AC202 Powerful Questions (2) - Reflection

Moderator-Bill Turpin

Feb. 12, I took the ICA teleclass course- AC202 Powerful Questions (2).

I am really touched by the sentence -” Powerful Q comes, when we are fully present there!”

A coach will frequently ask questions that help the client align their topic of discussion to their
overall values, visions and dreams. These questions are essential, because one of our primary
roles as coaches is to assist clients to live in alignment with their own values and to work towards
major goals. The client, living in the midst of their own whirlwind of life experiences, will often find it difficult to focus on their values and goals. This is when we, as coaches, can help them to
realign by asking them questions that remind them of the bigger picture.

Some examples of aligning questions from our reading material would be:

● “What would your life be like if it were exactly the way you wanted it to be? What is
holding you back?”
● “If you won the lottery what would you do?”
● “If you did know, what would it look like?”
● “Who is in control here?”
● “If I had a magic wand and could grant you any wish, what would it be?”
● How does what we are talking about align with your values?

Questioning is really just an extension of listening. Questioning only occurs in response to
what the client is saying.“Questions are tools that need to be used strategically and purposefully by the coach to support the client on their learning journey, but each client’s journey will be unique.

The coach’s overall goal is to move the dialogue in a direction, which assists the client to meet his or her goals.” It expressed all what I had learned from this course.