Pre-written Example Topics, Questions & Answers
| Topics | Questions | Answer - Struggling | Answer - Frustrated | Answer - Doing Well | Answer - Successful | Coach Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash Flow | Would you consider yourself comfortable around money issues? | I get anxiety talking about money issues in my life. | I understand the importance of money. | I think I’m comfortable but sometimes don’t know what the next steps are. | Money is important and I’m comfortable talking about my current situation and the future. | Professional |
| Culture | How well do you think you keep your employees committed and motivated? | I don’t have employees who are committed or motivated. | I have tried to motivate my team but whatever I do does not work. | I know some of my team are committed and motivated but not the majority. | I have an amazing team who are highly committed and motivated. | Professional |
| Culture | Do you have clearly defined company values? | I don’t understand what company values are. | I am struggling to define my company values. | I have identified company values but I am unsure what to do next. | I have company values in place. | Professional |
| Culture | Do you live by the values of the company? | No. I don’t have any company values. | I try to live by the values, when I remember. | I do live by the values some days but I’m not consistent. | I do live by the values on a daily basis. | Professional |
| Culture | Do you know how to describe your company culture? | I don’t think we have a certain culture. | Poor. I need to do a lot of work on creating our culture. | I am working hard on creating a culture but it's a slow process. | I have created a great culture. It is a great place to work. | Professional |
| Effectiveness | Would you consider yourself action orientated? | I'm overwhelmed by what needs to be done and lack clarity in my actions. | I know what's on my To Do list however I never find enough time to complete it. | I accomplish my daily tasks but still doing things I don’t enjoy. | I'm an action taker with clearly defined goals & I tend to complete my daily activities with the help of a team and systems. | Professional |
| Cash Flow | What best describes your current cash flow sitution? | I'm not earning much from my products or services. | I'm not confident in how much I earn every month. | My income covers only my costs. | My dream lifestyle is funded by my consistent & predictable income. | Professional |
| Leadership | How do you seize opportunity? | I don't act on opportunity for fear of failure. | I act on opportunity but tread carefully. | I act on opportunity as it's my time to shine. | I act on them and really try to think of the bigger picture and long term plan. | Professional |
| Leadership | Would you say you are good at involving others? | Not at all. I like to do things my way. | I am hesitant as I don’t trust others. | I do involve others to some extent but I struggle to delegate | I enjoy involving others in what I do and I’m good at praising and rewarding them. | Professional |
| Leadership | Would you say it’s important to see the bigger picture while leading the organisation? | Not really. I like to focus on the here and now. | Yes. But I don’t always understand why. | Yes. Action plans can then be put into place. | Definitely, as change is constant and we need to continuously adapt to get the desired results. | Professional |
| Effectiveness | How reliant on you is your business? | I get overwhelmed trying to do everything on my own. | I'd love some help, but can’t afford it. | I’ve started to outsource a few tasks, but sales and delivery is reliant on me. | My business is not reliant on me and makes me money when I do little work. | Professional |
| Leadership | Are you an expert in your field? | I’m not sure many people know what I do. | My clients think I'm an expert but nobody else knows my strengths. | A few people follow and trust me and I'm slowly building my authority in my field. | I’m an established, recognised expert in my field. | Professional |
| Progression | Do you have clearly defined goals for your business? | I don’t have any business goals. | I set my business goals when I started, many years ago however, I have not looked at them since then. | I have business goals but unfortunately i find it difficult to achieve them. | I have clear business goals and keep communicating them to the team. | Professional |
| Progression/Growth | How do you feel about personal and professional development? | I haven’t invested much time or money in my personal or professional development. | I have clarity on the new skills or resources that I need to develop, but I don’t have the time or money to invest myself. | I allocate time and money for development but have not prioritised key areas. | I enjoy learning and I'm open to new ideas. I have a development plan that is aligned with my purpose & vision. | Professional |
| Progression/Staffing | Do you have a clear progression path for employees? | There is nowhere to progress to. | I don’t have the time or money to train them and progess their career. | I have a rough idea of how employees can progress but nothing concrete. | I discuss with staff on regular basis their career progression and how the company can help them. | Professional |
| Purpose | How do you feel when you get up in the morning to go to work? | I feel stressed about all the work I have to do. I feel like I don't have enough time to do everything. | I wonder if it’s worth it some days. I sometime think about getting a job as I don’t seem to be moving forward. | I enjoy work but I don’t seem to be able to motivate my team. | I ready to start the day. I understand what I’m trying to achieve and so do my team. I can’t wait to get to work. | Professional |
