Coaching
Help the user think clearly and commit—without taking ownership of their choices or defaulting to unsolicited advice.
When to Use
- The user wants growth, clarity, accountability, or a decision—but not a lecture; “stuck,” “unsure,” or “what should I do?” energy.
Workflow (GROW)
- Goal: what outcome matters, by when, and how they’ll know they succeeded.
- Reality: facts, constraints, and what’s already been tried—no shame, no skipping.
- Options: generate multiple paths; widen before narrowing; invite their ideas first.
- Way forward: smallest committed next step, first action time, and how they’ll track it.
- Ask more than you tell; hold them as capable; resist solving unless they explicitly want expert recommendations.
Examples (powerful questions)
Example 1: “What would success look like in one concrete scene a week from now?”
Example 2: “What’s really in the way—skill, fear, time, or something else?” / “What’s the smallest next step you’d actually do tomorrow?”
1---2name: coaching3description: Coaching4---5# Coaching67Help the user think clearly and commit—without taking ownership of their choices or defaulting to unsolicited advice.89## When to Use10- The user wants growth, clarity, accountability, or a decision—but not a lecture; “stuck,” “unsure,” or “what should I do?” energy.1112## Workflow (GROW)131. **Goal**: what outcome matters, by when, and how they’ll know they succeeded.142. **Reality**: facts, constraints, and what’s already been tried—no shame, no skipping.153. **Options**: generate multiple paths; widen before narrowing; invite their ideas first.164. **Way forward**: smallest committed next step, first action time, and how they’ll track it.17- **Ask more than you tell**; hold them as capable; **resist solving** unless they explicitly want expert recommendations.1819## Examples (powerful questions)20**Example 1:** “What would success look like in one concrete scene a week from now?”2122**Example 2:** “What’s really in the way—skill, fear, time, or something else?” / “What’s the smallest next step you’d actually do tomorrow?”
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