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?
   

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.