2. Think about a major
mistake you made in the
last year. You might feel
an instant rush of dread
and regret.
3. But chances are, the
mistake was part of an
experience with more
successes than
failures. And if you
thought about it, might
have been one of the
greatest learning
experiences in the year.
5. Remember, you are in
control. You’re in
control of how you
view an experience,
the meaning you
assign to it, the
emotion it creates, and
your reaction to it.
6. Reframing is one of the most powerful ways
to take charge of your life.
7. Here are negative situations and
some possible reframes:
1. “My boss yells at me all the time.”
POSSIBLE REFRAME:
“It’s great to have a boss that cares
enough to tell me how he/she really feels.
I should have been fired.”
8. Here are negative situations and
some possible reframes:
POSSIBLE REFRAME:
“That’s outstanding! I made more money
this year than last year.”
2. “I had to pay $4,000 more in income tax
this year.”
9. Here are negative situations and
some possible reframes:
POSSIBLE REFRAME:
“It’s wonderful that now I’m aware of my
pattern of behavior in the past, I can
figure out how to change it forever!”
3. “Every time I start to get ahead, I
sabotage my success.”
10. Almost every seemingly
negative experience can
be reframed into a
positive. How often have
you said to yourself,
“Someday I’ll look back
on this and laugh.” Why
wait for “someday?” Why
not look back and laugh
at it now? It’s all a matter
of perspective.
11. Have you ever gone
somewhere expecting to
have a bad time and
instead met someone
special or made an
incredible business
connection?
13. When you start seeing things differently,
you’ll start to see life as filled with gems to
unearth and respond differently. Then you’ll
find that it’s not your situation that
improves… it’s yourself!