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AXIS LIFE

An AI-powered personal life coaching platform that listens, adapts, and guides users through goals, decisions, and breakthroughs.

Role Design & Development
Timeline 8 Weeks
Scope Full-Stack Product

The Problem

Personal growth is a crowded space. Most coaching apps feel either too clinical or too generic — guided meditations without context, habit trackers without wisdom, chatbots without memory. People want a coach that actually knows them, adapts to their season of life, and helps them build momentum over time.

The Solution

AXIS LIFE is an AI coaching platform built around four distinct coaching modes — CLARITY, SAGE, NORTH, and HAVEN — each designed for different emotional states and needs. It remembers past sessions, tracks commitments, adapts to user behavior, and delivers weekly insight reports. Not just another chatbot — a real coaching experience.

The AXIS Method

A

Assess

Life Wheel evaluation, mood tracking, and intake quiz to understand where the user is right now.

X

eXplore

Four AI coaching modes that adapt to the user's emotional state — clarity, wisdom, structure, or gentle support.

I

Implement

Commitment tracking, goal milestones, structured programs, and breathing exercises to turn insight into action.

S

Sustain

Streaks, journaling, weekly reports, and re-engagement emails that keep users connected to their progress.

Every screen earns its place.

CLARITY MODE
What matters most to you right now?
I want to find more purpose in my work
Let's explore that. What does purpose look like for you?

AI Coach Chat

Four distinct coaching modes — CLARITY for push, SAGE for wisdom, NORTH for structure, HAVEN for gentle support. Each shapes the AI's tone, questioning style, and approach. Sessions are remembered, summarized, and build on each other over time.

LIFE WHEEL

Life Wheel Assessment

An 8-dimension self-assessment that tracks Career, Relationships, Health, Finance, Growth, Fun, Environment, and Spirituality over time. Visual radar charts show progress, sparklines reveal trends, and comparison views overlay past and present scores.

JOURNAL
What truth have you been avoiding?

Smart Journaling

AI-generated contextual prompts based on recent sessions, mood trends, and coaching themes. After saving, users receive an AI reflection — a thoughtful observation that deepens self-awareness. Each entry is sealed and timestamped, creating a trusted personal archive.

PROGRAMS
Find Your Focus 7 days
Rebuild Confidence 5 days
The Discipline Code 7 days

Structured Programs

Eight multi-day guided programs — from "Morning Momentum" to "The Discipline Code" — each with daily sessions, reflections, and milestone completion. AI recommends programs based on Life Wheel scores, ensuring users work on what matters most.

STREAKS
14
day streak

Streaks & Habits

Activity-derived streak tracking that pulls from sessions, journal entries, wheel assessments, and program completions. A visual monthly habit grid, badge milestones at 3/7/14/30/60/100 days, and streak context woven directly into coaching conversations.

WEEKLY REPORT
5 Sessions
3 Journal
14 Streak
Your consistency this week reflects genuine commitment to growth.

Weekly Insight Report

Every week, AXIS generates a personalized report — session highlights, mood trends, wheel movement, goal progress, and a custom AI coach note. It transforms scattered sessions into visible, meaningful progress.

Built with intention.

Frontend

Vanilla HTML, CSS, JavaScript. No frameworks — just clean, performant code. Every interaction hand-crafted.

Backend

Supabase for auth and session persistence. Netlify Functions as a secure API layer. LocalStorage with cloud sync.

AI Engine

Claude API via Netlify Functions. Context-aware system prompts built from user profiles, history, and coaching briefs.

Payments

Stripe Checkout for Pro subscriptions. Webhook verification, customer portal, and feature gating — all serverless.

Shipped and proven.

20+ Screens Designed
8 Guided Programs
4 Coach Modes
1 Codebase, Zero Frameworks

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