Do you often feel stymied by obstacles in your career or personal life? It’s easy to get mired in the same negative patterns of thinking or action (or inaction) that leave you feeling bad or like you are just spinning your wheels. It’s like wearing blinders that keep you focused in one direction even when that’s not the best direction to take.
When sports teams get into these cycles, they call it playing a “losing game.” To break the cycle, management might shift gears by shaking up the roster, trading players or firing the coach. We can similarly shift gears by changing the way we look at, assess, and act on a situation. Imagine that you’re about to host an outdoor party when suddenly it starts pouring. You would not continue to set up tables and chairs in the rain. You would brainstorm workable alternatives. That’s the mindset to bring to any type of problem.
There are three ways to deal with any stressful situation–change the situation…change your attitude toward the situation or the way you think about it…or remove yourself from the situation. The technique for changing your attitude is called reframing. There are seven ways to reframe depending the type of dilemma you are facing.
If you would like to know more about these seven ways and feel stuck in a situation, please feel free to contact me at holtadams2002@yahoo.com or 361-442-9590. I would love to help you change your mindset and tackle obstacles in your life.