“What I’m hearing is….”

Sometimes what our colleagues, students, friends, and family members need is a listening ear and someone who reflects back what they hear. It's surprising how often when you hear your own words repeated back, you realise that is not what you really think. It can be a challenge to hear your own words back.

Coaching provides that kind of safe place to hear your own thoughts reflected back. It's a chance to explore your own thinking in a curious way. With that time to think, you may soon find yourself getting forward movement on an important idea, challenge, or goal.

Try this question on someone around you and see what happens when they are given the extra time to think.