A Coaching Model Created by Mami Sugimura
(Caregiving Coaching, UNITED STATES)
What does it mean by SPARK?
SPARK’s definition in Oxford dictionaries: Ignite: Provide the stimulus for (an event or process)
The purpose of life is to live it to taste experience to the utmost to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experiences—Eleanor Roosevelt
Life is a long journey. On its way, sometimes life goes with flow, and sometimes life gets stuck. When our life goes with flow, life is full of hope, lightness and vitality. And we feel Happy. When we stuck, we are worn out, frustrated, and depressed. And we feel Unhappy. Is there anything that can help us to transform ourselves from the state of “Unhappy Stagnation” to “Happy Revitalization”? Let’s look at how SPARK ignites our lives!
What SPARK can do?
SPARK is 5-step Transformation Coaching Model to make the change happen from the state of Unhappy Stagnation to Happy Revitalization.
How SPARK works?
SPARK consists of the following 5 steps. 
Set Goal
Potential Tools: Powerful Listening / Creating Trust / Visualization / Values & Life Purpose / Underlying Beliefs Potential Questions:
Plan and Strategize
Potential Tools: Creating Action / Creating Structures / Neuro Linguistic Programming Potential Questions:
Action
Potential Tools: Intent / Confidence / Action vs. Delay Commitment vs. Trying / Self Management Potential Questions:
Reflect
Potential Tools: Mindfulness / Effective Feedback / Diversity Acknowledgement Potential Questions:
Keep moving forward
Potential Tools: Gratitude / Accountability Potential Questions:
Conclusion
It is vital to start building the established trusted relationship between the client and the coach from the beginning. In the SPARK coaching model, the coach listens very carefully what the client desires, then ignites the client’s possibilities to flare them up until achieving his/her goals, and embrace the new state of client’s life.