Knowing Where You are Not
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I had a moment in a coaching call this week that went something like this:
Me: So, what’s the question?
Him: [thinking] I suppose it’s, ‘do I really want to do this?’
Me: [lighthearted laugh] And what’s the answer?
Him: Well, it’s yes, but there’s all this other stuff.
Me: [slowly] I notice that it wasn’t a wholehearted yes, but rather a ‘yes, but…’
Him: [having an insight] Huh, yeah.
Sometimes knowing where you are — and where you are not — is helpful enough.
In his case, it wasn’t until he voiced the question and then answered it that he fully realised that he did in fact want to do the thing, but also that there were other things holding him back. This allowed us to move onto a more important and challenging question.
Meaningful progress does not always look like a leap.
