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3.29 HOMEWORK
Through coaching, coachees aim to achieve real changes in their
personal life. A good coach will therefore always search for ways to
help the coachee make the best use of interesting conversation items
and ideas that surfaced during the coaching session.
Homework is a valuable activating element of the coaching process,
which keeps coachees commited to their goals outside the limited time
of coaching sessions, motivates them to reflect on particular issues and
encourages them to experiment new behaviour.
Homework may contribute considerabely to the progress, quality and
level of success of the coaching process.
Some examples of homework are:
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Find examples of people who do something you respect and are
attracted to for a living.
Observe feelings of anger. Physical and emotional. Write it down.
Make a sign by bed, on a cell phone display, or in car that says:
“What am I angry about?”
Call Matthew every day for 30 seconds or less, anytime 24/7 and
leave a message reciting your declaration of self.
Fill in the “blanks” in this sentence: “I am the blank that blanks.” –
e.g.: “I am the communicator that helps humanity.”
Other examples of homework include reading, listening to an
educational tape, tracking one's use of time, trying a new approach
to communicating with a co-worker, etc.

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