For those who want to take their coaching skills to the next level!

A practical, psychology-based coaching guide that penetrates the essence of questioning! Written by a leading master coach with 20 years of experience in Korea, this book is more than just a simple coaching technique guide.
This is a psychology-based question guide that dramatically improves the quality of your questions by addressing the background and psychological context of the coaching questions.
The case-based structure, which connects various approaches in psychology to coaching questions, provides "questioning insight" to both beginners and professional coaches.

Coaching and psychology both exist for human happiness.
Pursuing change and growth is ultimately for happiness.
Change and growth are not the final destination of happiness.
Happiness exists in the process.

It's not about being happy after you've accomplished something, but the process of achieving something and the results itself must be happy.
The same goes for coaching and psychology.
It is not the knowledge that makes you happy, but the process of learning something itself that makes you happy.

--- From "Introductory Remarks"

The purpose of this book was to relieve the frustration I felt about questions being used out of context while coaching mentors.
In the process, I became more aware of the influence psychology has had on coaching, and furthermore, knowing the background and context of the questions made coaching much easier.
I felt my coaching became more flexible and deeper.
This book is a record of that study process.

I hope this book will be helpful to those who are working hard at coaching but are not seeing significant improvement in their coaching skills, or those who want to take their coaching skills to the next level.
--- From "Introductory Remarks"

The two travelers climb the same mountain called 'the pursuit of human happiness', but the paths they take are different.

Psychologists explore the past to find the cause of problems, deal with emotions, and help with healing.

A coach starts from the present, discovers future possibilities, and promotes growth.

Sometimes psychology paves the way first, and coaching follows suit.
Other times, coaching opens the way first, and psychology checks the safety of that path.

Although they are walking different paths, the fact remains that they are heading towards the same destination.
It is human happiness through change and growth.
--- From Chapter 1: What Happens When Coaching and Psychology Meet?

Coaching is more than just about achieving goals; it's a holistic process of understanding and helping people grow.
In this process, psychology helps you develop a deeper understanding of your customers and the insight to ask the right questions.
Psychology provides a lens through which we can understand what's at the heart of a client's issues and how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are connected.

It provides multiple perspectives that can lead to different views of the same situation and different interpretations of the same words.

--- From Chapter 9: What Psychology Gives Coaches

All questions must be contextual.
Questions that are out of context make the relationship awkward and reduce the effectiveness of coaching.
It is difficult to distinguish between good and bad questions in and of themselves.

For example, the question, "What do you really want?" is a great question to ask when it comes to getting customers to reflect on themselves.
But if you start coaching and ask, "What do you really want?", it would be an absurd question.

A question may or may not be a good question depending on the context.
Questions come alive only in context.

--- From Chapter 9: What Psychology Gives Coaches

Most coaches begin coaching sessions with the question, "What should we talk about today?"
This question is an expression of the coach's willingness to give the client autonomy and not to dominate the coaching conversation.

According to self-determination theory, people's intrinsic motivation is strengthened when they are autonomous.
By allowing clients to decide on coaching topics and conversation styles, you can encourage their active participation.

--- From Chapter 10: Getting Started with Coaching

Coaches conduct coaching through questions.

Some questions warm the hearts of customers, while others touch deep wounds within them.

'How warm is this question?'
'Does this question reflect genuine love for the customer?'
'Wouldn't this question be confusing to customers?'
'Will this question possibly hurt the customer's feelings?'
This awareness of your own questions changes the game of coaching.

--- From "Outgoing Words"