# Keep a wavering client with an honest, caring check-in

> Offering a planned pause can save a relationship that a hard sell would end.

Describe the signs a client might want to quit. You get a short, honest message that names what you've noticed, invites the real reason and offers ways forward, including a planned pause.

- Page: https://thesolocreators.com/prompts/wavering-client-honest-check-in/
- Category: Wow your clients
- Made for: Coaches
- Works in: Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini
- Time: About 5 minutes
- Effort: Just copy and paste

## The prompt

Fill in the parts in [square brackets], or leave them and the AI will ask you for them.

```text
One of my coaching clients may be thinking about quitting. What they signed up for: [CLIENT GOAL]. Signs I've noticed: [WARNING SIGNS, e.g. missed two check-ins, short replies]. How long we've worked together: [TIME TOGETHER, e.g. 7 weeks of 12]. Write a short, honest message that names what I've noticed without blame, says it's completely fine to tell me what's really going on, reminds them of one real piece of progress, and offers three options: keep going as is, adjust the plan, or take a planned pause. No guilt, no pressure, and no mention of contracts or refunds. Give me a text-length version and an email version. Then list three likely reasons behind the signs and how I could respond to each if they tell me.
```

## Step by step

1. List the signs you've noticed, like missed check-ins or shorter replies.
2. Paste the prompt with what the client signed up for.
3. Pick the version that sounds most like you.
4. Send it, or use it as your script on a short call.

## What you'll get

A text and an email version of a caring check-in, plus three likely reasons a client is pulling back and how to respond to each.

## Good to know

**Which AI tools does this work in?** It works in Claude, ChatGPT and Gemini. On this page, Claude and ChatGPT open with your prompt already typed in. No paid plan is noted for this one.

**How long does it take?** About 5 minutes. It's rated "Just copy and paste". There are 4 steps, listed above.

**What do I need before I start?** Just your details for 3 blanks: client goal, warning signs and time together. You can skip any, and your AI will ask for them.

**What will I get back?** A text and an email version of a caring check-in, plus three likely reasons a client is pulling back and how to respond to each.

Idea spotted on the web, shared by Markus Evers (Coachway): https://coachway.io/articles/chatgpt-prompts-for-online-fitness-coaches/. The prompt is The Solo Creators' own version.

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From AI Use Cases and Prompts by The Solo Creators: https://thesolocreators.com/prompts/. Free to use; please link back to the page when you share it.