We want action!

When you're seeing your coach you're paying for action. For the changes you go through and the goals you achieve. But a lot of coaching is actually not about goals. Action is not always obvious or visible. Something could get in the way of action, an interference. This can be a thing, an emotion, circumstances, your perspective.

An example: Sandra has a goal, she wants to finish the book she is writing by the end of the year. She only needs 3 more weeks time to finish it and she already has written 40 pages. But writing always ends up at the bottom of her to do list. She doesn't see it happening this year (and it's only January!). Something is interfering with her goal.
After a couple of questions it looks like Sandra fears exposing herself to the outside world, the book is quite personal. This is about fear of judgement. But when she doesn't finish her book she will be unhappy!
After a couple more (action-related) questions Sandra comes timidly up with the idea of creating 1 spare hour a day to work on her book. It doesn't look like this is going to work. The action comes too early, she is not ready to commit herself to it. Sandra first needs to work on her fear of judgement. As long as that is interfering with the desire to finish her book, there is no need in picking up the writing. This session is for Sandra about awareness raising.

Your coach will show you that a lot of your interferences and thoughts are illusions and made-up by yourself. In Sandra's case the judgement has not even happened yet! But it's witholding her from writing her book and enjoying it. It is not always possible to take immediate action. Action is not always the thing we're after in coaching.