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Welcome to your
"Spring Clean Your Life" Toolkit User Guide
Welcome to your Spring Clean Your Life Toolkit Guide! We want you to LOVE
your coaching tools, so this guide is part of a series to help you use our Toolkits
more effectively. We describe each tool in the toolkit, its purpose, how and
when to use it, give additional tips AND identify which tools work in coaching
sessions, as homework, in workshops or teleseminars and group coaching!
For a great overview of all the tools in this toolkit, skip straight to the Appendix
for a one-page summary table.
Table of Contents
Introduction to this Toolkit ___________________________________________________ 3
SECTION 1: Assess What Areas of Your Clients' Lives Need a Spring Clean ______________ 3
TOOL 1) The Wheel of Life Template ______________________________________________ 4
TOOL 2) Take Stock and Take Action Worksheet! ____________________________________ 6
SECTION 2: What's Draining Your Client & Getting in the Way? _______________________ 8
TOOL 3) My Energy Zappers Coaching Exercise _____________________________________ 8
TOOL 4) Stop Procrastinating - Get It Done! _______________________________________ 10
TOOL 5) Detox Your Toxic Relationships Exercise! __________________________________ 12
APPENDIX - Spring Clean Your Life Toolkit One-Page Summary Table ________________ 22
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Finally (Section 4), this Spring Clean Your Life Toolkit wraps up with a neat summary sheet that
identifies the top 3 goals to spring clean your life...
Use this toolkit to help your clients' get a fresh burst of energy - and enjoy their lives more!
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When: Use at any time in a coaching relationship for a quick life satisfaction and balance tune-
up. This is an especially good tool to use with prospects and new clients.
Tips:
1. This is also an excellent tool to use regularly to track your clients' progress! Learn more
about how to do this in our article: A Simple 3 Step Process to Measure Progress Towards
ANY Coaching Goal!
2. Once the initial scores have been given, 3 easy follow-on activities are:
i. Brainstorming and identifying actions to raise their satisfaction scores in each segment
(or in the segments that score the lowest)
ii. Using the segment names and scores as a prompt to explore what a full and balanced life
would look like - for each wheel segment.
iii. Using the scores which the client is most dissatisfied with - or would most like to improve
- to brainstorm goals and next steps.
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Especially Good For: This tool is a great starting point to explore your
client's frustrations, shoulds and what they're REALLY
looking for from life right now. Also use with clients
who are unfocused, frustrated, or who have niggling
negativity that blocks them from moving forwards.
When: This coaching tool can be used any time, and can be given to your client to use
whenever they feel a bit stuck or sluggish and want to "take stock and take action"!
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Description and Purpose of Tool: How can we love our life if we feel
exhausted? What is zapping your clients' energy? What one thing particularly
zaps their energy? This exercise is also a great introduction to the idea that
mental and emotional drains can have a big impact on us too.
A "Spring Clean Your Life" overhaul includes finding more energy to move forwards with - and this
starts with identifying what zaps your energy!
When: This coaching exercise can be used at any time. Whip it out if your clients complain of
being tired or drained.
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Tip: You may like to offer that your clients' energy zappers are things they might like to start
saying "No" to in their lives.
Tip: Your clients can use the "Stop Procrastinating - Get it Done!" Exercise to take action on
energy-zapping items identified here.
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Description and Purpose of Tool: If your client has a specific action/task they keep putting
off, this coaching exercise will help them decide 1) if it definitely needs doing and 2) brainstorm ideas to
identify 3 things to get it started - or done!
Nothing says "Spring Clean" quite like completing things that have been hanging over us! If you can't find
something to work on, check the Energy Zappers Exercise for action ideas to free up some fresh energy
for your client.
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1. Go through the questions on page 1 with your client. Delve a little deeper
with some additional coaching questions if your intuition tells you to! You
could try questions like:
- What wants/needs to be said/heard?
- If you could wave a magic wand what would you do?
- If there was an outcome you were secretly looking for, what would it be?
2. Pay close attention to your clients' responses to questions 7 & 8. Do they
REALLY need to do this task? Really? And help them make a decision whether to either let
the task go or fully commit to move forwards with it.
