Coaching for the challenges people actually bring (page 125)
Start with what is happening in your life. Each concern below opens the closest matches from the IX Coach practice library. Showing 100 / 47301 concerns.
- Absorbed Action Ego
Practice reducing ego-centeredness without self-erasure · Use karma yoga as a practice of ethical purification · Cultivate the witness — the part that observes without being pulled + 7 more
- Exercise for Mental Health During Conflict
Exercise for Mental Health · Intense exercise: discharge the physiological arousal with brief intense movement · Understand TIPP — the full DBT context for this skill + 7 more
- Absorbing Activities Rumination
Use absorbing activities to exit rumination · Using noting to interrupt rumination · Identify what triggers rumination and what it promises + 7 more
- Exercise for Mental Health Under Stress
Exercise for Mental Health · Intense exercise: discharge the physiological arousal with brief intense movement · Use moderate-intensity exercise as a hormetic stress + 7 more
- Absorption Meditation Technique
Develop introspective metacognition · Effortlessness (the “no concentration” principle) · Anapana — breath observation as the entry point + 7 more
- Existentialism and Radical Choice at Work
Existentialism and Radical Choice · Choose authentically — from your own values, not from expectation · Sit with the anxiety of freedom + 7 more
- Absorption Positive Experience
Absorb the present — slow down and attend fully · Linger in positive experiences (savoring) · Savoring the Moment, Made Practical + 7 more
- Existentialism and Radical Choice During Conflict
Existentialism and Radical Choice · Choose authentically — from your own values, not from expectation · Take radical responsibility for your choices + 7 more
- Absorption Transcendence
Losing yourself in absorbing, worthwhile activity · Practice reducing ego-centeredness without self-erasure · Cultivate deep absorption in a chosen activity + 7 more
- Existentialism and Radical Choice Under Stress
Existentialism and Radical Choice · Sit with the anxiety of freedom · Choose authentically — from your own values, not from expectation + 7 more
- Abstinence vs Moderation
Use "none" when "some" is harder · A time-boxed reset, not a permanent ban · Bright-Line Rules: When "None" Beats "Some" + 7 more
- External Focus of Attention After a Loss
Deliberately engage loss-oriented work · Zoom out from the single loss to the aggregate · Treating grief as a form of gratitude + 7 more
- Abstract Conceptualization
Ground abstract concepts in concrete, physical instances · Give abstract ideas a concrete image · Anchor abstract concepts to a physical metaphor + 7 more
- External Focus of Attention After a Setback
Maintain approach framing after a setback · Recover promotion-focus motivation through approach-reminders after setbacks · The Formula First-Session Task and Between-Session Noticing + 7 more
- Abstract Conceptualization Kolb
Extract a generalizable principle from what you observed · Kolb’s Experiential Learning Cycle: Learning by Doing and Reflecting · Structured Reflection: Kolb’s Learning Cycle in Practice + 7 more
- External Focus of Attention as a Caregiver
Shift attention outward during social situations · Expanding to panoramic awareness · External Focus of Attention, Made Practical + 7 more
- Abstract Construal
Ground abstract concepts in concrete, physical instances · The spatial zoom-out · Give abstract ideas a concrete image + 7 more
- External Focus of Attention as a Parent
Shift attention outward during social situations · External Focus of Attention, Made Practical · Use more distal external focus for greater performance benefits + 7 more
- Abstract Construal Spending
Cut costs mercilessly on things you don’t value · Name categories by what they represent, not what they cost · Apply the "value per dollar" test to major purchases + 7 more
- External Focus of Attention Before Bed
Pre-sleep trataka for insomnia and mind-calming · Apply dereflection to insomnia and sleep anxiety · Schedule a worry time earlier in the day + 7 more
- Abstract to Concrete Thinking
Cycle from concrete to abstract and back · Concrete Examples: How to Make Abstract Ideas Stick · Ground abstract concepts in concrete, physical instances + 7 more
- External Focus of Attention for My Teenager
Shift attention outward during social situations · Attention training technique (ATT) · Situational attentional refocusing: shift from self to situation + 7 more
- Abstract Word Memory
