We are the organization where coaches improve their coaching skills. We are a vibrant and welcoming culture.
We market coaching and create awareness of the benefits of coaching.

Ten speakers will share with you in the this fast paced content rich seminar how to tap into your inner strength and unleash your real potential to become YOU!

You are unique
Outstanding &
Unstoppable!

Get free laser coaching from one of our professional coach members of the ICF Orange County chapter.

Who should attend:

Entrepreneurs, Executives, Mangers, HR Professionals, Mentors, Coaches, Trainers and anyone interested in making 2012 the best year ever.

Our speakers include:

Michael Stratford, Carly Anderson, Frumi Barr, Susan Bock, Jeff Devore, Ingo Loge, Alicia Ashley, Ann Bennett, Ken Gryske

Registration info:

Attend the full day for $45.00 includes light breakfast and lunch.  Registration and light breakfast begin at 8:15 am.

Click here to register for this event.

This event is hosted by the International Coach Federation Orange County. A professional coaching association for coaches.

Are you searching for a supportive group that knows what coaching is all about and a place to learn and grow in your practice?

We invite all coaches in the Orange County area to join ICF OC! Please come to a chapter meeting and discover how ICF OC can be an ideal learning and networking opportunity for you.

We are honored to be a chartered chapter of International Coach Federation, the most recognized ethics and credentialing governance in the world of professional coaching. We invite you to BECOME AN ACTIVE MEMBER in the Orange County Chapter, both to contribute to the coaching community, and to share in the abundance of benefits.

Payment of local chapter ICF-OC Member Activity Fees provides a wealth of benefits and discounts for local chapter functions, however, does not constitute membership with the International Coach Federation (ICF). International membership dues are separate from local Chapter Member Activity Fees. To join the International Coach Federation, go to www.coachfederation.org for the on-line membership form.

This is our current list of ICF OC Tier 1 Member Benefits:

• Discount pricing for monthly chapter meetings.
• Free ICF OC sponsored teleclasses. Discount pricing for all sponsored or promoted workshops, teleclasses and special events.
• Coach Continuing Education Credits (CCEUs) for monthly meetings, workshops, teleclasses and special events.
• The opportunity to Post Your Profile on this website; it will be accessible via the Find-a-Coach feature which includes a link to your website.
• Reduced rate ($150 per year) for advertising on ICF-OC website or publications.
• Rotating Coach Highlight on Front Page of Website.
• Showcase your business brochures and flyers at ICF-OC meetings.
• Speaking and Workshop Opportunities during monthly meetings, teleclasses and special events.
• Network and Mentoring Opportunities with Orange County’s finest professional coaches
• Voting rights, leadership and volunteer opportunities with the chapter.

Annual Membership Cost:

$75/year plus $20 application fee (includes name badge) payable in one payment.

Complete and submit the online APPLICATION or print and fax your completed application to (904) 592-6556.

Upon processing of your application and confirmation of your tier status, you will receive an email designating your confirmed tier status and your pro-rated Member Activity Fee, payable via a secure link provided. This pro-rated amount will expire August 31, at which time Chapter annual renewal fees are due (Sept 1).

Be sure to add icforangecounty@gmail.com to your allowed list so you will receive this very important email.

If you have any questions about the benefits of joining, contact the ICF OC Chapter President for more details.

Holiday Party

Join us for our monthly event on December 8^th for our Holiday Party and welcome in the new ICF board for 2012.  Dinner, games and fun to celebrate the holidays.

We know family and friends are important and we welcome you to invite a guest.  For our December event members attend $20 and bring a guest for $10.  (Member only pricing)

Non member $30.00

Our monthly meetings are every second Thursday of the month.

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December 8, 2011 meeting:

6:00 – 6:30 pm Networking and Games
6:30 pm Holiday Dinner
7:00 pm Chapter Announcements and Welcome New Chapter Board of Directors
7:30 – 8:00 pm More Holiday Games

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Our monthly meeting is at :

The Back Bay Conference Center
3415 Michelson Drive
Irvine, CA 92612

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Click here to register for this event.

Join Mina Watkins as she hosts the very first teleclass for ICF Orange County with special guest Michael Neill.

The Supercoach Approach: Transformative Coaching and the Three Levels of Change

Traditional coaching takes place primarily on a horizontal dimension – coaches assist their clients in getting from point ‘A’ to point ‘B’. Yet lasting, sustainable change nearly always happens in the vertical dimension – a deepening of the ground of being of the client and greater access to inspiration and spiritual wisdom. While this has generally led to an either/or approach to success and personal growth, transformative coaching creates a shift in levels on the vertical dimension which lead to powerful changes in a client’s experience and results.

