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...]:

Happiness

1. What am I happy about right now?
2. What about that makes me happy?
3. How does that make me feel?

Excitement

1. What am I excited about right now?
2. What about that makes me excited?
3. How does that make me feel?

Pride

1. What am I proud about right now?
2. What about that makes me feel proud?
3. How does that make me feel?

Gratitude

1. What am I grateful for right now?
2. What about that makes me feel grateful?
3. How does that make me feel?

Commitment

1. What am I committed to right now?
2. What about that makes me feel committed?
3. How does that make me feel?