Much of the work I do in the coaching room is helping clients move from faulty thinking to rational thinking. This shift can enable transformative changes in behaviour and outcomes.
Examples from Cognative Behavioural Theory include:
– black and white thinking
– jumping to conclusions
– magnifying the significance of something (positive and negative)
– irrational labelling
– taking things personally
– catastrophising
– Irrational hopelessness/helplessness
– mental filtering (discounting info that doesn’t fit with our existing beliefs)
… and many more.
Most of my clients are able to make a significant change in their life or circumstances simply by creating an internal shift in perspective. This is what coaching can help achieve.
How might a challenging situation in your life or work be made worse by faulty thinking?