Conclusions
It is time to move on to the matter of coaching perspectives and practices regarding anticipation, given the important distinctions to be drawn between the nine Enneagram types and the clusters of types, as well as the fundamental processes of polystasis that I introduced in the first essay in this series. It is time, in other words, to fulfill the promise inherent in the title of these essays: what does the “coaching of anticipation” mean?
If we live in the immediate future, through our anticipations, then it would seem that professional coaching could be of great value in helping to clarify anticipations and, in some instances, assist in modifying anticipations. In the third essay in this series, I consider some of the coaching perspectives and practices that could prove valuable in this regard. I explore both coaching that occurs at a deep emotional level and coaching that focuses on cognition and behavior. I invite you to join me in this exploration.
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