Thing #2 - Lifelong learners part 2

The hardest of the 7 and 1/2 things to be a lifelong learner for me would have to be viewing problems as challenges.  I like to think that I enjoy a challenge.  However, I think that I really like to know that a challenge is on its way rather than to be surprised by it.  I am not much on surprises.  I know that I will eventually get over the shock and move into problem solving mode, but I think that I need to work on the speed at which I accept the problem as a challenge.