Ready to take your coaching to the next level? Join me as I share 10 powerful questions that can help your clients achieve life-changing results. These thought-provoking prompts will guide you in moving your clients from problem to solution, uncovering their deepest desires, and empowering them to take action toward their goals.

Whether you're a new coach looking for effective tools or an experienced coach seeking to enhance your skills, this episode is packed with valuable insights and practical strategies. Tune in now and discover how to create transformative coaching experiences for your clients.

[00:00:18] Lauren Brollier Newton: And a lot of coaches on here where you're very niche specific, you are coaching business people or you are coaching real estate agents or you're coaching salespeople. And I think these questions are going to add a next level to your business.

[00:00:37] Lauren Brollier Newton: I don't know why this came to my mind as I was getting ready to record this episode here right now, but I just thought it has nothing to do with the episode early, but I just thought I'd tell you a funny story.

[00:00:52] Lauren Brollier Newton: So I did a workshop, it was free. I can't remember if it was a full day or a half day or three hour or whatever it was, but this client, this prospective [00:01:00] client, she was not a client of mine, but prospective client or prospect received a free ticket. And so like a week after the event, she sends me an email and she's like, Hey, can I get a refund?

[00:01:22] Lauren Brollier Newton: It's just sometimes you have to laugh at the things that happen as you're growing a business as an entrepreneur, because as you know, it can be very up and down. And you just kind of have to laugh at the things that happen, but good for her for asking the question.

[00:01:52] Lauren Brollier Newton: So let me break that down. I think it's very important for us to first understand the power of knowing how to [00:02:00] form a question that's actually going to transform your client's results, but let's start in our own life.

[00:02:24] Lauren Brollier Newton: So another example of a question that's maybe not the most expansive of questions you can ask is what can I do to just pay my bills and not run out of money by the end of the month? And the answers you get on the frequency of pay my bills, not run out of money.

[00:02:44] Lauren Brollier Newton: So Mary Morrissey, who's the founder of Brave Thinking Institute, she's been studying transformation for 50 years. Freaking brilliant. She likes to tell that, tell it this way. If you ask the question, what can I do to just pay my bills and not run out of money by the end of this month? You'll get answers on that frequency. As I just mentioned, [00:03:00] she says, what if you ask this question instead, what can I do to travel to the South of France and make $10,000 while I do it?

[00:03:19] Lauren Brollier Newton: So Mary will often like to say, If you go to the internet with a question, a search engine like Google, and you just type in the word movie, you're going to get the history of movies. You'll probably get movies that are out right now. You'll probably get the definition of what a movie is. It's going to be like all sorts of answers across the spectrum.

[00:03:51] Lauren Brollier Newton: So she likes to say your mind is connected not to the internet, but the infinite. And you can ask any question and get answers depending on how specific and the [00:04:00] quality of the questions that you ask. So Mary would always use that example about going to the South of France and generating $10,000 just as a teaching point when she was teaching coaches and clients how to ask more powerful questions in their life and in their business.

[00:04:30] Lauren Brollier Newton: And what am I doing? I'm getting paid $10,000 to speak on this cruise. And it occurred to her. Not only is it the power of the questions you ask, but when you're tuning your mind to that vibration over and over again, there oftentimes isn't much you have to do to start to create those manifested results based on the thoughts you're thinking and the questions you're asking.

[00:05:02] Lauren Brollier Newton: So the quality of your question is gonna determine the quality of the outcome, which is therefore gonna, you know, be the quality of your life. So I want to give you 10 coaching questions that you can ask your clients today, no matter what kind of coaching you're doing. And as I mentioned earlier, if you're not yet a certified coach, or you're thinking about becoming a coach, I really want you to put the hat on of seeing if this feels expansive to you.

[00:05:37] Lauren Brollier Newton: So at Brave Thinking Institute, and when I'm as the director of coach certification, we train our coaches in a very specific coaching skillset.

[00:06:05] Lauren Brollier Newton: So let me back that up because I know for some of you, you can be like, Oh, but I would want a coach to tell me so I can just make changes. And so I really want to break this down. There are universal laws that govern this universe. There's one that you're living with right now. You're using it. You might not even know you're using it, but it's the law of gravity.

[00:06:42] Lauren Brollier Newton: You're operating under another law. If you're using a computer that's plugged in, or if you're sitting in a room with lights on, you're using the law of electricity. You might not know how your house is wired, but you can see that when you turn the light switch on, the light goes on. And it's not biased.

[00:07:19] Lauren Brollier Newton: Now, everything in this universe is precise, including human results. Human results, the ability for a human to have a goal and get that result or have a dream and get that result actually also operates by universal law, like everything in this universe does.

[00:07:56] Lauren Brollier Newton: So as we go into these 10 questions, that is [00:08:00] why we at Brave Thinking Institute and I, when I was doing my coaching business and why I'm suggesting this to you today, highly recommend that when you're training your clients, that you get well versed enough, whether you take a coaching certification or study universal laws.

