The framework is this:
Find exceptions to your problem patterns: occasions in which your problems do not occur or occur at a much smaller scale.
When your problems aren't occurring, that is when you're doing something right.
Study what you're doing when you aren't having your problem, consider that as a possible best practice, and look to expand upon it.
For instance, one of my problems might be to take profits too early in a market move. When I don't take profits early, it's because I have grounded myself in a longer timeframe perspective and have consciously identified a bigger picture target. My confidence in the bigger picture idea, often anchored by research, outweighs the fear of losing my profit.
The exception to my problem pattern reveals a strength.
We develop as traders, not by focusing on our problems and negative emotions/patterns, but by identifying what we do when we make money and consciously "do more of what works".
Further Reading:
Becoming Solution-Focused in Our Trading
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