AI Prompts for Coaches

Copy-paste AI prompts for life, business, and executive coaches, session prep, client content, program building, and running your coaching business.

Who These Prompts Are For

Life coaches, business coaches, executive coaches, career coaches, and any coaching professional who wants to spend more time coaching and less time on the surrounding business and admin work.

How to Use These Prompts

Copy any prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, or another AI tool. Replace the brackets [ ] with your specific details.

Session Preparation Prompts

Generate powerful coaching questions:

I have a coaching session with a client who is working on: [client's goal]
Their current sticking point: [what they're struggling with]
What we covered last session: [brief summary]

Generate:
- 5 opening questions to check in and set the session's focus
- 5 deep questions to explore the sticking point
- 3 questions to help them visualize what a breakthrough looks like
- 2 accountability-style questions about what they committed to last time

Prepare for a difficult conversation:

I need to raise a challenging topic with a coaching client.
The topic: [describe it]
What I've observed: [specific behavior or pattern]
My intention: [what I want them to get from this conversation]

Help me:
- Frame this topic in a way that invites reflection rather than defensiveness
- Draft 3 opening questions that lead into this topic naturally
- Anticipate how they might respond and how to stay curious rather than directive

Design a breakthrough exercise:

Create a coaching exercise for a client who is struggling with: [specific challenge]
Client context: [brief description, role, goal, what they've tried]
Session length available for this exercise: [minutes]
Format I can use: [written reflection / verbal / role-play / visualization / other]

Design an exercise with:
- A clear setup and instructions
- The core activity
- 3 debrief questions to process what came up
- A takeaway or action they can use after the session

Client Resource Prompts

Write a reflection worksheet:

Create a one-page reflection worksheet for coaching clients working on: [topic]
Target client: [describe the type of coaching client]

Include:
- A brief context-setting paragraph
- 5 guided reflection questions that go progressively deeper
- A space for "key insight from this exercise"
- One small action to take before the next session

Tone: [warm / direct / professional (choose)]

Create a goal-setting template:

Design a goal-setting template for my coaching clients.
My coaching focus area: [life coaching / business / career / executive / health]

The template should help clients:
- Clarify what they actually want (not just what they think they should want)
- Understand their motivation behind the goal
- Identify the first obstacle likely to come up
- Define what success looks and feels like

Format as a fillable document with clear sections and guiding questions.

Write a between-session accountability prompt:

Write a short weekly check-in message I can send to coaching clients.
It should prompt them to reflect on: [their goal / their key commitment / their habit]
Tone: supportive and brief. This is not a quiz, it's an invitation to reflect
Length: under 100 words
Format: 3 short questions maximum

Program and Content Prompts

Outline a coaching program:

Create an outline for a [duration] coaching program on: [topic]
Target client: [who this is for]
Transformation goal: [what they should be able to do or feel at the end]

Structure with:
- A theme or focus for each session/week
- The key shift each session is designed to create
- One exercise or homework per session
- 3 key milestones in the overall arc

Write social media content:

Write 5 social media posts for a [type of coach] targeting [audience].
Each post should share one coaching insight, reframe, or reflection prompt.
Tone: [direct and warm / thought-provoking / conversational]
Platform: [LinkedIn / Instagram]

Do not write hollow inspiration. Each post should say something specific that makes someone stop and think.

Write a lead magnet:

Create a [checklist / guide / quiz] lead magnet for a [type] coach.
Target reader: [describe the potential client]
Their main pain point: [what they're struggling with]
What they'll get from this resource: [specific value]

Structure it to be genuinely useful, something they'd pay for if it were longer. Keep it to one page or 5–7 clear items.

Business and Marketing Prompts

Write a coaching offer description:

Write a description of my coaching package for [website / sales page / proposal].
Package name: [name]
What it includes: [sessions, duration, resources, support]
Who it's for: [ideal client]
What they'll achieve: [outcome]
Price: [optional]

Focus on the transformation, not just the logistics. Write it for the client who's almost ready to say yes but needs to feel confident this is right for them.

Write a discovery call script:

Write a discovery call framework for a [type] coaching business.
Call length: [30 / 45 / 60 minutes]
My offer: [brief description]
Goal of the call: [understand their situation, assess fit, invite them to work together]

Include:
- Opening to set the tone
- Questions to understand their goal and where they're stuck
- Questions to understand what they've tried and why it hasn't worked
- A natural transition to presenting the offer
- Language for handling common hesitations