80 “The first rule of focus is this: “Wherever you are, be there. ” - Unknown Source PART FIVE - THE 5 GUIDING PRINCIPLES Principle 4 - Be Focused BE CURIOUS Identify Discover Identify Discover Strategize Strategize Clear the Way Recap Listening Questioning Listening Questioning Action Planning Listening Questioning Action Planning BE FOCUSED BE COMMITTED Identify Discover Clear the Way Listening Questioning Requesting BE ACCEPTING Strategize Clear the Way Listening Questioning Encouraging BE SUPPORTIVE When a coach is focused, it means all of their attention is aimed at the coachee. There are many obvious ways to focus such as removing distractions and looking someone in the eye while you intently listen, but real focus also means noticing and eliminating all the subtle ways focus can be lost. Most of those subtle ways involve what is happening in our own head. It could be a quick thought about what you may have for lunch, wondering if that question you just asked was the right one or even thinking about what to say next. When completely focused, we step completely outside of ourselves and our heads, directing our entire attention toward the other person. This is not easy to do and to do it for any length of time can be nearly impossible, yet there are many ways to improve and extend your ability to focus. We can build our ability to focus like a muscle.
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