the coaching questions handbook: 150 powerful questions for life coaching and personal growth...

TheCoachingQuestionsHandbook

150PowerfulQuestionsforLifeCoachingandPersonalGrowth

ByTimHanson

TableofContents

Introduction

Chapter1:PersonalGrowthQuestions

Chapter2:RelationshipQuestions

Chapter3:FunQuestions

Chapter4:HealthQuestions

Chapter5:CareerQuestions

Chapter6:MoneyQuestions

Chapter7:PhysicalLocationQuestions

Conclusion

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Introduction

Theabilitytoaskpowerful,open-endedquestionsisthemostbrillianttoolthat

weashumanscanpossess.Theydon’thavetobeearthshatteringorground

breakingquestionsthatleavelistener’swiththeirjawhangingdowntothe

ground,althoughtheycanbe.Moreimportantlytheyneedtobequestionsthat

willstimulateemotiontoprovoke“aha”moments;one’sthatleavethepersonin

deepthoughttoinspirecreativity,increaseproductivity,andblastglaring

headlightsonpersonaldevelopment.

Questionsaretheprimarywaytobuildaconnectionanddeveloplasting,

meaningfulrelationships.Theyhavebroughtpeaceintobroken,confusing

relationships;theyhavehelpedtosolvelife’smostcomplicatedproblems;and

mostimportantlythey’vebroughtadeeperlevelofunderstandingtohumanityso

thatsocietyasawholecangiveandgetmoreoutoflife.

Thequestionsyouareabouttoembarkuponwillbeonesthatwillopenmany

doorsthatyouoncebelievedwerelockedwithtendeadbolts.Theywillbeones

foryoutoguideotherstofindingoutwhatmakesthemtick–notlikeatime

bombbutinsteadlikeagrandfatherclockonthewallwaitingtostrikemidnight.

Youwillfindthebookisdividedintotheeightimportantcategoriessothatyou

canimmediatelyjumptothesectionasneeded.

Let’sbegin!

Chapter1:PersonalGrowthQuestions

Coach,Listen,andBeCurious

Coacheshavebeenrecognizedasleadersincreatingpowerfulquestionsto

evoketransformation.Coaches’seekouttobeleadersinpersonaldevelopment

andbusinessdevelopment.Theygetlituptoinspire,build,andconnectwith

others,allofwhichbeginwithquestionstodeterminewhattheotherperson

reallywantsoutoflife.

Althoughquestionsaretheprimaryfocusofthisebook,itisimportantto

understandthatlisteninghasequalimportanceinorderforyoutorespondand

createyourownquestionssothatyoucandirectaconversationthatwillbenefit

theotherperson.Usethewordstheyusetobuildotherquestions.Forexample,

ifapersonsaysIdon’tlikehowthingshavechanged,youcansay“Whatdoyou

meanbychange?Canyougivemeanexample?”Thisleadstofurther

conversationandtheconversationtogetdeeper,leadingtomoremeaningful

places.

Everydayoflifewelearnsomethingnew.Whetheritbetalkingwithafriend

abouthisnewbornbaby,watchingthenewstolearnaboutamassacreinIraq,or

realizingthatweliketolistentotheacousticversionofLedZeppelin.Welearn

thingsabouteventsintheworld,ourselves,andfactsaboutlifeeverydaywhen

welisten.

Listeningwithourears,observingthingswithoureyes,andlisteningtotheinner

senseofintuitionaresimpleexamplesofwaystolistenandunderstand.

Onemorethingbeforewediveintothequestionsisthatthebestquestionscome

frombeingcurious,non-judgemental,andkeepinganopen-mindtoallowthe

doortobewide-opentopossibilities.

Thissectionwascreatedwithwaysforbothyouandthepersonwhomyouare

speakingwithtogainpurpose,understandoneself,andothersindeeper,more

meaningfulways.

●Whatdoyouwantinlife?

●Whatisyourdream?

●Whatisyourpurpose?

●Whatelse?

●In1monthfromnow,wheredoyouwanttobe?3months?6months?1

year?

●Whatareyousearchingfor?

●Howwillitfeeltobethere?

●Whatareyougratefulfor?

●Whodoyouwanttobe?

●Whatdoesthatlooklike?

●Whatisimportanttoyou?

●Whyisthatimportanttoyou?

