To be successful you need to learn to focus on one thing. Doing many things means you’re not doing any of them. Sometimes you have to decide what not to do.
Wisdom story: The king, the con artist, the chessboard and rice
The chessboard and rice story demonstrates the consequences of exponential growth. It also shows how to solve a problem thinking outside the box.
Leadership story: Why to join in and help your team no matter who you are
A short story that shows the difference between a leader or a boss. No matter a person’s rank or public stature a true leader will join in and help when the team needs it.
Problem solving story: When a crow had to think outside the box to survive
Today’s short story provides you with a great example of how not to give up and why to develop an “outside of the box” mindset to find the right solution.
Problem solving story: The magic of seeing a flaw as an opportunity
As you will read in this short problem-solving story you need to have a great “outside the box” mindset to see an opportunity in the flaw and not a problem.
Mindset story: Are you going to do something about it or will you just talk
When a situation or a problem arises are you the one who just talks about the problem or are you the one that is willing to do something about it.
Problem solving story: How a daughter solved her father’s tough puzzle
When you get stuck with solving a certain problem remember that you solve a puzzle by taking a step back and taking another look.
Mindset story: Is it a problem having three strands of hair and then none
There are people who see a problem in every situation and then there are those who see an opportunity in every situation. Which one are you?
Problem solving story: How to tell the king that his solution isn’t suitable
True leaders know what they know and what they don’t. They find the right person to come up with a solution to a problem they know they can’t solve alone.
Story about stress: What to do when a clock has a nervous breakdown
Things aren’t always what they seem, that is why it is important to keep a calm mind when solving a problem. A nervous breakdown won’t help you solve it.