Last week I had the opportunity to attend a coaching event in Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam). The event was organized by LCV, the leading coaching entity in the city, and the goal was to display a coaching movie documentary named Leap plus have time for a Q&A.
Leap – The Movie
The movie was about 4 people who are accompanied by 37 top coaches over a year. During the movie you can see how each of the protagonists live their coaching process, transitioning to a new phase through powerful questions. Here you can see the trailer:
Some of the questions displayed in the movie were:
If you believe in yourself, what difference would it make?
What does moving towards your goals feels like?
Who is that voice that tells you ‘don’t do that’?
How can you let go of the past?
How can you make peace with what is right now?
What I hear is a defense mechanism. What are you defending?
What for you feels more urgent?
If a miracle happens and you can overcome any challenge, what advice would you give to yourself?
What does “vision” mean to you?
At your last breath in life you are given the opportunity to travel in time and come to you today. What would you say?
When do you want an answer?
You are game changer, what game are you changing?
What is more important, the vision or the fear?
When are you going to stop being afraid?
Are you willing to do whatever it takes to make that vision reality?
What do you need to change in order to succeed?
In what direction would you pursue that ___ ?
What is your greatest fear?
What do you need to forgive?
If it’s not now, when?
What is this <action> gonna mean for you?
What is the intent? Make it better!
What do you need to go to the next level?
Besides that questions, there were a few memorable moments like when the coaching uses the ho’oponopono practice, explained in more detail here, or when the coaches change their hat to the consultant or mentoring role to give a better guidance to the coachees once in action.
One of the quotes during the movie was:
“Confidence grows when you take a risk and you survive”
To be honest, it was a lot of fun! 🙂
Q&A
In the Q&A the leaders clarified in what circumstances it can be interested to mix roles such as coaching, mentoring and consultancy. They also remarked the effects of coaching embodiment over time. The more they were coaching and listening, the less of speakers they became, and more authentic they were in their daily life.
“Be blind, my friend.”
Summary
It was a great opportunity for me to get to live the coaching vibe in Vietnam. As expected, I could spot some cultural differences, at the same time I could see no difference when it comes to the essence of coaching, based on curiosity and empowerment. Looking forward to learning more about LCV and LCV coaches.
Special thanks to my friend and coach Ly Luu, for inviting me to the event and being an excellent translator.
Xavier Figueras 