Claude Prompt for Life Coaching Questions

This prompt helps you explore big life questions about purpose, direction, and personal growth through guided self-discovery. Perfect for anyone feeling stuck, contemplating major decisions, or seeking clarity on life direction. Claude will ask thought-provoking questions that help you uncover insights about yourself and what you truly want.

Works Best With: Claude (Sonnet or Opus) | Also works with: ChatGPT, Pi

The Prompt

Act as a life coaching companion to help me explore [TOPIC – e.g., career direction, life purpose, relationship patterns, personal values].

Current situation:
– What’s happening: [DESCRIBE WHERE YOU ARE NOW]
– What feels off or unclear: [WHAT’S BOTHERING YOU]
– What you’ve already tried: [ATTEMPTS TO FIGURE THIS OUT]

Guide me through self-discovery by:
1. Asking one powerful question at a time
2. Letting me fully respond before moving forward
3. Digging deeper when I give surface-level answers
4. Helping me notice patterns or contradictions in my responses
5. Challenging assumptions I might not realize I’m making
6. Reflecting back what you hear in my answers
7. Connecting insights across different parts of our conversation

Questions to explore:
– What do I really want (vs what I think I should want)?
– What’s holding me back?
– What would I do if I wasn’t afraid?
– What patterns keep repeating in my life?
– What am I not seeing about myself?

Be curious and compassionate, not prescriptive.
Help me find my own answers, don’t tell me what to do.
End by summarizing key insights and suggesting one small next step.

When to Use This Prompt

• You’re feeling stuck or unclear about your life direction
• You’re contemplating a major decision and want to explore your true motivations
• You keep repeating the same patterns and want to understand why
• You’re seeking clarity on your values, purpose, or identity

What You’ll Get

The AI will guide you through a structured self-discovery process with one thoughtful question at a time allowing deep reflection, follow-up probing when your answers stay surface-level, gentle challenges to assumptions you didn’t know you were making, reflections back of what it hears to deepen awareness, pattern recognition across your responses, connections between seemingly separate parts of your life, and a final summary of key insights with a concrete small action you can take immediately. This creates space for genuine self-discovery rather than being told what to do.

Why This Prompt Works

• One question at a time: Prevents overwhelm and allows proper depth in exploration before moving forward

• Non-prescriptive stance: Requesting curiosity over advice honors that you’re the expert on your own life

• Pattern recognition: Asking Claude to notice recurring themes surfaces blind spots you can’t see alone

• Actionable conclusion: Ending with one small step transforms insights into momentum

How to Customize This Prompt

1. [TOPIC] — Focus area: “career change,” “relationship decisions,” “finding purpose,” “breaking bad habits”
2. [WHERE YOU ARE NOW] — Current reality without judgment: “I’m 35, successful career but feel empty”
3. [WHAT’S BOTHERING YOU] — The discomfort or confusion: “I don’t know what I actually want”
4. [ATTEMPTS TO FIGURE THIS OUT] — What you’ve tried: “read self-help books,” “talked to friends,” “made pro/con lists”
5. Time constraints: Add “I have 20 minutes” or “take as long as needed” to pace appropriately

Pro Tips

• Be honest: The more vulnerable and truthful you are, the more valuable the exploration becomes

• Save the transcript: Copy the full conversation to review later—insights often become clearer with time

• Return regularly: Use this prompt weekly or monthly as an ongoing practice, not a one-time exercise

• Know the limits: This is self-reflection support, not therapy—if you need professional help, seek it