| Have you heard the words of Stuart Smalley's | | | | This is an ego towards other people. |
| characters "I am good enough, Smart Enough, and | | | | 3. "I must live in the conditions that are totally |
| doggonit... people like me." This sentence gives the | | | | comfortable and advantageous else the place is a |
| cognitive-behavioral approach. This is the reflection of | | | | rotten place and life is not worth living there." |
| the thinking of the people about them as well as the | | | | Finally, Cognitive Coaching approach can help the |
| world around them, it actually affects behave and | | | | people gain insight in their thoughts with intension |
| feel. The important keyword to look is "THINK." | | | | that such clarity will lead into the actions creating |
| While approaching the personal life issues from | | | | positive change. Here are certain actions that can be |
| cognitive, behavioral approach, many people add in to | | | | performed in order to change the egoistic behavior |
| their own troubles by the way they interpret | | | | to people: |
| situations and events. If the cognitive training coach | | | | Cognitive coaching can identify the belief system of |
| can help the people identify their irrational beliefs, | | | | the people in the different conditions. This can make |
| they can change the faulty thinking and can help to | | | | the connection between the thoughts and the |
| construct new actions. This is a very important | | | | current situation. Another step is to challenge the |
| concept for people who want to change their | | | | irrational beliefs. Coaching would help the people |
| behaviors or if they want to help others. | | | | recognize the negative thought patterns and will allow |
| It is possible that many people might have already | | | | the people to realize the facts about the positive |
| add certain "oughts", "musts" and "should" in their | | | | approach. Lastly, it would also help people to reinvent |
| respective lives and cognitive coaching can help them | | | | themselves with the new positive belief plans and |
| to recognize and change such negative thoughts. | | | | would help them to execute such plans. |
| There are three different categories in terms of | | | | This kind of coaching is not new. In fact, it is one of |
| irrational belief: | | | | the many styles of coaching that professionals use in |
| 1. "I must perform well and must win the others' | | | | helping their clients. Sometimes, it is not easy to |
| approval otherwise I am useless and inadequate | | | | make a change in one's life. But thankfully, there are |
| person." This is an egoistic behavior. | | | | coaches and helpers who are willing to invest their |
| 2. "You must behave well to me at any point of time | | | | time and their skills to help us grow. |
| and conditions; else you are a horrible, rotten person". | | | | |