Sometimes we get stuck with a problem where there’s no obvious way forwards. Or may be there are too many options and we can’t decide which is best. It’s frustrating when this leads to procrastination and navel gazing and inertia!
So try these coaching questions to get yourself unstuck and confident in your solution.
1. Motivation
What has brought you to having this problem?
What was your motivation?
Why is this a problem for you right now?
2. Assumptions
What assumptions are you making
- about yourself?
- about other people?
- about the situation?
- what are you assuming will happened if you don’t do anything?
- what are you assuming will happen if you do make a decision?
How can you test out the accuracy of your assumptions?
What assumptions would make the solution easy?
3. Goals
What are your short-term, medium-term and long-term goals?
What does success look / feel / sound like?
What do you want?
If you’ve reflected for a few moments on each of the above questions you’ll now have more clarity. It’s likely that you’ve redefined the problem and the solution is now much clearer.
Have a great day!
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