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Reframing—The Shortest Path from Threat to Opportunity
If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.
—MILTON BERLE
At its core, reframing describes the skill of consciously and intentionally thinking about a situation in a new or different way. This, in turn, allows us to shift the meaning we attach to the situation, the actions we take, and the results we achieve. The operative word in our definition is skill. In other words, it’s not something some are gifted with and others are not. With practice, reframing can be learned by anyone.
reframe [ri: ‘ freım]
The skill of consciously thinking about a situation in a new or different way to change how you interpret the situation, the actions you take, and the results you achieve
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