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Peter Bregman & Howie Jacobson - Four Steps to Help Others Change

Smart People Podcast

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What Is the Opportunity in the Problem?

The first step is to focus on the outcome that you want, and then find the opportunity in the problem. So if i'm eating too much sugar, it's only a problem because of this other outcome i want - which is bigger than the problence. The second step is to look at how that negative thing is serving you as a magic gold nugget That can help you figure out how to move forward in a productive way.

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