Give abstract ideas a concrete image · Translate abstract words with the substitute-word system · Ground abstract concepts in concrete, physical instances + 7 more
- External Focus of Attention in a New Job
External Focus of Attention, Made Practical · Design cues that summon focus mode · Shift attention outward during social situations + 7 more
- Abstraction vs Story
Use concrete sensory detail, not abstract description · Open with a concrete story, not with your framework · Structure the story as a transformation, not a summary + 7 more
- External Focus of Attention on a Budget
Design conscious spending categories around your values · Hold a monthly budget date · External Focus of Attention, Made Practical + 7 more
- Absurd Idea Creativity Method
Welcome wild and outrageous ideas · Provocation (PO): make a deliberately absurd statement to escape the pattern · Steal, steal, then remix + 7 more
- External Focus of Attention When Burned Out
Shift attention outward during social situations · Focus mental energy · Attention training technique (ATT) + 7 more
- Absurdism Camus
Absurdism and the Practice of Meaning Despite · Acknowledge the absurd without flinching · Revolt: keep living fully despite the absurd + 7 more
- External Focus of Attention When Overwhelmed
Situational attentional refocusing: shift from self to situation · Redirect from self-focus to external attention · Activate peripheral vision to shift from threat mode to open-awareness + 7 more
- Absurdist Philosophy Practice
Absurdism and the Practice of Meaning Despite · Acknowledge the absurd without flinching · Commit to lucidity about your situation + 7 more
- External Focus of Attention When Starting Out
External Focus of Attention, Made Practical · Use more distal external focus for greater performance benefits · Design cues that summon focus mode + 7 more
- Abundance Mentality
The enough inventory · Practice the abundance reframe · Habit 4: Think win-win + 7 more
- External Focus of Attention with Friends
Shift attention outward during social situations · External Focus of Attention, Made Practical · Use more distal external focus for greater performance benefits + 7 more
- Abundance Mindset Comparison
Practice the abundance reframe · The enough inventory · Audit your comparison set + 7 more
- External Focus of Attention with My Partner
The erotic gaze: seeing your partner freshly · Eyes-open intimacy: contact without merger · Shift attention outward during social situations + 7 more
- External Focus of Attention with My Team
External Focus of Attention, Made Practical · Use more distal external focus for greater performance benefits · Direct attention to the effect of the movement, not the movement itself + 7 more
- Fermented Foods and Mental Health During Conflict
Fermented Foods and Mental Health, Made Practical · Include fermented foods regularly · Add a daily fermented food + 7 more
- Accelerate Friendship
Surface genuine shared values and experiences early · Invest in the people physically nearest you · Counteract propinquity bias in friend selection + 7 more
- First Principles Thinking Made Usable at Work
First-Principles Thinking, Made Usable · Reason up from the parts, not by analogy · Deconstruct the problem to its fundamentals + 7 more
- First Principles Thinking Made Usable During Conflict
First-Principles Thinking, Made Usable · Separate the person from the problem · Transform the relationship, not just the issue + 7 more
- First Principles Thinking Made Usable Under Stress
Rebuild from fundamentals and stress-test it · First-Principles Thinking, Made Usable · Deconstruct the problem to its fundamentals + 7 more
- Focused vs Diffuse Thinking After a Loss
Focused vs Diffuse Thinking · Deliberately engage loss-oriented work · Identify your natural grieving style and adjust for it + 7 more
- Focused vs Diffuse Thinking After a Setback
Focused vs Diffuse Thinking · Focus intensely, then deliberately release · Maintain approach framing after a setback + 7 more
- Focused vs Diffuse Thinking as a Caregiver
Focused vs Diffuse Thinking · Focus intensely, then deliberately release · Use routine transitions as deliberate insight prompts + 7 more
- Focused vs Diffuse Thinking as a Parent
Focused vs Diffuse Thinking · Focus intensely, then deliberately release · Engage the upstairs brain through curiosity and play + 7 more
- Focused vs Diffuse Thinking Before Bed
Focused vs Diffuse Thinking · Load a hard problem before sleep · Focus intensely, then deliberately release + 7 more
- Focused vs Diffuse Thinking for My Teenager
