A condensed set of slides from Class 9 on Endings in my course on The Art of Self-Coaching, Spring 2015 at the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

1. The art of
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self-coaching
Ed Batista
Class 9: May 29, 2015

2. Class 9
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3. Endings
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4. Photo by Alex Eflon [link]
Where are we
William Bridges on transitions
Chris Peterson on life
Closing remarks
going?

5. How will we
Group activity & discussion
Final conversations with partners
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get there?

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Small groups 35 mins
Concepts 10 mins
Partner conversations 30 mins
Closing remarks 25 mins
Agenda

7. Mind map
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8. Mind map
What is self-coaching?
What have we learned here?
What will we do going forward?

9. Endings

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

11. 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

12. Transitions
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13. Transitions
Change is situational. Transition is psychological.
Changes are driven to reach a goal, but transitions
start with letting go of what no longer fits the life
stage you are in.
~William Bridges

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

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

16. Just a change?
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Or a transition?

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Find your Profl.
Partner

18. A conversation
How will you manage this transition?
and
What feedback do you have for each other?

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Find your
Personal Partner

20. A conversation
How will you manage this transition?
and
What feedback do you have for each other?

21. Logistics
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22. Final paper
5,000 word limit
30% of your grade
Due Wed June 3, 6pm
The content is up to you

23. Evaluations
Axess: http://axess.stanford.edu
Until Thurs June 4, 11:59pm
Truly meaningful to me

24. Closing remarks
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25. Days are long…
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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

26. Habit
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27. Habit
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

28. Boundaries
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29. Saying Yes & No
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30. In service
of what?

31. Moments

32. One last exercise
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33. Thank you!
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edbatista@stanford.edu
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