| Purpose | Do all employees understand why the company exists? | I think they believe it exists only to pay their wages. | I think they believe it’s so I can make a profit and take more holidays. | Some employees understand why the company exists but not all of them. | I continuously communicate to staff the reason why the company exists, it's important. | Professional |
| Staffing | How do you feel about your staff turnover? | My turnover is high. Staff never seem to stay long. | I have a fairly high turnover. I find recruiting good people difficult. | I have an average turnover but I find retaining good people difficult. | I have a low turnover. When I recruit good people they stay for several years. | Professional |
| Staffing | How do you feel about the performance of your staff? | I find my staff’s performance poor and it worries me as I don't know what to do about it. | I find my staff’s performance goes up and down, it's not consistent. | I have a few high performers. The majority are average. | All my staff are great and I can confidently say they are high performers. | Professional |
| Staffing | Would you say your employees go the extra mile without being asked? | Never. I always have to ask. | Sometimes. I wish they would ask. I have to ask most of the time. | I don’t have to ask very often, only occasionally. | I never have to ask my staff to give it their all. | Professional |
| Staffing | Do you feel you have the right people in your business, for its full potential? | I struggle to attract people with the right attitude, skill or knowledge. | Getting the right people is a constant challenge for me and I don't know what attributes to look out for. | I worry about succession and retention planning more than I probably should. | I have an amazing team constantly pushing to develop their skills and enhance the business. | Professional |
| Cash Flow | How do you feel about your monthly cash flow statement and regular forecasting? | I regualarly lose sleep and worry about where the cash is going to come from. | I worry about cash but just manage to get by monthly. | I have cash flexibility but I don’t know exactly how much cash I need to save for the future. | I know my bank balance, regularly check in and plan my cash flow with a high level of certainty. | Professional |
| Work/Life Balance | How is your relationship with your business? | I dread going into the office as there are a lot a things that are reliant on me. | I know I can be more successful but I'm not sure how to get going on the right track. | I've had success, but I know that me and my business are capable of much more. | My business fulfils financial goals regularly and operations can run smoothly without me. | Professional |
| Work/Life Balance | Does your business have a positive impact on your family life? | I hardly see my family as I am under a lot of pressure and don't have enough time with them. | My family wonder when I can spend more time with them without being constantly being distracted by work. | My future business could work without me but you I'm not sure how or exactly when that will be. | I could take 3-6 months off without negatively impacting my business or family. | Professional |
| Work/Life Balance | How do you feel about your work/life balance? | I can’t imagine working harder, I would burn out otherwise. | I probably work too hard, but don’t see any other way. | I work hard, but enjoy it. I just wish I could clone myself! | I do work that I love, when I choose, on my terms. | Professional |
| Work/Life Balance | Do you feel you have a lot of free time? | Hardly any. I have so little time and sometimes feel trapped. | Little. It’s the price you pay to get the life you want, right? | Enough for now. I do the important things, but ideally would like more freedom. | Lots. I've made sure my business works for me, not the other way around. | Professional |
| Career | How successful do you feel? | I feel like I haven’t achieved anything in my life. | I wish I was more successful. I try so hard and feel frustrated. | I am somewhat successful and have achieved some great things. | I’m so blessed to have so much success in my life. | Universal |
| Career | How would you describe your motivation for work? | I work in a job that I hate. | I find it hard to become motivated. | Most days I am motivated. | I am always motivated in a job that I love. | Universal |
| Career | Are you feeling worried and anxious about the future? | Really worried. I can’t even pay my bills. | From time to time I feel worried as I don’t know what the future holds. | I’m hopeful about the future but remain cautious. | I’m excited about what the future has in store for me. | Universal |
| Relationships | How often do you see your friends? | A rarely ever see my friends. | Not as often as I would like. | Occasionally, but often go far too long in between. | Quite often which I’m really happy about. | Universal |
| Relationships | How do you feel about your personal relationships? | I’m very closed off, and limit having any personal relationships. | I wish my personal relationships played more of a role in my daily life. | My personal relationships are important to me and I value them highly. | I am fulfilled with amazing personal relationships whom I’m open and honest with. | Universal |
| Health and Fitness | How well do you think you sleep? | I get very limited amounts of sleep, around 3-4 hours only. | My average sleep is 5-7 hours a night. | Most days I get 8 hours, but not always. | Really well. I get a solid 8-9 or more every night. | Universal |
| Health and Fitness | What best describes your attitude toward exercise during the workday? | Don’t like it and struggle to tell myself otherwise. | It’s a bit of a chore. | Most days I’m happy to exercise. | I always look forward to exercising and see it as a fun part of my day. | Universal |
