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Control vs. Influence

2022/05/16

A Coaching Power Tool By Sing Lee Lim
Career Coach, SINGAPORE

Coaching is most effective when a coach assists his or her client in recognizing what he or she truly desires, often known as self-awareness. Self-awareness refers to internal attention to one’s inner self. This idea is a really effective method for learning and growing. We frequently wonder why we have tried so hard yet never succeeded. It’s possible that the explanation is that we didn’t realize what we really wanted and hence didn’t work in the appropriate way. Control vs. Influence is a new evaluation method in coaching to help discover the true aims to pursue personal victories.

Transforming the Caregiving Role: Rigidity and Overwhelm vs. Flexibility and Ease

2022/05/13

A Coaching Power Tool By Susan Haffner
Life Coach, UNITED STATES

The Rigidity and Overwhelm vs. Flexibility and Ease power tool tries to change the caregiver’s mind in order to help them deliver care with greater ease by allowing them to be more adaptable to changing demands. The caregiver’s job is not an easy one. Caregivers need help in order to succeed in their crucial work. Stress and overwhelm can narrow a caregiver’s perspective and cause them to be inflexible in their thinking and behaviors, resulting in even more stress. Ease comes from flexibility. This idea does not imply that caregiving will become simple overnight; rather, it implies that with the caregiver’s flexibility, the care recipient will be less resistant.

Accommodate vs. Confront

2022/05/12

A Coaching Power Tool By Ahmad Almarzooqi
Life Coach, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Learning to deal with conflict in a healthy and productive way, while avoiding undue stress, is a key part of improving our overall health and relationships. How do we manage conflict and always maintain a good relationship with everyone we meet, no matter the situation? Confronting problems or appeasing and attempting to keep the peace are all ways debatable, and professional help was required to determine what was best in each scenario. This power tool “Accommodate vs. Confront” of reframing perspective allows me to alter my behaviors, especially in old relationships, and as I begin to use it with clients to manage disputes, they, too, may begin to reframe their perspective from bad conflict to good healthy connections.

Pain vs. Suffering

2022/05/10

A Coaching Power Tool By Russel Kruger
Life Coach, SOUTH AFRICA

Knowing a little about the concept of pain can often prevent long-term suffering in a coaching environment. Finding a reason to bear today’s pains pales in comparison to the satisfaction of seeing the eventual result. Learn how to help clients resolve Pain vs. Suffering, develop new awareness, insight, and action, and endure difficult situations. It is the key to unlocking the ability to tolerate these short-term pains while knowing that a favorable long-term outcome is on the horizon.

Judging Eyes vs. Loving Eyes

2022/05/04

A Coaching Power Tool By Malindar Jit Kaur
Wellbeing Coach, MALAYSIA

In a coaching session, the coach’s aim is critical. It is crucial for us to work through our own judgmental eyes and to train ourselves to look with loving eyes as mentors. Only then, as coaches, can we give our clients unconditional positive regard by establishing a nonjudgmental atmosphere. The coach’s preparation prior to the coaching session assists the coach in grounding, connecting, and setting the correct intention for the coaching session. There are a number of methods that coaches can use to help clients choose between a Judging Eyes vs. Loving Eyes.

Integration vs. Fragmentation

2022/05/03

A Coaching Power Tool By JeongJu Byun
Transformational Coach, UNITED KINGDOM

Integration vs. Fragmentation is a power tool that helps clients integrate their own reality into their desired outcomes. Kintsugi is a Japanese ceramic restoration technique designed to promote contact with reality and acceptance of imperfections. It tells you that reassembling broken parts will make you stronger and better than before. According to its concept, we may have a higher probability of closer integration after learning about fragmentation across society.

True-Self vs. False-Self

2022/04/29

A Coaching Power Tool By Marc Blais
Leadership Coach, CANADA

Coaching fosters an environment in which people are free to speak the truth, even if it has never been uttered or realized before. Taking steps to reveal your true self is a process of self-awareness and challenging beliefs through a trusting relationship with a coach to understand who you are and how you want to present yourself in the world. By having the courage to be who you are, you can free yourself from your false self. The art of coaching creates a safe environment for people to be vulnerable and discover their authentic True-Self vs. False-Self.

Reward vs. Punishment

2022/04/28

A Coaching Power Tool By Dennis Carpio
Executive Coach, AUSTRALIA

We’ve all been there. Life can be painful at times. When my clients face a hard patch in their career or personal lives, it’s common for them to get caught in a bad psychological and emotional state. They believe they are being punished, and they are at times convinced of this. Here’s a strategy coaches may use to assist their clients to move from a Reward vs. Punishment mindset, so they can find meaning and reward even in the most trying of circumstances. My duty as a coach is not to provide them with solutions to their problems, but rather to assist them in better understanding their current circumstances and themselves.

Self-Criticism vs. Self-Compassion

2022/04/28

A Coaching Power Tool By Lisa Dorries
ADHD Coach, UNITED STATES

This Self-Criticism vs. Self-Compassion coaching tool incorporates empathy and compassion into the coaching process, helping clients achieve their goals in a gentler, more uplifting way. When clients recognize the shift from self-criticism to self-compassion, they not only benefit immediately but also improve their future by learning to recognize the trend, realign and turn it around. This tool is designed to assist clients in shifting their perspective from one of self-criticism, self-blame, and shame to self-compassion. Most people have regrets or memories from their past that they are ashamed of. Holding specific standards and striving to meet them can be beneficial.

Success vs. Fulfillment

2022/04/27

A Coaching Power Tool By Manuel Guerreiro
Life Coach, PORTUGAL

As a coach, we must help our clients understand the true nature of their motivation, as well as the specifics of their interests and desires, in order to ensure that their uniqueness is recognized. You will enable our client to create a shift in consciousness and the prospect of seeing things in a new light by first helping him identify and acknowledge his values, perceptions, and beliefs about what it means to be successful. It’s about expanding his horizons and demonstrating a wider range of options. Success vs. Fulfillment, to help clients reframe this story and empower clients to take control of their own destiny.

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