
48 THE SECRETS OF SUCCESS IN COACHING
had a powerful fear that there would be a shark in there!
Although this might seem crazy to an outsider, to them (even
though the rational part of them knew this to be false) once
darkness came there was a real and possible chance that
a shark would be at the bottom. After digging deeper I dis-
covered that this fantasy came from seeing the film Jaws as a
child, which had left a lasting impact.
Beware when the client’s fear becomes
a ‘fact’
So a FEAR pattern might simply be described as a fantasy that
someone experiences as a reality. At the time of impact it is
completely real and absolu ...