AC101 Acknoledgement (2) -Relection on this course

Moderator-Sherry Read

April 06, I took the teleclass course- AC101: Acknowledgement (part 2).
In this course, what I impressed most is the sentence of “Acknowledgement is the way to bring the people to focus on what they have”. It should make people feel comfortable and nature.

When to Acknowledge, Acknowledgment comes after the client has taken action. However acknowledgment is not just about the action, it is about who the client is being while they are taking action. We acknowledge our clients for their values and their purpose and not just their activity. The language we use for acknowledging someone is: “I want to acknowledge you for….”

Encourage, there is a Chinese proverb that states: “The participant's perspectives are clouded while the bystander's views are clear.” There are many times when the client cannot see what we, as their coach, can see.
Hold a Vision, part of holding a vision is also reminding the client of how far they have come. A powerful strategy for holding the vision is to have them look into their past to recall experiences they have had which seemed impossible but became possible.

When we hold a vision for our clients we say things like:
● “What evidence do you have to prove to yourself that you can do this?”
● “Tell me what happened when you were challenged with (insert a goal that they achieved)?” As coaches, we help turn the vision into reality, the dream into an achievement and the goal into an accomplishment. Encouragement leads to persistence and attainment.

This is a nice course to learn about inspiring a client by using acknowledgement.