[00:08:33] Lauren Brollier Newton: And you take them through, like, let's say a pro and con list, or you're like, let's look at the interest rates, this and that. Well, that doesn't seem like a good financial idea. Let's say you're a financial coach, or even a realtor. That answer is so not satisfying because if the person is in love with selling the house, then forget the common means of what you do it.

[00:09:02] Lauren Brollier Newton: And that's why I, way beyond a directive coaching model believe in more of an evocative coaching model where we caught the brave thinking coaching model where we actually help our clients discover ways in which this universe operates. And by the way, it's not by interest rates and conditions and what the economy is doing. So that they can replicate success every time.

[00:09:36] Lauren Brollier Newton: So I don't want to give any sort of a false impression that you're going to hear this podcast episode and you're going to just be a certified coach after hearing this podcast episode. Okay. Not what's happening here.

[00:09:58] Lauren Brollier Newton: Would this support your clients [00:10:00] and having even faster growth? And then for those of you who are already evocative coaches or even brave thinking Institute coaches or more spiritual coaches, add this to your repertoire, turn up the volume on it.

[00:10:31] Lauren Brollier Newton: So I'm going to give you 10 questions. I'm just going to say though, when in doubt, the question begins with the word what. If as a coach, you're ever in doubt, formulate your question that starts with the word of what, okay.

[00:10:52] Lauren Brollier Newton: And then she was criticizing the cleaning products I had, you know, whatever it is, I'm just making this up. Or, you know, I've got this employee who blah, blah, blah, blah, [00:11:00] blah. This is the problem that the client comes to their coaching session with.

[00:11:33] Lauren Brollier Newton: So the coaching move here, there's clients telling me that I'm like, okay, I hear you. I hear you that's very whatever they're saying. Frustrating, irritating, confusing. So now let's put that to the side for a moment and I want to ask you this question. What would it look like if it were working?

[00:12:06] Lauren Brollier Newton: So this is a mind blowing question because most of your clients will say they don't know, they don't know what it would look like if it were working. So if you could just wave a magic wand and this all worked out with your mother and the cleaning products, what would that look like? If this all worked out with your employee and they were doing exactly what you would love and they were feeling good and you were feeling good, what would that look like?

[00:12:39] Lauren Brollier Newton: Second question. Let's say a client comes to a call with you and it could be in a group setting too. It could be an audience of 5,000 people and they're going to get some coaching from you and they are feeling resistant to trying something new. They're not a 100% open to coaching.

[00:13:09] Lauren Brollier Newton: So the second question that is a very powerful coaching question is when you're noticing resistance in someone or maybe this is a tough problem that just feels really challenging and you want to come in with a respectful way of inviting them into taking some action, whatever the scenario is, there's resistance or it just feels really hard to them.

[00:13:46] Lauren Brollier Newton: The client is often going to feel resistant because we're asking them to change pattern. And of course, the internal operating system, the self limiting belief is going to pop up giant in that moment and [00:14:00] object. And so if you notice any of that resistance energy, if you say to the client, are you willing to do an experiment with me?

[00:14:20] Lauren Brollier Newton: And that often brings the client's nervous system reaction down to a point where they can be receptive to the tool that you're giving them or what you're coaching them with. Because now they have the ability to say, Oh, an experiment is just something you try out. You don't do it forever and it might work and it might not. And that will help them feel more comfortable trying things on that you're giving them. All right. Awesome.

[00:15:00] Lauren Brollier Newton: Like, I really wish my coaching was a different time or I'm not getting the result I want or whatever it is that every once in a while comes up. But more often than not, it's going to be, they're describing something to you and you're not really understanding what question they're asking or even like, even you've heard them describe it, but you're still unsure. Like I'm not following what they're saying.

[00:15:40] Lauren Brollier Newton: That's pretty obvious, but sometimes they'll tell you the whole background story and what their husband did and their sister-in-law did and this and that. And you're trying to just discern what's the question, what's the real issue, how can I help them? So saying those three words, tell me more about that.

[00:16:06] Lauren Brollier Newton: So that leads me to the next question, which is question number four of the 10 powerful coaching questions for life changing client results.

[00:16:38] Lauren Brollier Newton: So I'm saying, how do you experience that? Does that mean you take no action? Does that mean you're taking action and it's not working? Does that mean what does stuck mean to you? And I know that sounds like going overboard with question asking, but the thing that I have learned over the years is that words are very subjective to the person and their experience.

[00:17:22] Lauren Brollier Newton: Then I want to feel how they experience it. They might say something like, I'm not supported at all. I get no support. I feel this, I feel that. Well, how do you experience that? And the thing that blows my mind is oftentimes it's totally different than how I experience it. Like literally, I'll be speaking. Sometimes this is even masterminding with a colleague. And they'll tell me a paradigm they're having or self limiting belief, so to speak. And I'll be like, wow, I've literally never experienced it that way.

