Is there something you want to overcome or achieve in your practice?

A request for coaching is a request to facilitate development or change.

 

Do you know the changes or developments you want to achieve personally or for your practice, or do you feel frustrated and dissatisfied, not sure what you need to develop change  or how to implement it?

 

You will know if it will be useful or not to complete the balance wheel below.

 

It may be useful to ask yourself for each of the segments, does this area have things, that you need to move away from, or does it need targets for you to move towards?

This exercise is about the balance in your practice. For each segment, ask yourself, “How satisfied am I in this area of my practice right now?”   The centre of each segment represents 0 and the outer edge 10 give each segment a number from zero to ten and indicating that by creating a new outer.

 

Examples the range of evaluations you may choose to use.

 

0               Failure                                     Ignorant

1               Unacceptable                          Beginner                      

2               Incompetent                           Novices

3               Ineffective                                Apprentice

4               Inadequate                              Probationer

5               Complacent                            Intern

6               Satisfactory                             Experienced

7               Competent                             Practiced

8               Commendable                        Proficient

9               High quality                             Specialist

10            Excellent                                 Master

 

Notice two distinctions in the questions.

“How satisfied am I…” This is a subjective assessment.  It is not about how your family colleagues or friends see you; it is not about success; it is about personal satisfaction.

  

Also notice “right now”.  This wheel is a snapshot.  Scores will change weekly, daily – even hourly as circumstances change.  Do not look for ultimate truth; just check in with how you feel in this moment.

As you think about the development and change you want to make, (even if you are not sure what it is yet) it  happens at one of these 6 levels,

 

Environment

Behaviours

Capabilities

Beliefs, values, culture

Identity

Purpose

 

 What experience shows us is, 

 

• Changes that happen at the higher levels, purpose, identity, beliefs, values, and culture, automatically cascade down and change the lower levels.
• When change happens at the lower levels it doesn’t influence the higher levels
• Changes at the higher levels are often perceived to be more difficult than those on the lower levels, yet they have more impact, resulting in lasting change or development. 
• Changes on the lower levels can be quick and easy and seldom have lasting change or development.
• A problem on one level can seldom be solved using a lower level.

 

 

 

I hope that you have found this blog useful and it will assist you and your practice in overcoming your frustrations, achieving lasting development and change you desire.