Coaching practices for How to Know You Are in the Window
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Does this sound like the set of challenges you might be facing?
- I can feel that I’m off but it’s all a blur of bad, and I keep grabbing the wrong tool
- I know in the abstract that I have blind spots, but I couldn’t name a single one
- By the time I realize I’ve lost it I’m already fully panicking or completely shut down, and there was no warning
- Our team has patterns that everyone outside us seems to see clearly while none of us inside it can
- There’s a feeling I keep avoiding because it floods me the instant I let it in, and I want to learn to dip a toe into it and then come back to safe ground, over and over, so I can slowly handle more of it instead of either dodging it forever or drowning in it.
Practices that may help
- Name which zone you are in
Out loud or in your head: "I’m above the window right now" — labeling steadies you.
The Window of Tolerance: Your Optimal Arousal Zone - The Window of Tolerance: Your Optimal Arousal Zone
The window of tolerance, a concept from Dan Siegel, is the zone of nervous-system arousal in which you can think clearly and feel without being overwhelmed. Above it is hyperarousal (panic, rage); below it is hypoarousal (numbness, shutdown). The skills are recognizing where you are, returning to the window, and gradually widening it. It is a clinical and educational framework used here as an everyday regulation lens, not a substitute for trauma treatment. - The Johari Window
The Johari Window, developed by Joseph Luft and Harrington Ingham, is a model of self-knowledge and interpersonal disclosure organized into four quadrants: Open (known to self and others), Blind (known to others, not to self), Hidden (known to self, not to others), and Unknown (known to neither). It is used in coaching and organizational development to guide feedback exchange and self-disclosure, expanding the Open area and reducing blind spots. - Map your Johari Window with a trusted person
Identify what is open, hidden, and blind in a specific relationship or role.
The Johari Window - Map your own window
Learn the signs of your calm zone, your hyperarousal, and your shutdown.
The Window of Tolerance: Your Optimal Arousal Zone - Use the Johari Window in team settings
Apply the window at the team level to improve shared understanding and reduce inter-member blind spots.
The Johari Window - Widen the window in small doses
Touch a hard feeling briefly, then return to safety — and slowly the window grows.
The Window of Tolerance: Your Optimal Arousal Zone - Come up from shutdown
When you are numb or foggy below the window, use stimulation to bring energy back up.
The Window of Tolerance: Your Optimal Arousal Zone - Fresh-eyes inquiry: "What if I knew nothing about this?"
Before engaging a familiar situation, ask what you would notice if you were seeing it for the first time.
Beginner's Mind (Shoshin), Made Practical - Expand the Unknown quadrant through challenge and experience
Try things outside your current self-concept — undiscovered capacity lives in the Unknown quadrant.
The Johari Window
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- The Window Of Tolerance Your Optimal Arousal Zone After A Setback
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- The Window Of Tolerance Your Optimal Arousal Zone With My Partner
The window of tolerance, a concept from Dan Siegel, is the zone of nervous-system arousal in which you can think clearly and feel without being overwhelmed. Above it is hyperarousal (panic, rage); below it is hypoarousal (numbness, shutdown). The skills are recognizing where you are, returning to the window, and gradually widening it. It is a clinical and educational framework used here as an everyday regulation lens, not a substitute for trauma treatment.
- How To Use Johari Window
The Johari Window, developed by Joseph Luft and Harrington Ingham, is a model of self-knowledge and interpersonal disclosure organized into four quadrants: Open (known to self and others), Blind (known to others, not to self), Hidden (known to self, not to others), and Unknown (known to neither). It is used in coaching and organizational development to guide feedback exchange and self-disclosure, expanding the Open area and reducing blind spots.
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