From Limiting Beliefs to New Identity: Coaching Through Story with Motoki Asai
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Motoki Asai discusses narrative coaching and its focus on story and identity in personal transformation.
🎧 Podcast Notes: Narrative Coaching with Motoki Asai Connect with Motoki Asai Find Motoki on LinkedIn to learn more about his work with CAM Japan. Episode Overview In this final conversation, Brian Miller and Motoki Asai explore narrative coaching —a collaborative approach that helps clients examine and rewrite the stories they are living. Rather than starting with goals, narrative coaching begins with story, identity, and meaning, creating space for deeper transformation. Key Ideas & Takeaways 1. What Is Narrative Coaching? A third-generation coaching approach focused on story and identity. Instead of starting with goals, it begins by exploring the client's narrative. Coaching helps clients rewrite the story they're living. 2. Start with Story, Not Goals Traditional coaching often begins with "What do you want to work on?" Narrative coaching asks: What's happening? What story are you living? Goals often emerge later—and are deeper and more meaningful. 3. Step One: Situate the Client in the Story Who are they in their story? The hero? The victim? A side character? This reveals how they interpret their situation and identity. 4. Step Two: Search the Story Explore what the story…
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Host: Brian Miller
Guest: Motoki Asai
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Organizations: CAM Japan
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