{"id":4614,"date":"2015-05-14T08:45:43","date_gmt":"2015-05-14T07:45:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev.oxygen-coaching.fr\/coaching-for-gifted-adults\/"},"modified":"2023-03-03T15:07:39","modified_gmt":"2023-03-03T14:07:39","slug":"coaching-for-gifted-adults","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dev.oxygen-coaching.fr\/en\/coaching-for-gifted-adults\/","title":{"rendered":"Coaching for Gifted Adults"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Several names exist to qualify gifted adults<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Organizations often refer to them as \u201cHigh Potentials<\/strong>\u201d, or \u201cTop talents<\/strong>\u201d. In practice, the qualifiers \u201cZebra<\/strong>\u201d, \u201cHyper Efficient<\/strong>\u201d, \u201cGifted<\/strong>\u201d and \u201cTalented<\/strong>\u201d are also encountered, the word \u201cPrecocious<\/strong>\u201d usually being reserved for children.<\/p>\n

Gifted adults<\/strong>, or Zebras<\/strong>, possess unique attributes<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

In practical terms, coaching is conducted as with any other individuals. However, the specific characteristics of Zebras require the coach to adopt a specific stance, resembling existential or philosophical support.
\nExistential support for the human mind starts from the premise that, while humans are essentially alone in the world, they aspire to connections with others. People want their lives to have meaning, but ultimately, they must come to terms with the fact that they cannot count on others for a personal sense of accomplishment. They must finally realize and understand that they are fundamentally alone (Yalom, 1980). Stemming from this revelation is the anxiety of knowing that our sense of purpose in life must come from within and not from others.<\/p>\n

A relatively recent form of consultation, philosophical consultation, is now applied in many domains seeking to achieve well being and awareness. The stance is that of a humanist, in an encounter between one subject and another, with an emphasis on communication. Here again, questioning, suffering, and paradox are at the forefront. Where existential musing presents existentialist contributions, the philosophical consultation introduces references to philosophical models.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>

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The coach’s stance with \u201cHigh Potentials\u201d<\/span><\/h3>\n

With a Zebra, the coach is exposed to several dangers:<\/span><\/h4>\n