To get started, you need to do a concise overview of your personal situation, so you can clearly identify the overall issues and pinpoint your main problem.
Here are the key questions to ask yourself at this first stage:
“What’s going on? For whom? What? When? Where? How?”“What exactly is the problem? Why is it a problem for you? In what context?”
To do this, we invite you to base your thinking on the Wheel of Life, a highly effective, concise tool that lets you scan your personal situation broadly, take stock, become fully aware of and define your problem, and make sure it’s truly suitable for effective life coaching.
IMPORTANT: From now on, remember that you should work on only ONE problem or ONE goal at a time.
The whole point of this coaching is to find precise, fast, and concrete solutions through a proactive, effective approach. That’s why you need to focus on a single, specific goal—otherwise, you risk spreading yourself too thin across overlapping actions and ruining your efforts.
Don’t try to chase several hares at once.
Pick the problem that feels most urgent to you right now. Once it’s resolved, you can start a new coaching session to tackle the next one.
1. Use the funnel method: Start with a big-picture view, then narrow down to your most urgent problem using this tool:
2. For each area of the Wheel of Life, we’ve prepared extra questions and reflection prompts to guide your assessment—click on the interactive zones for more detailed guides.
3. Use your intuition as your compass to really feel what resonates with you and what seems important. If you’re not yet comfortable with intuition, go straight to the free intuition training we provide.
4. Once you’ve zeroed in on a problem that matches what you need, rephrase it in general terms—you’ll refine it more precisely later in the coaching journey.
5. No rush: Take the time to intuitively feel each situation you explore during this assessment, and allow a little time for things to settle. Even though the GIFC method is much faster than other coaching approaches, you still need to give time to intuition, reflection, and maturation.
6. While doing the assessment, write down (or record) anything that speaks to you, stirs something inside, catches your attention, or sparks your interest and curiosity. We recommend rereading your notes tonight before bed.
7. Sleep on it: Tomorrow morning, after a good night’s rest, if you feel your assessment no longer matches your true feelings, come back to this step and adjust it based on your deeper intuition.
8. If you need help, feel free to use one or more of your 5 free assistance tickets for personalized support.
9. When you’re satisfied that your overview truly reflects your real situation and feelings, then answer the questions in this section: “What’s going on? For whom? What? When? Where? How? What exactly is the problem? Why is it a problem for you? In what context?”.
10 – Write it down in your notebook. You’re ready to move on to the next step.