Quotes About Solution-oriented

He had always said there was nothing that a list couldn't solve. Conquer the details and you conquer the problem.

Having a positive mental attitude is asking how something can be done rather than saying it can't be done.

When your real goal is finding the dog, fixing the ceiling, and preventing such incidents in the future, focusing on blame is a waste of time. It neither helps you understand the problem looking back, nor helps you fix it going forward.

I've always been a collaborator. For me, it's, 'What's the issue I'm trying to solve? Who are the people we need to bring around the table to solve it?'

Why it can't be done is not acceptable; I must discover how it can be done.

A real leader spends his time fixing the problem instead of finding who to blame.

In life, never spend more than 10 percent of your time on the problem, and spend at least 90 percent of your time on the solution.

Don't worry about why it went wrong. Just damn well put it right.

If something doesn't go your way, then look for another way. If something's broken, fix it.

I'm incredibly boring and logical, so if I have a problem I will try and fix that problem.

I'm a fixer by nature.

Mitt Romney has spent his entire life finding ways to solve problems.

My parents are the hardest-working people I ever knew: they always worked every day, all day; they had to come up with the solutions to make things work. And I think that work ethic, maybe stubbornness, single-mindedness, definitely played a role for me. I'm definitely thankful for my roots.

Every great, successful person I know shares the capacity to remain centered, clear and powerful in the midst of emotional "storms." How do they accomplish this? Most of them have a fundamental rule: In life, never spend more than 10 percent of your time on the problem, and spend at least 90 percent of your time on the solution. Most important, don't sweat the small stuff… and remember, it's all small stuff!

In life, never spend more than 10 percent of your time on the problem, and spend at least 90 percent of your time on the solution. Most important, don't sweat the small stuff… and remember, it's all small stuff!

What good does it do to be afraid? It doesn't help anything. You better try and figure out what's happening and correct it.

Make small commitments and keep them. Be a light, not a judge. Be a model, not a critic. Be part of the solution, not part of the problem.

effective people are not problem-minded; they're opportunity-minded. They feed opportunities and starve problems. They think preventively. They have genuine Quadrant I crises and emergencies that require their immediate attention, but the number is comparatively small.

A responsible person decides to make a problem his or her problem, and then works diligently—even ambitiously—for its solution, with other people, in the most efficient manner possible (efficient, because there are other problems to solve, and efficiency allows for the conservation of resources that might then be devoted importantly elsewhere).

Having a positive mental attitude is asking how something can be done rather than saying it can't be done.

Write down a problem you are having in your life. Then list ten specific actions you can take to resolve or at least improve this situation. This will move you from problem thinking into solution thinking. First, there's a good chance you'll solve the problem. Second, you'll feel a heck of a lot better.

Remove the rock from your shoe rather than learn to limp comfortably.

14. Motivate yourself into action: Be your own cheerleader. Look for the good in every situation. Focus on the solution rather than the problem. Always be optimistic and constructive.

A good executive, when things aren't going well, gets down and finds out what's going wrong and tries to fix it.