Another very simple and yet powerful exercise is to ask the client to recall a time when she really valued what she was doing; then a time when she was very passionate about what she was doing; and then a third question would be to ask what she does very well. Again, give the coachee plenty of time to dwell on each question one at a time, and to make notes if she wants to. A key question here is about the common elements of these scenarios and the common qualities that the coachee was expressing at those times.
