Coach Someone for Free for One Year
52 weeks · 3 milestones
Provide structured pro-bono coaching to an individual for 12 months. Proof: monthly session logs plus a year-end coachee reflection.
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3 milestones
Establish a formal pro-bono coaching relationship with a real individual and document the first three months of monthly sessions. 'Formal' does not mean a legal contract — it means a written agreement (even an email exchange) that names the parties, the goal the coachee is working toward, the frequency and approximate duration of sessions, and the fact that coaching is being provided for free. This agreement protects the relationship by making its purpose explicit: both parties know what they are doing, why, and on what terms. The GOVERNANCE proof standard applies: the coachee must have chosen this relationship voluntarily and continues to show up by choice. A coachee who is obligated to attend sessions (an employee who must attend coaching from their manager, a student required to meet their supervisor) does not satisfy the voluntary participation standard.
Proof required
Submit: (1) the coaching agreement (email thread, shared document, or written note — showing the goal, frequency, and free nature of the relationship), and (2) session logs for months 1–3, with each session log covering: date, approximate duration, topic discussed, and agreed next step.
What gets checked
- Agreement names a real individual and a real goal — 'coaching agreement with Jane to work on her career transition from marketing to product management' passes; 'coaching agreement with a colleague to help them' does not; the goal must be specific enough that progress is measurable over 12 months
- Three monthly session logs are present — each log must cover a distinct month; two sessions in month 1 and none in months 2–3 does not satisfy the monthly cadence; the logs should show consistent contact across three separate calendar months
- Voluntary participation is clear — the agreement should show that the coachee initiated or agreed to the coaching relationship; a log in which the coach makes all decisions and the coachee passively receives them without any indication of their own goals or responses is a yellow flag; the coachee's voice (their goals, their reactions, their next steps) should be present in the logs
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