Kingstown College Coaching Magazine vol.5 2019/2020

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‘anthropocene’, it is hard to imagine
as humans we are accountable for
reimagining our world on behalf of
ourselves, subsequent generations
and all species’.
In this article I suggest some of the
ways that the process of coaching
could contribute to reimagining and
creating a better world.
Questioning the status quo: The
coaching process can often involve
the questioning of our own beliefs,
particularly self-limiting beliefs such
as ‘I’m not good enough’ or ‘I can’t
do it’. This questioning of things that
we have believed to be true, perhaps
all of our lives, enables us to look at
everything differently and gives us
the freedom to be able to question
other elements of the world we live in.
Bringing a different perspective to our
accepted truths’ can potentially lead
us all to ask more questions about
the way things are done, locally and
globally. The mantra that ‘this is the
way it has always been and therefore
it always will be so’ no longer needs to
be accepted. The process of coaching
enables us to see there are other
ways of looking at ourselves and
therefore at the world and that change
is possible. A broad perspective, an
ability to ask questions and a belief
in the possibility for change are key to
making changes that will be good for
the planet.
Being more aware: Often we act
on ‘auto pilot’. This ‘auto pilot’ is
very useful as it allows us to handle
complex life situations without
experiencing an overload of mental
processing.However living on ‘auto
pilot’ can also result in us not seeing
what is really happening. The coaching
process allows us to reflect and talk
about our actions or behaviours
which allows for the development of a
deeper understanding of the thoughts
and feelings that underlie them. A
coach can facilitate this by asking
questions to sharpen our attention
and help us to become more aware of
what is happening. Being more aware
The need to
constantly acquire,
the need to have
more, the need to
have the latest, the
biggest, the best...is
detrimental for the
planet.
of ourselves can also bring a greater
consciousness of what is happening
out there in our communities and
the world around us. Is it possible
that switching off the ‘auto pilot’ and
switching our awareness back on can
lead to greater appreciation of our
environment and the impacts of our
actions (or inactions)?