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Free niche assessment

What kind of coach should I be?

This free assessment helps you pick a coaching niche from how you already help people. It takes about 10 minutes. When your result is ready, we email a primary niche, a secondary niche, and a short write-up you can use to practice, choose training, or write your listing.

The usual stuck point

A lot of women already help people before they call it coaching. Friends ask for advice. Colleagues open up. Someone says you should be a coach, and the next question is: coach of what?

That is the niche question. Instagram makes niches look neat. In real life they blur. This assessment scores your answers across ten coaching areas and names the niche you lean toward most, plus a secondary one. You do not need clients, a brand, or a certificate to take it.

How the assessment works

You answer questions about how you help people. We score those answers and send your niches by email.

  1. 1

    Answer the questions

    You rate short statements and make a few everyday choices. Close the tab anytime and we save your place.

  2. 2

    Answer for how you are now

    Pick what matches you today, not what would look good on a coach bio. There is no perfect score.

  3. 3

    Get your niches by email

    We email you when the write-up is ready, usually within an hour. You can also read it in your coach dashboard.

Most people finish in one sitting. Progress saves if you pause.

35 Questions
10 Coaching areas
10 Minutes

Ten coaching areas we score

Your answers add points across these areas. The top score is your primary niche. The next strongest score is your secondary niche.

  • Life Coaching
  • Career Coaching
  • Health Coaching
  • Recovery Coaching
  • Relationship Coaching
  • Family Coaching
  • Parenting Coaching
  • Divorce Coaching
  • Business Coaching
  • Executive Coaching

What those niches look like in practice

Here are six common niches. The assessment also scores recovery, family, parenting, and divorce.

Life coaching

You help when someone feels stuck on their next chapter and needs direction without a forced five-year plan.

Career coaching

You help with promotions, interviews, leave-or-stay decisions, and practical next steps at work.

Relationship coaching

You help with dating, marriage, or family tension when someone needs clearer talk and a steadier sense of self.

Health & wellness coaching

You help with energy, habits, and self-care without shame, using steady change instead of harsh discipline.

Business coaching

You help with half-formed ideas, pricing, and turning ambition into a next step they can take.

Executive coaching

You help women in leadership think clearly under pressure, speak with intention, and avoid burnout.

If more than one niche sounds like you, that is common. The assessment picks the strongest lean from your answers.

Common questions

Who is this for?

Women who want to coach and are unsure which niche fits. You do not need clients, a brand, or a certificate. It is useful if people already come to you for advice.

How long does it take?

About 10 minutes for most people. You can pause anytime, and progress saves as you go.

When do I see my result?

We email you when it is ready, usually within an hour. The full write-up is also in your coach dashboard.

Is it free?

Yes. There is no charge for the questions or the written result.

What if I already coach informally?

Still take it. The questions use how you help people now, so informal coaches often get a clearer niche from it.

Will this lock me into one niche forever?

No. It names what you lean toward now, plus a secondary niche. Experience with clients will refine it.

What do I get at the end?

A primary niche, a secondary niche, and a summary of strengths, fit, and blind spots. We email you when it is ready.

How do I know what kind of coach I should be?

Start from how you already help. Life talks often point to life coaching. Jobs and promotions often point to career. This assessment compares ten areas and names your strongest niche, plus a secondary one.

Take the free assessment

About 10 minutes of questions. Primary and secondary niche by email when the write-up is ready.