Getting the Most Out of Each Session

Guidelines

• Each person has different preferences for how they engage in coaching sessions
• Take the following recommendations as guidelines
• Please experiment and see what works best for you

Recommendations

• Silence all notifications, minimize additional windows, ensure zoom is on group view
• Use headphones, meet in a quiet and confidential space, sit down
• Do not drive or engage in other distracting behaviors
• Give yourself at least 5 minutes to breathe and increase presence prior to session
• Come prepared with a topic in mind to discuss
• Lean into vulnerability—show up without your emotional mask
• Be open and honest to the best of your ability
• Name your feelings, including defensiveness, frustration, anxiety, fear, etc.
• Pull up a feelings wheel if you struggle to name emotions
• Use I-messages and don’t cross the net
• Say the thing you’re afraid to share or unsure how to phrase and allow me to workshop it
• Speak directly to each other unless otherwise prompted
• Acknowledge your contribution to challenges
• Take notes in whatever form you find most helpful