Mapping Motivation for Coaching

3 Pareto, performance, and Motivational Maps

We are happy when we are in harmony; according to the Tao Te Ching,¹ in harmony with the Tao. The Tao is the Way – essentially, the natural flow of the universe and how it operates. It is an impersonal force according to the Tao Te Ching, but there is no problem in calling this ‘God’ if one wishes to. The point is that the universe conforms and complies with certain rules and principles and when we violate these we suffer. A simple and obvious example would be committing murder: all human societies have condemned the practice since the beginning of recorded time; and that murderers suffer is not only because if they get caught they are punished, but even if they are not caught history and literature ...