real way to build long lasting confidence is to face your fears<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

    The confidence of a person can be measured in the amount battles they\u2019ve been through. Yes, you may have quivered throughout that presentation you gave or bumbled your words when approaching that beautiful woman or man you like, but you had the balls to do it.<\/p>\n

    Confidence grows through this because of a human beings amazing ability to adapt. Keep putting yourself in fear inducing situations and eventually the strength of your terror will subside. When this happens, you start to relax, and when you start to relax, you\u2019re free to give the best of yourself to the task at hand.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Answer Number 2: How to Find your Passion<\/strong><\/h2>\n

    The commonly held belief is that this is very difficult to do. After all, a shocking 81{54c12dad2cc2b53ae830e39915b1a3e70288dbcbbeb8bbf8395437c5dc3c512c} of people<\/a> in employed work are uninspired by their jobs. \u00a0Viewed like this, there\u2019s a global epidemic of wasted lives.<\/p>\n

    Understandably, this is something you want to avoid but doing so requires a little lateral thinking. You see most people don\u2019t lack passions; they lack the <\/em>courage to pursue them<\/em><\/a>. <\/em>You probably already have a workable idea but what are you doing to make it happen?<\/p>\n

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    Answer Number 3: How to be Successful<\/strong><\/h2>\n

    I need to warn you that society considers the answer I\u2019m about to give dangerous. It\u2019ll tell you to work hard, keep your head down and play the game. If you do all of these things then one day you\u2019ll live in a big house, own multiple cars and have respect.<\/p>\n

    Yeah right! <\/strong><\/p>\n

    While there\u2019s a chance this might occur, even if you do get to the front of the rat race, it\u2019s more than likely the things you\u2019ll notice the most are how stressed you are by your 50 plus hour a week job and how a little piece of you dies every day through having to conform.<\/p>\n

    Of course, there is another kind of success \u2013 the one where YOU set the agenda. However, to succeed outside the system, your project, idea or dream will have to become an obsession<\/a> in your mind. Only this strength of mental focus will galvanise all of your energy and provide you with the motivation, answers and persistence to forge your own path.<\/p>\n

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    Answer Number 4: How to Overcome Depression \u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n

    This is my most controversial answer. Remember, my intention in saying what I\u2019m about to say is to enlighten, not offend.<\/p>\n

    It is my belief, and that of a psychiatrist<\/a> imminently more qualified than me, that most people diagnosed with depression don\u2019t<\/em> need prescription drugs.<\/p>\n

    What\u2019s the solution then?<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Put simply, START LIVING A LIFE<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    Think about it, is it any wonder so many people feel miserable and low on energy when we work jobs we don\u2019t enjoy, spend an endless amount of time doing them and are conditioned to ignore our true feelings?<\/p>\n

    The antidote, therefore, is to give free reign to your dreams and desires. Start doing what you want to do, not what is expected of you. Remember, that low energy state you\u2019re experiencing is your soul\u2019s way of communicating and telling you to set your sights higher.<\/p>\n

    Answer Number 5: How to Deal with Failure<\/strong><\/h2>\n

    \u2018Failure is feedback\u2019 goes the famous saying. \u00a0While I don\u2019t wish to knock a useful NLP presupposition, I do want to draw your attention to another factor that makes the experience more palatable.<\/p>\n

    What if you only needed to win one time out of ten<\/a> to be a success?<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Sound odd doesn\u2019t it, but when you break down even the highest of achievers success rates, you\u2019ll discover that they\u2019re not as awe inspiring as we\u2019re led to believe.<\/p>\n

    Tim Ferriss got rejected by 26 publishers before the 27th<\/sup> he approached agreed to publish his Four Hour Work Week.<\/em><\/p>\n

    Colonel Sanders was rejected 1009 times before a restaurant agreed to use his recipe.<\/p>\n

    Michael Jordan missed more than 9000 shots in his career.<\/p>\n

    So don\u2019t be concerned the next time you fail to get a client, don\u2019t get the job or make a loss on an investment. Hold out for the occasions that you do.<\/p>\n

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    Answer Number 6: How to be Happy<\/strong><\/h2>\n

    It\u2019s all about your energy.<\/strong> While the system seeks to convince us we can only be happy through greater consumption, the research would suggest otherwise. In fact, being in the highest income bracket of your country will only make you 3.5{54c12dad2cc2b53ae830e39915b1a3e70288dbcbbeb8bbf8395437c5dc3c512c} happier<\/a> than the average.<\/p>\n

    So if the big car, grand house, expensive holidays and designer clothes aren\u2019t going to make you that much happier, what will? <\/strong><\/p>\n

    The paradoxical answer is, taking ownership of your happiness.<\/a> You have to work at raising your energy regardless of life\u2019s ups and downs. Every day, you have to focus on the thoughts that get you feeling good and eliminate the ones that depress you. \u00a0This way your mood will be dictated by you and not your environment.<\/p>\n

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    Answer Number 7: How to Sleep Better<\/strong><\/h2>\n

    Some YouTube videos were telling me I needed to buy lavender scented pillows, set my alarm at exactly the same time each morning and get into bed at exactly the same time each night, but after years spent as an insomniac I knew this advice did little to assist consistent sleep.<\/p>\n

    So what did?<\/strong><\/p>\n

    I only began to sleep properly after I stopped worrying about my sleep<\/a><\/em>. \u00a0I had to LET GO.<\/p>\n

    This meant;<\/p>\n