A Coaching Power Tool By Emilie Gagnon
Life Coach, FRANCE

This power tool Overwhelm vs. Meaningful Steps examines a paradox raised by some clients: when they want to take action, they are inhibited. Although the client is motivated to take action, feelings, and beliefs about taking action to prevent them from doing so. Exploring the client’s feelings and ideas about climate change and reconnecting them to a more personal purpose helps the client adjust his or her sense of agency. The topic of climate change in particular exposes the dehumanization of action, which often leads people to believe that they must execute them perfectly or they are not doing well enough. This idea partly explains the feeling of overwhelm that many people encounter.