Spencer loves building things and helping people, and he hopes that his first book will help many people to find the aha moments that he and his father have shared. He has spent this time renovating his workshop, working for a local building contractor, learning more about ADHD, and, of course, researching and writing for The Father, The Son, and the Aha Moment. He graduated from high school at North Yarmouth Academy and is, at time of writing, on leave from Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Spencer Alden Barton is from Yarmouth, Maine. His hope is to train others to teach this process to the psychological, coaching, and wellness community. It is in the format of a psychological game and mindset practice. Steve has registered with the United States Trademark Office, a process that he uses in his coaching practice. In September 2021, Steve graduated from Miracle Minded Coaching with Marianne Williamson and the team at Difference Press, giving him an even wider range of coaching skills to use with his clients.Ĭurrently, Steve is the owner of Steve Barton Coaching, which provides coaching for individuals, businesses, and groups. In May 2015, Steve graduated the eight-month intensive coaching program from the Gestalt International Study Center in Wellfleet, Massachusetts, giving him a foundation in the Gestalt model and the Gestalt Core Concepts and Behaviors to work from. He calls this a commonsense approach to what is not all that common. He is particularly experienced in helping individuals and teams to connect with their innate awareness. Steve is a passionate seeker of truth regarding human behavior and psychology. You can read Martin’s posts as a part of Coaching Tuesday here at Blanchard LeaderChat for ideas, research, and inspirations from the world of executive coaching.With an enduring love of business and a strong desire to help people personally and professionally, he began coaching individuals and business owners based on his backgrounds in mindset and company management. Kathleen Martin is a senior consulting partner with The Ken Blanchard Companies. Remember the joy of finding clarity on something important? As a coach or mentor, you have the opportunity to facilitate these moments in others every time you practice your craft.
Think of the last time you experienced an aha moment. As one teacher remarked about a quiet colleague whom she didnt understand, 'I found out the characteristics of her type and I thought, she just needs time to think. Encourage your client to step through the door and establish the path to the goal. By first having an individual 'aha' moment of their own, the teachers were able to learn type more deeply and apply it more readily to their students, as well as each other. Many aha moments open a door to a new direction. Challenge the individual to create a specific action plan to bring their insights to life. If you are the coach, make a big deal out of it! A client’s shift in awareness is often the payoff for a job well done by the coach.Ĭement the learning and establish clear next steps. Celebration can be simply taking five minutes to allow the new awareness to sink in. The aha moment releases pent-up energy much like an opening in a dam releases water: it allows the person to move forward.Ĭelebrate success! So often, we rush to whatever is next on our to-do list without taking time to bask in the glow of the new insight. Even on the phone we can hear a change in voice or feel a shift in energy. When meeting in person, we can often see the change in facial expression from puzzled to happy. There are many indicators of the aha moment. Some indicators are responses such as “yes, but…” We can help move people past the “yes but” place by asking challenging questions such as “What is the cost of staying put?” or “What is the benefit of moving forward?” When we truly pay attention to the person being coached, we can sense when they are on the cusp of an insight, but holding back. This may sound contradictory to suggestion #1, but it really isn’t. The timing for aha moments is unpredictable. Pause and allow silence in the conversation. Most of us tend to try to push insights so we can get to the next thing. Here are some suggestions on how coaches and mentors can facilitate more aha moments: It is the moment that can create lasting change in behavior or perception. That moment extends well beyond learning and problem solving. It is that wonderful flash of insight learners or people being coached experience when the pieces come together and a shift in thinking happens.
Call it what you may – the “aha” moment, the light bulb, sudden awareness, or moment of meaning.