Coping Strategy Playlist

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Domain

Wellness

Type

Worksheet

Phase

Action

Details

30 min Mid session

Topics

Resilience Emotions Self-Care

Supporting sustainable performance and personal resilience.

When to Use This Tool

When I'm overwhelmed I blank on what actually helps me - I need a list I can reach for

I want to build a personal menu of coping strategies organized by what state I'm in

I rely on the same one or two coping strategies and they don't always work

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Some clients find it useful to build a personal menu of strategies for different...

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For the Coaching Practitioner

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Coaching Scenarios Plus

1 Leader who reaches for the same coping strategy regardless of the situation

Context

A VP of Operations describes his coping strategy as exercise: when work gets difficult, he runs. This works until it doesn't — when he's traveling, when he's injured, when the situation requires him to be present rather than absent. In those circumstances he reports becoming visibly short-tempered and withdrawing from his team. He has one strategy, and when it's unavailable, he has nothing.

How to Introduce

Frame this as a toolkit expansion exercise, not a stress management protocol. 'You have one excellent strategy. This wor...

2 Executive whose energy management is reactive rather than intentional 🔒

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3 coaching scenarios with introduction language, observation guides, debrief maps, and red flags

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For professional coaches and coaching practitioners

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