How to Coach Yourself and Others Popular Models for Coaching | Page 201

The Miracle Question is typical of this process, 'Let us assume
that a miracle has happened and that your problem has been
solved. What will you then...?'
Avoiding questions about the details of the problem offers the
following advantages:
• Coaching requires less time.
• Coachees find it easier to work out appropriate solutions. The
greater the detail and the more precisely coachees speak of past
and future solutions, the more choices they realize are available
to them.
The coach can help to build the coachees solution awareness in
such a way that it is solid enough for everyday use.
• Coachees' confidence in trying out solutions is increased. The
more their resources and abilities are discussed, the easier the
situation appears, and the more motivated coachees are to put
their solutions into practice. After all, words create reality.
• Moreover , solution-oriented awareness helps coachees
increasingly to see themselves – and to behave – as experts. If
the person who is searching can find the solution themselves,
the coach only needs to help them identify options, goals,
resources, and solutions.

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