Get AI Career Coaching with GROW
Work through career decisions, project challenges, or goal-setting with a GROW-model coaching conversation.
Overview
Think of this as having a career coach on call. This template connects Google Docs and Google Calendar so your AI assistant can walk you through the GROW model (Goal, Reality, Options, Will) to work through career decisions, get unstuck on projects, or figure out what to do with feedback you have received. It asks questions first, not gives advice, and ends every session with one clear action step you commit to.
How it works
Start by telling the AI what you want coaching on: a career direction question, a project challenge, feedback you received, or something you want to do differently. The AI walks you through GROW with one question at a time, helping you clarify what you want, understand your current reality, explore your options, and commit to a next step. When you are done, it saves your coaching notes and action items to Google Docs and can schedule a follow-up on your calendar so you stay accountable.
Who this is for
Anyone who wants structured thinking support for career decisions, goal-setting, or navigating work challenges. Especially useful when you are between formal review cycles, processing feedback, or trying to decide what to prioritize next.
Suggested prompt
Coach me on [topic: my career direction / this project challenge / feedback I received / what I should do differently about X]. Ask me questions using the GROW model, one at a time. Help me get to one clear action step I can commit to. When we are done, save my coaching notes and action item to a Google Doc and schedule a follow-up reminder on my calendar.
Frequently asked questions
Is this actual coaching or just advice?
It defaults to coaching mode: asking questions to help you think through the problem yourself. If you get stuck, you can ask it to switch to advice mode, where it gives research-backed recommendations followed by a coaching question.
What is the GROW model?
GROW stands for Goal (what you want to achieve), Reality (what is happening now), Options (what you could do), and Will (what you will do and when). It is a structured framework used by professional coaches to help people find clarity and take action.
Can it save my coaching session somewhere?
Yes. Ask it to save your coaching notes and action items to a Google Doc. This gives you a record you can revisit before your next 1:1 or review cycle.
How is this different from asking AI for career advice?
Regular AI conversations tend to dump a list of suggestions. This template guides a coaching conversation that asks you questions first so the answers come from your own thinking. The action step at the end is one you chose, not one the AI assigned.