In this interactive presentation, Michael Neill will share stories and answer questions from his 20+ years as a personal and professional coach to both explain and model how to utilize what he calls “the space where miracles happen” – a space from which clients not only create extraordinary results, but also experience less stress and a deeper sense of clarity and wellbeing.

Date: Monday, December 19^th, 2011
Time : 5:00 – 6:30pm Pacific Standard Time
Cost: $15.00 for non-members

About Michael Neill

Michael Neill is an internationally renowned success coach and the best-selling author of You Can Have What You Want, Feel Happy Now!, the Effortless Success audio program and Supercoach: 10 Secrets to Transform Anyone’s Life. He has spent the past 21 years as a coach, adviser, friend, mentor and creative spark plug to celebrities, CEO’s, royalty, and people who want to get more out of their lives. His books have been translated into 13 languages, and his public talks and seminars have been well received at the United Nations and around the world.

He is the founder of Supercoach Academy (www.supercoachacademy.com) and hosts a weekly talk show on HayHouseRadio.com®. His daily and weekly tips are currently read in more than 100 countries around the world, and can be found at www.supercoach.com

The Art of Masterful Coaching with Patricia Hirsch

How does a coach begin to recognize what is important and when there is something underneath what the client is saying?  How does a coach recognize their clients’ emotions that may in fact be getting in the way of clearly choosing a powerful life? When is it best to ask for permission?  What can the client hope to gain if the coach is authentic in their observations?  How does the coach put his agenda on the back burner and the client’s first and foremost?  When is it important to interrupt what the client is saying? For the sake of what is your client hiring you?

Patricia sees herself as an ordinary woman who has experienced extraordinary circumstances. She has had the privilege of seeking out and being mentored by thought leaders who have left her with the realization that life is a little bit like dancing on JELL-O. Patricia will share what she notices has worked with coaching her clients and will demonstrate masterful coaching from an ontological perspective (ontology = the study of being; human).

She has been mentoring new coaches from the ICF Core Competencies and in accordance with the International Coach Federation requirements for the Professional Certified Coach (PCC) credentials.  She will share with you and demonstrate with you from the distinctions of a Master Certified Coach trained in the ontological model.

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Our monthly meetings are every second Thursday of the month.

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January 12, 2011 meeting:

6:00 p.m. – 6:35 p.m. Networking & Dinner
6:35 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Chapter Announcements & Headliner

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Our monthly meeting is at :

The Back Bay Conference Center
3415 Michelson Drive
Irvine, CA 92612

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About Patricia

Patricia Hirsch is the founder and President of Design Your Life Coaching (est. 2001), a professional coaching and leadership development company, where practicing as an ICF Master Certified Coach, she coaches globally as an Executive Personal Coach The company is presently celebrating 10 years of success while she coaches international clients in Canada, Mexico, USA and Asia (Malaysia, India, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Singapore). Through individual and group coaching, she has worked extensively to facilitate relationships across cultural, educational, emotional and other discourses with a focus on senior executives, board members, teams and individuals. Having delivered key addresses to healthcare, financial and coaching organizations and she also regularly leads teleconferencing classes to a global audience. Patricia’s coaching and leadership development ontological methodology is grounded in somatic, linguistic and emotional competence.  She draws on each of these domains in her work with clients to raise awareness, enable action and generate sustainable and high levels of performance.

She has worked on numerous organizational initiatives.  During the past 32 years, she has held numerous mentoring, leadership and management positions. She remains active on rosters for high impact change organizations, which include as 2006 President for ICF-OC Chapter, and a member of International Coach Federation (ICF) global committees. Her recent contribution is as ICF Credentialing Committee Member for ensuring a credentialing system is updated to the standards for which the 18,000+ members measure their continuing professionalism. Patricia adheres to the ICF’s purpose to support and advance the coaching profession through accredited coach training programs, credentialing and standards while they remain the global authoritative source on coaching information and research for the public.

