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Escaping vs. Solving: A Critical Mistake
Why avoiding tough decisions keeps you stuck longer
Matthias Miller
June 10, 2025
If you’re human, you’ve had to navigate challenging situations:
partnership conflicts
relational challenges
cashflow challenges
health issues
personnel issues
I love this quote from Alex Charfen:
The only perfect business, the only business with no problems, no challenges, no issues, is the one that closed down.
If you find yourself in a challenging situation, you need to know two things:
You will not escape your current situation until you learn the lesson.
Attempting to escape your current situation will keep you from learning the lesson.
This leads to a simple, uncomfortable conclusion:
The fastest way out of your situation is through it.
You will not learn the lesson without facing the situation head-on. Avoidance is the achilles’ heel of every human—including myself.
What situation are you tolerating right now?
What conversation or action are you avoiding?
Where are you hoping for someone else to save you?
Perhaps most importantly:
Would you be willing to take the first step to walk through this situation?