Life Coach Quiz | Life Coach Certification Institute

1. 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

2. A client comes into session and has not done any work on their goals from the following week. What is the coach’s responsibility?

To tell the client they did a good job

To get angry with the client

To confront the client about their lack of striving on their goals in supportive ways

To ignore the issue and continue the session as though the goals were never set the week before

3. A coach should not be focused on making sure that sessions focus on the client’s issues and not __________.

The client’s relationships

The client’s goals

The coach’s problems

The coach’s encouragement

4. 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

5. It’s important for a coach to have _____to give a client space to express themselves.

Doubt and questioning

Confrontation and debate

Empathy and acceptance

Excitement and laughter

6. 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

7. It’s important for clients to utilize ______ in session so that they can get immediate feedback and support.

Information

Goals

Time management

Behavioral strategies

8. 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

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

Makes clients feel important

Helps clients see the truth

Helps client respect coach

Maximizes positive impact in client’s life

10. Coaches should focus on what type of goals?

Long term goals only

Specific goals that the client brings to each session only

A balance between long term goals and session specific goals

The coach should not focus on goals

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