Recently while writing Success Mantra Demystified for women; I realised that one of the tools that every woman needs to embrace as a part of her personal development and also listening to her inner voice is the PEACE tool that I have used with many leaders, entrepreneurs and corporate professionals. The coaching model that I have designed as per my values and philosophy of life is ‘PEACE’. Peace is the deepest desire of every human life. PEACE as a coaching model can support in envisaging a life of success and plenty with crystalized roadmap. It can be leveraged upon in any situation of coaching whether it’s executive, business or a life style transformation scenario. It’s a logical sequence of litmus test to ensure we are living life on our own terms; yet leaving a dent behind towards the betterment of mankind. During self coaching, PEACE model can be very effective. During a self coaching process you need to find a quiet -serene -natural environment that makes you feel in sync with yourself. Incase this is not possible a shawl -stole -or a mat can be the tool for the same.
- Step 1. Settle Down in a serene environment
- Step 2. Revisit the PEACE coaching model on your own…You can even write out the responses to bring in more focus. Starting with writing your P-Purpose, E-Exploration, A-Action to be taken, C-Commitment to timelines, E-Evaluate the present and also the past …keeping it as a continuous process.
- Step 3. Visualise and Affirm the results you want to see
In Abraham Maslow’s theory of Hierarchy of needs, self-actualization is the deepest need of every human existence; and this model is an evolution in the same direction. While Self transcendence is our penultimate motto in life, the other levels of hierarchy also need to be satisfied. This model in its steps ensures that we constantly measure our ‘P vs P’( Performance vs potential) and periodically re-design our life to match our needs and purposes.
Thus it’s indicative from Maslow’s model that deepest need of a human life is to provide and serve a larger cause in life. Historically we admire, worship and aspire to be givers. Giving comes naturally as we move towards PEACE model as it facilitates and establishes connection with our deepest resources and how we can contribute and accomplish our need to give in this universe, without risking our own survival. It’s imperative that the basic levels of life, need to be at peace all the time for the individual to progress to the self-transcendence phase… As a person who is under threat biologically, psychologically or physiologically, would find it very challenging to engage in self –actualisation leave aside self- transcendence. Sometimes we live in the ambiguity of which phase have we graduated to and how long can we sustain the same. To constantly calibrate and set our purpose in perspective, can save us from the chaos or confusion that we could get entangled in.
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