Problem Shifting: coaching process
Step 1 – Defining PROBLEM:
“What’s the problem?”
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Help the person to define the problem
into a few words and then write it down.
Step 2 – Alternating
“Please close your eyes and keep them closed throughout the rest of the process”
A. “Can you feel the problem of (PROBLEM)?”
[If YES go to instruction B. If NO go to Step 3]
B. “Exaggerate the feeling of the problem…and tell me the first thing that you notice about it”
C .“Feel the problem of (PROBLEM)…in this moment what do you want…what’s your goal?”
D. “Feel yourself achieving your goal of (GOAL)…imagine whatever you need to imagine to achieve the
goal fully in your mind and tell me when you’ve done it”
E. “What’s the first thing that you notice about it?”
[Repeat instructions A-E until the person can no longer feel the problem]
*Step 3 – Dig deeper (optional)
Ask these questions in order to dig deeper into the problem:
• “Is there anything else about this that is still a problem for you?”
If YES: “how would you describe the problem now?”
• “Do you feel the problem will come back in the future?”
If YES: the new problem is ‘I think the problem of (ORIGINAL PROBLEM) is going to come back’
If the answer to either of these questions is YES then repeat steps 1-3 with the new problem.
If the answer to both questions is NO then proceed to Step 4.
Step 4 - Integration questions
“You can open your eyes now”
1. “How do you feel about the problem now?”
2. “How has it helped you to do this Mind Shifting method?”
3. “What is your intention now in relation to the former problem of (PROBLEM)?”
4. “What if anything do you need to do in order to realise your intention?”
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