Life Coaching Cer fica on Ques ons and answers
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Which of the following regarding coaching specializa ons is true?
a. Most coaches choose to specialize in par cular areas
b. Coaching specializa ons do not overlap
c. Most coaches assist anyone who wants coaching
d. It is easier to market to a general audience, rather than a specialized one - Answers C. As a
coach, your job is to provide objec ve, unbiased feedback to clients. Your job is
not to judge or determine what clients should do or what they need, but to act as a
facilitator so that they can figure it out for themselves. Life coaches free their clients from
expecta ons imposed on them by others. [p. 12]
Which of the following dis nc ons between coaching and therapy is false?
a. Coaches have clients as opposed to pa ents
b. Therapy deals with what is wrong
c. Life coaches are their clients' equals
d. Coaches focus on the client's past - Answers D. There are several major dis nc ons
between coaching and therapy. The primary
difference is that therapy deals with what is wrong with the individual. This is why coaches have
clients as opposed to pa ents. Second, therapy digs into the past, in order to establish the roots
of current problems; in contrast, coaches start in the client's present and work with them
toward a be3er future.
Which of the following will help you build credibility with a coaching client?
a. Show them the tests and ques onnaires you give to clients
b. Review the types of homework or fieldwork that you provide to clients
c. Provide real-life examples of results achieved with other clients
,d. Emphasize that you can be flexible regarding the techniques you use - Answers C. Real-life
examples of what you have done when working with other clients lend you
credibility. Keep in mind other clients' privacy concerns, however, and don't men on names
unless you've already go3en permission. [p. 100]
If a coaching client indicates strong resistance about a par cular topic, which of the following
should you do? a. Con nue to press the client for more informa on, so that they can achieve a
breakthrough
b. Ask them why the subject bothers them so much, but tread lightly when doing so
c. Move directly on to the next topic, ignoring the resistance
d. Relay to the client what you think is the root cause of their resistance - Answers B. You will
need to tread lightly with clients when discussing certain issues. If a client indicates strong
resistance about a par cular topic, you might follow up with "Why does that subject bother you
so much?" or "Is there a reason that you don't want to go there?" But if the answer is s ll "I
don't want to talk about it," then respect that and don't press
any further. [pp. 102-103]
Which of the following coaching techniques works for almost any area of life or
business?
A. Challenging the client's assump ons
B. Helping the client figure out who to hold accountable C. Convincing the client to adopt your
line of thinking D. Aligning yourself with the client's pa3erns of thinking - Answers (a)
Challenging assump ons is an important concept in life coaching and goes hand in
hand with iden fying problems. By challenging clients' assump ons about different
areas in their lives, coaches help clients to overcome their self-imposed limita ons.
OAen, a client's assump ons about what causes a certain problem become barriers to
solving the problem. [pp. 106-107]
Which of the following is the most important part of Laser Coaching?
, a. Remembering that the conclusion is oAen a mystery to the coach
b. Keeping the focus on long-term solu ons to long-term problems
c. Allowing the client to vent
d. GeEng to the heart of the issue as quickly as possible - Answers (d) The most important
part of laser coaching is that you get to the heart of the issue as
quickly as possible. The central difficulty in laser coaching is keeping clients focused by
not leEng them wander from the main problems they want to deal with. [p. 125]
When seEng up group coaching sessions, which of the following group sizes works best?
a. Three to five
b. Five to ten
c. Ten to fiAeen
d. FiAeen to twenty - Answers (b) For group coaching, a group size of between five and ten
works best. With fewer than
that, par cipants don't get a wide variety of viewpoints and perspec ves, and with more
than that, me constraints can pose a problem. [p. 133]
Which of the following regarding coaching specializa ons is true?
a. Most coaches choose to specialize in par cular areas
b. Coaching specializa ons do not overlap
c. Most coaches assist anyone who wants coaching
d. It is easier to market to a general audience, rather than a specialized one - Answers (a) As a
life coach you may decide to assist anyone who wants coaching, in any area of life. However,
most coaches choose to specialize in par cular areas; in addi on, it's important to note that
specializa ons may overlap. For example, if you're doing execu ve coaching for a client, issues
of me management and work/life balance may arise. Also, specializing in a par cular area may
help you market your business more effec vely than if you were to sell services to everyone.
