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Problems Don’t Solve Themselves

Keep Your Head in the Sand…

And Problems Will Fester.

You Need To Deal With Problems Right Away.

The right time to deal with a problem is right now. Let it linger and one of two things will happen:

  1. It will grow and grow and grow until it explodes into a gargantuan, stinking mess; or,
  2. It will disappear for a bit, only to re-emerge and explode into a gargantuan, stinking mess.

Why wait?

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February 19, 2007 Posted in Personal Development by

  • http://www.davidairey.com/blog David Airey

    True words.

    I posted a similar series of images (like the child scavenging) on my blog:

    http://www.davidairey.com/blog/your-rubbish-the…

    Very thought-provoking and keeps my perspective as it should be.

  • http://www.davidairey.com/blog David Airey

    True words.

    I posted a similar series of images (like the child scavenging) on my blog:

    http://www.davidairey.com/blog/your-rubbish-their-lives/

    Very thought-provoking and keeps my perspective as it should be.

  • http://blog.trieditmyself.com Jose

    You are so right.

    This goes for personal problems as well as business problems.

    Why couldn't I have read this post ten years ago!

  • http://blog.trieditmyself.com Jose

    You are so right.

    This goes for personal problems as well as business problems.

    Why couldn’t I have read this post ten years ago!

  • http://healthywebdesign.com Dawud Miracle

    Dead on. I've found this true of all problems. They never just go away. We can pretend they do/will. But they don't. And often, the longer we wait the worse they are when we finally get to dealing with them.

    So as you ask, “Why wait?”

  • http://healthywebdesign.com Dawud Miracle

    Dead on. I’ve found this true of all problems. They never just go away. We can pretend they do/will. But they don’t. And often, the longer we wait the worse they are when we finally get to dealing with them.

    So as you ask, “Why wait?”

  • http://www.instigatorblog.com Ben Yoskovitz

    Thanks for the comments folks. David – those are some tough pictures.

    I picked this one in particular because of the DKNY t-shirt – it just stood out to me.

    My picture posts don't seem to generate as many comments, but I still love them for their simplicity and visual strength…

  • http://www.instigatorblog.com Ben Yoskovitz

    Thanks for the comments folks. David – those are some tough pictures.

    I picked this one in particular because of the DKNY t-shirt – it just stood out to me.

    My picture posts don’t seem to generate as many comments, but I still love them for their simplicity and visual strength…

  • http://imtellall.com Tat

    I actually wouldn't have stopped scrolling if it hadn't been for the pictures. Maybe it's because they're so thought-provoking that people don't comment as much – a nothing-left-to-say thing.

  • http://imtellall.com Tat

    I actually wouldn’t have stopped scrolling if it hadn’t been for the pictures. Maybe it’s because they’re so thought-provoking that people don’t comment as much – a nothing-left-to-say thing.

  • http://www.instigatorblog.com Ben Yoskovitz

    Tat – maybe. I’m glad you enjoyed the post, and I appreciate the comment.

  • http://www.instigatorblog.com Ben Yoskovitz

    Tat – maybe. I'm glad you enjoyed the post, and I appreciate the comment.

  • http://www.justaphonecallaway.com Silvia Shields

    The pics certainly add a reality to the message, with which I can't agree more !

  • juliedermansky

    This site has used my image with out asking- i have a copyright on the image as noted on my flickr site with tag jsdart. It is unethical to use copyrighted images with out permission- and against the law. This site needs to remove my image right away or pay me my fee for usage. Social change- start at home.

  • http://www.instigatorblog.com Benjamin Yoskovitz

    Julie – My apologies, I've removed the image.

  • http://www.instigatorblog.com Benjamin Yoskovitz

    Julie – My apologies, I've removed the image.

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