Send us a text You ask a powerful question, the room goes quiet, and your stomach tightens—should you jump in? We pull back the curtain on why that silent pause is often the most important moment in a coaching session and how to trust it instead of rushing to fill it. When a client doesn’t answer right away, it isn’t a dead end; it’s the mind at work, reaching past automatic responses to find what’s real. We share a clear, practical approach to holding space: breathe, relax your body, and in...
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Send us a text You ask a powerful question, the room goes quiet, and your stomach tightens—should you jump in? We pull back the curtain on why that silent pause is often the most important moment in a coaching session and how to trust it instead of rushing to fill it. When a client doesn’t answer right away, it isn’t a dead end; it’s the mind at work, reaching past automatic responses to find what’s real. We share a clear, practical approach to holding space: breathe, relax your body, and in...
Beyond Surface: Coaching Through Discomfort to Real Breakthroughs
The Modern Leadership Coaching Podcast
4 minutes
3 weeks ago
Beyond Surface: Coaching Through Discomfort to Real Breakthroughs
Send us a text The moment you hesitate is often the moment that could change a client’s life. We dig into why coaches avoid hard questions—fear of making someone uncomfortable, worry about being intrusive—and how that hesitation keeps conversations on the surface. Then we model a different path: asking brave, compassionate questions that help clients face what actually moves the needle. We walk through a concrete example from relationships where most helpers jump into advice. Instead, we use...
The Modern Leadership Coaching Podcast
Send us a text You ask a powerful question, the room goes quiet, and your stomach tightens—should you jump in? We pull back the curtain on why that silent pause is often the most important moment in a coaching session and how to trust it instead of rushing to fill it. When a client doesn’t answer right away, it isn’t a dead end; it’s the mind at work, reaching past automatic responses to find what’s real. We share a clear, practical approach to holding space: breathe, relax your body, and in...
