Generative Coaching Volume 1

Carl Jung resurrected the ancient Greek term “enantiodromia” to describe this dynamic. Enantio means “containing its opposite.” Dromos means to “run its course.” So “enantiodromia” means that everything eventually becomes its opposite; i.e., turns into its opposite. As the ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus wrote “cold things become warm, warm th

The poet Rumi had a beautiful saying. “You are not a drop in the ocean. You are the entire ocean in a drop.”

The following is a summary of the fundamental questions required to effectively “imagineer” a positive intention into a concrete expression. Dreamer: *What is your positive intention? *What is the larger purpose of that intention? *What are the potential benefits to yourself and others (family, friends, colleagues, etc.)? *What other possibilities

the processes of imagineering can be associated with three particular areas of questioning: (1) the “dreamer” (where the whole and parts of a vision are generated), (2) the “realist” (where the dream is translated into a concrete structure), and (3) the “critic” (where the concrete expression of the intention is relentlessly improved).

Coordinating Dreamer, Realist and Critic The Dreamer is necessary to form new ideas and goals. The Realist is required in order to transform ideas into concrete expressions. The Critic is crucial in order to evaluate, filter and refine the steps into something that is both effective and ecological.

Imagineering a Path to Success Imagineering is a term coined by Walt Disney to describe the process he used to form dreams and then turn them into realities. A powerful insight into the imagineering process is provided by one of Disney’s coworkers who pointed out, “. . . there were actually three different Walts: the dreamer, the realist, and the s

We want to point out again the significance in generative coaching of joining clients in their gestures and somatic models. This was an important part of both of the demonstrations presented in this chapter. Mirroring the client’s movements serves to strengthen both the somatic intelligence and the field intelligence between coach and client. The v

Establishing the Three Positive Connections The following steps summarize our basic prototype for developing a generative state through the three positive connections. 1.Open a COACH field 2.Develop the three positive connections: - Positive intention (words, image and somatic model) What do you most want to create in your life? - Mind-body center

A primary prototype for how to get into this state involves simultaneously holding three connections: 1) to yourself and to your deepest somatic center – your source; 2) to the intention that you want to bring into your life; and 3) to what we call your “field of positive resources,” which includes both physical things in the environment but also n