The reason a coach — or any outside perspective — is helpful in these sticky problems is not because the coach is smarter or has more creative solutions. It’s because insiders don’t question the problem definition the way an outsider does. Being outside the system helps us see the system in a way that insiders can’t see.
If you’ve tried to motivate yourself in a million different ways but you’re not accomplishing your goals, consider that motivation is not your problem. The simple fact that you’re trying so hard to motivate yourself is evidence that you are motivated. So why aren’t you changing your work habits or getting places on time or eating more healthily?
Via The Learning Factor
If you are caught in a problem that seems unsolvable, ask this simple question: If the problem you’re trying to solve weren’t the problem, what else might be?
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o hábito de pensar nos problemas como "problemas" , produz ansiedade e afasta-nos das soluções. Saber fazer as perguntas que nos gerem outras perspectivas sobre o mesmo problema é, certamente, o caminho que leva a melhor solução. A ajuda de um outsider (coach, mentor, alguém que já passou por situações semelhantes), é uma forma muito eficaz para trazer novos insights e mais qualidade para o processo decisório.