Newest RATED A+ 2025/2026 RATED A+
Which of the following regarding coaching specializa ons is true?
a. Most coaches choose to specialize in par cular areas
b. Coaching specializa ons do not overlap
c. Most coaches assist anyone who wants coaching
d. It is easier to market to a general audience, rather than a specialized one - Answers C. As a
coach, your job is to provide objec ve, unbiased feedback to clients. Your job is
not to judge or determine what clients should do or what they need, but to act as a
facilitator so that they can figure it out for themselves. Life coaches free their clients from
expecta ons imposed on them by others. [p. 12]
Which of the following dis nc ons between coaching and therapy is false?
a. Coaches have clients as opposed to pa ents
b. Therapy deals with what is wrong
c. Life coaches are their clients' equals
d. Coaches focus on the client's past - Answers D. There are several major dis nc ons
between coaching and therapy. The primary
difference is that therapy deals with what is wrong with the individual. This is why coaches have
clients as opposed to pa ents. Second, therapy digs into the past, in order to establish the roots
of current problems; in contrast, coaches start in the client's present and work with them
toward a be3er future.
Which of the following will help you build credibility with a coaching client?
a. Show them the tests and ques onnaires you give to clients
b. Review the types of homework or fieldwork that you provide to clients
c. Provide real-life examples of results achieved with other clients
,d. Emphasize that you can be flexible regarding the techniques you use - Answers C. Real-life
examples of what you have done when working with other clients lend you
credibility. Keep in mind other clients' privacy concerns, however, and don't men on names
unless you've already go3en permission. [p. 100]
If a coaching client indicates strong resistance about a par cular topic, which of the following
should you do? a. Con nue to press the client for more informa on, so that they can achieve a
breakthrough
b. Ask them why the subject bothers them so much, but tread lightly when doing so
c. Move directly on to the next topic, ignoring the resistance
d. Relay to the client what you think is the root cause of their resistance - Answers B. You will
need to tread lightly with clients when discussing certain issues. If a client indicates strong
resistance about a par cular topic, you might follow up with "Why does that subject bother you
so much?" or "Is there a reason that you don't want to go there?" But if the answer is s ll "I
don't want to talk about it," then respect that and don't press
any further. [pp. 102-103]
Which of the following coaching techniques works for almost any area of life or
business?
A. Challenging the client's assump ons
B. Helping the client figure out who to hold accountable C. Convincing the client to adopt your
line of thinking D. Aligning yourself with the client's pa3erns of thinking - Answers (a)
Challenging assump ons is an important concept in life coaching and goes hand in
hand with iden fying problems. By challenging clients' assump ons about different
areas in their lives, coaches help clients to overcome their self-imposed limita ons.
OAen, a client's assump ons about what causes a certain problem become barriers to
solving the problem. [pp. 106-107]
Which of the following is the most important part of Laser Coaching?
, a. Remembering that the conclusion is oAen a mystery to the coach
b. Keeping the focus on long-term solu ons to long-term problems
c. Allowing the client to vent
d. GeEng to the heart of the issue as quickly as possible - Answers (d) The most important
part of laser coaching is that you get to the heart of the issue as
quickly as possible. The central difficulty in laser coaching is keeping clients focused by
not leEng them wander from the main problems they want to deal with. [p. 125]
When seEng up group coaching sessions, which of the following group sizes works best?
a. Three to five
b. Five to ten
c. Ten to fiAeen
d. FiAeen to twenty - Answers (b) For group coaching, a group size of between five and ten
works best. With fewer than
that, par cipants don't get a wide variety of viewpoints and perspec ves, and with more
than that, me constraints can pose a problem. [p. 133]
Which of the following regarding coaching specializa ons is true?
a. Most coaches choose to specialize in par cular areas
b. Coaching specializa ons do not overlap
c. Most coaches assist anyone who wants coaching
d. It is easier to market to a general audience, rather than a specialized one - Answers (a) As a
life coach you may decide to assist anyone who wants coaching, in any area of life. However,
most coaches choose to specialize in par cular areas; in addi on, it's important to note that
specializa ons may overlap. For example, if you're doing execu ve coaching for a client, issues
of me management and work/life balance may arise. Also, specializing in a par cular area may
help you market your business more effec vely than if you were to sell services to everyone.
