This is a condensed slide deck from my Fall 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
Fall 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 6 months?

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

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

7. 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

8. Transitions
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9. 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

10. 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

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

12. Just a change
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or a transition?

13. 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…

15. Feedback for me
Course evaluations in Axess
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Survey closes Mon Dec 9, 8:00am
Your input matters to the school and to me

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

18. Growth

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

20. Habits
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21. 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

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

24. Moments

25. The good life
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26. 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

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

29. Thank you!
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