Empower Others (2009.03): What are your options for achieving your goals?
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1-2-14 Shinkawa Cho, Higashi Kurume Shi, Tokyo 203-0013
You’re coaching Tomoko, a leadership developer based in Cambodia who wants to clarify God’s calling. She’s made good progress. She’s developed a mission statement, identified 6 goals she needs to accomplish in order to carry out her mission, and reflected on what’s already been accomplished for each of her goals. During her last coaching session, she reflected on what helps and hinders her in achieving her goals.
She says, “I completed my action steps. I listed 3 things that help me and 3 things that hinder me in accomplishing each of my 6 goals. Then, I talked over my list with my friend Jeannie. She gave some useful input, and I used it to revise my list. I’m more aware of each of my goals. I think I’m ready to take action on each of my goals.”
Question: What can you ask Tomoko?
Answer: What are your options for achieving your goals?
Get Tomoko to identify 5 or more options for each of her 6 goals. For example, 1 of Tomoko’s goals is using coaching to develop leaders. To empower Tomoko to generate options regarding this goal, ask her questions like:
1-2-14 Shinkawa Cho, Higashi Kurume Shi, Tokyo 203-0013
You’re coaching Tomoko, a leadership developer based in Cambodia who wants to clarify God’s calling. She’s made good progress. She’s developed a mission statement, identified 6 goals she needs to accomplish in order to carry out her mission, and reflected on what’s already been accomplished for each of her goals. During her last coaching session, she reflected on what helps and hinders her in achieving her goals.
She says, “I completed my action steps. I listed 3 things that help me and 3 things that hinder me in accomplishing each of my 6 goals. Then, I talked over my list with my friend Jeannie. She gave some useful input, and I used it to revise my list. I’m more aware of each of my goals. I think I’m ready to take action on each of my goals.”
Question: What can you ask Tomoko?
Answer: What are your options for achieving your goals?
Get Tomoko to identify 5 or more options for each of her 6 goals. For example, 1 of Tomoko’s goals is using coaching to develop leaders. To empower Tomoko to generate options regarding this goal, ask her questions like:
- What can you do?
- What are your options?
- Could you give me 5 options?
- What do you need to keep doing, start doing, and stop doing?
- What else could you do?