Presently, Patricia is Talk Show Host of a global, syndicated radio show on VoiceAmerica.com, the world’s largest Internet radio, hosting “Design Your Life, Coaching for New Choices” on the Variety channel, on the benefits of hiring coaches who have gone through the rigorous ICF accreditation and credentialing. All shows are downloadable in iTunes at http://tinyurl.com/iTunesDesignYourLifeDownloads

Patricia not only holds several professional coaching certifications, she holds a BSN degree from the University of Nevada Reno and practiced as a Registered Nurse (RN) for 14 years. She has worked in Intensive Care Units where as a Critical Care Registered Nurse where she began to listen and hear what her patients were saying and wanting to communicate from their souls as most were approaching the end-stage of their lives. She earned her ICF accredited coaching certifications with Newfield Network in 2003 and 2006, and was ICF credentialed as a Master Certified Coach in 2005. Previous certifications and licenses include a Master of Business Administration in 2000, her United States Coast Guard, private Captain license (O.U.P.V.) in 1993, which she used for her first coaching business, WindLasses, offshore cruising adventures on which she coached people to go after their own dreams and trained them to operate 40-50 ft. sailboats.

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Provoke, Evoke, or Go HOME! with Michael Stratford, MCC

Michael specializes in the Art of Provocation Inquiry. His mastery of language, business acuity and creativity, have helped his clients align with emerging trends and personally congruent solutions.

Michael has a light and playful approach. Yet through his keen insights and masterful coaching, he quickly reveals a depth of knowledge and understanding on a wide range of human and organizational issues.

He has been provoking excellence in executives, teams, rock bands, managers, sales professionals, and speakers for over two decades.

In this vibrant talk, Michael challenges leaders, speakers, coaches and others of influence:

• To provoke transformation of others instead of just success
• To call out of people what is larger, deeper and more meaningful
• To passionately engage in the process of change instead of mouthing the same old platitudes about goals and success
• And he’ll give you the 7 points of Provocation, the 7 evocation calls, and the crucial context that makes it all work.

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Our monthly meetings are every second Thursday of the month.

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November 10, 2011 meeting:
6:00 p.m. – 6:35 p.m. Networking & Dinner
6:35 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Chapter Announcements & Headliner

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Our monthly meeting is at :

The Back Bay Conference Center
3415 Michelson Drive
Irvine, CA 92612

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About Michael

Michael is well known as a pioneer and leader in the field of coaching, coach training and development. He has trained over 6,000 coaches worldwide, and authored curriculum for many coach training organizations and most recently he co-developed the “Core Dynamics Coach Training” curriculum with Tom Stone, the founder of Human Software Engineering.

Michael has worked with individuals and groups on leadership development at Cisco Systems, Ford Motor Company, General Motors, GE, The Whirlpool Corporation, Wells Fargo, and Blizzard Entertainment. He has designed in-house workshops for companies including QuickLogic, Leading Initiatives Worldwide, and Wells Fargo. He often teaches at Brandman/Chapman College in Orange County, California, having co-created their “Coaching Skills for Business Leaders” Program.

Michael is an engaging speaker and workshop presenter with a light and playful approach matched with his creativity, mastery of language, curiosity, and business acuity. Through his keen insights, masterful coaching and experiential training approach, he quickly reveals a depth of knowledge and understanding on a wide range of human and organizational issues. It is no exaggeration to say that people love engaging with Michael in workshops and gain practical tools and approaches that they can immediately use. He has the ability to design material that is exactly what the client is looking for, drawn from his extensive experience working with organizational issues, as well as his experience as a masterful coach, an actor and a well-seasoned speaker.

Michael graduated from the University of California, Irvine. In college, he majored in Mathematics and Theatre. He was one of the first coaches ever to be awarded the Master Certified Coach (MCC) credential from the International Coach Federation. He has written four books on coaching including Masterful Questions, Directed Evolution: Taking Charge of Change, Hungers: the Hidden Motivators and The Game of Coaching. He is currently writing Quintessential Leadership: 5 Timeless Practices for Leaders.

For more information, visit www.machsominc.com

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Blogs, Book’s & Bio’s: Effective writing to grow your coaching business

As a coach do you write blogs?

Do you have a great bio?

Have you considered writing a book?

In today’s time writing is a necessity for coaches. Writing is one of the most powerful tools coaches have to market their business and communicate their unique message to clients and the world.

Join us for an interactive evening and learn from our panel of writing experts that will share tips, dos, don’ts, techniques and resources to help you become a more effective writer for writing a bio, blog or book. Our panel of experts include copywriters, publishers, blogging experts and coaches who are using writing in their coaching business. Learn something new and interesting, interact with other coaches to learn how writing can be an effective method to grow you coaching business.

Click here to register for this event.

Our monthly meetings are every second Thursday of the month.

