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# 42 Best GROWS Model Coaching Questions

|                 | Questions you can use at each stage of the model                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| --------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Goal**        | <ol><li>What would you like to achieve in this meeting?</li><li>What goal are you trying to resolve? </li><li>What could we work on that would make a big difference in your learning journey? </li><li>What would make you feel that this time has been well spent?</li><li>What’s important to you at the moment?</li><li>What new skills do you want to learn or develop?</li><li>What challenges are you facing at the moment?</li><li>What does your ideal future look like?</li></ol>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| **Reality**     | <ol><li>What is happening now?</li><li>What have you tried?</li><li>How does this make you feel?</li><li>If nothing changes what is likely to happen?</li><li>What does your ideal future look like?</li><li>What is working well at the moment? </li><li>What is your inner critic saying to you?</li><li>What parts of your life will be impacted by you achieving your goal?</li></ol>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| **Options**     | <ol><li>What is your first step?</li><li>If you had 50% more confidence, what would you be doing that would be different?</li><li>If success was guaranteed, what would you do?</li><li>What action step is the best use of your time at this moment?</li><li>If someone else came to you with your obstacle, what would you tell them?</li><li>What strengths can you use to move forward?</li><li>If you could do only one thing this week, what would it be?</li><li>What are the pros and cons of these options? </li><li>What options are you most drawn to?  </li></ol>                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| **Way forward** | <ol><li>On a scale of 1 to 10, how motivated are you to achieving your goal?</li><li>What will it take to get that motivation closer to a 10?</li><li>Whatever your first step is, can you think of anything that might stop you from doing it?</li><li>How committed are you to achieving this goal?</li><li>How do you want to be held accountable for this goal?</li><li>How will you celebrate when you’ve achieved your goal?</li><li>What are you going to do in the next 24 hours?</li><li>Who do you need to include in your journey to that goal?</li><li>What else do you need to consider before starting?</li><li>What is the smallest thing you can do to move forward? </li><li>What blockers do you face? </li><li>How can you overcome them? </li></ol> |
| **Support**     | <ol><li>Who else can give you another perspective?</li><li>Who can help you with your plan?</li><li>Who else needs to know about your plan? </li><li>Who else would be impacted by your plan?</li><li>What is the best way for us to follow up about this? </li></ol>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |