When our knowledge increases, our problems shrink.

When our knowledge stays the same or decreases, our problems continue to get bigger and bigger and bigger.

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Today's episode theme is this three-step equation that will solve all your problems.

I know what you're thinking. You want to know right now what this equation is because we all

have problems. It's so normal in our day-to-day lives whether our problem is the fact that we have

something going on at work, whether our problem is the fact that we have something at home, whether

your problem is you're trying to record a podcast and someone keeps horning outside in New York,

whichever one it is. We all experience problems and none of us can avoid them. How do we solve them?

How do we deal with them? How do we work through them? Norman Vincent Peel once said,

problems are to the mind what exercise is to the muscles. They toughen and make you strong.

That's fascinating to think about because when we exercise and we're pushing the muscles,

they strengthen same with problems. When we have that resistance in our life,

when we work through it, break through it, we also become stronger. Now that is true when we solve

them. So this is usually the equation we use to solve problems. Think about it like this.

You've had a long hard week at work. Plus, addition, your dog's been on well. Plus,

you have a friend's birthday this weekend. Equals, you feel you need to let loose this weekend.

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