Mid-year Checkpoint
by Emily Woodman-Nance

As I look out the window, I am amazed that the month of June is on the horizon.  Where did the time go?  I guess it is true that you can count on two things:

• Time passing by
• Change

I soon began to think that it is a good time to take a mid-year checkpoint.  The  book “The Present” by Spencer Johnson is spot on when it states:

• Concentrate on the present
• Learn from the past
• Plan for the future

One important creed for coaches is to be “present”.  As I concentrate on the present, I see the rich relationships and challenging opportunities in my life.

Reflecting on the past does bring to mind some indelibly impressed lessons learned and fond memories.  I indeed have a great sense of accomplishment and growth.

As I look to the future, I begin to revisit my strategic plan for the remainder of the year.  Is the course the same?  Has anything new come up?

I invite you to take a mid-year checkpoint.  What have you done in the past 6 months?  What are you working on now?  What do you want to get out of the next 6 months? 

Are you leveraging ICF-OC for your objectives?  I encourage you to consider the resources available.  I encourage you to contact the Membership/Participant Director Rita Conley (ritabconley@ca.rr.com) or me (emily@progcoaching.com) directly.

Warm regards,

Emily Woodman-Nance
ICF-OC President

Rita Conley

We are pleased to share that two non profit organizations were selected for the ICF OC Chapter's, "Organizational Upgrade" program.  Just to refresh everyone, the Organizational Upgrade program was created to offer coaching support and resources for free to a couple of charitable organization's within the local OC community for a period of up to nine months.  "Divine Choices" and "The Child Abuse Prevention Center" were selected for this program.  Rita Conley has been working with Claire Heath, President of Divine Choices since March of 2010.  Divine Choices is dedicated to transforming lives of sexual abuse survivors and educating against victimization by increasing awareness and prevention.

Mina Watkins

Beginning in May 2010 Mina Watkins has been working with Scott Trotter, Executive Director of The Child Abuse Prevention Center. The Child Abuse Prevention Center directly serves at-risk children and families in crisis to prevent and break the generational cycle of child abuse.

As coaches, we are honored to work with both of these organizations and look forward to the continued progress being made with Divine Choices and Child Abuse Prevention Center.  If anyone is interested in learning more about both of these organizations please feel free to log on to the following websites:  www.divinechoices.org or www.brightfutures4kids.org

Community: The Structure of Belonging by Peter Block

Author’s big thought: Community as used here is about the experience of belonging. The word belong has two meanings. First and foremost, to belong is to be related to and a part of something. The second meaning of the word “belong” has to do with being an owner: To belong to a community is to act as a creator and co-owner of that community. The work, then, is to seek in our communities a wider and deeper sense of emotional ownership; it means fostering among all of a community’s citizens a sense of ownership and accountability. To offer structures with the promise of creating community gives leaders relief from the common story that leadership is a set of personal qualities we are born with, develop, or try on like a new suit to see if they fit. Click here for Frumi’s Book Summary.

An offer for ICF: My book club meets on Friday June 18 at 8:00 am (PT). I’d like to welcome ICFers to join in as we will be discussing Community. The details are as follows:

Number: 1-218-339-2409 Attendee PIN: 7797124

Our monthly meetings are every second Thursday of the month.

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June 10, 2010 meeting:
5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Business and Coaching Excellence Program (BCE): Join the New Era of Relationship Coaching with Gabriella Moliné PCC and Ray Slayton
6:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Networking
7:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Dinner and Announcements
7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Dinner and Featured presentation: Create Your ‘Success on Purpose’ with Greg Winston

Business & Coaching Excellence

Join the New Era of Relationship Coaching

Gabriella Moliné PCC, www.finallyfulfilled.com
Ray Slayton, www.finallyfulfilled.com

Relationships are critical to every area of our lives, from business life to personal life.

In business, leaders need relationship skills to navigate through Team Building, interpersonal, intercultural, employee, and customer relationships. Improved relationships in business, even in a down economy, translate into an improved bottom line.

In our personal lives, it’s not just about singles and marriages any more. Personal relationships, personal gratification, and fulfillment are now the personal priorities.

No matter what area they are working in, coaches need to understand that one principle remains true: In life it’s all about the relationships we establish and nurture.

In this presentation, you will learn:

• The business opportunities that arise in this critical economy
• How a new relationship-awareness affects us as coaches
• Where we can incorporate a fresh perspective into our practice

Click HERE to register.

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Featured Presentation

Create Your “Success on Purpose”

Greg Winston, author of Opting For Opulence

Greg Winston, a pioneer in high-performance sales, will share innovative sales methods guaranteed to increase your personal and professional success at June’s ICF headliner event.

Greg’s proven tools have enhanced motivation and created achievement for many hundreds of marketing professionals through his corporate seminars and training programs.

Greg began his sales career with the Xerox Corporation and became one of their lead sales professionals with year-to-date sales 10 times more than the average representative. Most averaged 125% of budget. Winston set a branch record of 1003%.

Immediately following that success, he took over new hire training for IBM. He later used those same concepts at CBS Television and Radio, and Warner Bros.

Click HERE to register.

Affiliate Events

ICF-LA Monthly Meeting June 16, 2010 7:00-9:15 PM ”Building Trust – A Core Competency for Coaching, Work & Life” Presented by Charles Feltman “How does trust work?” Building trust with clients is one of the eleven ICF Coaching Core Competencies because it is critical for coaching. Without it, coaching doesn’t happen. Trust is also a core competency in every other domain of life. When there is trust in our relationships they nurture and support us. If there is distrust in a relationship it saps our life energy. But trust doesn’t just happen. Building and maintaining trust requires paying attention to what we say and do. In coaching and every other area of life we generate assessments of trust or distrust in others by our words and actions. If we want to be trusted by our clients we have to know how they judge our trustworthiness. If our clients want coaching on building or restoring trust in their work, family or community relationships, we need to help them understand how trust works. Go to www.icf-la.org to get more information and to register.

Congratulations

ICF-OC is delighted to welcome Tier 1 members James Hayes and Grace Heer

Volunteers Needed

Want to become involved in the chapter, make a significant difference and work with some amazing people? We need volunteers for Coaching Schools Day and International Coaching Week. Contact Emily Woodman-Nance(emily@progcoaching.com) or Mike Brenhaug (mike@bluerockcoaching.com) for more details.