When you encounter challenges or setbacks, and it feels like things just aren’t going your way, it’s easy to get caught into a downward negative spiral.

But could simple mindset shifts change not just how you feel, but how you move forward and influence those around you with positive momentum?

In this episode, I’m sharing three powerful reframes that have helped me reset, regain perspective, and move through challenges with intention and empowerment.

These reframes aren’t just personal practices—they’re leadership strategies that can help you model resilience, learning, and agency, and inspire the people around you to do the same.

This episode isn’t about blind optimism or sugarcoating hard things. It’s about real, actionable ways to reframe challenges and move forward with greater clarity, strength, and purpose.

Learn the three reframes that have helped me (and the leaders I work with) get back up and lead with heart and intention.

YOU’LL LEARN:

• How to reframe your focus from negative to positive and rise with more clarity and confidence
• The story behind the motto that inspires me daily –“Today’s a great day” – and how gratitude can ground you in tough moments
• Why setbacks and failures aren’t the end, but an opportunity to learn your way forward
• How the Japanese daruma doll became a lesson in resilience—representing the proverb “Fall down seven times, get up eight”
• How to move from feeling powerless to empowered and why the ball is always in your court

IMPORTANT LINKS:

• Full episode show notes: ChainOfLearning.com/49
• Resources and ways to work with me: KBJAnderson.com
• Follow me on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/kbjanderson
• Download my free KATALYST™ Change Leader Self-Assessment: KBJAnderson.com/katalyst
• Read my book featuring lessons from Isao Yoshino’s 40 years of Toyota Leadership: LearningToLeadLeadingToLearn.com

TIMESTAMPS FOR THIS EPISODE:

01:56 [1st REFRAME] Find the good—even when it’s hard
02:03 Katie’s dad as the inspiration behind the motto, “Today’s a great day”
04:23 Isao Yoshino’s influence in learning how to shift from negative to positive
07:22 The importance of focusing on the good for improvement
09:23 [2nd REFRAME] Seeing failures and setbacks as learning opportunities
10:17 Why daruma dolls are a reminder of resilience and the Japanese proverb "Fall down seven times, get up eight"
12:04 Questions to maintain a learning mindset
12:33 The learning zone versus the performance zone from Chain of Learning Episode 5 guest Eduardo Bricino
13:37 Reframe exercise to reframe failure to learning opportunity
15:17 [3rd REFRAME] Moving from powerlessness to agency

15:51 Understanding, “The ball is in your court” to help how you respond to negative conditions
17:07 Achieving goals versus fulfilling your intention
18:14 Katie’s previous organizational role and how a reframe launched her consulting practice
20:19 How two executives used coaching and reflection to shift from solving problems themselves to enabling their teams
21:26 Stepping away from frustration and reframing the problem to influence things differently
22:51 Reframe exercise to move from inaction to action
23:33 Summary of the three reframes
25:31 Questions to help shape your day and impact

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