This is a slide deck from my Spring 2020 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
Spring 2020

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Small groups 15 mins
Debrief & remarks 15 mins
Partnerships 40 mins
Final remarks 15 mins
Closing the class 20 mins
Agenda

3. Small groups
What does self-coaching mean to me?
What will it look like in the real world post-GSB?

4. Debrief
What does self-coaching mean to me?
What will it look like in the real world post-GSB?

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?
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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Closing with your
Personal Partner

16. Before you begin
What do I want to say to this person?
Reflect

17. Welcome back!
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Now with Prof.
partners

19. Before you begin
What do I want to say to this person?
Reflect

20. Welcome back!
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A reminder…

22. Feedback for me
Course evaluations in Axess
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Your input matters to the school and to me

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

25. Learning how to
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learn

26. Growth

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

28. Habits
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29. 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

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

32. Moments
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33. The good life
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34. 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

35. Gratitude
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36. Gratitude
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37. Gratitude

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

39. One last exercise
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40. Thank you!
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