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Questions for Coaching the Being from the Elena Coaching Mario Blog

by Cathy Liska

Examples of Questions Elena Asks:

How do you prioritize work, family, and self-care?
How do you use your time?
How do your priorities align with your use of time?
What is meaningful to you about your work?
What is meaningful in your relationship?
What does self-care mean to you?
What if work, family, and self-care are out of balance?
What are your motivators to maintain balance?
How important is your balance?
How does balance help with your career success?
How will you maintain balance?

Wins:

Deep learning about self.
Personal awareness.

Misses:

Starting with assessments before exploring if the client is interested or served by them.
Planning for his career.
Tangible measures of progress and success.
Failing to explore the client’s thoughts for a short-term commitment to longer work hours.
Advocating for what the coach thinks is right.

Cathy Liska

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Most blog posts here are written or curated by Cathy Liska, Guide from the Side®, CDP, MCC.

Cathy is CEO/Founder of the Center for Coaching Certification, CCC. As Guide from the Side®, she is a sought-after trainer and coach with over 30 years of experience in business management and ownership. Cathy built her diverse team at CCC that includes trainers, customer service, and coaches. She was Co-Leader for ICF’s Ethics Community of Practice, on the Leadership Team for the review and updating of the Code of Ethics in 2024, and active in the Ethics Water Cooler. To ensure she stays current in related areas of expertise, Cathy has earned the following: ICF’s Master Certified Coach (MCC), Certified Coach Trainer, Certified Consumer Credit Counselor, Certificate of Excellence in Nonprofit Leadership and Management, Grief Support Group Facilitator, Certified in the Drucker Self-Assessment Tool, Certified Apartment Manager, Certified Civil and Family Mediator, and Certified in DISC.

Cathy’s clients range from attorneys to corporate executives, government to nonprofit, entrepreneurs to children, under or unemployed to newly retired. She specializes in communication, management, conflict, and leadership. Her personal mission statement is “People.” Cathy is known for her passion to serve others so they achieve the results they want.

Podcast: https://www.coachcert.com/podcast.html

Publications: Coaching Perspectives (a series of books with chapters by coach training graduates) https://www.coachcert.com/resources/recommended-reading/coaching-perspectives-series-by-the-center-for-coaching-certification-and-more.html