Mindset

Duke Ellington’s quote, “A problem is a chance for you to do your best.” Suggests that challenges can become opportunities instead of obstacles. Instead of seeing problems as negative, you can view it as room to grow and push through. It’s a way of seeing things differently, a new perspective on life. Many people have problems and make them way bigger than they need to be, dragging them on and complaining about how they can’t fix it. They would rather stay in that victim mentality then have the life and happiness they want. Well you can’t always fix it but you can start a new day and reflect and grow.

I agree with Duke Ellington’s statement because many accomplishements stem from a problem. I say this because many people have roadblocks or troubles when doing something for the first time or something that is harder. For example, Duke Ellignton faced racial discrimination through his music career and instead of allowing all the hate to silence him, he used it as motivation to prove them wrong. This also happens in every day life. When I wasn’t doing good in math class I fell really behind, but that set me up for better studying habits, asking for help more, and managing my time better. That helped me pass the class and also helped me with all my other classes. I created this problem myself, for not trying hard enough. I ignored my homeworks and my practice tests, and I was to scared to ask for help. And for a long time I sat in the negative just thinking I can’t do it and I wasn’t smart enough to pass my class. But when I finally decided to make it better and asked for help I didn’t realize how easy it is to make growth out of problems.

Maybe not every problem will feel like an opportunity right when it happens, but most people take a second to think and reflect on their problem. It can seem very overwhelming but his statement is more about a mindset. Training yourself to see the positive and not stay stuck in the negative. If you don’t change and grow then you will never learn and all of your problems will keep coming back. You have to get up and work hard.

“No Known Restrictions: Duke Ellington by Gordon Parks, 1942 (LOC)” by pingnews.com is marked with Public Domain Mark 1.0.