54 Powerful GROW Model Coaching Questions

1. By the end of this session, what do you want to obtain?

It helps to keep the two of you on track. It assures that the session adds value to the client and is worthwhile.

2. What will you be doing in five years?

You should ask them this question so that you can help them to set goals. A good goal-setting process will help them achieve their goals.

3. What does your ideal future look like?

If you know what he wants his future to look like, you can encourage him to dream big and think of the future. If they dream of becoming a billionaire, you can help them achieve this.

4. What would you like to focus on today?

For powerful growth model coaching, you should ask the client what he wants to focus on today. If you are not asking him, he will be unsure about what he should do. You also encourage him to tell you what he wants to do. This will help him to think about the future.

5. What new skills do you want to learn or develop?

If you ask them about it, they will be able to tell you what they want to learn or develop. If they tell you what they want, you can help them to achieve it. 

6. Where is your life out of balance?

If you want to be a powerful coach, you should pay attention to your client’s balance. If you don’t, you cannot help them to grow.

7. How would you feel if you walked away feeling that this time had been well spent?

This will help you to coach and guide your clients to reach their goals faster. Once you’ve defined the ideal outcome for the client, then you can help them identify the activities and behaviors required to achieve that outcome.

8. What outcome would you prefer from this session?

Ask the clients what is the main goal they want to achieve in this session. It is important to know what their objectives are before you start. If you are not clear about what the clients want to achieve, it can create problems later on. 

9. Can you do that in the allotted time?

Many people fear failure. Some people are afraid to try something new because they think they might fail at it. These questions will help you learn about the client’s fears.

10. How are you sure that this is correct?

The first thing to do is to ask him how he knows that this information is correct. You should make sure that you are clear with him. This will help the client to understand your questions. 

11. What is occurring right now?

To learn something new, you should find out what is happening in your client’s life. You should ask him or her what is happening now in his or her life. This will give you information about what your client is doing, what his or her challenges are, what problems he or she is facing, and so on. 

12. What do you think about that, how have you verified it?

It’s important to ask your clients to verify your claims. It’s important for you to know that the person you are speaking to is credible enough so that she or he will believe you.

13. Which of your strengths become your limitations when you overdo it?

For example, if being busy is the strength of your client but too much of this is causing them to lose focus, then Things are going wrong there.

14. What is your greatest strength and weakness?

It’s one of the most important coaching questions that should be on your list. Knowing the strengths and weaknesses of the client will help you understand his personality.

15. What Matters Most In Your Life?

The mistake of most coaches is jumping on a core problem. It is crucial to have an idea of your client’s life before that. This will allow you to understand his desires.

16. How committed are you to achieving your goal?

According to the answers given by your clients, your coaching questions should be framed. If your client tells that his commitment level has diminished over the past few months, try to figure out what’s causing that and address the.

17. What’s important to you at the moment?

If you are a coach or mentor, you should know what is important to him at the moment. If he is looking for a job or something else, you can help him by giving him an idea of how to achieve his goal. This can help him to focus on his goals and improve his performance.

18. What is your ultimate goal?

Understanding what the client is passionate about is crucial. He might want to achieve peace and happiness because of his current situation. The next set of coaching questions can be aligned to help him get closer to his goal.

19. What does your Intuition say about this goal?

The client’s zeal for the goal will be shown by this question. If he says that he knows he can do it. You can plan a road map for him.

20. How much control do you have over your goals?

You should know how much personal control or influence your clients to have over their goals. This will help you to help your clients achieve their goals. This is important because your success depends on the amount of control your clients have over their goals.

21. What would be the goal if you could change one thing about it?

Are your client’s fears being projected onto him by his subconscious mind in ways that aren’t helping him achieve what he? This is a good question, which can help you to understand how to use the question to your advantage in any situation.

22. What differentiates you from others?

Help your client be who he is. Understand that your client is lost and underestimated. Your job is to give him a renewed sense of confidence. Let him find out what makes him unique!

23. How would your friend view you?

Sometimes seeing ourselves through someone else’s eyes can have an impact. It can help in realizing one’s worth as well as mistakes.

24. What are you able to get from the resources you have?

Clients are used to dwelling on the bad side. They ignore the merits of what they have. This is a powerful coaching question that will show your client that there are hurdles in the path yet there are some positive tools that he can use.

25. What should I not ask you?

This will let you know if your client is avoiding the area or not. He probably doesn’t want you to enter that space. Your job is to find a way to figure it out.

26. Would you like to choose an option to act on?

The coaching questions we ask our clients are meant to help them get clarity on the options they have available to them. After they have chosen an option, we ask them to select the next option and repeat the process because we want them to think critically about the choices they have made.

