Pre-Coaching pondering…

In day-to-day life we rarely take time to think about what we really want or who we really are. We are more likely to exist on an immediate level, responding to events in the context of our current life and the lives of the people around us.

As well as giving you an opportunity to really listen to yourself, Coaching stimulates your thinking and creativity in a way that you may not have experienced before. To start this process, and help you to begin to understand your needs and wants, Effective Thoughts offer some prompts to help you to reflect on your own uniqueness. Coaching is about you, for you, and driven by you so it would help for you to get really acquainted with yourself… You can learn more about yourself and make the Coaching process more productive by beginning your reflection now with the help of the Effective Thoughts 'pre-Coaching ponderers', below.

Please note: These answers are for your use only; you do not need to submit them. They could herald the start of your Coaching notebook/journal/diary. The responses you give are not likely to be instant; you may need several days to reflect on them.

1. What gives you the greatest enjoyment in life?
2. What three things must you have achieved in your life for you to be able to say you have had a fulfilling life?
3. What would be the ideal result of your forthcoming Life Coaching?
4. What have you always wanted to do but never attempted?
5. What annoys or frustrates you (and what is the opposite of this)?
6. What makes you feel the greatest peace and harmony in life?
7. If you knew money were no object, how would you choose to spend your time?
8. What is missing from your life that would make it more fulfilling?
9. Are you in control of your own feelings and reactions?
10. How well do you address change?