A Coaching Power Tool By Robin Yates
Mental Fitness Coach, UNITED STATES
In the 1930s, psychologist Kurt Lewin, one of the founders of modern social psychology, first proposed “approach-avoidance conflicts” as stress factors. When a single objective or event has both positive and negative outcomes or features, the goal becomes both appealing and unappealing at the same time. This core premise can be used as an Approach vs. Avoid power tool in coaching to help us align our perspectives with what we value most.