President’s
Message
Hot news here at the ICF-OC is that we have
just accepted Beth Griffith, CPCC, as our new Publications
Director and she will be taking the lead for next month’s
newsletter, Insights, and for any publications that she is
sure will be advantageous for you to receive. That makes three
new Board members in the last three months; last month we
had Elaine Provencher join us as our new Marketing and PR
Director and already she has us thinking outside the box in
marketing our wonderful little organization! Lydia Welton
is our new Programs Director and has taken the reins with
grace and clarity.
To
read the full message, click here...
Calling
all ACC’s, PCC’s, and MCC’s
Next
Chapter Meeting Thursday, August 10th
New Member
Orientation
5:00
- 5:30pm
Join
ICF Board members as they go through the benefits of being
a member of the local and international chapter.
Headliner Event:
6:00 - 8:30pm
ACCREDITED COACH TRAINING SCHOOL
PANEL DISCUSSION
Presented by: Accredited Coach Training School representatives
As the coaching profession continues to grow,
more and more people are seeing the need for professional,
accredited training to develop or further their coaching competence.
We have assembled a panel of representatives from five International
Coach Federation-accredited schools to discuss their school’s
philosophy, program format and timeline, credentialing support,
and continuing education offerings.
This event is open to members of the current
and prospective coaching community, including:
- Prospective coaches who want professional
coach training
- Current non-accredited coaches who want
to become accredited
- Current ICF-accredited coaches who want
to pursue continuing education
- Professionals in human resources, training,
and other fields who want to learn more about coach training
- How to create a realistic vision, assess
your current situation, and develop a plan to move from
today to your vision. (Planning strategy)
You will have an opportunity to hear from
each of the Coach Training School representatives, ask questions
of them in small group discussions, and see a live demonstration
of their coaching style.
The following schools will be represented:
Coach U
Coaches Training Institute
iPEC
Institute of Life Coach Training
Newfield Network
Additional Information & Registration:
www.icforangecounty.org/eventReg.htm
The
Reflection Room
Articles
by ICF-OC Chapter Participants
Building a Coaching Business
by Lee Pound, The Write
Coach, www.leepound.com
Co-founder, Speak Your Way to Wealth Seminars
As coaches, we spend a lot of time learning
the fundamentals of coaching.
However, many coaches do not spend nearly
as much time on the business of coaching as they should. The
fact is that if you work for yourself, you are running a business
and a sales and marketing operation first and a coaching practice
second.
To be successful as a coach you must sell
yourself and your coaching to your clients. You must present
yourself as an expert in your field.
To
read the rest of the article, click here...
Eat
a Spider to be a Success!
by Bob
Davies
It’s 7 p.m. and a group of business
owners are returning from their evening meal break in an all-day
conference in Toronto. I have just presented my Performance
Excellence program after having been with this group six months
ago. I’m sitting at a table, and a woman comes up to
me and says, “I had to eat a spider because of you!”
Fortunately she was smiling. I said, “Tell me more.”
To
read the rest of the article, click here...
Coaching
the Adolescent Child: A Guide for Today’s Parent
by Steven
Bush, MSW CEO Family Compass, Inc
“Wow, that’s great,” followed
by the universal facial grimace and head nod is the common
response I receive when I tell people what I do. “I
am a life coach for adolescent children and their families”,
is my answer to their question, and then I am told a story
about their child, their friend’s child, their coworker’s
child, or their neighbor’s child. They look at me with
sympathy as if I have been given a life sentence having to
work with a population that most parents fear and many people
choose not to become parents because of.
To
read the rest of the article, click here...
No Fee
Special Tele-class
GETTING
CLIENTS FROM YOUR WEB SITE
(Search Engine Optimization For The Technically Timid Coach)
September 11,
2006 12:00PM-1:30PM
It may be pretty. It may even
reflect your inner beauty. But (for 99% of coaches) as a business
development tool, your web site simply doesn't work. If you
hate tracking down clients one at a time, and would love to
learn how to attract a steady stream of your ideal clients,
week after week, join us.
In one hour we will cover the
basics, (for non technical folks) of how to optimize your
site so it comes up on Google, Yahoo, MSN, AOL and other search
engines and begins to bring you clients.
Topics include:
- A quick overview of how search engines
work.
- The importance of having a focus for your
marketing, where your ideal clients can find you.
- The critical importance of choosing the
right keyword.
- An overview of basic optimization and
link building (So you can instruct your webmaster on what
to do).
- Writing a home page that engages viewers
and gets prospects to contact you.
By the end of the hour you will
know whether this type of marketing is a fit for you. (I happen
to believe web marketing is hugely undervalued by most coaches.)
To register for this
teleclass, visit
www.icforangecounty.org/events_Special.htm.
Presented by: Steve Mitten CPCC,
MCC, 2005 ICF President, author of Marketing Essentials For
Coaches and Web Optimization for the Technically Timid, has
helped thousands of coaches find their most authentic route
to commercial success.
www.acoach4u.com
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