[00:18:03] Lauren Brollier Newton: This is true for real estate coaching. This is true for health coaching. We really want to get inside the client's mind and psyche and see how they're experiencing what they're experiencing so we can most help them. Okay.

[00:18:37] Lauren Brollier Newton: So if I say, if you could wave a magic wand, what would the result be in your life? Oftentimes it's different than the goal or the question they're asking. It's different than anything that they've shared with me because they didn't give themselves permission to have the magic wand. All they gave themselves permission for is the limited thinking.

[00:19:06] Lauren Brollier Newton: Question number six, you'll see some of these are similar. Client is going through a struggle. Something in their life is not to their satisfaction. It's good that they're noticing their discontent because that's life signal. It's time to change. It's time for growth. So I'm going to ask them, so what would you love to see happen here in this scenario that you've just pointed out to me? What would you love to see happen here?

[00:19:42] Lauren Brollier Newton: I love this one. This one is a great one to use when your client is saying something like, let's say you've got a real estate agent client. I like to use the real estate example a lot. You'll notice this throughout my podcast because I often in my own coaching business served real estate agents. I didn't know anything about real estate really.

[00:20:20] Lauren Brollier Newton: So you just see that they're generalizing. They're stuck in some idea. If the economy is this, then I'm this. If I'm a mom, I can't do this. I'm dating, but everybody's, I'm 50, people over 50 have baggage. And it's just a period at the end of the sentence. And you can see that's getting in their way. The question you could ask them is this, in an infinite universe with infinite possibilities and the power breathing you.

[00:21:06] Lauren Brollier Newton: They can't take one breath on their own. If there's not life in their body, they can't force breath. They can't force aliveness with all those things in an infinite universe with infinite possibilities and the power breathing you.

[00:21:39] Lauren Brollier Newton: So I'm opening up the client's mind to see how limited their thinking is, how actually untrue their thinking is. If it's someone that's a mom and she feels like she can't live her dream because she's a mom. Could you believe in an infinite universe with infinite possibilities and the power breathing you that even with being a loving, dedicated, there for your kid mom, you could take a step towards your dream. And [00:22:00] it's just a question that opens up possibility, opens up potential for your client.

[00:22:20] Lauren Brollier Newton: Great coaching question. What is one step you could take in the next 24 hours to move you in the direction of your vision, your dream, your goal? And let the client brainstorm a ton of ideas. So they can see one there's always ideas. Henry Ford said when you think you've, I think it was Henry Ford, maybe not, but I'm just going to attribute it to him. Cause that's, who's coming to my mind. When you think you've tried everything. You haven't.

[00:22:53] Lauren Brollier Newton: What's one step you could take the next 24 hours to move you in the direction of your vision? And this is going to help them generate some ideas that they can take [00:23:00] right now to move them forward. All right.

[00:23:21] Lauren Brollier Newton: If you're going to give your opinion about something that you see a client doing, you're going to ask a perm and an invitational question first, because even though they're paying you for coaching, nobody likes unsolicited out of left field advice. That has been my experience, saying you need to do this, you have to do this, or just telling them what to do out of the blue is not helpful.

[00:23:55] Lauren Brollier Newton: In other words, I'm about to give you a coaching ass kicking, but I want to make sure you're ready for it before I [00:24:00] just throw that on you. Okay? So I'm inviting the client to be receptive to coaching. And if they say no, that I don't have permission to be rigorous with them, then that's a different conversation. But before I start giving them that, you know, spiritual ass kicking, so to speak, I'm going to say to them, can I have permission to be rigorous with you?

[00:24:35] Lauren Brollier Newton: And that is completely okay. That's why I asked the question, but you can make decisions as the coach of what you want to do from there. 99.999% of the time, the client is going to say, yes, please be rigorous with me. All right.

[00:24:55] Lauren Brollier Newton: Here's the question. It's three years from now. Everything has worked out. You've waved a [00:25:00] magic wand. What would you love? I have a health coach friend and client who was so afraid to do this kind of questioning with her clients because she said, they're coming to me for their gut health.

[00:25:28] Lauren Brollier Newton: They're going to want to have a deep down reason for that. And that's where the vision comes in. It's three years from now. Your health is amazing. What would you love? What does it look like? And that gives them something to get them out of bed in the morning.

[00:25:55] Lauren Brollier Newton: Maybe if you're new and you're thinking of becoming a coach, the invitational nature of [00:26:00] these questions feels very powerful to you or asking yourself the question became powerful. In that case, life coaching is probably a great thing for you.

[00:26:23] Lauren Brollier Newton: We're not sitting there and listening to the client's problems all day, but they are going to bring you things that are in the way of them achieving their goals or achieving their vision or transforming their life or feeling more confident. And so when they bring those up, these questions come in, but that's not what the whole session is.

[00:26:52] Lauren Brollier Newton: But I don't want you to feel like your clients are just gonna get on the phone and complain. That's not what coaching is. There's way more structure to it. But when they are facing a [00:27:00] challenge, these are the questions you're gonna be asking.