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1) Awakening
A sense of waking up to new ideas, possibilities, and a new
world of experience. To become aware or conscious of new
possibilities.
5 Evoking Highest Possibility for Coachee
Asking out-of-the-box questions, miracle questions, interviewing an
expert or person who has achieved something deemed impossible.
Eliciting states ( see Eliciting States) of possibility in the coachee
demonstrated by hearing the coachee say ‘wow...' and ‘I've always
wanted to....' etc
4 Questioning Intentionality
Asking about possibilities ("what if...?" "Just imagine if..."). Asking
repeatedly about hopes and dreams that invites meta-outcome
questions, questions of highest intentionality.
3 Questioning Coachees Dreams
Asking well-formed outcome questions, giving examples of
possibilities, telling stories of people who succeeded in similar
circumstances, asking "What do you want?" questions.
2 Imposing Own Dreams
Setting forth some ideas that begin to invite the coachee to dream
about new possibilities, asking about the goals and hopes of the
coachee. Speaking with animated voice. "Would you like X?"
1 Suggesting Change
Asking or suggesting that things could be different, but providing no
examples, sharing no personal stories to arouse such hope.
0 Inviting Defeat
No words, questions, or suggestions that invites new possibilities.
Communicating in a slow or dull way that says or suggests a defeatist
position, that things are fated, the way they are, that change is not
possible.

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