Susan Britton explains why coaches should focus on client strengths: celebrating them triggers dopamine and positive neurotransmitters, building the confidence people need to face hard problems.
Hey, it's Susan, and I'm out walking because I need a break from writing curriculum. But the curriculum that I'm writing is around strengths right now, and strengths strike me as something that is just like a, a non-negotiable when it comes to the tools that we have as coaches. We always need to be celebrating, looking for, leveraging people's strengths. Oh, I'm out of breath because I walk so fast. Anyway, just a thought. I'm out stretching myself so that I can feel stronger, and When we, we really tap into our strengths, we tap into the client's strengths, that's the place that's going to give them a sense of the dopamine, the excitement, like all of the happy neurotransmitters that are going to make them feel like, hey, I can do this thing. I've got a mountain to climb. I'm able to do it. This is how I'm going to do it. So make sure that you're leveraging strengths in your coaching conversations today.
Susan’s ICF Educator Award | The Heart Behind the Impact Katy Montgomery, PCC
