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Coaching Questions
Coaching Questions
- to be time efficent
- every session last for one hour, with the possibility to make it longer after the goal is
founded (for difining clearly the next steps or for extra discussion about a personal
story, or solving some obstacles from the past that kept the subject not to acomplish
the goal before)
- it’s a coaching time (no judging, no gossip, it’s not just about advises)
- it’s based on feedback, both sides
-it’s about supporting each other
-making a friendship
1. How are you today? What is the difference between last week and now?
2. What is something memorable about yourself to help me remember you?
3. What's MISSING in your life right now?
4. Tell me about some of the biggest challenges in your life? How did you overcome
them? What is the lesson behind them?
5. What are most you proud of in your life?
6. What do you like about yourself?
7. What do you stand for?
8. What would you stand up and fight for?
9. Can you formulate some principles for your life? Why you have it?
10. What is your favourite activity and why?
11. If I ask you to describe your relationship with your family, what you will say?
12. Do you have a person in your life that influenced you in a good way? (inspired)
13. Who do you admire? What specifically about them do you admire?
14. What do you need to stop saying 'Yes' to?
15. Is this really good enough for you?
16. What would happen if you RAISED your expectations?
17. What would happen if you LOWERED your expectations?
18. What's one change you could make that would give you more peace & calm?
19. What are 3 things you are doing regularly that don't serve or support you?
20. What would you think about this 1 month/1 year/10 years from now?
21. What do you feel the most beneficial part of the session was?
22. Thinking broadly, what have you achieved during the coaching period?What have
you learned that you will carry forwards in life?
Responding to "I Don't Know"
Just feel into the question for a second…
What are you pretending n
Just let me know when you've thought of something
What is it like for you to not know?
And if you DID know? (Use carefully and only with good rapport)