Resolution Checklist

Turn broad life intentions into specific, named commitments with clear next steps using a structured checklist used in coaching sessions.

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When to Use This Tool
Client has broad intentions but hasn't translated them into concrete, named commitments
Client wants to track two distinct focus areas simultaneously without losing sight of either
Client is starting a new quarter or season and wants a simple, visible accountability structure
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There's a two-card checklist with six slots each that you name yourself — so it ...

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Tool Classification
Domain
Life Coaching
Type
Checklist
Phase
Goal Setting Action
Details
15 min Between sessions Monthly
Topics
Accountability Habits Values

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1 A professional whose two focus areas are in direct conflict and who hasn't named the conflict
Context

A director who names his two focus areas as 'expanding my team's responsibilities' and 'taking on more strategic work myself.' The commitments under each card, examined together, reveal that both require his time and attention in the same blocks. He hasn't noticed that the two areas compete directly for the same resource. The two-card structure will surface this if the debrief examines both cards in relation to each other.

How to Introduce

Let him complete both cards before intervening. Then: 'Before we review the commitments, I want to look at both cards to...

2 A professional who fills the commitment slots with activities she already does rather than behavioral changes 🔒
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