Wednesday, December 10, 2008
State of Mind/Peak Flow Process
Remember times of success--something learned, a performance done really well... Now, visualize the scene in your head... Hear the sounds... What are you feeling? Can you play it like a movie? When you reach the very top of the experience, "anchor" the moment with a move... Repeat...
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Anchoring,
Peak Flow,
State of Mind,
Success
Monday, December 8, 2008
State of Mind/Focus Questions
In order for a coach to change the state of mind of a client, the coach has to change his/her own state of mind first. There are various ways to do this. For the sake of simplicity, we will focus on a few of the main techniques:
Focus Questions [Questions aimed at generating general answers, getting to the details that support beliefs, and converting thoughts into feelings...]:
Focus Questions [Questions aimed at generating general answers, getting to the details that support beliefs, and converting thoughts into feelings...]:
Happiness
- What am I happy about right now?
- What about that makes me happy?
- How does that make me feel?
Excitement
- What am I excited about right now?
- What about that makes me excited?
- How does that make me feel?
Pride
- What am I proud about right now?
- What about that makes me feel proud?
- How does that make me feel?
Gratitude
- What am I grateful for right now?
- What about that makes me feel grateful?
- How does that make me feel?
Commitment
- What am I committed to right now?
- What about that makes me feel committed?
- How does that make me feel?
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Coach,
Coaching,
Focus Questions,
State of Mind
Coach Credo
1) Clients get the best strategy advice available and are helped to apply it in daily life.
2) Clients get a "global view." What is being offered is a perspective that goes beyond the "here and now." It helps clients to define and achieve an overall vision.
2) Clients get a "global view." What is being offered is a perspective that goes beyond the "here and now." It helps clients to define and achieve an overall vision.
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