Do - Be
Not all powerful questions are traditional questions.
When clients bring up the topic of being (vs, and, or) doing I give them this graphic. I don’t provide any initial instruction. I let them explore what emerges for them.
As they ascribe meaning we explore.
They may identify where they are or where they want to be. Or they may label each quadrant with a description of what it is like to be in that quadrant.
The conversation might be about how being and doing are not on the same continuum but you can have increments of both simultaneously.
Let the client lead. The graphic is just a catalyst to inspire deeper reflection.
I came up with this simple tool after hearing people say “stop doing and start being.” That statement always bothered me.
We are always in a state of both.
That is the dance.