Awareness



Of the eight ICF Coaching Core Competency Model, I must admit this core competency of “Evokes Awareness” is toughest for me. Being self-aware is a challenge in itself, what more to Evoke Awareness in someone. I must admit, it is no easy feat, but nonetheless essential in helping the coachee move forward. 

To help me understand a lesson or learning, I often try to relate it to something familiar, draw parallels to ease my own understanding. As I thought of this core competency and reflected on what was shared during the webtorial… I thought, Evoking Awareness is like inviting the coachee on a journey of exploration.

The areas of exploration includes the following:
1. Their view of themselves – How they see themselves where they are, how they could be feeling. What are their values and beliefs, and how does it influence their thoughts, actions and decisions.
2. Their view of the situation or circumstance – How do they see things, what’s their point of view and why.
3. New possibilities – What’s a different way to look at things, what are new ways of thinking. Help coachees explore options and identify changes that may need to happen for things to be different. 

Our view of the world and ourselves are “distorted”, by our values, beliefs and experiences, and we sometimes need to be taken on a “guided exploration” to bring to the forefront these things that distort our view.


“Until people can start to see their habitual ways of interpreting a situation, they can’t really step into a new awareness.” - Peter Senge

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