“Sometimes freedom is right under your nose, and you don't even realize it,” the Client said. The idea of “no mistakes” was giving him a sense of freedom that was opening up the conversation, he thought. “Thank you,” he told the Coach.

He shared the notepad, where he had written down what he had discovered.

“And I found one more,” the Client said. “I might just put this one at the top of the list.”

“What is it?” the Coach asked.

“You don't have to figure it all out.”