Frank’s Coaching Blog

Recently I became a bit frustrated. I had been working on many projects since the beginning of the year. And for a variety of reasons, I felt very unsatisfied with the outcomes. Pressure was building up, and then there came the point where I though I just can’t stand it anymore. Here I was with several options: change my MO, give projects up, or hang in there.

Honestly, the change option didn’t really pop up. I just added it in hindsight. What actually filled my mind was the idea of giving up, and put some stuff to RIP.  At the same time I knew that this was a cheap way out, so hanging in there came in second.

I then did a reframe. A classic one, a textbook example. Within the sea of frustration I was feeling, I told myself that the most important breakthroughs happen usually right after we are just about to give up.

This instantly inserted some hope into the system, and things began to lighten up. This thought helped me to bear with the situation, and I decided to hang in there. Result? Still hanging in there at the time of the post.

Frank