Table 2.
Exemplars for Using Key Procedures for Action Planning.
| 1. Future self-visualization |
| Patient very stressed at work talking about encounter with his future self:Coach: Wow! And so, so your––the advice of your future self about managing your own happiness; you said, you know, your question that you had for him was, “how does he maintain the tranquility?”Patient: Mhmmm (positive utterance)Coach: What answer did you get?Patient: Uhh, he practices peace every day.Coach: Woooow! That’s powerful! |
| 2a. Wheel of Health—for a broader perspective |
| Coach: … What we’re going to be working on today is looking at the big picture, and that’s why the wheel of health with all the different areas that we define health as, we’re going to be looking at that big picture today, and then hereafter, we’re gonna get much more specific, so that you can feel as though “Ok, this is what I want to work on, this is where it would be helpful to have more strategies.” |
| 2b. Wheel of Health—to narrow down to general areas for goal setting |
| Coach: [And] you know what’s important to us in the coaching is that you pick the things that feel most useful to you.Patient: Right.Coach: So we want to make, like for it to feel like it’s worth your time and energy. And so what did you think when you filled out that wheel of health?Patient: Um, well I mean it, I just, I went through it and I looked at the, at the different areas, then I picked 2 that I felt like that I really need the most to work on.Coach: Oh great! Patient: [Uh.]Coach: [Okay.] And which of, which 2 did you feel like you most wanted to work on?Patient: Exercise and physical activity was number 1.Coach: Okay.Patient: And communication and relationships was number 2.Coach: Got it. Okay, okay. So those were the top 2 parts of the wheel of health. |
| 2c. Wheel of Health—to narrow down to specific areas for goal setting |
| Coach: As we look at finishing this first session together, and we look at the, the things that you want to set as goals from now until we talk again, which would probably be about 2 weeks from now. I’m just wondering, thinking about that, um, what, specifically, do you think would be realistic things to do in the next 2 weeks?Patient: Well, as I said, the biggest thing I’ve got to do is find a gym to get into.Coach: Okay. And so do you already have an idea of other places you want to check out?Patient: Well, yeah, I’ve, I’ve talked to some people, and I’ve got a couple of places I really wanted to look at. |
| 3. Recalling peak experiences |
| Coach: Very, very nice. So it sounds like the things that have been most satisfying to you and produced the best quality of life or happiness for you, really have to do with spending time with people you love and, you really like the natural surroundings or the outdoors. Patient: So true. You nailed it on the head. |