Use Milton Erickson's horse story principle - keep people on the road and they'll find their own way

Milton Erickson guided a lost horse back to its driveway by simply keeping it on the road every time it got distracted—he didn't know where the horse lived, but the horse did. The coaching principle: your job is to keep clients on their path, not to know their destination better than they do.

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Milton Erickson guided a lost horse back to its driveway by simply keeping it on the road every time it got distracted—he didn't know where the horse lived, but the horse did. The coaching principle: your job is to keep clients on their path, not to know their destination better than they do.

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    The Milton Erickson Horse Story Applied to Coaching

    Use Milton Erickson's horse story principle - keep people on the road and they'll find their own way