Coaching questions - goal importance

A list of questions useful for assessing the importance of goals and prioritizing them.

• Why do you want to achieve this goal?
• What will achieving this goal give you?
• How will you feel if you don't achieve this goal?
• Why is this important to you?
• On a scale of 0 to 10, how serious are you about achieving this goal? (10 is the most)
• Why did you choose this particular goal?
• What is the benefit of achieving this goal?
• What is the profitability of this goal?
• What is the return on investment of achieving this goal?
• Why is achieving this goal a must for you?
• Is this a goal that needs to be achieved? Is this a goal that you want to achieve?
• How will achieving this goal affect your work?
• If you achieved this goal, what would change?
• What happens if you don’t achieve this goal?
• What impact does not achieving this goal have?
• What do you think about this goal?
• Do you feel excited when you think about this goal?
• What will achieving this goal allow you to do?
• What will change about your work if you achieve this goal?
• What price are you willing to pay to achieve this goal?
• What other areas will this goal affect? ​​
• Where does this goal fit into your current priorities?
• What do others think about this goal?
• How will taking action on this affect other people?
• Is it possible that your situation could get worse if you achieve this goal?
• Who would celebrate with you when you achieve your goal?
• What are the consequences if you don’t achieve this goal?
• Who else will benefit?
• Why do you hope to achieve this goal?

Based on: MTD Training (https://www.mtdtraining.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/400-Coaching-Questions.pdf)