What are the components of CoreSelf Positioning?
CoreSelf Positioning is a process for establishing a deeper connection within ourselves, and in our most important relationships. It is made up of:
It can be used as a personal journaling practice to gain clarity about where we are and to reveal the path forward. In personal and professional relationships, it can be used to nurture trust and respect, open up meaningful dialogue, and create sustainable plans.
The concept of CoreSelf Positioning was developed over the last twenty years in the clinical coaching practice of Jonathan Thomas MSW. This is an expansion of CoreSelf Mapping. The process contains both neuroscience and psychology aspects. Jonathan used hand-drawn diagrams to describe some of the many different ways your mind works, especially the relationship between energy, values, and thoughts.
Clients gradually learned to use CoreSelf Positioning on their own. Finding that process helpful, clients asked for something they could read and study about the process which led to the creation of Simple. Not Easy.
Learn more about the origin here.
Applications in Company Settings
CoreSelf Positioning applications in corporate settings bricks a new layer for organizing to align their energy levels with company values and come up with alternative best next steps or Real Questions that can be revisited and unpacked that can change challenging situations.
Granted Coreself positioning utilizing some coaching techniques and initial guidance, however, its future application can help team members self-position without ongoing coaching and guidance.
Some companies can decide to become self-sufficient and certify a specific team member to become certified in CoreSelf Positioning, creating an internal resource on staff that can run future workshops.
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Insights & Real Questions
8 Takeaways from the CoreSelf Positioning Book
I was recently gifted a copy of CoreSelf Positioning to Get on the Same Page, Literally: 8 Steps That Refine Our Current Position and Identify Our Best Action Plan by Tim Preston and Jonathan Thomas, MSW. I was asked what I thought about it and came up with these quick takeaways…
AI as Mirror, Not Compass
AI is a mirror. Your Internal Observer is the compass. And CoreSelf Mapping helps you read it—clearly, calmly, and effectively.
Bridging Conflicting Perspectives | CoreSelf Positioning in Real Life
Ever struggle with an event, question or situation that needs resolution, but you just get stuck in your own head? In this video, David works through a CoreSelf Map to help get “unstuck”.