This is a condensed slide deck from my Winter 2019 section of The Art of Self-Coaching at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Course materials are archived at https://www.edbatista.com/the-art-of-self-coaching-course.html

1. The art of
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self-coaching
Ed Batista
CLASS 9: ENDINGS
Winter 2019

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Small groups 25 mins
Endings 10 mins
Partnerships 25 mins
Final comments 10 mins
Closing the class 30 mins
Agenda

3. Mind map
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4. Mind map
What is self-coaching to me?
What will I do over the next 3 months?

5. Endings

6. Everything ends badly; otherwise it wouldn’t end.
~Cocktail

7. Endings
Endings tend to evoke sadness & loss
Because endings are symbolic deaths
So every ending is a learning opportunity

8. The end of a melody is not its goal.
But nonetheless, had the melody
not reached its end it would not
have reached its goal either.
~Human, All Too Human

9. Transitions
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10. Transitions
Change is situational. Transition is psychological.
Transitions start with letting go of what no longer
fits the life stage you are in.
~William Bridges

11. Transitions
To become something else, you have to stop
being what you are now… Even though it
sounds backwards, endings always come first.
~William Bridges

12. Transitions
The process of transformation is essentially a
death and rebirth process rather than one of
mechanical modification.
~William Bridges

13. Just a change
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or a transition?

14. Just a change
What is ending for you?
What are you letting go of?
What is dying? What is being born?
or a transition?

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A reminder…

16. Feedback for me
Course evaluations in Axess
Link at bottom left in Canvas
Survey closes on Monday at 8:00am

17. Closing remarks
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18. Good education…
…is like a depth charge.
It goes off some time later as it sinks in.

19. Growth

20. Growth
Exhortation will not suffice to change anyone.
What is needed is a concrete strategy of
behavior change.
~Christopher Peterson

21. Habits
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22. Habits
Could the young but realize how soon they will
become mere walking bundles of habits, they
would give more heed to their conduct while in
the plastic state.
~William James

23. Practice
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24. Practice
Every uncomfortable experience we avoid
is a missed opportunity to prepare for
the times when we have no choice.

25. Moments

26. The good life
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27. The good life
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Everyday life poses demands & I am not saying
that we should ignore those we do not like.
I am saying don’t sweat the small stuff & most
of it is small stuff.
~Christopher Peterson

28. Gratitude
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29. Gratitude
Soon you will be nobody and nowhere,
nor will anything you now behold exist,
nor anyone who is now alive.
~Marcus Aurelius

30. One last exercise
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31. Thank you!
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