I love this advice. Honestly I feel it can be applied to much of life, but particularly experiences involving repetition. I always take this approach to students but also to clients in art-therapy, never trying to predict or presume. Preempting reactions can be stifling, reductive and means that an individual or unique expression never gets heard.
Well put. Appreciating these subtle differences between teaching, mentoring and coaching matters greatly for achieving success with recipients and clients. Leading from behind and just pointing the way also provides benefits!
This reminds me of advice given to writers to refrain from dictating what their readers should think or feel. Each reader is a distinct individual, with different experiences, thoughts and opinions. They will decide for themselves (subconsciously or otherwise) when reading a text – as with everything else they perceive.
I love this advice. Honestly I feel it can be applied to much of life, but particularly experiences involving repetition. I always take this approach to students but also to clients in art-therapy, never trying to predict or presume. Preempting reactions can be stifling, reductive and means that an individual or unique expression never gets heard.
Well put. Appreciating these subtle differences between teaching, mentoring and coaching matters greatly for achieving success with recipients and clients. Leading from behind and just pointing the way also provides benefits!
This reminds me of advice given to writers to refrain from dictating what their readers should think or feel. Each reader is a distinct individual, with different experiences, thoughts and opinions. They will decide for themselves (subconsciously or otherwise) when reading a text – as with everything else they perceive.
Insightful!