| Health and Fitness | How do you describe your health and wellness? | I feel incredible unhealthy and seems like nothing I can do helps. | I feel sluggish most days. | I’m mostly quite good, well and healthy. | I am always full of energy, and love myself and my unique body. | Universal |
| Work-Life Balance | When you wake up in the morning are you excited to go to the office? | I dread going into the office. | It doesn’t excite me but I know it’s important. | I don’t mind it. It's fun seeing my colleagues. | I can’t wait to get to work and get going on things I enjoy. | Universal |
| Work-Life Balance | Do you feel you have enough free time, everyday? | I never have free time. | I wish I had more free time. | I have free time but tend to catch up on other work. | I have as much free time as I wish, when I wish. | Universal |
| Stress Management | Do you get anxious and overwhelmed easily? | I always feel overwhelmed pretty much all the time. | I feel anxious quite regularly. | I’m anxious only occasionally. | I’m one of those lucky stress-free people. | Universal |
| Stress Management | Do you find it easy to switch off and relax? | I think I never switch off, and therefore never fully relaxed. | It’s quite difficult to switch off and takes me a long time. | I switch off occasionally and spend time with family and friends. | I can easily switch off and find time for myself to relax properly. | Universal |
| Stress Management | How do you feel you handle overwhelming tasks? | Run and hide! | I put it to the bottom of my to-do pile. | I break it down and prioritise the tasks around my current workload | I like to get it done first and tackle it like a boss. | Universal |
| Time Management | Do you complete what you set out to complete most days? | Never. I’m always playing catch up and struggle to get even a little way through my to-do list. | I try but often other things get in the way. | I do most days. | I’m a bit of a machine and I complete majority of my goals each day with ease. | Universal |
| Time Management | How well do you feel you approach new tasks? | I hesitate and need to find out all the information possible and usually procrastinate before starting. | I feel flustered at the thought of another task as my to-do list is so long. | I get straight into the task and do it as quickly as possible however, I make mistakes so it takes a lot longer to complete. | I understand the task and add it to my to-do list factoring in my other workload and times. | Universal |
| Organisation and feeling in control | How do you feel about goal-setting? | I don’t ever set goals. | I don’t know how to set SMART goals and see it as an extra task. | I know my goals and know they are important. | I like to set myself realistic goals that I can achieve. | Universal |
| Organisation and feeling in control | Do you take time out of your day to realign and re-focus? | I’m way too busy to do this. | I struggle to take time out. | I re-focus at the end of each day if i can. | I often take quality time out of my day to make sure I’m staying on track. | Universal |
| Self-awareness and self-acceptance | How comfortable do you feel in your own skin? | I hate looking at myself in the mirror. | I have parts of my body that I’d like to change/get rid of. | I feel comfortable in my own skin. | I love to look at myself naked - I’m pretty awesome! | Universal |
| Self-awareness and self-acceptance | Do you feel courageous when changes needs to happen? | I don’t believe in my ability to take action | I worry about the outcome of my action and therefore don’t take action easily. | I believe in my abilities but always like to check my actions with a colleague prior to action. | I happily take action and believe in my abilities and understand my values. | Universal |
| Self-awareness and self-acceptance | Do you feel valued at work on a daily basis? | I feel like everyday I’m undervalued and unappreciated for what I do. | I feel that most of the time I’m undervalued. | I feel valued on occasions. | I know what I do each day matters and is making a real difference. | Universal |
| Personal fulfilment and Motivation | Are you happy with your current status in life? | Honestly, no. And I’m not really sure how I ended up here. | I consider myself happy however, I’m not sure if I am doing what is right for me. | I am happy and fulfilled which keeps me motivated and fulfilled. | Super happy! Genuinely I am super grateful for everything in my life. | Universal |
| Personal fulfilment and Motivation | Do you know how to keep yourself on track to achieve your goals? | I’m not sure If I have any goals to keep track of! | I don’t really know how to keep track of my goals. | My goals keep me motivated and I track them from time to time but not always. | Yes I am confident I know where I am heading and where I need to be. | Universal |
| Personal fulfilment and Motivation | How do you explore your values? | I’ve never explored my values and what they mean to me. | I know my values but they don’t govern my day to day decisions. | My values play an important role in my professional and personal relationships. | I live and stay true to my values everyday, which helps motivate me forward. | Universal |
| Confidence and self-esteem | How often do you feel things are going ‘your way’? | Never! It seems like the world is against me. | Not very often. It’s hard to see my successes. | Sometimes things go my way but not as much as I would like. | I am grateful for all the amazing things in my life going the way I planned. | Universal |
| Confidence and self-esteem | How do you think you handle risky tasks? | I steer clear of anything risky in my life. | I don’t enjoy risky tasks but if I will do them if push comes to shove. | I enjoy a risk/challenge and try to learn from the outcomes. | I am always happy to take a risk when I feel it’s important for me to do so. | Universal |