Coaching practices for Non Judgmental Review

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Does this sound like the set of challenges you might be facing?

• Every time I review how I acted today I catch myself building a defense
• Whenever I review my own day I quietly spin everything to make myself look better, and I know it
• People seem to give me the careful, safe version of things and hold back what’s really going on, and I think they’re bracing for me to judge
• When I do this alone in my head it’s too easy to let myself off the hook and skate past the uncomfortable parts
• The second I sit down to look back on my day my mind goes straight to everything that went wrong, and the whole review curdles into beating myself up

Practices that may help

1. Seneca’s evening court — judge the day as an honest prosecutor
   Review the day as a fair judge would: what was the evidence, what was the verdict, what is the sentence?
   The Pythagorean Evening Review
2. Ask for clarity and honest perception
   Before reviewing, pause to ask for the capacity to see honestly rather than defensively.
   The Ignatian Examen: Five Movements of Daily Review
3. Hold unconditional positive regard
   Listen without judgment — not because the person is always right, but because judgment blocks honesty.
   Reflective Listening: The Carl Rogers Method
4. Share the review with someone who will ask honest questions
   A review held privately is easier to fudge; one shared with an honest questioner is harder to rationalize.
   The Annual Review (Tim Ferriss Method)
5. Begin with gratitude
   Start the review by recalling specific gifts and good moments of the day.
   The Daily Examen: Reviewing the Day
6. Replace judgment with non-judgmental awareness
   Observe what is actually happening with curious interest rather than approval or disapproval.
   The Inner Game: Quieting Self 1
7. Establish shared purpose before delivering critique
   Frame critique as help toward a shared goal, not an evaluation from above.
   The Feedback Sandwich: Why It Doesn’t Work and What to Do Instead
8. Become aware of God’s presence and give thanks
   Open the review by pausing, settling, and naming specific gifts from the day.
   The Ignatian Examen: Five Movements of Daily Review
9. Sportscast what you see rather than directing
   Narrate the play without evaluation, question, or instruction.
   Special Time (Lawrence Cohen — Playful Parenting)
10. Make praise as specific as criticism
    Vague praise is nearly worthless; name exactly what was good and why.
    Radical Candor, Made Practical

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