Greetings Everyone - Many coaching clients struggle with creating a definition of the "new behaviors" required to obtain the objectives they have set for themselves in their Coaching Development Plan. I am pleased to share with you a template that I use to assist my clients with this task. They receive this template when they are completing their Dev. Plan.

Some clients have more success than others with the template. Any comments? Thanks!
Follow these steps to help define new, productive behaviors required to obtain the objectives you set in your Development Plan (DP).

I. ISSUE – Describe it; identify the Trigger event and your undesired Reaction.

II. OBJECTIVE – What is your Desired State, what do you want instead of your reactive (undesired) state?

III. REACTIVE CONSTRUCT – current undesired state. Describe your:
a. Thoughts (images)
b. Behaviors (external, internal)
c. Feelings (emotions, body sensations [flush, weak, defensive, angry, etc])

IV. PROACTIVE CONSTRUCT – future desired state. Describe your:

a. Thoughts (images)
b. Behaviors (external, interior)
c. Feelings (emotions, body sensations [empowered, present, clear, calm, etc])

V. SOURCES – what is available to you for reference:

a. Birkman Advanced Report, Stress Pages, Guide Pages, Comparative reports (if provided) and feedback information. Use Behaviors, Needs and Stress descriptors (and Stress Reversals) b. Birkman 360 Report results and feedback notes. c. Recent Performance Reports (if available). Use rankings, scores and any trends identified by reviewers. d. Use input from others not surveyed in Birkman 360.

VI. RESOURCE WORK (Important). After creating your future desired state for each DP issue, Imagine (mental rehearsal):

a. The Direct experience of desired state. (OBJECTIVE)
b. What the future desired state would be like. (PROACTIVE CONSTRUCT) Live it – your desired new Thoughts, Behaviors and Feelings.
c. Incentives and positive outcomes from new, self-empowered behaviors.
d. A positive re-frame on how to use new motivation to convert old reactions into triggers for new desired behaviors.

VII. PROACTIVE REHEARSAL - Application

a. Role play desired state in-person with trusted associate or family member.
b. In Coaching Phase, practice new behaviors and chart outcomes from interactions for use in upcoming Coaching sessions.

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