Once you become more confident as a Self-Management coach you may wish to extend this technique by asking the person some further questions if they state that their goal is not important to them. NB Use of this in-depth technique is not an essential competence for facilitators. The technique uses scaling 0-10, similar to that used in measuring confidence. How might the conversation go? Participant: My goal that important. isn’t Facilitator: So, on a scale of 0-10, where 0 is about eating crisps whilst and 10 is eating crisps “you don’t care watching TV” “not whilst you watch TV, is the most important thing to where would you be on the scale? you”, Participant: I suppose 4 or 5. Facilitator: OK, interested in what makes it 5 rather than I’m 3?” At this point the participant has to think about why they have said 5: Participant: Well, once I have opened the packet, I realise that hungry, I feel guilty because they are and I still I’m not opened… eat them anyway so I feel even more guilty. I like feeling like don’t that”. Facilitator: So, it sounds as though you like the idea of the crisps but then you feel guilty about opening them? Participant: Yes, often I do, I need them, just habit......I suppose it is quite important to me really, to get out of the habit don’t it’s and I feel guilty then. won’t Facilitator: So important to you to be able to watch the TV and not feel guilty about eating crisps. it’s At this point facilitator returns to the set of Questions to help you set your Goals chart.
Once you become more confident as a Self-Management coach you may wish to extend this technique by asking the person some further questions if they state that their goal is not important to them. NB Use of this in-depth technique is not an essential competence for facilitators. The technique uses scaling 0-10, similar to that used in measuring confidence. How might the conversation go? Participant: My goal isn’t that important. Facilitator: So, on a scale of 0-10, where 0 is “you don’t care about eating crisps whilst watching TV” and 10 is “not eating crisps whilst you watch TV, is the most important thing to you”, where would you be on the scale? Participant: I suppose 4 or 5. Facilitator: OK, I’m interested in what makes it 5 rather than 3?” At this point the participant has to think about why they have said 5: Participant: Well, once I have opened the packet, I realise I’m not that hungry, I feel guilty because they are opened… and I still eat them anyway so I feel even more guilty. I don’t like feeling like that”. Facilitator: So, it sounds as though you like the idea of the crisps but then you feel guilty about opening them? Participant: Yes, often I do, I don’t need them, it’s just habit......I suppose it is quite important to me really, to get out of the habit and I won’t feel guilty then. Facilitator: So it’s important to you to be able to watch the TV and not feel guilty about eating crisps. At this point facilitator returns to the set of Questions to help you set your Goals chart.
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