The next step is to ask coachees how they are honoring these values on a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 meaning the value is not at all present in their lives, and 10 meaning it is honored completely all the time.

In the end, this is the real leverage of coaching: not an answer to a single issue, but a more empowered and resourceful coachee living a more alive and rewarding life.

“There seems to be a lot of struggle. It seems to be a pattern. What are you getting out of all this struggle? What’s the payoff?” In this last example, the meta-view is from a higher level that captures the underlying theme. Meta-view presents a panoramic view of the journey.

Coachees learn what it’s like to be curious and less judgmental about themselves.

In our co-active model, curiosity includes both the questions we ask and the curious mind-set we bring to the conversation. The

We believe that coaching is chiefly about discovery, awareness, and choice. It is a way of effectively empowering people to find their own answers, encouraging and supporting them on the path as they continue to make important choices.

a coach listening at Level II, you not only hear the coachee speak but also notice all that is coming to you in the form of information—the tone, the pace, the feelings expressed.

In part 3 we will look at the three core principles in the co-active model—fulfillment, balance, and process.

Fourth, be clear that you are offering this without attachment. The moment you believe you have the right answer or the right way, you have begun to impose your agenda on the coachee’s action.