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Failing vs. Route to Success

2022/03/07

A Coaching Power Tool By Willis Phua
Business Coach, SINGAPORE

Our society has instilled in us a binary picture of Failing vs. Route to Success. When it comes down to it, this fact couldn’t be further from the truth. The path to success is paved with failure. The more failures we have and the more we can learn from them, the better our chances of success become. Success is the culmination of a series of accomplishments. Failures should be discussed in terms of what it means to the person, such as strength, lessons learned, and ideas. Failure is a good thing.

Grow vs. Status Quo

2022/03/04

A Coaching Power Tool By Rob Street
Education Coach, HONG KONG

The purpose of the Grow vs. Status Quo power tool is to assist the client in repositioning themselves. They’re probably stuck in an ineffective state of thinking, i.e., the fixed mindset. If they can effectively get out of this status quo and get into a place where growth is conceivable, there may be some type of success (hence, a positive experience). This is likely to be difficult for learners because these limiting beliefs are often very ingrained. Adults, for example, are frantic to explain to me why they are poor at arithmetic despite not having studied it in decades.

Human Doing vs. Human Being

2022/03/03

A Coaching Power Tool By Jessica Hull
Empowerment Coach, AUSTRALIA

Our goals and assessments of progress in our modern environment, where we are continually linked, are frequently set as a result of messages we receive from the ‘outside’ world. That is social media, other people’s opinions, and reactions to our regular contacts with others. We are constantly bombarded with pictures and thoughts about what is normal or ideal, and we begin to acquire opinions about what “should be” – the perfect parent, the perfect employee, the perfect home, the perfect family, and so on. For a lot of people, being busy is a good thing! But, are you too preoccupied with being a (Human Doing vs. Human Being) human ‘doing,’ or do you need to make more time for being a human ‘being’?

Opportunistic vs. Frustrated

2022/03/02

A Coaching Power Tool By Fiona Shaw
Transformation Coach, UNITED KINGDOM

This Opportunistic vs. Frustrated Power Tool focuses on how to open your mind to allow for change or transformation. Being open to new opportunities and taking an opportunistic approach to a problem can help. This powerful tool was created with a transformative change in mind. I’ve watched clients’ frustrations limit them over the years, and I’ve utilized that knowledge to create this tool. Although depression is a common feeling, the tool can be applied to a variety of situations.

Exploration vs. Advice

2022/03/01

A Coaching Power Tool By Edwin Hanegraaf
Agile Coach, NETHERLANDS

In this power tool Exploration vs. Advice, we’ll take a look at the coaching side of the coin. Not just advising people on how to implement agile, but helping people explore appropriate solutions to implement in an agile way, which often leads to sustainable results. Both the “coach” and the “client” will get fresh insights by promoting self-exploration on the why what, and how. The coach will gain a deeper understanding of an organization’s needs in their expertise domain and will act on those needs individually and properly. Customers will take the first small steps to understand their information and insights, which they can immediately apply to their daily work.

Growth Mindset vs. Limiting Beliefs

2022/02/28

A Coaching Power Tool By Geni Cobb
Life Coach, UNITED STATES

Working with students can be very satisfying, but it also has its downsides. Breaking habits and behaviors can be difficult, but not impossible. Students have the ability to work towards a more “Growth Mindset vs. Limiting Beliefs” positive mindset known as a growth mindset and work to remove limiting beliefs that can prevent our young students from reaching their true potential.

Disabling vs. Enabling

2022/02/22

A Coaching Power Tool By Zipporah Ongwenyi
Life Coach, KENYA

Disabling vs. Enabling, it’s easy to place blame on others for our predicaments because taking responsibility can be intimidating. Taking responsibility can make us feel as if we’ve failed, which can be difficult to accept. However, having a victim mindset hinders us and puts us at the risk of being perpetual whiners. Taking control of our surroundings and acknowledging our responsibilities in them puts us in a position to be accountable to ourselves and to chart our own paths.

When/Then vs. Now

2022/02/21

A Coaching Power Tool By Kim LiPira
Business Coach, UNITED STATES

Many of us don’t give ourselves enough time or space to reflect on how we feel about the thoughts that run through our heads. We will dismiss certain feelings that are crucial in guiding us to what we desire or in the direction we wish to travel. We build stories that are nothing more than that. We can be persuaded that this fact is the case. The coach allows the client time and space. In the client/coach session, this time and space are critical in assisting the client in moving from When/Then vs. Now. If your client is trapped in their head and hasn’t touched on how they feel about a situation, they may be receiving confusing messages.

What We See vs. What It Is

2022/02/18

A Coaching Power Tool By Amit Soni
Transformational Coach, INDIA

What we see vs. what it is. A power tool is a beneficial coaching tool; even so, it is critical to first establish trust and connection with the coachee before introducing this powerful tool. However, as a coach, we cannot apply this tool in the same way to all of our coaches. Because each coachee has unique views and personalities, the use of this more personalized approach is dependent on the coachee and the coaching circumstance. Allow coaches to go through “what it is” by experiencing themselves in their manner when we talk about developing the method we need to move forward in the coachee’s way. Allow some breathing room and set up a welcoming environment for coachees. Look for opportunities to ask bold, open-ended questions that actually allow your staff to express themselves.

Fear vs. Curiosity

2022/02/17

A Coaching Power Tool By Shay Babila
Life Coach, AUSTRIA

After years of avoiding this phobia, as part of my coaching studies, I had the opportunity to face it again. I had to do multiple writing assignments (including this Fear vs. Curiosity), and old fears surfaced in a similar way to when I was a kid twenty years ago. Tension, anxiety, and anxiety are all symptoms of fear. In the end, instead of letting these feelings dominate me, I gave them space and observed them from a curious neutral dimension. Curiosity allowed me to view terror from a new perspective.

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