Life Coach Quiz | Life Coach Certification Institute

Be open about it and discuss it with their client

Take notes about the conflict of interest

Discuss the conflict with their spouse

Stop seeing the client immediately

Active listening

To establish trust

To always have the answers

To be empathetic

To set new goals

To tell the client they could have worked harder

To celebrate and affirm the client

To tell the client that they no longer need coaching

Word choice, mood, emotions, behaviors

Style, substance, and flair

Makeup and clothing

Finances, job, and family structure

Personal stories

In depth explanations

Metaphors and analogies

Fables and fairytales

Exercises

Integration of information

Thorough family history

Belief in change

Makes clients feel important

Helps clients see the truth

Helps client respect coach

Maximizes positive impact in client’s life

Their family

Their work

Their areas for growth

Their childhood

Actions

Styles

Relationships

Words

Confront them about how the words and the behavior don’t match

Ask them what their problem is

Tell them that they should be more excited

Change the subject to something more interesting

Practice Exam

1. When the coach recognizes that there is a conflict of interest in the coaching relationship they should _______________.

2. Which of the following is NOT an expectation of a coach?

3. A client comes in and has achieved the goals that were set at the end of the last session. What is the first action of the coach?

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

5. _________________ help clients understand concepts with greater depth and sophistication?

6. A coach’s ______________ helps client create coherent interpretations that help clients gain self-awareness.

7. Why is clear communication so important in sessions with clients?

8. Coaches need to help clients explore both their successes and_____?

9. Coaches should help clients experiment with ________ to push the boundaries of what they thought was possible in their lives.

10. A client comes into a session with a coach and is telling the coach how excited they are about their new job. But their voice is quiet and sad sounding and their word choice doesn’t sound excited. What should the coach do?