CPCC Balance & Life Perspective 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: In Co-Active Coaching, 'balance' refers primarily to:
- Equal time allocation across all life areas
- The client having a full, satisfying life as they define it (Correct answer)
- Work-life separation enforced by firm boundaries
- Managing stress through relaxation techniques
Correct answer: The client having a full, satisfying life as they define it
Balance in Co-Active Coaching is subjective and client-defined, not about equal distribution of time across categories.
Question 2: The Wheel of Life tool in Co-Active Coaching is primarily used to:
- Set quarterly performance targets
- Give clients a snapshot of current satisfaction across life dimensions (Correct answer)
- Rank which areas of life are most important
- Measure coaching progress over a six-month period
Correct answer: Give clients a snapshot of current satisfaction across life dimensions
The Wheel of Life provides a visual, subjective assessment of current satisfaction across multiple life areas to identify where attention is needed.
Question 3: A client rates career a 9/10 but family a 2/10 on the Wheel of Life. The Co-Active coach's first step is:
- Advise the client to invest less time in their career
- Explore what a higher family satisfaction score would look like for the client (Correct answer)
- Conclude the client has a work-life balance problem to fix
- Design an action plan to improve the family score immediately
Correct answer: Explore what a higher family satisfaction score would look like for the client
Exploring what a higher score looks like generates the client's own vision for change rather than the coach imposing a solution.
Question 4: Which of the following best describes the Co-Active view of 'life perspective'?
- Clients should adopt a growth mindset as defined by research
- Clients benefit from zooming out to see how their choices fit their whole life (Correct answer)
- Perspective work belongs to therapy, not coaching
- Life perspective is fixed and shaped only by upbringing
Correct answer: Clients benefit from zooming out to see how their choices fit their whole life
Co-Active Coaching invites clients to view their lives from a broader vantage point to make more intentional and integrated choices.
Question 5: When a client says 'I have no time for anything but work,' the Co-Active balance coach would most likely:
- Create a time-blocking schedule for the client
- Explore what the client is tolerating and what they truly want their life to look like (Correct answer)
- Suggest the client hire an assistant to free up time
- Validate that hard work is necessary for success
Correct answer: Explore what the client is tolerating and what they truly want their life to look like
Exploring tolerations and the client's vision for their life opens the path to meaningful balance shifts.
Question 6: In balance coaching, 'tolerations' are defined as:
- Difficult clients that coaches must endure
- Things a client accepts that drain energy or undermine life satisfaction (Correct answer)
- Goals that are too challenging to pursue immediately
- Competing commitments that slow progress
Correct answer: Things a client accepts that drain energy or undermine life satisfaction
Tolerations are ongoing drains or annoyances that a client accepts but that quietly undermine their energy and life quality.
CPCC Balance & Life Perspective 1
In Co-Active Coaching, 'balance' refers primarily to: