Week 3 Study Guide

Question 1

What are “being skills”?

Answer 1

coaching presence is developed through practice of relational qualities, they are the skills coaches use to build growth-promoting relationships and also represent a coach’s way of being when at their most authentic.

Question 2

What is mindfulness?

Answer 2

Non-judgemental awareness of what is happening in the present moment. Prerequisite for everything a coach does

Question 3

What is empathy?

Answer 3

Respectful understanding of another person’s experience, including their feelings, needs, and desires.;
Core relational dynamic that leads to movement and growth in coaching

Question 4

What is warmth?

Answer 4

Without warmth, all attempts at empathy will faiZ
$ Sincere, heartfelt desire to connect with another human bein]
$ Awareness of what others are feeling or needing in the present moment. Generates full engagement.

Question 5

What is affirmation?

Answer 5

Conveys acceptance and appreciation of a client’s thoughts, feelings, and choice.
Reframes negative energy and challenging circumstances as positive opportunities for
movement and growth

Question 6

What is calm?

Answer 6

Step back, observe emotional frenzy in themselves and in clients, and create some degrees of freedom from automatic trigger.
Enables them to avoid automatic responses, such as fear or anxiety

Question 7

What is zest?

Answer 7

By nature optimistic and hopefuZ
$ Anticipates the best, and as a result, often generates the bes $ Supports resilience and self-efficacy

Question 8

What is playfulness?

Answer 8

Ignites our energy for and engagement with life

Question 9

What is courage and authenticity?

Answer 9

Naming what is present to wake up client’s awareness, create connection, and generate movement.
Accurate observations, without judgment or evaluation, allows clients to gain new awareness and understanding