18 January 2009
Coaching Tip No.13 - Trying Really Hard
18/01/09 14:21 Filed in: Coaching
Tips
"We
cannot always control our thoughts, but we can
control our words, and repetition impresses the
subconscious, and we are then master of the
situation."
Florence Scovel Shinn (1871-1940)
I have this habit which I guess must be annoying to some. When I'm coaching or facilitating and somebody is saying they are going to "try to do something" I place my pen on the palm of my hand and stretch it out in front of them, with the invitation to "Try and pick the pen up from my hand".
Some people think this is a trick and consequently snatch it out of my hand really quickly. Their body language says "Aha! I got it!".....
Most people just pick up the pen, some confidently, some tentatively. No more than a handful of people have ever complied with my actual request..... Read More...
Florence Scovel Shinn (1871-1940)
I have this habit which I guess must be annoying to some. When I'm coaching or facilitating and somebody is saying they are going to "try to do something" I place my pen on the palm of my hand and stretch it out in front of them, with the invitation to "Try and pick the pen up from my hand".
Some people think this is a trick and consequently snatch it out of my hand really quickly. Their body language says "Aha! I got it!".....
Most people just pick up the pen, some confidently, some tentatively. No more than a handful of people have ever complied with my actual request..... Read More...
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