Coaching to Fly: A new Concept?

The term "in the flow" is quite well-known and coaches strive to engender in people a sense of flow. We all understand what that means but the metaphor is somewhat unfortunate. It implies using a flow, where the subject or person is borne along in the direction of flow of fluid or whatever it is that is moving. It doesn't really give a clear sense of being in control or shaping or moving within the flow. Coaching to fly on the other hand focuses on being within a flow, of being able to generate control inputs so that the flow is used for getting from where you are to where you want to be. Coaching to fly is about helping clients to develop awareness of the control inputs that are required to navigate the flow. And what information and skills are needed to calibrate those control imputs. So it is a much more active process. It is much less reliant on the passivity of being borne along by a current and the metaphor is much more about a bird soaring, mastering the elements, flying above the turbulence by generating appropriate control inputs to alter its flight whilst taking advantage of the flow. So I think it's actually a much better metaphor.