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October 13, 2011 meeting:
6:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Networking & Light Refreshments
6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Blogs, Book’s & Bio’s: Effective writing to grow your coaching business

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(PLEASE NOTE NEW LOCATION)
Our monthly meeting is at :

The Back Bay Conference Center
3415 Michelson Drive
Irvine, CA 92612

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The 7 Deadly Sins of Marketing that Entrepreneurs Make

Ann Bennett is the founder of Irresistible Marketing, author, radio host, seminar leader with over 25 years experience in graphic design, marketing and branding.

Ann worked with notables such as Popular Mechanics, Skiing Magazine, Us Magazine, Los Angeles Magazine and Vogue. She teaches marketing and branding for women entrepreneurs (and some cool guys too). She is the co-creator of Womanaire Extraordinaire a women’s 3-day business intensive and co-founder of the New York City-based charity, Living Beyond Belief that saves teenagers lives around the issues of HIV/AIDS. Ann is known to the people that work with her as The Creative Genius. During Ann’s presentation she will share the 7 Deadly Sins of Marketing to avoid and you will discover:

• Your Unique Genius and how to apply it to your coaching business.
• How to craft Your Compelling Story that will make clients want to work with you.
• How to create an irresistible free offer

To learn more about Ann and her services, please visit the website: www.irresistiblemarketing.net

Our monthly meetings are every second Thursday of the month.

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September 8, 2011 meeting:
6:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Networking & Light Refreshments
6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. The 7 Deadly Sins of Marketing that Entrepreneurs Make

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Our monthly meeting is at (PLEASE NOTE NEW LOCATION):
The Sports Club – Irvine
1980 Main Street (just off MacArthur), Irvine, CA 92614
949-975-8400
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Click here to register for this event.

Come join us for a night of fun on July 14th at 6:00 pm as we change things up and have a little fun.

Throughout the year we are focused on learning and business building activities. As coaches you know the importance of creating balance, celebrating all the good things we have in our lives, and having fun. July is the perfect time to do that. At our July summer celebration enjoy networking, discussions, music, food, a game and prizes that are sure to be fun. Our summer celebration will be held at Lucille’s Smokehouse BBQ in The District, Irvine, CA. Please make note this is a different location than our regular monthly meeting.

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LIVE COACHING DEMONSTRATIONS! REGISTER & AUTOMATICALLY BE ENTERED TO WIN FREE PRIZES.

Come join us for an evening of LIVE masterful coaching demonstrations! This is one of the most popular events of the year and seasoned coaches, new coaches and individuals merely interested in coaching will find this evening to be extremely educational and informative. For the past three years the ICF-OC chapter has invited leading ICF Accredited Coach Training Schools to offer the community an opportunity to observe what transformational results can happen in a coaching session with a master coach.

This is a chance to learn more about what coaching is, and to observe the power of coaching when combined with the ICF core competencies. The evening will be divided into business coaching and life coaching demonstrations and offers a rare opportunity to get a glimpse of high level coaching in action. Through the various demonstrations the subtle differences in the style and approach of each school will be highlighted. Don’t miss this opportunity to see the magic of coaching come to life!

Thursday, August 11, 2011
5:00 pm to 9:00 pm

The Sports Club – Irvine
1980 Main Street
Irvine, CA 92614

$45 Early Bird Registration
by August 8, 2011
$55 after August 8, 2011

Register for the event and you will be automatically entered into a drawing to win a free gift from one of the coaching schools. Click the link below to register!

Featured Schools Participating

ACCOMPLISHMENT COACHING

www.accomplishmentcoaching.com
619-238-3600
Accomplishment Coaching offers their ICF-accredited “Coaches Training Program” in four cities nationwide San Diego, Seattle, Chicago, and New York City. Their vision is “The Greatness of Human Beings Unleashed, Power and Possibility for All”, while their mission is “Setting the worldwide standard of excellence, we lead, coach and train in the service of transforming lives.”

Representative:

Kathy Fleming is an extraordinary coach, trainer, and leader.  As a Senior Leader with Accomplishment Coaching, Kathy conducts year-long, professional coach and leadership training programs. In addition to those who are creating thriving coaching practices, many of her students are executives in business and government, honing their leadership and coaching skills.

Kathy holds masters degrees in humanities and applied behavioral science. In addition, she is a Master Practitioner in Neuro Linguistic Programming. A former college instructor, Kathy has served as Vice-President of Membership and Professional Development for the San Diego Professional Coaches Alliance. Kathy holds the credential of Professional Certified Coach (PCC) with the International Coach Federation, the world’s foremost coach credentialing organization.

