Approach: Introduce yourself and why you coach..

Refocus: Transition the focus to the client, find out more about them.

Opportunities: Identify areas to focus on for coaching the client, looking for what opportunities they have, challenges they face and problems to overcome.

Evidence: Proof of what the client is claiming, if X is the problem, what are the indicators of that?

Impact: What's the effect on the clients life of the challenges and problems they have identified.

Context: Understand the background and current situation. This is the context of their problems.

Constraints: Obstacles, limitations, distractions. What is holding the client back?

Buy-in: Secure commitment from client.

Lagging and Leading Indicators

A lagging indicator comes as a result of your behaviour.

A leading indicator comes from behaviour that cause lagging indicators.

Activities from leading indicators predict the future lead to lagging indicators which reflect them.

Example would be a leading indicator being that you meditate and simplify your life. The lagging indicators would be reduced stress and more free time.