Years ago, when I was actively learning how to manage my mental landscape, I learned about a tool called “Reframing.” Simply stated, you look at a situation from different vantage points—like you would look at a beautiful sculpture in a museum. As you engage in the process of reframing, each vantage point provides a new and different perspective. A natural outgrowth of the reframing process is the formulation of new questions—many which we might never have considered had we not engaged in reframing.
After many decades of practicing the process of reframing—and teaching it to others—I have come to believe, strongly, that the level of our lives is strongly related to the quality of the questions we ask ourselves. Better questions often lead to better and more empowering insights.
I just finished a remote, life-coaching session, and I’m finalizing my session notes, because I have to go over my facilitator notes for the remote workshop I am delivering this afternoon—with participants from across the country.
Sitting here in my office, I am amazed at how my business has evolved over the past year. Before the pandemic, I conducted all my workshops and coaching sessions in person, which required a lot of travel. Because of the pandemic, I had to reinvent my business—or go out of business! So, I decided to learn how to conduct my business on line.
As I consider my trusty, reframing question (What could be good about this situation?), I would have to respond by saying that my business market has greatly expanded—especially for the life coaching portion of my business.
As we all know, life is full of irony. I find it incredibly ironic that I had to experience a pandemic and the specter of losing my business in order to seriously consider how to take my business to the next level. Today, I am thankful that I took the opportunity to reinvent myself and my business.
I would love to hear your answers to the question: “What could be good about this situation?”