3. When working directly with a client questions 9 and 10 are at your discretion.
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4. Ask your client to list 3 (or more) things they love for each of the 5 senses,
plus what delights them. If your client finds this difficult - a great place to
explore is what they loved in their childhood or as a teenager.
5. Next, ask them to review what they've brainstormed and use these ideas
to identify 3 actions to get moving on this task.
6. Finally, ask them to score out of 10 how likely they feel they will complete
this task now. As usual with the /10 scoring system, an 8 or more is great.
If their score is 7 or less they'll need some more coaching. You could try the questions from
step 1 above or ask, "What would secretly make the difference? What could make your score
a 10/10?"
7. Finally, we ask them to commit to the task by signing their name.
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When: This tool can be used any time. It is be particularly useful with an action a client repeatedly
does not complete - but says they want or need to get done!
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Description and Purpose of Tool: WHO we spend our time with has a
significant impact on our lives - some relationships uplift and inspire us and
others are downright draining. This is about bringing awareness to, and being
intentional with, whom we spend our time. It’s a great exercise to do with all
our clients – and in our own lives too.
For a life "Spring Clean", use this exercise to look for action steps to 1) Reduce time spent with
people who drain us, as well as 2) Increase time spent with people who energize us!
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When: This tool is ideal to be used as part of a life balance and self-care assessment, to help
your client gain an understanding of how they are currently taking care of their
relationships - and how those relationships take care of them...
Tips:
1. Remind your client that we can't change others' behaviour (only our own). So, how could
they behave, spend less time or spend time differently with people to boost their
relationships?
2. I do hope you try this exercise out on yourself! It's one of my favourite coaching tools and
gives us an empowering way to review our relationships - including partners, colleagues,
friends and family – and make conscious, powerful choices that leave us feeling better about
ourselves and our lives.
3. Finally, it may be worth mentioning that as we work on and change ourselves, we may
notice people reacting to us differently, or that we see people differently. This is all a normal
part of our growth. We may need to make a decision whether we still want these people in
our lives - and if so, how.
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When: Use after your client has identified general life areas to work on, and what's draining
them. Then use this tool to form a vision of what they want from their life in the short term.
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Description and Purpose of Tool: People often hang onto things which
cloud their minds and drain them of energy - preventing them from moving forwards.
This coaching exercise also explores WHY they're holding on and the benefits of NOT
letting go.
What better way to "Spring Clean" your life, than to let go of what no longer serves you - whether
it's memories, people, 'stuff', feelings, beliefs, behaviours or something else...
When: This coaching tool works standalone and can be used any time, but is especially helpful with
forgiveness issues (self and others) and to wrap-up a period of coaching.
Tip: This coaching exercise is also a perfect way to start a discussion of the concept of
forgiveness – whether of self or others.
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When: This is a great exercise to do early on in the coaching relationship – to help your clients
create a healthy and helpful framework in their lives, and support the coaching process.
You can give this exercise as homework, asking your clients to write out their answers, or
simply use this as a series of questions that you ask verbally – in a session or workshop.
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SECTION 4: Wrap-Up
What better way to wrap up than to summarise key learnings and set 3 goals to move forwards with!
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TOOL 9) Spring Clean Your Life - Summary & Goals Sheet continued...
5. Once completed let your client know they can cut out the form and put it somewhere they
will see it regularly. Suggest they might want to actually READ it rather than just look at it to
keep them focused. They can also check off their actions as they complete them.
6. Finally, ask them, how was it? What's missing? What is different to what they expected?
What have they learned about themselves?
Note: You could also give this tool as homework after the other tools have been completed,
then review and coach your client around the results in session.
When: This coaching tool is ideally the wrap-up for the "Spring Clean Your Life Toolkit". But it
can also be used standalone eg. for a "Spring Clean Your Life" coaching session!
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In Summary:
There are 9 Life Spring Cleaning Tools in this toolkit and this guide was written to help you
use this toolkit more effectively. The tools, tips and sequence above are suggestions only - it all
depends on you and your client - so dance in the moment, have fun and play with your tools!
