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Weekly Accountability
Whether you are still coaching your clients on a weekly basis or have
graduated them to once-a-month coaching, you can still use the
following tools to keep them on track:
Progress Reports. On a weekly basis, I ask clients to send a progress
report via e-mail. The report includes
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what they accomplished
what they did not get done but intend to in the following week
how I can best help them as their coach
any insights or wisdom gained that week.

The report gives me insight into how to best support my coaching
clients, and it keeps them focused on the changes they want to make. It
acts as a great summary for clients to evaluate their week. This one
simple tool has proven extremely effective in helping my clients reach
their goals.
Assignments. Allow your coachi