Sorts what is blocking a client into time, money, skill, environment, fear and habit, then rates each obstacle for real influence and how movable it is.
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Sorts what is blocking a client into time, money, skill, environment, fear and habit, then rates each obstacle for real influence and how movable it is.
Clients usually name the wrong blocker - "no time" is a description, not a cause. This inventory asks them to place every obstacle into six types: time, money, skill, environment, fear and habit, then rate each for actual influence and how movable it is. The result is a grid where the real obstacle is usually high influence and higher movability than expected, and the loud one is often neither.
| Template | Obstacle and Resistance Inventory |
|---|---|
| Category | Coaching & Consulting |
| Format | Structured form with copy-ready fields |
| Time to complete | About 10 minutes per response |
| What you get | Structured, timestamped responses you can review, export or keep for audit |
| Best for | Clients who say "but I can't" · Coaches at a plateau · Habit and accountability work |
| Cost | Free to copy and customize on FormLM |
Sample form preview (fillable once the app is published).
What you get when you copy this template.
Time, money, skill, environment, fear, habit.
How much this actually blocks, 1-5.
How changeable it is, 1-5.
The fear or habit stated in one sentence.
Four steps from copy to a usable result.
Everything the client believes is in the way.
Which category each one really belongs to.
Two scores per obstacle.
Start with what blocks most and moves easiest.
Where this fits in a coaching practice.
See which constraints are real and which are inherited.
Diagnose why the plan is not being executed.
Pick the obstacle worth designing around.
What makes it work as a professional deliverable.
Real items from the template - every field stays editable in your workspace, and responses are archived per submission.
