Do you often feel stuck by obstacles in your career or personal life? It’s easy to get mired in the same negative patterns of negative thinking or action that leave you feeling bad or like you are just spinning your wheels. There are three ways ot deal with any stressful situation: 1. Change the situation, 2. Change your attitude toward the situation or the way you think about it, 3. or remove yourself from the situation. The technique for changing your attitude is called reframing which includes seven techniques to try and change your attitude. Today I will talk about two of those techniques.
Choose a positive interpretation of a negative situation. Example: you feel disappointed at having to cancel your trip of a lifetime due to the pandemic. Remind your self that disappointments happen, and, hopefully, you’ll be able to fly again soon. In the meantime, view the booked vacation time as an opportunity to relax, read, pursue a hobby, connect with friends and find other activities to fuel your curiosity and your soul.
Choose a more positive interpretation of an ambiguous situation. For example: someone yawns while you are presenting a presentation, and you take it as a sign that things are not going well. But that person is just as likely to be tired from a night of poor sleep as he/she is bored by your talk. You can choose to believe it’s a tired yawn. Another example is you try to talk to your spouse about something but he/she acts distant and rushes to end the conversation. The knee jerk reaction is to feel dismissed or to wonder what did I do wrong? It’s also possible that she had something on her mind and the timing wasn’t ideal for her to listen.
In the next blogs I will talk about five other reframing techniques and habits that hold you back.
Getting started on changing your beliefs can be daunting but with hypnosis and life coaching there are multiple tools to change the way you think. If you think I can help, please don’t hesitate to call me at 361.442.9590 or email at holtadams2002@yahoo.com