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Name: M. Anand BhaskarDate: 22nd OctoberStudent ID:Email: [email protected]

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DREAMvs.VISION

Inmy journeyof self-awareness I have goneback a fewmillionmoments in life,

childhood,adolescenceandmyyouthtothinkaboutwhathasmademewhatIam

today?

The discovery during this journey has been very profound. There is no gadget

createdbymanthatcanworkatthepaceofthismind.Thehumanbrainisableto

processmultiplelayersofinformationsimultaneously.Reflectingonthepast,being

inthepresentmomentandthinkingofthefuture,andeachofthisatmultiplelevels.

Isntthisamazing?

Probablyforme themostprofoundhasbeentheamountoftimethemindspends

reflectingon the past or thinkingof the future, but not experiencing the present.

Eachmomentof thepresent isseenmorecarefully inhindsight thanexperienced

fully in its moment. Also a lot of present is spent thinking about the future.Interestinglyinoursleeptoowearedreamingeitheraboutthepastorafuturethat

isnt?Inourwakingmoments,weareeitherconsciouslydreamingorunconsciouslydreaming. Eitherwayweare not in the present.However, the interestingpart is

thereisanintentiontoinvestthetimeofthepresentmomenttobetterafuture

moment.

AsIexamineapowertool,examiningthehumanmindscuriositytodelveintothe

future from two anglesDreamVs.aVision.How are these two different?What

impactcouldithaveforaClientfromacoachingperspective?


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Oneoftheessentialaspectsofcoachingistocreateenergytowardsactioninthe

Clienttomakeashiftinonescurrentsituation.Oftentimestheresituationswhere

theclientisthoughtful,exploresmultipleoptionsasherunsthroughthesituationin

hismind,challengeshisownassumptionsandidentifiesareasforaction.However,

theintentdoesnottranslateintoaction.Theintentremainswishfulthinkinglikea

dream,adesireofagotostatebutit isnotbackedwiththemotivationthatonemightrequireformakingprogress.

This is where there could bea potential differencebetween a desire (a dream

state) and compellingaction (avisionary zeal) tobringabouta change inonescurrentstate.

WhatisaDream?

Various people have analyzed the word dream in different ways and there are

differentschoolsofthoughtondreams.

Dream to me is a state of mind, where the movement of thoughts creates a

semblanceofbeingdynamicallyengagedbuttheunderlyingleversofthemindarestationary. Inotherwordsitcouldbeinterpretedasfantasy,visualizingsomething

thatcouldbetermedasunreal,wishfuletc.thatfuelsonesegostate.

Inadreamstateapersoniseitherconsciouslyorsub-consciouslyvisualizingastate

thatcurrentlydoesnotexist,veryoftenitisawishfulstate,itcouldalsobeasub-

consciousorunarticulatedstateunderexplorationbythemind.Thereareoptionsthatareatplayinthemind,butwhatismostoftenmissingisaction.Hence,Icallit

anunderlyingstationarystateofmind.


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WhatisaVision?

A vision can be termed as a picture of the future, something that is inspiring,

compellingandaframeworkthatpaintsafuturestate.

Avisioncanalsobetermedasagotostateanditremindsyouofwhatyouaretryingtobuildforthefuture.Itsetsadirectionforyourselfandimaginesthefuture

statecapturingyourinherentpassion.

Avisionisalsooftenconnectedtoonesinnervaluesandbeliefs.Itemanatesfroma

deep sense of confidence & self-belief,which createsa drive for action. In other

words,avisionprovidesadestinationtoreachto;providesahighleveldirectionbut

doesnotprovideadetailedroutemap.

Unlikeadream,avisionisoftenspokenabout,repeated,reinforcedtokeepitalive

and constantly remind oneself of the same.Hence, it ismostlywrittendownand

sharedwidely.

Ultimately, having a vision is about knowing the goals youwish to achieve and

willingtomakethedifficultchoicesenroutetoachievethatgoal.Hence,visionisallaboutaction,action&moreaction,whichmakesitadynamicstate,inonesmind.

Self-Application

Has there been a time whenyou deeplywanted something but never did

anythingaboutitexceptthink? Hasbeenasecretfantasythatyouhaveheldclosetoyourheartformany

yearsandconstantlyreflectaboutiteventoday?

