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INSTRUCTIONS This is a broad outline of a Coaching session. It is generic to accommodate a broader set of users. A user can make copies of the outline and use it repeatedly, as and when required. Imagine you have a Virtual Coach who is taking you through a Coaching session. You are expected to be Honest and Open in communicating with self in the process of Reflection and Response. Q. 1 What is of Concern to you right now? What is the Issue that is bothering you? What is happening around/within you that you are not comfortable with ? Explore the situation that is of concern to you but more importantly from a Second person perspective i.e. step back and Identify the Concern/Issue as separate from you. ................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................ Q.2 How is it a Concern? How is it bothering you? Describe the concern. ................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................
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Q.3 How different will your situation/position be if this Concern vanished/wasn’t there? The purpose if this question is to assess if it the Concern that is the real issue or it is something else that needs to be addressed in the given situation. ................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................ Q.4 Specifically : How exactly does it impact you? This may seem a repeat of the Q.2, but the objective here is to get specific; if Q.2 was too descriptive. You may skip this if your response to the Q.2 was specific. ................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................ ! Q.5 What are the tangible and intangible impact of the Concern on you? Tangible (financial, material)
Intangible ( insecurity, fear, so on)
................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................ Q.6! What is the Short term & Long term impact of the Concern on you? Short Term (a few hours/days)
Long Term (months/years)
................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................ Q.7 What benefits do you see, immediate and/or accruing, if any, of the Concern according to you? for e.g. learning, developmental, financial etc. 1.............................................................................................................................................. 2.............................................................................................................................................. ................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................
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Q.8 What Values and/or Strengths, when you receive from others, can help you see you through the Concern/Issue? Strengths
Values
Q.9 What Values and/or Strengths, when you give to yourself, that can help you see you through the Concern/Issue? Strengths
Values
Q.10 How do you see this Situation/Concern/Issue differently? ................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................
................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................ Q.11 Close your eyes and request your Subconscious to guide you in developing solutions around this issue/Concern. These are likely to spring intuition and gut responses and may be in the form of pictures, symbols, sounds, visions etc. You must interpret these yourself since they may have different meaning/s for you. ................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................ Q.12 What Internal & External resources can you use around this Concern? Internal Resources (within you like your current skills, behaviours etc.)
External Resources (Resources outside of you that you can use like people, data, training, skills etc.)
................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................ Q.13 Let’s list down a few Action Points based on our discussion so far. While listing action points keep the following in mind: list only those points, you can act on in the given situation, that are completely in your control, that you act on in the normal circumstances. If you list action points that you cannot act on, you will feel unhappy, increase your anxiety and will leave dissatisfied.
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1.............................................................................................................................................. 2.............................................................................................................................................. 3.............................................................................................................................................. 4.............................................................................................................................................. ................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................ Q. 14 Having listed the Action Points, now explore “What� may prevent you from taking these actions. If there is something that comes in your way of taking action for e.g. time clash, no access to information (buying information/contacting someone who has the information/ and so on), this point covers that. This ensures you have ruled out anything that stops you from taking action. Action Point What will come in your way How will you attend to it e.g. 5
Time clash
will reschedule the to accommodate
2 5
Q. 15 Make a workable Plan for the above Action points: Make sure your plan is workable, i.e. there is definite time allotted on a fixed date/day at which you will take that action. You may use reminding systems like Alarm/s to assist you in the process. Action Points
(for e.g. Read for 15 min.) 1 2
Day/Date
Time
monday/ 8-8.15 am 20th sept
Tick when done
Remarks
Action Points
Day/Date
Time
Tick when done
Remarks
Q. 16 As you execute the above plan, on a scale of 1-10, rate your Confidence level in terms of the extent to which you will be able to work around your Issue/Concern/Stressing situation? 1---------2---------3---------4---------5---------6---------7---------8---------9---------10 If your Confidence level is below 10, you may go back to revisit the Action Points. Q. 17 In what way will you hold yourself Accountable for the above Action points ? You are accountable for your own action points. 1.............................................................................................................................................. 2.............................................................................................................................................. 3.............................................................................................................................................. 4.............................................................................................................................................. ................................................................................................................................................
Other Learnings that may emerge in the process executive the Action Plan.
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If these are recurring issues, you may look at identifying permanent solutions to them.
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