Surface to Soul - 109 - Evoke New Awareness

Session Description

Coaches help clients generate fresh insights (Competency 7). Through reflection, reframing, and metaphor, clients gain clarity on their values, beliefs, and options. Coaches facilitate insights that shift a client’s perspective. This lesson equips students to use reflection, reframing, metaphors, and powerful questions to help clients discover new possibilities.

Session Overview

Learning Activities

Share a "new awareness" experience
List indicators of new awareness
List opportunities for awareness
Discuss what sparks awareness
Demonstrate awareness sparks

Learning Concepts & Practices

Reframe challenges into opportunities
Use strengths & values as awareness anchors
Use metaphors unlock deeper meaning
Evoke rather than tell
Share observations; invite client to interpret

Demonstrations & Assignments

Coaching Demonstration: new awareness
Practice being a coach, client & observer
Listen for metaphors; note "pivots"
Gather feedback from coach, client & observer
List ways you'll practice awareness