SELF-COACHING THE IGNITE WAY: Human potential is not fixed — it is awakened continuously.

Human potential is not fixed — it is awakened continuously.

1. What Self-Coaching Really Is

Self-coaching is the art of becoming your own coach — the inner guide who observes, directs, and sustains your growth. It is not self-blaming, not perfection-chasing, and not “fixing yourself.”

The IGNITE Way starts from this premise:

You are not broken. You are whole — and you need awakening and direction.
IGNITE WAY: Human potential is not fixed — it is awakened continuously.

So the goal is not to repair you, but to help you access more of you.

2. The IGNITE Model (Cyclical, not linear)

1. I – Inquire & Investigate (Awareness)

2. G – Get Clear on Goals (Direction)

3. N – Navigate Obstacles (Strategy)

4. I – Implement & Act (Execution)

5. T – Track & Reflect (Learning)

6. E – Energize & Acknowledge (Sustainment)

You can enter at any point. You can loop back anytime. Growth is iterative.

I – Inquire & Investigate (Awareness)

You can’t evolve what you don’t notice.

Key questions:

• What am I feeling right now? Where do I feel it in my body?

• What story am I telling myself about this situation? Is it 100% true?

• Which value is active here — safety, growth, contribution, connection?

• What currently fuels me? What currently drains me?

Practice: 5 minutes of daily stream-of-consciousness journaling. Don’t edit. Let patterns appear. Awareness is your dashboard.

G – Get Clear on Goals (Direction)

Potential needs a target. Otherwise energy leaks.

Key questions:

• If I achieve this goal, what will it give me emotionally?

• Who do I need to become to make this goal natural?

• Is this goal truly exciting, or is it just a social “should”?

Use the SMARTER pattern:

• Specific

• Measurable

• Actionable

• Risky/Realistic (stretch, not snap)

• Time-bound

• Exciting

• Reviewed

In the IGNITE Way, goals are linked to being, not just doing.

N – Navigate Obstacles (Strategy)

Most people think the problem is “outside.” Often it’s “inside”: fear, old narratives, lack of clarity.

Key questions:

• What is the realistic worst-case? How would I handle it?

• What if the opposite of my belief were true?

• What is one tiny, doable step I can take now? Who can support me?

Tool: IF–THEN Planning

• “IF I want to procrastinate, THEN I will work for 10 minutes.”
  This is pre-decided behavior. It turns willpower into structure.

I – Implement & Act (Execution)

Nothing changes until behavior changes.

Key questions:

• What is the ONE thing today that moves the needle?

• Am I acting, or am I staying in “preparing to act” mode?

• What does “good enough” look like so I don’t get stuck in perfectionism?

Tool: Time blocking (25–50 minutes).
During the block: either do the task or do nothing. No phone, no diversions. Boredom will push you to work. Action creates momentum; momentum creates identity.

T – Track & Reflect (Learning)

Self-coaching without feedback is just inspiration.

Key questions:

• What went well this week?

• What didn’t go as planned — and what did it teach me?

• Do I need to adjust the goal, or only the method?

Weekly ritual (30 minutes):

1. Review goals

2. Celebrate progress

3. Plan the next week
   This is how you build self-trust: “I keep my word to myself.”

E – Energize & Acknowledge (Sustainment)

Performance without replenishment leads to collapse. Self-coaching must include self-nourishing.

Key questions:

• How will I celebrate progress — even small progress?

• What recharges me today: rest, movement, stillness, people, nature?

• Did I live in alignment with my values today?

Ritual: Finish Strong
At the end of a work block, name one thing you did well. This links effort to reward and trains your brain to want to come back.

3. Essential Self-Coaching Mindsets

1. Curiosity over Judgment
   “Interesting. I did that. Why?”
   Curiosity opens the learning channel; judgment slams it shut.

2. Compassion over Criticism
   You wouldn’t yell at a growing child for not running yet. Don’t talk to yourself like an enemy.

3. Responsibility over Blame
   Blame gives power away. Responsibility says: “I choose my response.” That’s where agency lives.

4. Progress over Perfection
   1% better is real. 100% perfect is imaginary. Action beats idealization.

4. Example: Career Stagnation

Context: You feel stuck, underused, and bored.

• I – Inquire: You journal and discover the real story: “I’m afraid I won’t catch up if I change now.”

• G – Get Clear: You set: “In 6 months, I will identify a new field and complete the first learning module/course for it.”

• N – Navigate: Obstacle = overwhelm → IF I feel overwhelmed, THEN I will research for 20 minutes only.

• I – Implement: You block Tue & Thu, 7–8 pm = “Transition Time.”

• T – Track: Weekly review → you see 2 sessions done, 1 course found → adjust plan.

• E – Energize: You acknowledge your courage and reward yourself → identity shifts from “stuck person” to “moving person.”

That is self-coaching in motion.

5. The IGNITE Way Statement

IGNITE WAY: Human potential is not fixed — it is awakened continuously.
You don’t wait for the right mentor, season, or boss.
You become the force that activates you.

6. Final Movement

Self-coaching is how you:

• regulate your state,

• align your actions,

• sustain your energy,

• and keep yourself in forward motion.

Start with today’s version:
1 insight → 1 micro-goal → 1 block of action → 1 moment of acknowledgment.

Do that on repeat — and you will become the person who ignites the way.