Coaching Highline Goals with Steady Presence

The real crossing happens inside the person who steps onto the line.

Some dreams arrive in coaching like a highline suspended in thin air—thrilling, cinematic, charged with desire. And yet, as you listen, you realize the line they imagine isn’t actually anchored to anything that can hold their weight. The logistics, the physics, or the probabilities simply don’t add up.

And suddenly, you’re holding two truths: their desire for the goal is real, and the outcome probably won’t happen the way they imagine.

This is a uniquely tender coaching moment.

And this is where coaching stops being a collection of techniques and becomes a way of being — grounded, human, present to both the client’s longing and your own unease.

Why This Moment Can Be Hard for Coaches

When a client reaches for something reality won’t support, your internal system reacts. A protective instinct rises. A quiet caution settles in your chest. You may feel unsure of your role for a moment, wondering how to stay with them without steering them away.

This discomfort isn’t a flaw in your coaching. It’s a sign that you care.

And yet this is precisely the moment coaching asks something deeper of you. Not prediction. Not protection. Presence.

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