COACHES TRAINING INSTITUTE

www.thecoaches.com
800-691-6008
CTI is one of the largest coach training organizations in the world and considered “the Harvard of coach training” by the industry veterans. We have recently leveraged our established position in coach training and expanded into wider offerings in leadership development. We have trained employees from close to 100 Fortune 500 companies and faculty from both Stanford and Yale business schools. We conduct trainings in most major US cities, Europe, the Middle East and the Far East.

Representative:

Chuck Allen, is the Co-Founder of Organic Communication, a consulting firm that provides coaching and training in communication, leadership and conflict management. In the coaching field Chuck is on the faculty of The Coaches Training Institute, and he is an Executive Coach for the Executive MBA Program of Loyola Marymount University. Chuck is the Past President of the Los Angeles Chapter of the International Coach Federation. He has coached and trained leaders in fields ranging from non-profit to aerospace, medicine, technology and the federal government. Chuck has trained people in coaching skills throughout the United States, as well as in Canada, England, South Africa, China, Singapore and South Korea.

NEW VENTURES WEST

www.newventureswest.com
800-332-4618
New Ventures West is comprised of dedicated practitioners on four continents who have been bringing forward Integral Coaching for over 24 years. We focus on developing competence within our clients, so that they are left with the capacity to self correct, and self generate on their own. To create truly lasting change, our coaching emphasizes embodiment of change over mere mental insights, which is accomplished in our clients and students through ongoing practices.

Our mission is to leave everyone who is in contact with us more fulfilled and freer to pursue what’s important to them.

Representative:

Cynthia Luna is an executive integral coach with extensive experience in leadership development, executive and group coaching working with intercultural teams in diverse industries. She is certified as an Integral Coach by New Ventures West and is a member of the International Coach Federation. She holds an MBA in Organizational Development and Operations from Loyola University, Chicago, and received her BA in International Business from ITESM University, Mexico. She is an alumna of the Metropolitan Leadership Institute, a leadership development program for outstanding Hispanic leaders in the Chicago area.

NEWFIELD NETWORK

www.newfieldnetwork.com
303-449-6117
“You can’t change what you can’t see.” Rooted in philosophic traditions of modern thought including the biology of cognition, philosophy, the ontology of language and body movement studies, the program: Coaching for Professional and Personal Mastery, expands participants’ ways of looking and acting in the world and trains them to coach others to do the same.

IPEC COACHING

www.iPECcoaching.com
866-722-6224
iPEC has become renowned for developing some of the best coaches anywhere due to our proprietary, Core Energy Coaching Process. The Core Energy Coaching Process is unique within this rapidly growing profession. Our methodology not only helps clients break through to sustainable success in an amazingly short period of time, but also fully empowers the coach to live his or her life in a remarkable new way. You learn this process, not just through teleclass learning, but through our intensive live modules.

Representative:

Keith Miller, PCC, CPC, PNLP is a Certified Energy Leadership Coach and is a Lead Trainer for iPEC Coaching.   Keith has embraced leadership as President of ICF- LA in 2009 and Board of Director for 5 years, Toastmaster Presidencies, 25 years as a business entrepreneur and, is a UCLA trained Mediator.

Keith believes that Coaching is highly effective and is of great value to individuals, businesses and humanity.  Keith Coaches both private and businesses clients from his West Hollywood office or virtually, using the iPEC Core Energy Process which designs a conscious life of choice.  “This technology allows us to have our desired life experience” and, he assists his clients to “focus and build upon What Works” to navigate challenges.  Keith and his clients truly enjoy the coaching relationship and the sustainable successes that come to fruition.

Register Early and conveniently by clicking here!

Want to be a Coaching School Rep?
If you would like to join us as a school representative for your coaching school, please contact us at info@icforangecounty.org.

Want to be coached?
Powerful Coaching for FREE!

Seeking 5-7 individuals, businesses or business owners, HR people, etc. willing to be coached by masterful coaches at our LIVE COACHING DEMONSTRATIONS on Aug. 11th. Interested? Email coachminawatkins@gmail.com or call Mina Watkins 714-381-3073) and let’s talk!

Are you a member and want to be a part of the team?

We are looking for friendly, engaging people to serve as greeters, table hosts, timekeepers, audio assistance, social directors, hosts to school representatives, registration table attendees, doorkeepers, photographers, etc. Contact Mina!

Thursday, August 11, 2011
5:00 pm to 9:00 pm

The Sports Club – Irvine
1980 Main Street
Irvine, CA 92614

$45 Early Bird Registration
by August 8, 2011
$55 after August 8, 2011

Register for the event and you will be automatically entered into a drawing to win a free gift from one of the coaching schools. Click the link below to register!