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Coach The Person - Coggle Diagram

- - - - You can grab a few words they used when telling their story, such as “It’s a huge unknown” or “No trust.” You can also use a short metaphor, such as “Sounds like you are drowning” or “Sounds like you are pushing a huge rock up a hill” or “Sounds like you’ve lost sight of the finish line.” If clients simply agree with no explanation, you can follow up by asking, “What does this picture mean to your achieving what you said you wanted from this session?”
    - - Bottom lining is also used to discern likely from not-so-likely consequences of taking a risk. For example, after clients list all the bad things that could happen, you might say, “Bottom line, you want to find a new job, but three things could make this move difficult at this time.” From this perspective, they can better examine what is keeping them from acting now.
    - - “I’m fed up with their behavior” and you ask, “What does fed up mean: you are out of options to solve the problem or you are angry with their behavior?” The clarification shifts clients to consider what they really want to resolve