Are you a Problem Solver?

Thanks for sharing this. This is the first I have seen a discussion in this interest. YES I am a problem solver. I enjoy solving problems. I don't know how to be considered as 'good' problem solver in life, but I do know that the more problems we solve the easier we solve the next one if it is from the same criteria of problem we solved before.

i am a bad problem solver. whenever something goes wrong, i am anxious and complain to all my friends. they usually figure out that my problem is not that bad and advise me to calm down. i think that we have to fix almost everything ourselves, other people can't just give us sympathy and support. and by confronting with difficulties, we will be much more patient and smart to overcome bad situations. i have been living far from my family for 2 years and now i realize i have to learn to deal with everything on my own, my parents love me but they can't help me when i need.so, rely on others if u can but try to be a good solver

Maturity has helped me to attack my problems and not flee from them like I did when I was younger. I try to find a ways not only to find solution to that problem but when it happens again the future so I would know how to deal with them the next time. As much as possible, I try to fix things by myself because I don't want to involve anyone except those people who seem to be at my beck and call and lucky for me, I do have people to count on. They're not abundant but I can count on a few ones.

I am definitely a problem solver, I solve my problems alone, although of course I always ask for the opinion of those who are close to me... I also like helping my friends solve their problems it's a great way to have a closer relationship with them, and I just really can't stand it when a friend is having a problem and she doesn't know what to do with her life...

I work as a counselor here and so you would say that counselling and problem solving are my forte... That's not true of course. I try my best to solve problems by giving suggestions and advices to people who ask me for help. I feel all of us have experience of some kind or the other and if we can make use of this experience to assist others there is no harm involved. But there are some matters on which I avoid counselling - Where big money is involved, Where it is the question of someone's health or life, politics, ... Does that make me a problem solver? I merely give my recommendations with the tagline - "Go Ahead Use Your Brain... I show you the path... Walk or Not Is Your Decision"

no proble in one's life if you have enough good friends and good families. just ask your friends for help if it come to . or your families could help you especially you come to bigger problems . so most imprtand is that youself must do it right . then no problem there .

Whenever there is a problem, I try to fix it...I wouldn't say that I'm a great problem solver but I always try to fix it when I notice the problem...sometimes I need help & other times I don't, I guess it depends in the situation but I do try to fix things myself before I ask for help.

I am pretty self-sufficient when it comes to fixing things. I am somewhat mechanically inclined, so I can usually come up with a solution. I still call on a professional for major repairs, and even for some preventative maintenance, but I do the simple stuff myself. I have a pretty good selection of tools (both hand tools and power tools) on hand, so I have the stuff to handle most routine things. I like working on things, but it is important to know the limitations of what I can and cannot do. Some people would be surprised at just how easy some repairs around the house are if they would just do a little research and give it a try themselves. Recently, the defrost timer on my refrigerator went out, causing the refrigerator not to work. My father-in-law is a retired Sears repairman, came over and showed me what I needed to do. I took the old timer off, and I took it with me to the appliance store the next day after workto get a new one. When I got home with the new part that day, I installed the new part in just a few minutes, and the refrigerator was working like new. The new timer was about $40. If I had called a service technician to fix the problem, I would have had to pay the $40 for the part, and the labor cost would have likely been $85-$100, so fixing the problem myself ended up saving me $85 or more. Some other home repairs can be equally as simple, and most of the time, you can save yourself the labor costs that a service technician would charge you. For instance, I change the air filters, oil, spark plugs, and blades on my lawn mowers myself. The blades are about $30 for my riding mower, and I can change them myself in 1/2 an hour or less. The oil, spark plugs, and air filters for my mowers are less than $10 each, and I can change all these in a matter of minutes. Considering the fact that most small-engine mechanics charge an average of $80 per hour in labor charges, it is easy to see how performing these routine tasks yourself can save you a lot of money over the life of the mower. I also change my own oil, air filter, anti-freeze, and other routine tasks on my truck as well. I leave changing the spark plugs to the professionals simply because some of the spark plugs are very difficult to reach. I could probably do myself, but this is something that doesn't have to be done very often, and I don't really want the aggravation or the hassle of having to struggle with it myself, so I just take it to a shop to have it done. I also leave the other more difficult repairs for someone else to do. Since I got married, and got a house of my own, I have actually surprised myself at some of the things I have been able to do on my own. My dad is very skilled at fixing, maintaining, and building things. Over the years, he did many things around our home. Unfortunately, I never really learned how to do most of the things he did, but over the ten years since I got married, I have learned to do a few things on my own. I am still learning to do things as the need arises.

Hi mightyspartan! As one swallow does not make a summer it's true too to say that solving one problem does not make one a problem solver. There are problems that require an immediate solution as there are which require long term permanent solution. As there are simple there are complex problems as well. Depending on each it may just take us alone or a few to have the problems solved. As there are many different types of problems one right solution does not fit all. No matter how small or how big a problem is it pays to have more brains to work on.