My
first wonderful coach, Meryl Moritz, first offered these questions
to me. She said that she learned a lot about the way she comes
across to people through these interviews. Meryl discovered that
she had strengths that she had taken for granted, that were perceived
as quite unique. This has been my experience as well. She went
on to explain that an unpremeditated side benefit of this is that
her strengths, accomplishments and uniqueness came into focus
for the people she had interviewed. They remembered that she was
a coach and that she probably was a great one because of the talents
they feel she has demonstrated. This, quite unexpectedly generated
unsolicited referrals as well! Lastly,
Meryl also found this as a way of getting one of her needs met,
to be valued. Why
not elect to do 10 of these interviews in the next two weeks and
give yourself the many benefits this exercise has to offer.
The
four questions originated from Lynda Falkenstein's site, the Niche
Coach, www.falkenstein.com.
