Reframing
What is success and what is failure? Is it all in the perspective?
When I invited Ibrahim to talk about his journey so far, I didn’t expect to be joking around during the conversation. But that’s exactly what happened. My newest episode on the Seven Eighths features Ibrahim Bashir.
Ibrahim has had a successful and almost non linear career trajectory (LinkedIn). So, going into the conversation, I anticipated it to be a serious one. I presumed I’ll hear about setbacks and regrets. Ibrahim surprised me. We laughed..a lot..over his rejections and misfortunes. Through the smiles and the easy conversation, Ibrahim shared his secret sauce - Reframing. Ibrahim had the unique ability to re-tell the story of his journey to himself in a way that helped him retune the experience to spotlight his strength. He noted that it is important to retell the story to your most important listener: Yourself. That story will allow you to continue taking shots, will help remove the fear of failure and encourage you to keep at it. He is bold to acknowledge what is and isn’t there like male privilege and lack of control on the outcomes. I don’t want to give it all away. You have to listen to it.
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