THE PREMIER CONVERSATION IN META-COACHING

Part 3: Challenging Mis-Diagnosis & Irresponsibility

I started with description the Premier Conversation in Meta-Coaching, the Well-Formed Outcome Conversation (#1) and then moved to the subject of how do you get through the chaos (#2) of a client’s confusion and disorientation. Now for another aspect that commonly occurs during the premier conversation— the client’s own mis-diagnosis of the situation (the problem and the solution) and the client’s need to be challenged and will tend to avoid being challenged.

Sometimes what happens in the opening conversation is that the client is just plain mistaken about what the problem is or what the solution is. What they think is the problem, and/or what they think they need, and what is the solution for their life situation is just plain wrong-headed. It’s a mis-understanding. It is based on one or more mis-beliefs and/or myths about some aspect of life. What they need is new new and better understanding or information. But you are a coach, not a consult or teacher. So what are you to do? What can you do?