Coaching or Preaching
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Coaching or Preaching
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Yes, I as well I had this exact experience while reading the book. The author might have directed it towards Christians and believers however for those of us who are not overly members of that belief system it at times drifted from being inspiring and educational to feeling like the author was force-feeding religion down our throats.Gabby S14 wrote: ↑27 May 2021, 15:41 Great question! I found the religious focus to be a bit distracting, although I was aware that I was not fully in the intended audience. That being said, I think that taking the religious aspect away from the book completely would leave it pretty bare. Instead of taking it away, I suggested that the author should include a more general approach to spirituality that will attract a broader audience of folks who want to find self-improvement in various aspects of their lives. Engaging with a higher power or with anything outside yourself can help you to realize when your fears are unfounded or detrimental to your success, which I think is the main argument of this book. In other words, I think more options for spiritual values could help the text to be less "preachy" and more coaching to find what works for you.
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The chapter on coaching, all scriptural references aside, was amazingly helpful. I felt this was one of the most enjoyable and impactful parts of the book and I was blessed by it. I feel if one does not take offense at the scriptural messages written by the author and instead looks at how it can affect or help him/her it would be a great read for the person.DavidOchieng wrote: ↑27 May 2021, 09:43 Meyer says that people are used to being preached at rather than coached. Frankly, I was worried that this book would fall into the preachy category. Although I'm still squeamish about the scriptural aspects of the book - which I did find a little preachy - I am amazed at how useful to me the chapter on coaching is. What do you think? If you take away the references to scripture is the book devalued?
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In fact, a lot of the elements of good coaching are applicable in on-the-job training in my line of work, which necessarily deals with people with all manner of faiths.Ahbed Nadir wrote: ↑28 May 2021, 06:21The chapter on coaching, all scriptural references aside, was amazingly helpful. I felt this was one of the most enjoyable and impactful parts of the book and I was blessed by it. I feel if one does not take offense at the scriptural messages written by the author and instead looks at how it can affect or help him/her it would be a great read for the person.DavidOchieng wrote: ↑27 May 2021, 09:43 Meyer says that people are used to being preached at rather than coached. Frankly, I was worried that this book would fall into the preachy category. Although I'm still squeamish about the scriptural aspects of the book - which I did find a little preachy - I am amazed at how useful to me the chapter on coaching is. What do you think? If you take away the references to scripture is the book devalued?
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I am in the intended audience if you will. I think if you took out the scriptural references the book would not have been as full as it was. However, I do not think the book would be devalued without the scripture because Meyer's makes many valid points that will help Christians and Non-Christians alike. For instance, he said at the beginning of the book that would be useful to you, so you could skip the chapter on the different prayers if that was of no interest to you.DavidOchieng wrote: ↑27 May 2021, 09:43 Meyer says that people are used to being preached at rather than coached. Frankly, I was worried that this book would fall into the preachy category. Although I'm still squeamish about the scriptural aspects of the book - which I did find a little preachy - I am amazed at how useful to me the chapter on coaching is. What do you think? If you take away the references to scripture is the book devalued?
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