Wonderful Rik. The spirit of MI is a powerful embrace for the practitioner and the receiver. It’s sitting with them in their boat with their hand on the tiller, and gently placing your hand on theirs to help guide them through choppy waters. They set the destination. And as practitioners we help them set the direction, and navigate to get there.
Really great post Rik. I especially like the bit about “Often what seems like a lack of motivation isn’t a lack of willpower, but simply a lack of clarity.” Sometimes a solution to someone else’s problem seems so obvious to me, but in moments like that, the best thing I can do is listen, reflect, and perhaps seek to add clarity. Thanks for putting this out there!
100% Jon. It's so easy for us to see solution from the outside, not knowing what's going on on the inside. And, what I didn't focus on in this article, it's natural. Our brains work like that, problem solving is survival. Sharing it is just not so helpful usually ;)
Great piece Rik and reminder. Paraphrasing something I came across recently - a coach's, therapist's or mentor's role isn't to answer your questions but to question your answers.
Wonderful Rik. The spirit of MI is a powerful embrace for the practitioner and the receiver. It’s sitting with them in their boat with their hand on the tiller, and gently placing your hand on theirs to help guide them through choppy waters. They set the destination. And as practitioners we help them set the direction, and navigate to get there.
Really great post Rik. I especially like the bit about “Often what seems like a lack of motivation isn’t a lack of willpower, but simply a lack of clarity.” Sometimes a solution to someone else’s problem seems so obvious to me, but in moments like that, the best thing I can do is listen, reflect, and perhaps seek to add clarity. Thanks for putting this out there!
100% Jon. It's so easy for us to see solution from the outside, not knowing what's going on on the inside. And, what I didn't focus on in this article, it's natural. Our brains work like that, problem solving is survival. Sharing it is just not so helpful usually ;)
Great piece Rik and reminder. Paraphrasing something I came across recently - a coach's, therapist's or mentor's role isn't to answer your questions but to question your answers.
Thanks Tai. I like that a lot, 'questioning answers'.