Transformational Agenda

The Transformational Agenda is the third of the three agendas we focus on in coaching.

The other two agendas are…

• Presenting Agenda: The specific topic or challenge the client brings to the coaching session, along with the outcomes they hope to achieve.

• Deeper Agenda: What’s significant or meaningful about the topic—the values, priorities, or deeper motivations underlying the client's goals.

The Transformational Agenda goes beyond the other two agendas. It's about who the client is becoming, what they are being called to at this time in their life, and what is emerging within them. Unlike the other agendas, the Transformational Agenda is not always explicit but is always present. Coaching with an awareness of this agenda is an active, intentional process. It involves listening deeply for signs of transformation and directing attention toward it with care and curiosity.

Questions that reveal the Transformational Agenda:

• Who are you becoming?

• What is emerging in you?

• What is God, life, or the universe asking of you?

• What difference do you want to make?

• What is the deepest expression of your true self?

• What does your soul desire?

Coaching application: After each of your coaching sessions this week, write down your best guess at the Transformational Agenda for your clients. Keep this Transformational Agenda in mind as you coach your clients in future sessions, and notice what changes about your coaching as a result.

Life application: Journal on the question, “Who am I becoming?”

Relevant Upbuild content:

• [Podcast] Everyone Is My Teacher (Apple / Spotify)

• [Podcast] An Existential Crisis is an Opportunity for Growth (Apple / Spotify)