GROW Model Coaching Worksheet

Goal Setting Tools

Four questions that move a conversation from stuck to forward.

About This Tool

The GROW model — Goal, Reality, Options, Will — is the most widely used framework in coaching because it reflects how productive thinking actually works. You can't evaluate options without knowing your current reality. You can't commit to action without having generated real alternatives. The sequence matters: each step builds on what came before.

Used between sessions, this worksheet gives you a structured way to work a topic yourself — to clarify what you want, honestly assess where you are, open up the possible, and make a concrete commitment. It also serves as preparation for the next coaching conversation, surfacing the thinking you've already done so the session can go further.

How to Use This Worksheet

  1. Choose a single topic, challenge, or decision. The GROW model works best when it's focused — one situation at a time.
  2. Work through G, R, O, and W in order. Don't skip to Options before finishing Reality.
  3. In the Options section, list at least three before evaluating any of them. The value is in generating alternatives, not in picking the first good one.
  4. The Will section is the commitment. Be specific about what, by when, and what happens if an obstacle arises.
  5. Bring the completed worksheet to your next session.
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GROW Model Worksheet

G — Goal
What do you want to achieve? Be specific.
How will you know when you've achieved it?
R — Reality
Where are you now in relation to this goal?
What has already been tried? What has and hasn't worked?
What is getting in the way?
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O — Options
What are three possible actions you could take toward this goal?
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Which option feels most compelling? What is the appeal of that one?
W — Will / Way Forward
What will you commit to doing, and by when?
What support do you need?
What will you do if you encounter an obstacle?
Reflections

Before Your Next Session

Looking back at the Goal you wrote — did working through Reality and Options sharpen it, change it, or confirm it? What does that tell you about how clearly you had defined what you wanted?

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