Due to my friend and mentor Rob Thomas’ philosophically-inspiring blog post I have been spun into a bout of lawsuit funding free association . . .

With the Beijing Summer Olympics closing ceremony last night fresh in my mind, I instantly think of my complete Chinese vocabulary–three words.  Besides “nee hao” (hello) and “shie shie” (Thank you), the third Chinese word I know is “wei ji”, which, beleive it or not, is related to lawsuit funding.

“Wei ji” means “crisis” in English.  Is a “wei ji” in your life making you seek a lawsuit loan?

If so, you’ll be happy to discover that “wei ji” is written with two characters.  The first character “Wei” means “Danger or Peril”, but the second character, “Ji”, means “Opportunity”.

So, even though you may be in a “wei ji” at the moment, with the simple change of your viewpoint, you can turn crisis into an opportunity.

How can you apply this to everyday life?

• Instead of getting depressed when you get fired at work, view it as a blessing and find a better job, start a home business, take a vacation, etc.
• Instead of sobbing for weeks when your boyfriend cheats on you, dump him and find a better one.  Simple.
• Instead of continuing an argument with fellow employees at work, use it as an opportunity to showcase your communication and problem-solving skills.

This isn’t just “making the best of it”, it’s believing it is the best, thus making it so.

As you can see, this is “when life gives you lemons, make lemonade” on steroids.  It’s a secret that the ultra-successful in the world use when their lives are upside-down . . .  to magically turn their problems upside-down.  With this positive outlook on life, every problem is a blessing and an opportunity to make things better.

In one of my favorite philosophical books, “Illusions: The Adventure of a Reluctant Messiah” by Richard Bach, it says:

“There is

no such thing as a problem

without a gift for you

in its hands.

You seek problems

because you need

their gifts.”

After a little research online, I learned my fourth Chinese word, “zhuan ji”, which means “turn for the better”.

If you’re looking to create a “zhuan ji” in your life, give us at My Legal Advance a call and we’ll help you do just that.

‘Til next time,

Jason Argall