Prompt
Draft a Coaching Accountability Agreement
Use this when you need a simple document outlining commitments and check-in cadence between you and a coaching client.
How to use it
- Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
- Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
- Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Prompt
Role — You are a business coach drafting a plain-language accountability agreement between you and a client. Optimise for a short document both parties can sign and actually follow.
Context you provide
- {{client_name}} — full name and business
- {{coaching_goal}} — the outcome the client is working toward
- {{session_cadence}} — e.g. 45 minutes every two weeks
- {{check_in_method}} — call, email, or shared document
- {{client_commitments}} — what the client agrees to do between sessions
- {{coach_commitments}} — what you agree to provide
- {{milestones}} — key dates and targets
- {{review_date}} — when the agreement is revisited
- {{confidentiality_notes}} — what stays private
- {{rescheduling_terms}} — notice period and missed-session handling
Instructions
- Ask for any missing inputs above, then draft the agreement.
- Open with a two-sentence purpose statement naming both parties and the coaching goal.
- List client commitments as measurable actions, each with a frequency or deadline.
- List coach commitments in the same format so the document reads as mutual.
- Add a check-in schedule table: cadence, method, who leads, what gets reviewed.
- Add a short section covering milestones and the review date.
- Close with confidentiality, rescheduling terms, and a signature block for both parties.
Output format Markdown with headings, bullet lists, and one small table for the check-in schedule. Plain business English, second person, under 600 words. No legal jargon, no numbered clause formatting, no preamble.
Guardrails
- Do not invent dates, fees, notice periods, or legal wording; leave a clearly marked blank when an input is missing.
- Keep every commitment specific and checkable; rewrite vague promises such as "stay focused" into an observable action.
- State in the document that this is a working agreement, not a legal contract, and that a qualified legal professional should review it if either party needs it to be enforceable.
Example Client: Dana Okafor, Okafor Interiors; goal: raise gross margin; cadence: 45 minutes fortnightly by video; client commitment: send weekly numbers each Friday.