--- title: It’s just an Issue description: It’s just an Issue image: https://info.eosworldwide.com/hs-fs/file-3096228617-jpg/blog-files/its-just-an-issue-300x223.jpg --- - [2020 EOS Conference](https://eosconference.com/) - Request a Speaker - [Become an EOS Implementer](https://eosi.eosworldwide.com) - [Find an EOS Implementer](https://eosimplementers.com/) - Contact - [**Login to Base Camp**](https://bc.eosworldwide.com) - [Base Camp](https://www.eosworldwide.com/base-camp-overview) - [Blog](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog) [MENU](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/9610/eos/its-issue/#sidr) - What is EOS? - [EOS Model](https://eosworldwide.hs-sites.com/eos-model) - [EOS Process](https://eosworldwide.hs-sites.com/eos-process) - [EOS Toolbox](https://eosworldwide.hs-sites.com/eos-toolbox) - [EOS History & Team](https://eosworldwide.hs-sites.com/eos-story-team) - [EOS Implementers](https://eosworldwide.hs-sites.com/what-is-an-eos-implementer) - Why EOS Works - [Why EOS Works](https://eosworldwide.hs-sites.com/why-eos-works) - [Real World Results](https://eosworldwide.hs-sites.com/testimonials) - [EOS Books](https://www.eosworldwide.com/traction-library) - [EOS Tools](https://www.eosworldwide.com/eos-tools) - [Base Camp](https://www.eosworldwide.com/base-camp-overview) - [**Get Started**](https://eosworldwide.hs-sites.com/get-started) - [Find an EOS Implementer](https://www.eosimplementers.com) - [Become an Implementer](https://eosi.eosworldwide.com) - [Contact](https://eosworldwide.hs-sites.com/contact) - [Base Camp Login](https://basecamp.eosworldwide.com) - [Blog](http://blog.eosworldwide.com) - [Request a Speaker](https://www.eosworldwide.com/book-a-speaker) - [2020EOS Conference](https://eosconference.com/) Close ![Header-Placeholder.jpg](https://info.eosworldwide.com/hs-fs/hubfs/eos-blog2.jpg?width=1678&name=eos-blog2.jpg "Header-Placeholder.jpg") ## EOS Worldwide Blog Advice and Insight for Entrepreneurs and Leadership Teams ##### Search the Blog : # [It’s just an Issue](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/9610/eos/its-issue/) Written by[Rene Boer](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/author/rene-boer) on July 30, 2012 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [Implementers](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/topic/implementers) [EOS](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/topic/eos) [![](https://info.eosworldwide.com/hs-fs/file-3096228617-jpg/blog-files/its-just-an-issue-300x223.jpg?width=240&height=178&name=its-just-an-issue-300x223.jpg "It's just an issue")](https://info.eosworldwide.com/hs-fs/file-3096228617-jpg/blog-files/its-just-an-issue-300x223.jpg)If you’re overwhelmed by “136 issues” piling up on your desk, you’re not alone. As someone told me recently “I feel like my life is on post-its and bits of scrap paper.” Does this strike a chord with you? Take a deep breath. Tell yourself “it’s just an issue”. Not everything on your list is something you must do immediately. Often, this leads us to some bad behaviors: 1. Ignore it - hoping it will resolve itself 2. Kick it down the road - while telling everyone we’re working on it 3. Solve only the little issues - because, we tell ourselves, “I’m getting a lot done” 4. Pass it on to others - via middle-of-the-night emails and voice messages The best way to deal with issues is to follow the Issues Solving Track™. It starts with creating an Issues List. Get everything off your desk and out of your head and create a list of ideas, obstacles, barriers and things that *you think* need to get done. Once you’ve cleaned up the scraps of paper and you have everything on a list, you’re able to put things in perspective. Your **Issues List** has created context. As you look at everything as a whole you’re in a better position to **prioritize**. Take another deep breath. How many of those issues are only symptoms of a root cause? In the world of EOS, we follow 3 steps to make issues go away forever, **IDS (Identify, Discuss and Solve)**. A solution leads to either a decision (yes or no … not maybe) or a “to do” item. When we deal with 136 issues as 136 “to do” items we skip 5 important steps: 1. Build an Issues List 2. Prioritize the Issues 3. Identify the root cause 4. Discuss it 5. Solve it **The solution** ***may lead*** **to a "to do".** If you skip the steps above, you risk creating more work for yourself. Remember, you’re only human. 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