Human Givens Coaching
Human Givens Coaching, A new Approach to Personal Coaching |
Personal Coaching using The Human Givens Approach
Personal Coaching is undertaken by many people, few people have had the benefit of Personal Coaching using the Human Givens Approach!
You may be asking yourself the following question?
What are the Human Givens?
A very good question, I asked the very same question when I heard about the Human Givens during a workshop I attended in March 2007.
I truly hope you are equally as curious as I was to find out more, my awareness of needs was reserved to Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs.
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs highlighted the process very well, those needs were:-
- Biological and Physical Needs
- Safety Needs
- Belongingness and Love Needs
- Esteem Needs
- Cognitive Needs
- Aesthetic Needs
- Self Actualisation
The Human Givens essentially expands on this model and perhaps more importantly shows that we all have innate tools and resources to ensure we have our needs met.
The Human Givens
- Security - Stable Family, Safe Territory to Live In
- Sense of Autonomy(making choices) and control
- Being part of a wider community
- Attention - Both giving and receiving it
- Friendship, fun, love, intimacy
- Emotional Connection to others
- Status - Recognition amongst peers
- Self-Esteem - Achievement
- Meaning - Which comes from being stretched in the work that we do and the life that we lead both physically and mentally
Our Human Given Tools
- Long-term memory which allows us to add to innate knowledge -ie learn
- Curiosity and the imagination to allow us to focus our attention away from our emotions in order to problem solve more objectively
- The ability to understand the world and other people through metaphor - pattern matching!
- An observing self - that part of us that can step back, be more objective and recognise itself as a unique centre of awareness
- The ability to empathise and connect with others
- A rational mind that can notice, identify and, to some extent, control our emotional responses
- A brain that dreams.
The Coaching Relationship
The relationship between coach and coachee is key to the success of any coaching model, whether that be the Grow Model, the CBT approach or indeed the Human Givens Approach.
During a training seminar the training provider made what was to me a startling statement, he advocated quite passionately that if something isn't working, try something different.
This statement fascinated me, ordinarily strict adherence to "RULES" and "PROCESS" is required, liberating is an understatement in describing how I felt about this, this statement is uppermost in the coaching relationship.
It is this statement which we here at Three Cornerstones Coaching believe is our differential, our USP. The coachee also feels liberated, imagine not having to be prescriptive, allowing yourself to shape the outcomes, allowing yourself to achieve your way.
Imagine someone who is intent on understanding all that you communicate -who listens to you
Who also listens to
- not just your words but what's behind them - what's lying in the spaces in between these words
- to the language of your body
- to the very best aspects of you, even when you can't see them in yourself
- what you believe about yourself
- what you truly want in your life
And who will work with you and only for you in, planning how to achieve your goals.
In essence that is what you will receive from a coach, the benefits are never ending, you are only limited by your own barriers, coaching can and will help you overcome those barriers
Questions are the Key To Your Success
Oh! yes and of course so are the answers!
To help you become a little more aware of what kind of questions a coach might ask, please follow the link below, here you will see 50 excellent coaching questions, they can also be used in group or team settings, an excellent resource for anybody who has a desire to understand other people.
Download the 50 most powerful question PDF file hereWould you like an Emotional Needs Audit
If you have been sufficiently intrigued by the Human Givens Approach to Coaching please contact us and arrange your emotional needs audit. Three Cornerstones Coaching,
This is a FREE service offered to you as a visitor to our site, upon receipt of your inquiry we will contact you within 48 hours and provide the Emotional Needs Audit, the audit is a tick box questionnaire in Microsoft Word format.
Upon completion of the audit you will have a truly worthwhile analysis of your Emotional Needs.