How Freeze-Framing Stalls Forward Movement
"Freeze-framing" as a coaching concept may be a term that my husband and I made up. I really can't remember (and I even tried googling it), but no matter the origin, the gist of it is quite helpful.Ā
In a movie or video, freeze-framing is when the projection stops on one particular moment, and the show does not move forward. You only see one frame in still life.Ā
Our thoughts toward situations can be like that. We can freeze the forward movement, so to speak, and not be able to see what could happen if there were movement.Ā
We freeze-frame others when we think of them as not being able to change or grow. We use words like always or never in our thoughts about them. It sounds like, "Well, she'll never change. She never speaks up.", or "He just has a quick temper, you can't really trust him." You get the picture?
We can freeze-frame situations or organizations in the same way. "It's just like that. There's nothing we can do." Entire communities, countries, or cultures can be locked i...
Going From "Freeze Framing" To Reframing
Ever feel like someone put you on a hard pause when that "thing" happened? It's like they can't let you move forward. You feel marked forever as not able to do whatever you messed up on.
Or maybe you put yourself on a hard pause and said you will never try "that" again?
Or one more, maybe have you put someone else on a hard pause and in your heart thought "they can't really..."?
At Bridges Coaching, we call this Freeze Framing. It's like when you hit the pause button on a video and the person is stuck as they are, frozen, not able to move forward. The swirling thoughts are all negative and limiting. They don't allow for growth, change, or transformation.
I'll be honest. I have done it myself. I'veĀ wondered if I could finish projects, learn new skills, incorporate new habits, be more thoughtful, have patience, or be more...
I'm embarrassed to say that I've freeze framed others as well. I've not asked them to do something they weren't great at the first time, or avoided getting them...
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