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Reframing

NLP Technique used to help create a different way of looking at a situation, person, or relationship by changing its meaning.

When to use Reframing?

I use it to shift a client's view of a particular problem, event, or person. When clients are able to view a situation from another perspective, opportunities for finding alternative, acceptable solutions to their problems increase.

How to use it?

The reframing technique helps look at situations from a slightly different perspective. When I watched the Olympics games in London in 2012, I realised all the journalists were always asking the same question to athletes: "Are you stressed?" Athletes would always answer the same thing: "I feel super excited.” What is incredible is that the symptoms for stress and excitement are the same: sweaty hands, short breath, accelerated heart rate. The athletes reframed these symptoms positively. I personally use this technique for myself or clients almost every day. If you are scared talking in public, you could reframe it as an "exciting challenge to help you grow."

With CliftonStrengths assessment
Reverse-engineering past successes
Analysing when you are in the flow
Inquiring reflective questions such as:
What do you get complimented on?
What do your colleagues, boss or friends value?
What do you like about you?

With CliftonStrengths assessment
Reverse-engineering past successes
Analysing when you are in the flow
Inquiring reflective questions such as:
What do you get complimented on?
What do your colleagues, boss or friends value?
What do you like about you?

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