WHY HAVE "FULL", SEQUENCED PROGRAMS?
Because people do not follow through if there is no program or "next step".
Following a sequenced program permits one to be sure to finish each and all of the steps necessary to actually "complete" in an area. Without completion, the problem underneath the immediate problem simply resurfaces (as you know).
Often, coaching is just done to solve an immediate problem (the motivating factor) and to get the client moving. Coaching typically stops after the initial three or six month contract because there is no "next step."
For instance, a coach or counselor could have a set of programs (not necessarily in this sequence) that carries the client along a path of a series of completions such as:
Handling the BASIC CONCERNS and problems (creating a program to do so).
Developing PSYCHOLGICALl skills and methods to serve one to have
a better life.
Upset and emotional management
Stress management
Developing a program and monitoring the progress in the PHYSICAL
area
Developing LIFE MANAGEMENT skills
What is the most productive way to manage one's life
Problem solving
Thinking and learning
Planning
Short term
Long term
Values planning, purpose/mission, how then shall I live?
Practices installed to keep one on track instead of the inevitable on
and off pattern
Utilizing the Gratitude/Reminders/Inspiration system tools
Developing a program and installing the skills to better handle
RELATIONHIPS
Blame, criticism, make wrong
Communication methods/forms, etc. that facilitate understanding
and problem resolution
Creating the relationship you want - purpose, mission, values,
agreements
Managing the material and fFINANCIAL aspects of life