GIVE ME 30 SECONDS

THE 30-Second REframe

You are REmarkable.
Perfect? No, because no one is.

But REmarkable?
Absolutely!

And I’m sure I started an avalanche of responses.
Maybe a chuckle.
Probably an eye roll.
Definitely a shake of the head.

Most importantly, the compliment is triggering words.

“It’s a bad hair day—no way.”
“You don’t know me.”
“You have no idea the things I have done.”
“Have you looked at this body?”

And the list goes on.
But I stand by my statement. Even if you don’t.

Because it makes my point.

I once said the same thing to myself in front of a bathroom mirror in a hotel before a large presentation.
Suit on. Tie perfect.
“I am remarkable.”

The mirror remained silent. My language did not.

Language leads.
Trained language took over and said:

• Not me

• Nope

• No way

It decided your response. Maybe even before you had time to think about it.
It’s a reflex.

What’s trained language? It’s the language we use everyday.
The same language that shapes our beliefs and drives our action.
The same language we never question.

Unchecked.
Unexamined.
Unfiltered.

But is it helpful?

RE isn’t a system to “think positive.”
RE changes perspective. It shifts the lens.

Let’s REwind the compliment:
“You are Remarkable!”
Remarkable at its core simply means to take notice of, to be capable or worthy.

REview the responses. Were they facts?
Maybe, it’s tough to get excited on a bad hair day.
But based on the definition of remarkable—check the boxes.

Or did emotions garble the moment?

• Challenging day

• Bad week

• Argument with your partner

Then REscript the word salad.
Even “I do have my moments” is better than, “Not me.”

REwind.
REview.
REscript.

Thirty seconds.
And today, I can look in the mirror without flinching.