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Module 2 · Lesson 7
Lesson 7 of 14

The stated goal is rarely the real goal.

Most walk in with one of four scripts. New mums, men told they’ll die early, women navigating menopause, older adults. Life-stage scripts, not chosen goals.

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Card 1 of 6: “The stated goal is rarely the real goal.”
Card 2 of 6: Most walk in with one of four scripts. New mums, men told they’ll die early, women navigating menopause, older adults. Life-stage scripts, not chosen goals.
Card 3 of 6: The goal they state is shaped by the script. Not by what’s actually achievable, or right for them. Recognise the script fast.
Card 4 of 6: Validate it. Don’t dismiss it. Then redirect into something realistic. Work with the real person, not the script’s invention.
Card 5 of 6: Spot the script early. Then you spend the hour working with the person in front of you — not the one the script invented.
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The lesson

  1. Most walk in with one of four scripts.

    New mums, men told they’ll die early, women navigating menopause, older adults. Life-stage scripts, not chosen goals.

  2. The goal they state is shaped by the script.

    Not by what’s actually achievable, or right for them. Recognise the script fast.

  3. Validate it. Don’t dismiss it.

    Then redirect into something realistic. Work with the real person, not the script’s invention.

  4. Spot the script early.

    Then you spend the hour working with the person in front of you — not the one the script invented.

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