Headaches are problems that cause pain. The motivation to to resolve them or work around them is to alleviate the pain. We have to find what’s broken and fix it.
Opportunities are paths that lie before us. The motivation to prioritize and choose from among them is to fulfill their potential and our own. We have to find what’s working and make it better.
Dreams are non-existent possibilities that lie beyond our current reality. The motivation to summon them into existence is to overcome our current limitations and create a better world. We have to forget what we believe to be true and see what happens.
Many–and perhaps most–of our challenges fall into one of these categories, and the key is understanding the task we’re facing: Am I curing a headache? Am I pursuing an opportunity? Am I dreaming a dream?
Photos by Brandon Grasley, Valeria Everett and Daniel Lobo.