A Coaching Power Tool created by Craig Morton
(Personal Change and Development Coach, CANADA)
Introduction
The desire to do something is strong in all of us. We have our secret fantasies, daydreams and people we hold up in high regard because what they do in life is something we aspire to do as well. However, taking those desires and thoughts and implementing them into tangible actions iis often a challenging task and sadly left unfulfilled. Why?
A look at our core values
As we grow up, we are shaped by our environment; society, schools, and home life. These environments impose external values upon that serve when we are young. However, as we get older and develop our own personalities, what we truly believe about life may be different from what we were told life should be like; our true core values do not match the external core values we were given as a child.
When difficulty arises in life and we are frozen with inaction or current action becomes increasingly difficult, it is because our true core values are not in alignment with our actions. The role of the coach is to help the client fully explore their core values and examine areas in their life that are not in agreement.
Inaction
A common scenario is to have an idea, get excited about it, but then as time or reality sets in, the idea fades away without being acted upon. That flame of an idea burns brightly for that short amount of time and then dies; sometimes slowly and more often than not, very quickly. What is it that keeps us from acting upon our ideas? What limits us from bringing our true core values out into the world?
There are many, many factors of why people do not act as there are people, however there are some very common themes that restrict our actions when it comes to acting from a place of our true core values rather than what we were given.
Reasons for Inaction
Action
Moving from the realm of inaction to action is a process that requires critical steps along the way to ensure a lasting and meaningful change. Jumping from the starting point to the end point can not only can be sustained for very short periods of time, but is also setting one up for failure. The work of going through the process is where the learning occurs, and the end point is simply a validation of the hard work that led the client to get there.