Are you likely to significantly benefit from Coaching – Free Assessment


Are you likely to significantly benefit from Coaching – Assessment

This 50 question assessment based on psychological principles of being coachable, will let you know whether you are really “coachable”.

This is not your usual generic coachability quiz. Instead it contains 50 questions that allow you to look deeper into your personality to find out how good a client will do in coaching.

Working with a professional coach requires a significant investment of time, energy, and effort.

This assessment will help you to decide whether it is a good idea to invest all of that effort at this point in time.

Take it yourself if you are thinking about working with a professional coach, or if you are a coach yourself, give it to your clients to help them determine whether to work with you in coaching.
This assessment is focused on the present and will give you an idea of your coachability right now.


Disclaimer:This assessment is not intended to provide a psychological or psychiatric diagnosis and your completion of the test does not indicate a professional counselling or coaching relationship with the creators or administrators of the test.

Please complete all items. Rate each item on a scale of 1-5. Please choose the one number that best represents your feelings, thoughts, and behaviours. Choose how true each statement is for you.

1. I am someone who is curious about how to explore changes to further myself.
2. I have some specific goals for myself that I am currently motivated to reach.
3. I find it very useful to collaborate with others and to have a partner to help me to reach my goals.
4. People have told me that a strength I have is knowing when to get assistance from others which can help me to perform better.
5. I tend to take feedback in a non-defensive manner in which I truly consider what people tell me.
6. I think that I have strengths and capabilities which I have not yet truly tapped.
7. The idea of someone supporting and guiding the process of meeting my numerous goals and desires is very intriguing to me.
8. I am open to considering new perspectives and ideas for various aspects of my life.
9. Lifelong learning, education, and self improvement are among my greatest values.
10. I recognize that important areas in my life are out of balance and I want to work to correct this imbalance so I feel more grounded, fulfilled, and content.
11. People have told me that I am solutions-oriented and someone who takes action to achieve change.
12. Some words that describe me well include: inquisitive, interested, and inquiring.
13. I think that I could use assistance with identifying and developing my core strengths.
14. I recognize that I will not feel completely fulfilled if I do not explore ways of developing myself (personally or professionally) and I am willing to do what it takes to make this happen.
15. One of my deepest values is the ability of humans to grow and develop.
16. I would like to become more focused, efficient, or clear in the process of goal attainment.
17. There are important goals in my life that I have not yet reached but would like to begin the process of meeting them starting today.
18. I believe that I could further myself by making some changes. I am not sure what my goals are or what changes I want to make in my life but I know that I want to find out.
19. If someone were to ask me when I would like to begin making significant changes in my life or relationships, I would respond by saying “right now,” and not “later,” “soon,” or “in the next month.”
20. I am willing to take the primary responsibility for doing the necessary action steps that will help me to move ahead.
21. I do not have difficulty with meeting deadlines, generating results, or sticking with a timetable for goal accomplishment.
22. If asked to write down the top 3 major changes I would like to make in my life over the next 3 months, I would have no problem answering.
23. I can clearly see and articulate how working with a professional coach would benefit my life right now.
24. Someone has recommended coaching to me or told me about coaching and I have thought, “what an excellent idea!”
25. I have a strong desire to make my life more focused, simple, clear, or satisfying.
26. I believe that working with someone who has a more objective view can significantly help me to see things in my life differently.
27. If someone were to provide me with constructive criticism, I would carefully consider what they had to say, ask others for feedback as well, and then take action.
28. I am ready right now to dedicate the time, energy, and finances to make real changes in my life that can last for a long time.
29. I am very interested in figuring out how I have created obstacles to my own success.
30. I would like to have someone help me to recognize what is working well in my life and how I can capitalize on my strengths to figure out how to create and reach my goals.
31. I am someone who values diversity of perspectives and opinions.
32. Many times I think that it would be great to have an objective partner help me to navigate through specific lifechanges and find great success.
33. Even if I have not taken the time for my own happiness and development in the past, I am ready to begin doing so now.
34. I could be described as: questioning, curious, and enthusiastic.
35. Investing my time, energy, finances, and other resources in my satisfaction and fulfilment sounds like a very sound investment to me.
36. I do not have a psychological disorder (e.g., depression, anxiety, eating disorder) that is unstable or untreated.
37. I am someone who is (or who is working on becoming) future oriented, rather than living in or dwelling on the past.
38. Throughout my life, I have often been curious about how I can develop myself and perform my best in several areas of my life.
39. I can commit to being on time and prepared for my coaching sessions even if I have a lot of other things going on in my life.
40. I recognize that coaching requires a financial investment and I believe that it is worth it.
41. have no reason to believe that therapy would be a better resource for me than coaching right now OR I have received an evaluation by a psychologist who stated that coaching is the more appropriate option for me.
42. If, while working with a coach, my coach gave me specific homework assignments or action steps to do, I am confident that I would work hard to complete them between sessions.
43. I am worried that I may never discover my true potential if I do not do some work on that discovery process.
44. I have attempted to make changes or embark on the process of meeting my largest goals on my own, but have not been entirely successful. I think that a partner who will assist me would benefit me more than a consultant who would give me specific advice.
45. I understand that a coach will help me to recognize solutions, strengths, and opportunities, but will not do things for me or tell me exactly what to do in every scenario I raise.
46. Others have remarked that I appear particularly motivated and interested in getting the most I possibly can out of my career or life.
47. I am not looking to reduce or solve a problem, such as an anxiety disorder, instead, I am interested in promoting growth and development right now.
48. I know the difference between therapy, consulting, and coaching and I believe that coaching would best meet my needs right now.
49. I am eager to have a professional serve as a partner to support my growth and development process.