27. What is the biggest challenge you are facing?

Sometimes, there is only one root cause and other times, it is a by-product. Through your one-to-one coaching questions, your goal is to identify that biggest challenge.

28. What could you do to change the situation?

You should ask your clients what they can do to change the situation. This is very important because by answering these questions you will be able to help your clients find solutions to their problems.

29. What do you need the most?

Establish priorities for your client. Let him ponder through your questions and realize what he wants. Encourage him to share his deepest desires. Sometimes we don’t know what our needs are.

30. What Is Something That You Are Proud Of?

You can elevate your client’s confidence when you ask this question. It helps to recognize true worth in this way.

31. What is the meaning of success from your viewpoint?

This is the question that will make your client reveal their hidden desires. From a passion point of view, the client will start to articulate what he wants.

32. Who are the most important people in your network?

Is there a good support system in his network? Is it the main reason why he cannot proceed smoothly? You need to understand that.

33. Where are you? on a scale of 1-10?

We prefer to ask this question twice. It was the first time and the second time. Your client may not know much about his situation in the beginning. Through your one-to-one coaching questions, he could get a deeper insight into the same. The rating may go from a 4 in the beginning to a 7 in the last due to his positive aspects of him. That would be a great win!

34. What is happening in your way?

There are obstacles and hurdles in life. It can be personal or professional. This question will help you realize the issue in a bigger way.

35. Have you faced a similar situation before?

The way of tackling has to be changed if your client says “yes” to this. The time has come for you to tighten your belt and start analyzing the situation, discover the problems, and provide relevant suggestions if it is a no.

36. What are the obstacles you faced and what did you learn?

The main goal of your questions is to understand your client’s situation. Allow him to realize what went wrong and what should be done.

37. How have you solved the problem?

The path not taken should be considered if adequate efforts have been made to resolve the problem. Maybe there is a demand for a fresh start.

38. What does working well mean?

Certain things are working well but your client isn’t sure if they are the same as before. You need to tell your clients that things can get worse, but at the moment that is not the case. In order for your client to realize that the situation is not as bad as they think.

39. What advice would you give to someone who was in the same situation?

It’s easier to give pieces of advice than it is to implement them. In an attempt to advise a friend, your client may eventually see some tips for himself.

40. Where do you wish to be in 5 years?

Allow your client to pursue his goals. He was praised for his constructive thoughts such as “That’s great! He would surely accomplish the same in the near future, building confidence in himself.

41. If the conditions were in your favor, what would you do?

To get the last mile of a client’s needs met, you have to get to know them well and find out their actual problems. Then decide what could be done to make it favorable for them.

42. What would you have been doing if you were the Bravest version of yourself?

Your client is disappointed. He tells you he doesn’t want to do anything else. You try to mask the best version of him, and then ask him to take the next step, when dealing with a client who is full of pain. This will allow him to see his positive side.

43. What would you see if things go the way you want in the next five months?

It is possible to use visualization as a technique. The question will give your client peace of mind.

44. What are the options available right now?

People are stuck in that space because there is no way out. As a coach, your responsibility is not only to suggest options but also to let the client create them. You need to be very careful with the questions you ask.

45. If you fail again, what’s the worst thing to happen?

Preparing for the worst will take care of the rest. It is this fear that your client is most afraid of. It’s your job to let the client know that it’s not as bad as he thinks and that we can overcome it.

46. Which one do you think is the best?

Let your client decide on the best option. If you feel that he is neglecting a good option because of his assumptions or weakness, you can ask, “Why not?

47. What are the three actions you can take this week?

Your client now has a clear plan. The next step is for your client to execute the plan through actions. Celebrate when your clients’ actions will bring them the desired results.

48. If I say that three of your wishes will be true,  what are they going to be?

Your client needs to focus on what’s important to him. You are trying to convey him that not everything can be done according to his way.

49. What do you do to avoid getting to your goal?

This is a question that should be asked. It helps the client realize that he is making choices and trying to transform his hopes into reality every day. Regardless of whether it is working or not, your job as a coach is to suggest ways to get better results for the client.

50. What would you do if you could revert back an action?

Sometimes reverting a situation and imagining it in a different way gives you peace, according to psychology. What is hurting your client the most will be revealed by this question.

51. What criteria are you using for success?

If you are a coach, you will need to ask the client this question. It will help you to understand what he wants to achieve. You may even ask him to list his criteria and measurements for success.

52. What was the biggest victory today?

In the end, you should ask this question. It helps you to understand what is important to your clients. It helps your client to see the difference a coaching session can make.

53. Is There Anything Else I Should Know?

This question shows that you are interested in helping the client and not rushing things.

54. Is it possible that you will come back in case you need it?

This is a great way to know how helpful your coaching session was. If it is a yes, you did a great job and the person may recommend your services to some of his acquaintances.