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PURPOSE ARTICLE Seven Coaching Wisdoms for TRANSFORMING Your Life Fran Fisher, MCC Imagine a world where we are: • Asking questions with sincere interest and curiosity vs. telling others what to do • Championing the wants and desires of oth- ers vs. needing to provide our unsolicited ideas, suggestions, or advice • Honoring respect and confidentiality vs. gossiping about others 26 | HAPI Guide • Providing positive feedback and acknowl- edgment vs. making judgmental remarks or acting on our judgments • Being a committed listener vs. a distracted listener • Expressing our opinion without attachment and allowing the other person to express theirs without needing to be right