Real Progress Begins With This Question

Being Coachable: What Have You Already Tried?

This month’s theme is being coachable, and this week we’re focusing on one essential question: What have you already tried?

Working with a coach is a process—one that helps you explore areas that can be hard to face alone, or easy to ignore in favor of something more urgent, or something that gives a quicker emotional reward.

A coach will guide you through the layers of your situation, uncovering insights and information along the way. That process often begins with simple but powerful questions like:

• Is this the first time you’ve addressed this—or has it been around for a while?
• If you’ve addressed it before, what happened?
• If you haven’t addressed it before, had you identified it and not acted?

These questions give your coach a starting point, with history as both context and a possible indicator of the future. They can reveal where pitfalls may lie and how to best support you moving forward.

Be Generous With Your History

When you share your past experiences, do so from a place of reality—not judgment. What happened? What worked? What didn’t? What prompted you to act at that time?

Being generous and kind with yourself opens the door to a true partnership with your coach. Muster the courage to be direct. And when your ego resists (because it will), just notice it…and keep going.

Why This Matters

Exploring what you’ve already tried ensures you and your coach start from truth—not assumption. It clears the path for real progress.

Now, go ask yourself—am I ready?

oxo
Jody