Focused vs Diffuse Thinking · Focus intensely, then deliberately release · Use routine transitions as deliberate insight prompts + 7 more
- Focused vs Diffuse Thinking in a New Job
Focused vs Diffuse Thinking · Focus intensely, then deliberately release · Build chunks so working memory is freed for diffuse connections + 7 more
- Focused vs Diffuse Thinking on a Budget
Focused vs Diffuse Thinking · Focus intensely, then deliberately release · Exercise at low-to-moderate intensity to trigger diffuse processing + 7 more
- Focused vs Diffuse Thinking When Burned Out
Focused vs Diffuse Thinking · Focus intensely, then deliberately release · Focus mental energy + 7 more
- Focused vs Diffuse Thinking When Overwhelmed
Focused vs Diffuse Thinking · Focus intensely, then deliberately release · Build chunks so working memory is freed for diffuse connections + 7 more
- Accept Good Bets
Accept positive-EV decisions even when they feel uncomfortable · Translate beliefs into bets to reveal your true confidence · Put stakes on your beliefs — even hypothetically + 7 more
- Focused vs Diffuse Thinking with Friends
Focused vs Diffuse Thinking · Focus intensely, then deliberately release · Use routine transitions as deliberate insight prompts + 7 more
- Accept Then Act
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Made Practical · Willing hands and half-smile (acceptance through the body) · Distinguish acceptance from approval + 7 more
- Focused vs Diffuse Thinking with My Partner
Focused vs Diffuse Thinking · Focus intensely, then deliberately release · Use routine transitions as deliberate insight prompts + 7 more
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Made Practical · Self-as-context (the observing self) · Radical Acceptance, Made Practical + 7 more
- Focused vs Diffuse Thinking with My Team
Focused vs Diffuse Thinking · Focus intensely, then deliberately release · Build chunks so working memory is freed for diffuse connections + 7 more
- Acceptance as a Choice
Turning the mind toward acceptance · Sit with the anxiety of freedom · Distinguish acceptance from approval + 7 more
- Focusing and the Felt Sense After a Loss
Focusing and the Felt Sense, Made Practical · Find the felt sense · Treating grief as a form of gratitude + 7 more
- Acceptance in Meditation
Non-grasping awareness: letting arise and pass · Shikantaza — "just sitting" in the Soto Zen tradition · Choiceless awareness — resting without an object + 7 more
- Focusing and the Felt Sense After a Setback
Focusing and the Felt Sense, Made Practical · Resonate and check · Negative visualization (premeditatio malorum) + 7 more
- Acceptance of Death
Move from terror management to mortality acceptance · Task 1: Accept the full reality of the loss · Distinguish acceptance from approval + 7 more
- Focusing and the Felt Sense as a Caregiver
Focusing and the Felt Sense, Made Practical · Resonate and check · Find the felt sense + 7 more
- Acceptance of Suffering Buddhism
First noble truth — recognising dukkha honestly · Tonglen: sending and taking · Practice tonglen for your own suffering first + 7 more
- Focusing and the Felt Sense as a Parent
Focusing and the Felt Sense, Made Practical · Resonate and check · Find the felt sense + 7 more
- Acceptance of the Present
Distinguish acceptance from approval · Willing hands and half-smile (acceptance through the body) · The practice of self-acceptance + 7 more
- Focusing and the Felt Sense Before Bed
Focusing and the Felt Sense, Made Practical · Resonate and check · Pre-sleep trataka for insomnia and mind-calming + 7 more
- Acceptance of the Uncontrollable
Distinguish acceptance from approval · Identify and take the courageous action that is actually available · Practise acceptance for genuinely uncontrollable circumstances + 7 more
- Acceptance Panic Attack
Post-induction body scan to observe without catastrophizing · Stay in the situation for the full arc · Use somatic tracking instead of distraction + 7 more
- Focusing and the Felt Sense on a Budget
Focusing and the Felt Sense, Made Practical · Resonate and check · Find the felt sense + 7 more
- Acceptance Posture
Willing hands and half-smile (acceptance through the body) · Distinguish acceptance from approval · Welcome experience rather than manage it + 7 more
- Focusing and the Felt Sense When Burned Out
Focusing and the Felt Sense, Made Practical · Resonate and check · Find the felt sense + 7 more
- Acceptance Shutdown State
Approach the shutdown experience in small doses · Recognize the shutdown signature · Use gentle movement to oppose the collapse + 7 more
