{"id":6885,"date":"2016-09-12T09:01:02","date_gmt":"2016-09-12T09:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/centerforcoachingcertification.com\/coachingblog\/?p=6885"},"modified":"2016-08-25T21:31:17","modified_gmt":"2016-08-25T21:31:17","slug":"the-challenge-shift-from-limiting-to-creating-possibilities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/the-challenge-shift-from-limiting-to-creating-possibilities\/","title":{"rendered":"The Challenge: Shift from Limiting to Creating Possibilities"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"self<\/a>When you ask people what their biggest barrier to success is, how often will they respond with, \u201cme\u201d?\u00a0 What is it that has us limiting<\/a> ourselves?\u00a0 And, more significantly, how can we change that?\u00a0 Changing it for ourselves and helping change it for others is one of the reasons many enroll in coaching certification.<\/p>\n

Because coaching focuses on the future and is intended to create meaningful change, the coaching process serves to create possibilities.\u00a0 A trained coach works with clients to move past limiting themselves so that they do expand their options.<\/p>\n

How do coaches create this shift?\u00a0 Coaches listen to their clients deeply, develop rapport, and ask<\/a> powerful questions.\u00a0 Through this process clients discover their own answers and build their confidence for moving forward.\u00a0 Next the coach partners with the client to develop strategies and define action steps.<\/p>\n

Because coaches are in the moment and truly present with their clients, the questions they ask are formulated based on the conversation.\u00a0 Examples of questions coaches ask to shift someone from limiting themselves to creating possibilities<\/a> include:<\/p>\n