The main idea that attracted me to Coyote Mentoring is that teaching and counseling works best at the edge. A person grows when they are approached in his comfort zone and then pushed. It is a subtle and powerful thing that I’ve observed and experienced many times.
Unfortunately, I so often resort to a bad habit Ive picked up somewhere and made my own. It could go back to a teacher I admired at my first job. He was a master. It is a skill that permeates education too deeply. I is seen in professional sports and politics.
I lecture. I goad. I try to discuss. But is it really necessary?
A statement can take a person and push him to the edge and push that barrier just a bit. Isn’t that statement enough? It should be equally powerful to push the edge, to nudge it and see what the new awareness shows.