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APPENDIX: Spring Clean Your Life Toolkit Summary
These tools are suitable for any client. Each tool can be used individually at any time, or as part of a life "Spring Clean".
Tools Purpose of tool Other Ideas/Options
Teleseminar
Workshop /
Homework
Sequence
In Session
Coaching
Group
SECTION 1: Assess What Areas of Your Clients' Lives Need a Spring Clean - Use these 2 Tools to raise your client's awareness as to which areas might need some focus.
1 The Wheel of Life Template # Y* Y* Y* Y* 1. The Wheel of Life is a great way to begin, with low scores 1. Ask, "If you had a magic wand, how would
indicating life areas to focus on "Spring Cleaning"! you use it to 'Spring Clean' your life?"
2 Take Stock and Take Action Y* Y* Y Y 1. This tool explores your clients' specific frustrations, shoulds 2. How motivated are your clients? Try the
Worksheet! and what they're looking for from life right now... tools Are You Sitting Too Comfortably? &
2. Use the results to feed into what needs "Spring Cleaning". Motivation Quiz to gain some insights.
SECTION 2: What's Draining Your Client & Getting in the Way? - Use these Tools to identify where energy is being lost and move forwards on something they've been procrastinating over.
3 My Energy Zappers Coaching Y* Y* Y* Y* 1. A life overhaul starts with identifying what zaps your energy, 1. Try our Free Tolerations Exercise. This is
Exercise # so you can find more energy for your life "Spring Clean"! Also helpful as what we tolerate also drains
a great discussion topic for workshops and group coaching. us!
4 Stop Procrastinating - Get It Y Y* Y Y 1. Help your clients "Spring Clean" their lives by getting a specific 1. Get inspiration from 12 Easy Ideas to
Done! task off their plates! First assess whether the task actually Get More Done AND Have Fun Too!
needs to be done, and then brainstorm ways to get moving.
5 Detox Your Toxic Y Y* Tele 1. "Spring Clean" who your client spends their time with. The 2. You could also identify a Spark Team
Relationships Exercise! seminar
goal is to spend more time with people who energise them for your clients - a list of energising
only
and less time with people who drain them. people to spend more time with.
NOTE: Avoid this tool in groups if attendees know each other!
SECTION 3: Setting Your Client up for Success - Here your clients get a vision of how they'd like their lives to be, let go of things that drain them & set up some positive habits for success!
6 3 Month Vision Worksheet Y Y Y Y 1. Help your client get clear on how they would like their life 1. Ask your clients to imagine it's summer
to be, then use this to find goals for your clients to move (a few months away). What would
forwards with following their life "Spring Clean". they like to be different in their lives?
7 Letting Go Coaching Exercise! Y Y* Y* Y* 1. A great way to "Spring Clean" your life is to let go of what no 1. For difficult feelings, try this 3 Step
longer serves you - memories, people, 'stuff', feelings, Model for Difficult Feelings & Emotions
beliefs, behaviours or something else... Help your clients find 2. You may also like Reflective Journaling
more energy and let go of what's not working for them. Exercise For Stress Release & Well-Being
8 Daily Success Habits Exercise Y#* Y* Y* Y* 1. Set your client up for success - identify new habits to "Spring 1. You may also like 7 Insightful Coaching
Clean" and energise their lifestyle! Questions to Help You Create Your Own
2. Fabulous all-round exercise that can also be used at any time. Daily Success Habits!
SECTION 4: Wrapping Up - Wrap up this Life "Spring Clean" by setting 3 goals to move forwards with!
9 Spring Clean Your Life - Y Y Y Y 1. Summarise the key goals, learnings and action steps to 1. If your client has enjoyed this "Life
Summary & Goals Sheet wrap-up this "Spring Clean Your Life" experience. Spring Clean" you could now offer
2. Also use this tool standalone to help clients let go of what your clients broader life visioning and
doesn't serve them, identify new habits, goals and action goal-setting with our Vision and Goal-
steps for a quick "Life Spring Clean" coaching session. Setting Toolkit.
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