●Whodoyouadmireorwhattypeofpersondoyoulookupto?Ifhe/she

couldofferyouadvice,whatwoulditbe?

●Whatareyou3ofyourbestqualitiesthatyoucanbringtothesituation?

●Tellmemore.

●Imaginehowitwouldfeelonceyouaccomplishthis.

●Whatisgettinginthewayoflivingthelifeyouwanttolive?

●Whydoyouwanttobelikethis?

●Whatwillthisbringyou?

●Whatdoyouneedtodotogetthere?

●Whatdoyouvalueinlife?

●What’sthechallengehere?

●Ifyoucoulddoonethingeveryday,somethingthatexcitesyoutoget

outofbedeveryday,whatwouldthatbe?

●What’sstoppingyou?

●Wherecanyougetthatinformation?

●Whatarethe5mostimportantthingsinyourlife?Whatelsedoyou

want?

●Whatexcitesyouandmakesyoufeelalive?

●Whatmakesyousmile?Howcanyouaddmoreofthattoyourday?(to

yourlife?)

●Ifyouweretopaintapictureofyourlifeoneyearfromnow,what

woulditbe?

●Howhaveyouchangedfromwhenyouwere10yearsold?20?30?

●Ifyourlifeweretorepresentacolorinthisexactmoment,whatwould

thatbe?Why?Whatdoesthiscolormeantoyou?

●Imagineyouwere95,whatwouldyouliketosayaboutyourlife?

●Letssetadeadline.Whendoyouwanttoaccomplishthisby?

●Howwillyouknowyouhaveaccomplishedit?

Chapter2:RelationshipQuestions

Relationshipsarethebestpartoflife.Everyrelationshiptakestimeandeffort

frombothpeopleandrequiresalevelofunderstandingofwhyanotherperson

doesthethingsheorshedoes.Itisimportanttoknowwhatapersonislooking

forandwantsoutoftherelationship.Bothpartiesneedtobebenefitingorelse

therelationshipwillnotlast.

Therefore,thesearethequestionscanbeusedtogettothebottomofwhata

personreallywantsinarelationship.

●Whatwouldyourateyourcurrentrelationshiponascaleof1to10

(with1beingterribleand10beingexcellent)?

●Whatdoyoulikeaboutyourrelationship?

●Whatdoyouwantmoreofinyourrelationship?

●Whenyouthinkofthisrelationship,howdoesitmakeyoufeel?

●Whatissomethingyou’vewantedtotellyourpartner,buthaveresisted

duetofear?

●Whatdoyouwant?

●Whatarethe3mostimportantqualitiesthatthepersonmusthave?

●Whatarethe3qualitiesthatyoucannotstandinapartner?

●Canyouseeyourselfwithhim/her20yearsfromnow?

●Whatdoyouwantmoreof?

●Whatisthefirststeptogettingmoreofwhatyouwant?

●Whatdoesyourintuitionsay?

●Whoareyouintherelationship?

●Whathaveyoulearnedfromyourpast(orcurrent)relationship?

●Whatwouldyourlifebelikeifthispersonweretodietomorrow?

●Whatwouldyoutellthispersonifyouknewthattodaywerehis/herlast

day?

●Whodoyouhavetobetoattractthistypeofperson?

●Whendoyouwantthisby?

●Wheredothesetypeofpeoplehangout?Whereelse?

●Howwouldyourbestfriend(orthepersonwhoknowsandunderstands

youbest)describeyou?

●Let’ssayasimilarsituationhappensagain,whatwillyoudo

differently?

●Lookingatthebigpicture,howimportantisthistoyou?

Chapter3:FunQuestions

Lifewasmeanttobefun–itisanecessitytolife.Weworkinordertohavefun

andenjoytimewithourselvesandourfamilies.Funcanrangefromthingsfrom

relaxingonacouchandlaughingatasitcomonTelevisiontohavingan

adventureatanamusementparkwithourfamilies.

Thiscategorywascreatedtoopendoorstowhatapersonwantsforfunandhow

hecanbringmorefunintohisorherlife.

●Whatdoyouwantmoreofinyourlife?

●Whatdoesfunmeantoyou?Whatelse?

●Ifyouhadmorefuninyourlife,howwouldthatfeel?

●Whenyouarehavingfun,whosoyouseewithyou?

