developmental approach uniquely infuses a spirit of discovery into the entire process.

let me interrupt you for a minute. I want you to place yourself in the future. You’re describing it in the conditional. Listen to the difference: “I would have” is tentative and dependent on some possible event. Try, “I used that incident with Gary to . . .” Hear the difference? Place yourself in the perspective that it already happened. The coach

Self-generation is a capacity that can be developed and is the central capacity for building a new identity. Living in a self-generative way, we move toward continual self-awareness and the capacity to consciously choose new actions and behaviors most appropriate for fulfilling our commitments.

We understand life’s challenges as our personal curriculum;

Design Complementary Learning Actions

Presence is a state available to all of us at any moment. While acquired habits and tendencies greatly constrain our experience of presence, our access to it can be intentionally and systematically cultivated.

assessment. The search for this evidence, especially for behavioral outcomes that provide the core of most developmental coaching programs, is in itself an act of self-observation. The assessment process requires the client to self-observe, furthering self-generation. The resulting conversation often provides opportunities for the client to own the

PRACTICE 6.1. Core Mind Practice: Sitting

The moment of choice is existential, and every moment is a moment of choice. Realization is simply waking up to that fact.