Life Coach Quiz | Life Coach Certification Institute

1. Why would you ask a client “what’s stopped you from making these changes in the past?”

To question their integrity

To point out their laziness

To explore a client’s commitment and willingness to change

To explore how a client has failed in the past

2. Which of the following is NOT considered a “parameter of coaching”?

Fees

How to schedule

Length of Session

Expectations

3. In what ways does a client communicate in sessions?

Word choice, mood, emotions, behaviors

Style, substance, and flair

Makeup and clothing

Finances, job, and family structure

4. What of the following is NOT one of the main mistakes coaches can make with clients?

Focusing on goals

Being judgmental

Telling the client what to do

Expressing their disappointment with the client

5. A coach has just gone through a divorce and is feeling down and unmotivated. The coach recognizes this. What should they do?

Take measures to protect their clients by taking breaks and referring clients to other coaches

To stop returning their clients phone calls

To keep up with their commitments and keep seeing their clients

To talk to other coaches about how bad they feel

6. Why is respect of a client’s perspective important?

Helps the client know they’re speaking to a professional

Helps the client know that the coach is worth the money

Helps the client feel heart, understood, and empathized with

Helps the client feel as though their perspective on life is right

7. Why is genuine concern about a client important?

Helps build trust

Helps coaches get more business

It helps the coach listen better

It reproduces relationships from the client’s past

8. A coach states in their marketing materials that they provide every client they’ve ever seen with 100% resolution of all problems in their life. What’s the problem with this statement?

It’s unethical because the coach is using marketing. No coach should market their services

It’s unethical because the coach used statistics to back up their claims in their marketing. No coach should use statistics

It’s unethical because it’s dishonest. No coach can offer resolution to all problems

It’s unethical because the coach discusses the progress of their other clients. No coach should refer to the success of previous clients

9. Every coaching session should include ______________.

A coaching agreement

Review of the relevant research

A summary of what should be accomplished that day

Recognition of the client’s issues and their accomplishments

10. Active listening is ______________.

Being fully present and completely attentive to what the client is saying

Doing activities while the client is speaking

Making sure to be an active participant in the discussion between coach and client

Getting excited when the client tells you good news

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