●OnaScaleof1–10(with10beingthehighest),whatdoyouratethe

leveloffuninyourlifetoday?Wheredoyouwantittobetomorrow?

Oneweekfromnow?Onemonthfromnow?

●Howimportantisfuntoyou?

●Whenyouwere10yearsold,whatwasfuntoyou?Whatifyouwereto

bringthatfeelingbackintoyourlife?

●Whatifweweretoremovefunfromyourlife?Whatwouldyourlifebe

like?

●Ifyouhadonedaythatwasdedicatedtohavingfun,whatwouldyou

do?

●Whatisonethingyou’vealwayswantedtodo,buthaven'tduetofear?

●Howcanyoubringmorefunintoyourlife?

Chapter4:HealthQuestions

Withouthealth,wewouldnotbealive.Soofcoursehealthneedstobe

addressed.Itistopicthatneedstobeaddressedforthecompletionofthe7

categoriesofpersonaldevelopment.

●Whatdoesitmeantobehealthytoyou?

●Whatwouldyourateyourcurrentlevelofhealthonascaleon1to10

(with10beingexcellent)?Whatdoyouwantittobe?

●Whatwouldyoulooklikeifyourhealthwerea10?Howwouldyou

feel?

●Whatwouldyourdaylooklikeifyourhealthwerea10?

●Whatdoyouwanttoimprove?

●Whatispossible?

●Whatelse?

●Whowillsupportyou?

●Whataretheotheroptions?

●Whatisbestforyou?

●Whataretheconsequencesofnotimprovingyourhealth?

●Whendoyouwanttoaccomplishthisby?

●Whydoyouwantthis?

●Ifyourlifedependedontakingaction,whatwouldyoudotoday?

Tomorrow?

●Howwillyouknowwhenyourhealthisa10?

Chapter5:CareerQuestions

Apersons’careercanbringahugeamountofhappiness(orsadness)totheirlife.

Therefore,oneneedstogetclearonwhatitisthatwillmakethemhappy(which

istheprimarygoalofhumansworldwide),asalargepartofoneslifewillbe

spentworkingatacareeryoueitherloveorhate.

●Ifyoucoulddoanything,andknewyoucouldn’tfail,whatwouldyou

do?Why?

●Whodoyouhavetobe(anadjective,orarealorfictionalcharacter)to

getwhereyouwant?

●Whodoyouadmire?Whatwouldhe/shesaytoyourightnow?

●Whatisyourgreateststrength?Howcanyoubringmoreofthattoyou

current(orfuture)career?

●Whatareyoupassionateabout?Whatthingsgetyouexcited?

●Ismoneyorjobsatisfactionmoreimportanttoyou?

●Howdoyoubelievethatmoneyandcareerarerelated?Howdoesthat

applytoyourlife?

●Whatareyouafraidof?

●Canyoubemorespecific?

●Whatareadoyouneedmoreclaritywith?

●Whocanyoutalktoinordertogetmoreclarityonyourdecision?

●Whatwoulditfeelliketobethere(orhavethatcareer)?

●Let’ssetadeadline.Whendoyouwantthisby?

Chapter6:MoneyQuestions

Money.Itkeepstheworldgoingaround.Moneygivespeopletheopportunityto

travel,fulfillwantsandneeds,aswellasprovideforafamily.Thelackofit

causesmuchpainandhardship.Tosomeitisimportantaboveallthingsandto

othersitistowardthebottomoftheranking,belowrelationships,health,and

careersatisfaction.

Thissectionwillguideyouwithquestionssurroundingthefieldofmoney.

●IfIweretogiveyou1milliondollarstoday,whatwouldyoudowith

it?Howimportantisthattoyou?Inoneyearfromnow,whatwillyou

feelaboutthewayyourmoneywasspent?

●Whatarethepossibilities?

●Whatareyourfears(aroundmoney)?

●Whatdoyouneedtosaynotoinyourlifeinordertomakemore

money?

●Whatdoyouneed?

●Whatdoyouwanttomakemoremoneyfor?

●Whodoyouwanttomakemoremoneyfor?

●Whatwillmoremoneybringyou?

●What’sstoppingyoufromachievingyourfinancialgoals?

●Whatmindsetdoyouneedtohavetoaccomplishthis?

●Whoareyou?Createametaphor(e.g.Iamthegloriousmoneytree

whoattractsmoneyandgivesotherwhattheyneed.)

