IAP LIFE COACH ACTUAL FINALS QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔As a Weight/Body Image coach, you would typically assist your client with which of
the following? - ✔✔Developing a workable, long-term plan
✔✔Companies are starting to recognize the need to develop effective strategies for: -
✔✔Work/life balance
✔✔When it comes to educational credentials to become a life coach, which of the
following is true? - ✔✔No specific educational credentials are required to become a life
coach
✔✔Which of the following is probably the best way to find a coach mentor? - ✔✔Hire a
coach from out of town
✔✔Consider the following question: "What are good ways for learning from other
coaches?" Suppose the answer is: "You should join an association, try to get an
information interview and get a coaching certification." What's wrong with this answer? -
✔✔Nothing. The answer is correct
✔✔"One gets your foot in the door, the other one gets you across the threshold." Define
the first and second "one". - ✔✔The first one is a business card, the second one a good
resume
✔✔In deciding what kind of a coach you want to be, which of the following should you
consider: - ✔✔Your life and work experience
✔✔When you are first starting out as a life coach, which of the following names would
be more appealing for your business? - ✔✔Inner Vision Life Coaching
, ✔✔With respect to state laws and regulations that pertain to coaching, which of the
following is true? - ✔✔Coaching is not subject to much regulation
✔✔Why should you consider moonlighting? - ✔✔To have a steady paycheck
✔✔What is "a record where the cash is in your business and how you pay for things"
called? - ✔✔Cash flow statement
✔✔What is it called when you prove your deductible expenses at tax time, create a
balance sheet that lenders may request from time to time and see at a glance where
your money has gone? - ✔✔Creating a paper trail
✔✔Consider the question: "What are some factors that affect the fees you may charge
for your coaching?" Suppose the answer is: "My relationship with the client, my
reputation, my geographic location and my education." What's wrong with this answer? -
✔✔All of them are correct, except "my education"
✔✔Which formula do you use to calculate your hourly rate? With Y being your hourly
rate. - ✔✔Salary + expenses + profit = X —> X ÷ 1,200 hours per year = Y
✔✔Regarding time lengths for coaching contracts, which of the following is a good
starting point for new individual clients? - ✔✔3 months
✔✔You have hired a person. You are training this person yourself. They work for a
certain amount of hours and they are paid on a regular basis. What is this type of
person called? - ✔✔Employee
✔✔What does the "standard of professional courtesy" within coaching mean? -
✔✔Coaches refer clients to other coaches
✔✔For life coaches, which of the following is considered a full client load? - ✔✔15 to 20
clients
✔✔Coaching engagements with individual clients for which type of coaching are
typically shorter in duration than other types? - ✔✔Carbon coaching
✔✔When first starting out, most coaches initially offer which of the following? -
✔✔Individual sessions
✔✔To whom should you pass your business cards out? - ✔✔To as many people as
possible (when appropriate)
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔As a Weight/Body Image coach, you would typically assist your client with which of
the following? - ✔✔Developing a workable, long-term plan
✔✔Companies are starting to recognize the need to develop effective strategies for: -
✔✔Work/life balance
✔✔When it comes to educational credentials to become a life coach, which of the
following is true? - ✔✔No specific educational credentials are required to become a life
coach
✔✔Which of the following is probably the best way to find a coach mentor? - ✔✔Hire a
coach from out of town
✔✔Consider the following question: "What are good ways for learning from other
coaches?" Suppose the answer is: "You should join an association, try to get an
information interview and get a coaching certification." What's wrong with this answer? -
✔✔Nothing. The answer is correct
✔✔"One gets your foot in the door, the other one gets you across the threshold." Define
the first and second "one". - ✔✔The first one is a business card, the second one a good
resume
✔✔In deciding what kind of a coach you want to be, which of the following should you
consider: - ✔✔Your life and work experience
✔✔When you are first starting out as a life coach, which of the following names would
be more appealing for your business? - ✔✔Inner Vision Life Coaching
, ✔✔With respect to state laws and regulations that pertain to coaching, which of the
following is true? - ✔✔Coaching is not subject to much regulation
✔✔Why should you consider moonlighting? - ✔✔To have a steady paycheck
✔✔What is "a record where the cash is in your business and how you pay for things"
called? - ✔✔Cash flow statement
✔✔What is it called when you prove your deductible expenses at tax time, create a
balance sheet that lenders may request from time to time and see at a glance where
your money has gone? - ✔✔Creating a paper trail
✔✔Consider the question: "What are some factors that affect the fees you may charge
for your coaching?" Suppose the answer is: "My relationship with the client, my
reputation, my geographic location and my education." What's wrong with this answer? -
✔✔All of them are correct, except "my education"
✔✔Which formula do you use to calculate your hourly rate? With Y being your hourly
rate. - ✔✔Salary + expenses + profit = X —> X ÷ 1,200 hours per year = Y
✔✔Regarding time lengths for coaching contracts, which of the following is a good
starting point for new individual clients? - ✔✔3 months
✔✔You have hired a person. You are training this person yourself. They work for a
certain amount of hours and they are paid on a regular basis. What is this type of
person called? - ✔✔Employee
✔✔What does the "standard of professional courtesy" within coaching mean? -
✔✔Coaches refer clients to other coaches
✔✔For life coaches, which of the following is considered a full client load? - ✔✔15 to 20
clients
✔✔Coaching engagements with individual clients for which type of coaching are
typically shorter in duration than other types? - ✔✔Carbon coaching
✔✔When first starting out, most coaches initially offer which of the following? -
✔✔Individual sessions
✔✔To whom should you pass your business cards out? - ✔✔To as many people as
possible (when appropriate)