Arethereanyunfulfilleddreamsthatyouhaveoverthelastmanyyears? Haveyoureflectedonwhythosedreamsofyoursarestillnotfulfilled?

Howpassionatelyyoufeltaboutthosedreams?

Whileyou thinkofallthesequestions,doalso takeamoment tothinkaboutthe

followingquestions:

Whathavebeenyourbiggestachievementsinlifesofar?

Howpropelledwereyoutoachievethesegoals? Howdidyouplanforthesegoalsandwhatdidyoudotoaccomplishthem?

Whatwerethehurdlesthatcameyourwayandhowdidyouovercomethem? Whatwasyourdegreeofpassiontowardsachievingthesegoalsinyourlife?

Howdoyoufeelnowwhenyoulookbackattheseachievements?


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SelfReflections:

As we think about our lives, there are many achievements that we have

accomplished andtherearemanyunfulfilleddreams.Thekeydifferencebetweenthetwoishowpassionatewefeltaboutthem?Whenitcomestoourachievements,

wewouldhavehadimmensedeterminationtoacceleratetowardsthem.However,whenitcomestoafewdreams,theywouldbeameredesireorawish.Thatiswhat

differentiatesadreamandavision.

Avision

isenergizing

ischallenging

createsasenseofaspiration

drivesuptheinherenthumanachievementorientation

putsagoalouttheretogoafter

buildsmomentumanddrivesaction

CoachingApplication:DreamVs.Vision

From a coachingperspective, the role of the coach is to enable to client tomoveforward from his current state. The client also has the intent to move from the

currentstatetoaneworbetterstateinhismind.Nowthequestionishowdoesthe

clientorcoachesknowthattheyaremovingfromstateAtosaystateB?

Thereareoftentimeswhentheclientisintellectuallyaware,theclienthasmoved

from unconscious unawareness to conscious awareness, but finds it difficult to

translatehisintenttoactions.Thisiswherethedreamstatevs.visionstatecomes

into play. The Client ina state of intellectual awareness could visualize the end

state and also in many cases the actions to be taken. However, when the

visualization freezes into intellectual conversational harmony in the mind, the

situationwouldbeadreamstate.However,whenthevisualizationtranslatesinto

compellingactiononthegroundandforwardmovementtowardsthegoal,itwould

beavisionstate.


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Oneofthekeyaspectsofthecoachingprocessistoenabletheclienttomovefroma

dream state to a vision state and engage the client to commit towards action.

Translationfromintenttoactionwillenableshiftsinthesituationfortheclientboth

inthemindandontheground.Itwillbuildthedynamismthattheclientintendsto

seeforhimself.

Howwoulddreamsvs.Visionmanifestinaconversation?

Dreamstatements Visionstatements

Iwouldliketo Bytheendof(period),Iwill

Ihaveoftenfelt Ihavealwaysbelieved

IdreamifIcould Myvisionis

IfIwerelucky,Iwouldhave Mygoalisto

IfeelIshould Itismypassion

Inacoachingscenariohelpingtheclientrecognizethewish,thefeeling,thedesire,

thedreamisimportant,ifitexists.However,astheclientaspirestomoveforward,itwillbeofimmensevaluetotheclienttoenablehimtoshiftfromwish&desires,to

passionandgoalsforhimself.

Themomentthatshifthappens, the transformationwouldstartkicking infor the

client.Therecognitionofthistransformationwillpropelthejourneyfurtherforthe

client.

Coachingas aprocess isall aboutenablingtorecognizeself,discoveringourown

stateofmind,ourblocksandchartingapathforwardtowardsourgoalsinlife.Itis

abouttranslatingorconvertingourDREAMS intoaVISION for ourselves, soas to

enablerealizationofourGOALS.

CoachingReflections:

1. HowdoyouenableaClienttohaveavisionforhimself?

2. Whatshouldthearticulationofavisionlooklikefortheclient?

3. Howdoyouhelptheclienttrackhisprogresstowardshisvision?

4. Howdoyouhelptheclientknowifheismakingprogress?

5. Howdoestheclientknowwhenhehasreachedhisgoal?

-ByM.AnandBhaskar

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