Problems. We all have them. As many who listen to these Teleseminars know, we often even refer to goals as problems. Why? Because while the goal itself may not be a problem, the fact that we have to devise a way to attain that goal is.

Thus, goals are problems.

We can solve any problem, though, by using what is taught in The Master Key System. It's all there.

To make it easy for you, I listed the "five simple steps" to solve any problem.

I did this for two reasons.

The first is that a majority of what I do is solving problems. I am very good at it. It's part of my nature. I also love doing it. I sometimes go nuts if I don't have a problem to solve. I enjoy "crunching the numbers" and thinking about the various possibilities and solutions.

I must admit that sometimes I do it to my detriment, as I can easily be either be distracted or overly involved in solving the problem. I'm getting better, though. (And often, isn't that what all this stuff is about?)

The second reason I decided to list these five simple steps is because when you look at successful people, the number one thing they generally do is ... You guessed it! ... Solve problems! From good middle managers to politicians to titans of industry, successful people are known as "problem solvers." We refer to them when we need help with something. We go to them when we encounter obstacles. We go to them because we know -- or at the very least we hope -- that they can solve or help us solve our problem.

So, let's not tarry any further. Let's get to solving our problems!The 5 Simple Steps to Solve Any ProblemGot a flat? Not a big problem when you know the Master Key System!

When I delivered these steps, I used as my running example a person getting a flat tire. That's something everyone can relate to. It's also very tangible. I should mention here, though, that these very same steps are to be used on any problem we encounter, from the tangible to the intangible, from the small to the large.

Here are the steps:

Assess your current situation.Define your end result.Assess your resources.Act!Wash - Rinse - Repeat, if necessary.

1. Assess Your Current SituationThe very first step to solving any problem is to assess your current situation. That means to know exactly where you are and where you stand.

This can be quite difficult to do, especially when you start to go for your big (and perhaps not as tangible) goals.

It's difficult because we sometimes run into two difficulties between which we vacillate.

The first is that we sometimes over-esteem our virtues, or "positives." The second is that we sometimes underestimate our flaws, or "negatives." To add to the difficulty, sometimes those are switched: we underestimate our positives and overestimate our negatives.

Using and knowing The Master Key System, though, we understand that to really do this properly -- and perhaps easily? -- we have to be most "dispassionate" and objective as we assess our situation.

We want a very balanced and true estimation of where we stand. We want to have a level head -- not panic-y and all "end-of-the-world-y" but also not "rose-tinted-glasses."

As we learned from the exercises in The Master Key System, it's important to relax, remain clam, and to not let our emotions rule us.

Got it? Good. Let's go to step 2.2. Define the End ResultThis step utilizes two very important things we learned in The Master Key System: using visualization and using our creative imagination.

Here, you are to visualize exactly what your ideal outcome is to be. In other words, what is your "problem solved" state?

Define it. Be thorough about it. Use your creative imagination to construct it. Visualize it.3. Assess Your ResourcesIn this, the third step, you're going to assess the resources you have at your disposal, be they people, places, or things.

It should be mentioned that this step will play hand in hand with Step #2, in which you are visualizing your end result.