The Catholic Coaching Podcast 24. Erin Coaches Matt to Find his Compelling Why for Exodus 90
Dec 29, 2020
A coaching session that digs into why tough spiritual discipline matters and how shame sabotages change. They use a ‘Seven Whys’ exercise to uncover emotionally powerful motivations. Conversations explore redirecting desire toward God, creativity, family fruitfulness, and honest prayer. Practical plans, journaling, and humor about cold showers round out the discussion.
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Compelling Reasons Must Be Irresistible
- Compelling reasons must evoke strong attention and irresistible motivation, not just “I want to be healthy.”
- Erin defines compelling as "evoking interest, attention, or admiration in a powerfully irresistible way," so reasons must be vivid and specific.
Replace Buffers By Offering New Rewards
- Reframe buffering behaviors by presenting new, compelling rewards to redirect desire away from comforts.
- Erin calls this a desire hack: replace small pleasures (drink, TV) with curiosity about God’s greater gifts.
Use Seven Whys To Uncover Deeper Motivation
- Use the Seven Whys exercise to dig past surface motivations until you reach a deeper, driving desire.
- Matt and Erin recommend asking why repeatedly (they chose seven) and probing until answers stop repeating or loop.