- Focusing and the Felt Sense When Overwhelmed
Focusing and the Felt Sense, Made Practical · Find the felt sense · Resonate and check + 7 more
- Acceptance Therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Made Practical · Radical Acceptance, Made Practical · Distinguish acceptance from approval + 7 more
- Focusing and the Felt Sense When Starting Out
Focusing and the Felt Sense, Made Practical · Resonate and check · Find a handle word or image + 7 more
- Acceptance vs Action
Distinguish acceptance from approval · Committed action · Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Made Practical + 7 more
- Acceptance vs Resignation
Distinguish acceptance from approval · Turning the mind toward acceptance · Willing hands and half-smile (acceptance through the body) + 7 more
- Acceptance vs Resistance
Distinguish acceptance from approval · Turning the mind toward acceptance · Willing hands and half-smile (acceptance through the body) + 7 more
- Accepting Life Constraints
Audit for gravity problems blocking your plans · Make your constraints explicit before solving · Constraint vacation: remove a constraint to see what you’ve been avoiding + 7 more
- Forest Bathing Shinrin Yoku Honestly Explained at Work
Forest Bathing (Shinrin-Yoku), Honestly Explained · Practice forest bathing (shinrin-yoku) for stress recovery · Move slowly and immerse the senses + 7 more
- Accepting Others
Practice deliberate acceptance of human fallibility · Distinguish acceptance from approval · The practice of self-acceptance + 7 more
- Accepting Reality
Distinguish acceptance from approval · Radical Acceptance, Made Practical · Practise acceptance for genuinely uncontrollable circumstances + 7 more
- Forest Bathing Shinrin Yoku Honestly Explained Under Stress
Forest Bathing (Shinrin-Yoku), Honestly Explained · Practice forest bathing (shinrin-yoku) for stress recovery · Make it a recurring ritual + 7 more
- Accepting Reality Crisis
Radical acceptance in a crisis · Distinguish acceptance from approval · Confront the brutal facts — regularly and specifically + 7 more
- Forgiveness the Reach Model at Work
Forgiveness: The REACH Model · C — Commit publicly to the forgiveness you felt · A — Give the Altruistic gift of forgiveness + 7 more
- Accepting Yourself
The practice of self-acceptance · Practice deliberate acceptance of human fallibility · Craft an honest setup statement + 7 more
- Forgiveness the Reach Model During Conflict
Forgiveness: The REACH Model · C — Commit publicly to the forgiveness you felt · Separate forgiving from reconciling + 7 more
- Accepts Skill Dbt
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Skills, Made Practical · DBT Emotion Regulation Skills, Made Practical · DEAR MAN: DBT’s Skill for Asking for What You Want Effectively + 7 more
- Access Self Ifs Practice
IFS Self Energy, Made Practical · IFS Parts Mapping, Made Practical · Internal Family Systems (IFS), Made Practical + 7 more
- Game for Better Teen Sibling Relationship
Use play to re-establish connection after conflict or separation · Use Plan B: the three-step collaborative conversation · Follow the child’s lead completely during special time + 7 more
- Access to Vastness
Cultivate oceanic or cosmic feeling through awe practices · Stargazing and the vastness of scale · Use documentary and large-scale art to trigger awe + 7 more
- Gamification of Habits After a Loss
Gamification of Habits · Fade the mechanics toward intrinsic motivation · Points and reward systems + 7 more
- Accessible Responsive Engaged Eft
Practice being a secure base for your partner · Emotionally Focused Therapy: Sue Johnson's Framework for Lasting Bond Repair · Create corrective emotional experiences together + 7 more
- Gamification of Habits After a Setback
Gamification of Habits · Points and reward systems · Track streaks as motivation, not as guilt + 7 more
- Accessing Flow Memories
Eliminate interruptions before the session · Keep a flow journal to learn your conditions · Flow Triggers, Made Practical + 7 more
- Gamification of Habits as a Caregiver
Gamification of Habits · Points and reward systems · Fade the mechanics toward intrinsic motivation + 7 more
- Gamification of Habits for My Teenager
Gamification of Habits · Points and reward systems · Fade the mechanics toward intrinsic motivation + 7 more
- Gamification of Habits in a New Job
Gamification of Habits · Points and reward systems · Fade the mechanics toward intrinsic motivation + 7 more
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