●Whatdoessuccessmeantoyou?

●Howwillothersperceiveyouifyoureachyourfinancialgoals?Isthat

importanttoyou?

●Whatwillyouneedtodotoachievethis?

●Whataretheconsequencesofnotachievingyourfinancialgoals?

●Whatistheactionplan?

●WhenwillyouhaveXamountofmoneyby?

Chapter7:PhysicalLocationQuestions

Tosome,thephysicallocationmattersaboveall.Somedreamofbeingonthe

beachesofHawaii,whereasothersdreamofbeingintheMountainsofPark

City,Utah.Ifapersonwantsitbadenough,theywilldowhateverittakestoget

there,andthenstartalife.Ithappenseveryday.Thissectionwillhelppeopleget

clearonthispartoftheirlife.

●Whatdoyourateyourlevelofhappinesswithyourphysicallocation

(onascaleof1-10,with10beingthehighest)?

●Wheredoyouwanttobe?

●Ifyoucouldliveanywhere–norestrictions,wherewoulditbe?

●Imagineyourideallocation.Whatisaroundyou(e.g.mountains,beach,

farms)?

●Whatarethepeoplelike?

●Whoelseisthere?

●Whatdoesyoulifelooklikeonadailybasis?

●Howimportantisitforyoutogetthere?

●Whatisstoppingyoufromgettingthere?

●Whatareyouafraidof?

●Whatexcitesyou?

●What’sstoppingyoufromgettingthere?

●Howwouldyoufeelifyouneverachievedit?

●Whatdoyouneedmoreof?Whatcanyoudotogetit?

●Whendoyouwanttobethere?Howwillitfeelonceyouarethere?

Chapter8:MasterQuestionsForElaborationandMore

CoachingQuestionsThesearethequestionstogetmoreinformationoutof

people.Bestofall,theinformationgatheredwillcomefromaplaceofcuriosity

asopposedtoaplaceofjudgement,sothepersonwillbemorelikelytorespond

favorably.Thesequestionsoftenleadtoplacesyouneverknewexisted.They

willboostconversationsandkeepthemgoingforhours.

●Whatdoyoumeanbythat?

●Let’stakeanoutsideperspective.Whatdoesyourlifelooklikenow?

●Whatisimportantaboutthat?

●Whatdoesthatmeantoyou?

●Whatisyourperspective?Whatisanotherperspective?

●Howdoyouseeit?

●Whatwouldthatlooklike?

●Howdoyoufeelaboutthat?

●Canyoutellmemore?

●What’sstoppingyou?

●Whatdoyouwantfromtoday’ssession?

●Whatisworse–failingornevertrying?

●Ifyoucouldofferachildonewordofadvice,whatwoulditbe?

●Howcanyoubringmorejoytoyourlife?

●Areyoulivingforyourselforforsomeoneelse?

●Whatotherthoughtsdoyouhaveaboutthis?

●Howelsedoyoufeelaboutthis?

●Canyougivemeanexample?

●Whathaveyoulearned?

●Sowhat’stheadvicehere?

●Doyouneedareminder?Whatcanyouusetoremindyourself?

●Oneyearfromnow,whatwillyouthinkabouttoday?

●Areyoureadytomakeacommitment?

●Wouldyoulikemetoholdyouaccountable?

●Whereareyounow(inthepresentmoment)?

●Whatistheemotionhere?Tellmeaboutit.

●What’syourbodytellingyou?Whatareyounoticing?

Conclusion:Somesaymoneymakes theworldgoaroundbut Ibelievequestionsmake theworldgoaroundbecausewithoutquestions,therewouldbenomoney.Itwouldbeaworldfilledwithassumptionsandjudgments,withouttakingonespoint-of-viewintoaccount.Itwouldbeaworldfilledwithconfusionandalackofclarity.

Myrequestforyou(ifyouhaven’talready)istogooutandusethesequestionseveryday in your conversations. You will find more meaning in all of yourrelationships and get more clarity for your own and others’ journey withpersonal development. Use the questions to get clear on what it is you trulywant.

Use these questions to coach yourself and coach others to strengthen yourrelationships,improveyourhealth,andadvanceyourcareers.Iencourageyoutolook back on these questions, and review your previous answers to see yourpersonalgrowthandprogress.

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