You don’t need to sugarcoat your struggles, and please don’t act like everything is fine when it isn’t. Yet, you can shift how you see things. It is called reframing.
Reframing means looking at a situation differently, not to deny pain, but to uncover possibility. Instead of “This is too hard,” try “This is hard, and yet, I can still get it done.”
It is the small shifts that often have the power to change big things. The small shift can allow you to remember your strength, your agency, and your choices.
Reframing will not make things magically better. However, it gives you more room to breathe. You are not powerless. You are not stuck. You’re just learning to see the same storm with steadier eyes and an understanding heart.
Author: Mike Balof
A retired Air Force Master Sergeant, Mike used to lay in bed at night and worry about what would happen if his plant closed or found himself without a job. One day his plant closed. Rather than panic and hysteria (OK, maybe a little) Mike found himself carried away on the adventure of his life. Mike started with the best job he ever had working at Home Depot. He spent 8 years working with job seekers at a local workforce center, helping them to find employment. He then started his own company developing courses, writing books and urging others to follow their own paths into the future.
Mike holds a Master of Arts in Adult Education and Training and a Bachelor of Business Management, earned through the University of Phoenix and an AAS degree in Electronics Systems Technology from the Community College of the Air Force. Mike is a member of the Delta Mu Delta Business Honor Society.
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