I once read about something called “the Pygmalion Effect” in Shawn Achor’s “The Happiness Advantage”
Achor writes:
“According to the Roman poet Ovid, the sculptor Pygmalion could look at a piece of marble and see the sculpture trapped inside of it. In particular, Pygmalion had a vision of his ideal, the zenith of all of his hopes and desires – a woman he named Galatea.
One day, he began to chisel the marble, crafting it to his vision. When he was finished, he stepped back and looked at his work. It was beautiful. Galatea was more than just a woman:
The statue represented every hope, every dream, every possibility, every meaning – beauty itself. Inevitably, Pygmalion fell in love.
Now, Pygmalion was no fool. He was not in love with a stone woman; he was in love with the possibility of his ideal coming to life …”
The Pygmalion Effect is when our belief in another person’s potential brings that potential to life, and it perfectly sums up an ideal coaching relationship.
The client probably doesn’t realize their potential, they’re rarely getting encouragement to think bigger, and a majority of their 60,000 thoughts per day are negative ones instead of positive.
A good coach sees what they could be, and helps them craft it from the unfinished chunk of marble …
On that note, I’ve opened up my laser coaching for a limited time, and a limited number of new clients.
If you sign up before this Sunday’s deadline, you’ll get the rest of this year, plus all of 2026 to work with me (so that’s almost 14 months, instead of the usual 12 months)
After Sunday the price will go back to $1997 when I offer it in the future, so get it for 50% off (just $997 now) while you can!
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