"If you have a big problem in your life, all that means is that you are being a small person!" ~ T. Harv Eker from Secrets of the Millionaire Mind
T. Harv has a great little story about the size of your problems vis-à-vis the size of you and your character.
Imagine you are a person with a character rating of 3 out of 10. You see a problem that is a 4 out of 10. How do you respond? You're stressed.
Now, imagine you've got a character that's 7 out of 10. How's that 4 problem look to you? Not that big of a deal, is it? Didn't think so.
OK. NOW, imagine that you've worked on yourself and developed a character of 10 (!) out of 10. You see that 4 problem? Or do you even SEE it as a problem if you're operating at a 10? I didn't think so. :)
Let's GROW and our problems will shrink.
It really *is* that simple. :)
To growth!