Coaching at an Identity Level
Sponsoring Transformational Change

Supporting people in major life transitions and changes frequently requires coaching at an identity level. Change in identity transcends behaviors, capabilities and beliefs, and may be the deepest level of structure that we are able to influence through NLP tools. Identity is the underlying foundation of all other levels of change.
Identity has to do with such questions as “Who am I?” “What are my limits?” “What is my purpose?” Clarifying the ‘deep structure’ of our identity allows us to express ourselves even more fully at the level of our behavioral ‘surface structure’. Coaching at the level of identity involves helping people to:

Find and clarify thier life’s direction
Manage boundaries between ‘self’ and ‘others’
Become clear about beliefs that support their identity and those which limit them
Expand their sense of self
Incorporate new dimensions of being

Working at the level of identity also opens up the possibility of transformational and “evolutionary” change. Most NLP techniques focus on “remedial” or corrective change (fixing something that is broken). A few techniques focus on “generative” change (taking something good and making more of it). Still fewer address “evolutionary” change (creating something completely new). To make an analogy, remedial change is like pulling weeds; generative change is like planting new seeds; evolutionary change is like altering the landscape upon which the weeds and the seeds are growing.
This program will explore how NLP can promote the development and understanding of identity and facilitate evolutionary change. During this advanced course you will learn to

* Determine when identity issues are the key challenge for a coaching client
* Use practical tools for helping clients evaluate and optimise who they are as a result of their past, who they are in their life right now, and who they are becoming in the future
* Assist clients in perceiving their role and mission within the greater context of the larger systems of which they are a part
* Prepare yourself for sponsorship as a coach and develop key skills for sponsoring your clients' evolving identities