WHY THE LACK OF QUESTIONS?

You know that the most effective, the most successful, and the most powerful coaches coach best by questioning. Questioning is the primary tool of a coach. I always strive very hard on Day 2 of Coaching Mastery to drive that point home. Coaching is questioning. Questioning lies at the heart of coaching. Does that make sense? If you know that Coaching differs from Consulting which is giving advice and Mentoring which is guiding and Training which is teaching— then you know that the process facilitation of coaching and especially Meta-Coaching lies in questioning.

Consider for a bit the state of questioning. What is that state? When you are truly and authentically in a state of questioning, what kind of a state or meta-state are you in? Are you not in a state of curiosity? That state usually begins with some interest, and then as the interest grows, it becomes curiosity. And when you amplify that curiosity, it becomes fascination—a deeply engaged state of absolute fascination, as if you are on the verge of a mystery, an awesome and incredible mystery. Access that state and I assure you that you will be in a great state of questioning and meta- questioning!