This week I took a second time the second class on Acknowledgement, and today, since a client cancelled her session at the last minute I just went over the notes I took.
There was an interesting way to bring up somebody’s values, by asking them to think of a person they admire, and to name the three values of that person that they most admired. At the end, the teleclass leader said that those were the values that the admirer has, and is striving to increase or live out.
Another way to use values in our coaching, is to keep in mind the values we find out (by questioning? and acknowledge the client whenever they show up in the sessions.
It is also worth remembering that we only hear from others when there is something negative to say. So, just saying something positive to someone, or rather noticing something positive and mentioning it, will make a difference.
And something very close to coaching: Just listening can be a very powerful form of acknowledgement.
An objective: live a week of acknowledgement. Tell people that I appreciate what they do. Will I remember?
