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Challenge vs. Opportunity

2023/06/26

A Coaching Power Tool By Melissa Chapman
Leadership Coach, UNITED STATES

The decision of whether to see a situation as a Challenge vs. Opportunity can alter the course of events because these two opposing viewpoints inspire various behaviors and feelings, such as inaction vs. action, anxiety vs. excitement, avoidance vs. engagement, isolation vs. collaboration, and victimhood vs. empowerment. Changing your attitude is the first step to turning obstacles into possibilities. The client’s set of circumstances doesn’t change, but how they are seen can have a big impact on how they feel, how they see the scene, and how it turns out. Our bodies change in tandem with mental changes. The same goes for our minds as our bodies change. We can choose how to respond to the facts, even though we have little influence over them.

Liked vs. Disliked

2023/06/21

A Coaching Power Tool By Kate Glover
Leadership Coach, AUSTRALIA

Liked vs. disliked power tool, As a self-proclaimed people-pleaser, I go out of my way to please my family, friends, and coworkers. The leader said in the context of an organizational environment that they had always strived to be liked, which has occasionally clouded their capacity to make judgments and deliver clear and straightforward feedback. The leader stated that living like this could be exhausting. I gained a greater understanding of how people’s desire to be liked rather than loathed keeps them from attaining their full leadership potential.

Resisting vs. Releasing

2023/06/19

A Coaching Power Tool By Nathalie Legault
Leadership Coach, CANADA

This Resisting vs. Releasing power tool refers to the internal resistance as our “inner enemies.” It derives from the subconscious information that our parents and earlier generations passed on to us. It derives from the lessons we’ve learned from our experiences, friends, society, etc. It is the iceberg’s invisible, submerged part. Your TAF (1) will act as a compass and sonar to help you locate the cause of the skewed behavior. Look for the Thought and the Feeling that go with that action. You may be able to identify hidden limiting thoughts with some effort. When you become aware of a bad TAF combo, you can instantaneously let go of some negative energy, which automatically lowers the pressure.

Existing vs. Creation

2023/06/14

A Coaching Power Tool By Marijn Sissingh,
Life Coach, NETHERLANDS

This approach to innovation is an essential part of the power tool Existing vs. Creation. There is an existing need to create answers that follow logic or habitual habits of thought. Existing refers to a mode of thinking that leads to solutions that already exist or involves little modifications to established solutions. Creation implies that we take the time to slow down and make room for fresh solutions that combine elements of our current reality in novel ways. A coach can help a client shift from a current attitude to one that allows for innovative production. In this paper, we shall define existence before presenting a method that incorporates creation.

Frustration vs. Motivation

2023/06/08

A Coaching Power Tool By Christie Chua
Transformational Coach, SINGAPORE

This Frustration vs. Motivation power tool was created as a part of a personal journey for me. For the majority of my career, I faced concerns and challenges head on. There seemed to be this unseen power and drive that allowed me to bulldoze my way through such challenges with such force; it was almost as if it came from an infinite source! After a life-changing experience, I began to doubt my work’s purpose. And soon, I realized, the urge was vanished. I felt thrown off my game, reduced, and soon, every issue and challenge became more difficult to conquer. I also began to blame myself and felt bad about how I had allowed myself to reach to this position.

Burden vs. Load

2023/06/05

A Coaching Power Tool By Josh Bolland
Teen and Parent Coach, BRAZIL

The key to moving away from burden vs. load is to look for ways to clarify or alter a client’s understanding or perception of the responsibilities or duties they feel they have to something rather than removing them entirely. Whether they are self- or externally imposed, burdens add weight to a client’s life and prevent them from contributing to and enjoying their community. This overwhelming feeling has an effect on the client’s well-being as well as the community to which they belong. A person can often be burdened by a sense of responsibility or obligation. Coaches can help their clients clarify their thinking, rather than trying to relieve them of any sense of obligation or responsibility.

Reality vs. Illusion

2023/05/30

A Coaching Power Tool By Christos Vasilopoulos
Business Coach, GREECE

The universal ideas and tried-and-true philosophical systems and methods serve as the foundation for the Reality vs. Illusion power tool’s structure. The purpose of the tool, which is based on this adage, is to increase awareness of the person, their thoughts, and how they see and feel about the topics they wish to investigate. It is not limited by a small number of questions and has many layers. Finding one’s personal purpose may result from it. Combining these three basic ideas gives us the idea of the “power tool,” which can dispel illusions, reveal reality, and reveal a wealth of information and options. Knowing what needs to be addressed can help someone take important actions that they can maintain and keep track of because they now understand where they came from.

Conformity vs. Purpose

2023/05/25

A Coaching Power Tool By Marianna Rolikova
Transformational Coach, SLOVAKIA

This power tool, Conformity vs. Purpose, is designed to help clients become more aware of the destructive power of conformity and its impact on their identity, purpose, and accompanying emotions. The complexity and interconnectedness of emotions depend on a variety of factors, such as a person’s upbringing, experiences, and attitudes. Self-understanding and conformity are two aspects of self-awareness that must be balanced. The side of Conformity or Purpose that receives more of our attention in terms of thinking, feeling, and perspectives will win out in our lives.

Disconnected vs. Connected

2023/05/22

A Coaching Power Tool By Tina Melson
Life Coach, INDONESIA

This power tool’s goal is to share suggestions for how to help a client go from feeling Disconnected vs. Connected. Feelings of loneliness and isolation are increasing at this time when people have been subjected to lockdowns and other restrictions on their daily activities. Disconnection, however, is not simply a result of lockdowns; it can occur at any time for a variety of reasons throughout various life stages. Feeling distant can be extremely detrimental to a person’s life and professional experience, regardless of the cause. Depression or other more serious mental health conditions can result from unresolved disconnection. This disconnecting may happen abruptly in response to one’s current circumstances or gradually as overwhelming outside forces take over.

Friction vs. Cohesion

2023/05/17

A Coaching Power Tool By Mofoluwaso Afolakemi Ilevbare
Life Coach, AUSTRALIA

My Power Tool Friction vs. Cohesion: Have you ever been faced with a decision where your heart is pulling you in one direction while your head is pulling you in another? You go through internal pulling, or as some might put it, “a hole in your stomach.” Though the words you are saying are changing, your mouth is still moving. You probably would have taken a different stance if the situation had been different or more in your control. The irate father who needs you at home makes you want to stay at home despite your desire to travel the world. You want to leave work early so that you can tuck your children in at home, but you have a deadline paper to turn in before you do.

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