Many problems are minor when you solve them right away, but grow into an enormous conflict when you let them linger.

As a rule of thumb, fix it now.

Usually we feel that there’s a large problem and we have to fix it. The instruction is to stop. Do something unfamiliar. Do anything besides rushing off in the same old direction, up to the same old tricks.

Ask yourself what “problem” you have right now, not next year, tomorrow, or five minutes from now. What is wrong with this moment?

Do not spend too much time planning or trying to anticipate and solve problems before they happen. That is just another kind of excuse for procrastination. Until you start, you won’t know where the problems will occur. You won’t have the experience to solve them. Instead, get into action, and solve the problems as they arise.

The best way to solve any problem is to remove the cause.

Solve big problems early.

Rebound after one missed workout, not a decade of inactivity.

Repair a strained relationship the next day, not years later.

Fix overspending before it becomes a lifestyle.

Problems with simple solutions at first become difficult to unwind over time.

If you don’t know how to fix it, please, stop breaking it.

If you see something that's wrong, you've got to do something about it.

If something is wrong, fix it if you can. But train yourself not to worry. Worry never fixes anything.

Apply whatever force it is necessary to employ, to stop things quickly. The main thing is stop it. The quicker you stop it, the more lives you save.

I don’t want to be a great problem solver. I want to avoid problems — prevent them from happening and doing it right from the beginning.

Don't fight the problem, decide it.

Don't find fault. Find a remedy.

Stop doing what is easy. Start doing what is right.