International Coach Federation

Feb 19th ICF-OC International Coaching Week (ICW)

Rachel Pradhan — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 08:30:20 +0000

Last year’s International Coaching Week (ICW) for our local Orange County chapter of ICF was an amazing event with big-draw names like John Gray and Jim Cathcart. This year, our theme is “Embrace the Power of Coaching and Unlock your Potential!“ to support individuals, businesses, and those looking to change careers. 2010 is the year of the up-turn, and these seminars are sure to get you moving in the right direction. Sessions will include how-to build your business through your own book, transform organizational culture, find your the career of your dreams, envision the future with vision boards, and more! Plus, there will be ample opportunity to get ‘laser focus’ with one-on-one laser coaching sessions with certified and master ICF-OC coaches. Please click HERE to Learn More and Register for the Friday, February 19th ICW event.

Location: Brandman University Irvine Campus, (click for map) 16355 Laguna Canyon Road, Irvine CA 92618

Click HERE to download the complete schedule. Here is the summary of the February 19th event:

8:00 – 8:45 am Registration
8:45 – 9:05 am Welcome
9:15 – 12:00 pm Business Coaching, Life Coaching and Career Coaching Sessions
12:00 – 1:00 pm Lunch*
1:00 – 2:45 pm Business Coaching, Life Coaching and Career Coaching Sessions

*Lunch: A box lunch is available for purchase for $7 (cash only) from Apple Spice Junction. It will include a sandwich, chips and a cookie. A drink is available for a $1 more.

March 11th BCE: The Art of Sales with Randy Tabor

Rachel Pradhan — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 12:29:58 +0000

Whether it is networking, marketing, discussing price or even the dreaded cold calling, the majority of us are familiar with the basics of selling. As consumers, we are regularly exposed to countless sales techniques and styles. In addition, who doesn’t have at least one of the thousands of available books on how to sell? So with all the information out there and our first hand experience, why does the thought of sales still create so much anxiety?

In this interactive workshop, you will learn how to add more clients, keep clients longer, and ways to make the “price” conversation easier. We will also discuss the skills required to be successful in sales- which, as coaches, you already possess the two most critical. In the end, you will leave feeling more comfortable and confident about selling.

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March 11th Featured Presentation: Speak Up, Cash In: How to Use Public Speaking as a Marketing Strategy with Arvee Robinson

Rachel Pradhan — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 12:23:55 +0000

Public Speaking is a great way to attract more clients, generate unlimited leads, and grow your business effortlessly, especially when you master the skills of persuasion and influence. Arvee will share the 3 BIGGEST mistakes most business owners make when trying to give public presentations and how to avoid them. You will learn how to control nervousness, the 3 magnetic ways you can command attention of any audience, how to find more opportunities to speak, and what you must specifically do to generate leads and clients during your presentations.

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Soar in 2010: New Mentor’s Program

Rachel Pradhan — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:41:51 +0000

Looking to soar in 2010? Then sign-up to be a mentee in our new Mentor’s Program, lead by Frumi Rachel Bar. Participating in a mentoring program can greatly accelerate your success in coaching clients and in establishing your practice niche. Don’t miss this amazing opportunity to have experienced coaches offer their time and expertise for 6 months.
If you have questions, please contact Frumi Rachel Barr. Mentoring Director at 949-729-1577.

February 11th Featured Presentation: Build Your Business With Social Media with Lee Pound

Rachel Pradhan — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 11:58:30 +0000

We’ve all heard about social media sites like Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and many others. Social media is the newest marketing networking phenomenon to hit the world of business. It allows you to build relationships with people you might never meet in any other way, to create a worldwide network of fans, and to reach targeted people interested in your products and services. However, most coaches, consultants, and professionals have no idea why they should be using such sites or even how to use them. Lee Pound, writing coach, book publisher, and seminar producer who uses social media to promote his book coaching and seminar businesses, will show you how social media works, how you should use it, and what results you can expect. Lee will take the mystery out of social media and internet marketing to show you how it gives you powerful tools to market your business. In one hour you will:

Learn how to build an internet presence with Social Media
Learn the etiquette of Twitter and Facebook; what to do and what not to do
Know how to use social media to market your business and to get people to attend your events
Know why social media fits into your overall marketing plan

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February 11th BCE: Online Video and Blogging to start conversations with Social Media with Rachel Pradhan

Rachel Pradhan — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 11:30:57 +0000

If you’re looking to grow your online presence, drive traffic to your site, and gain new clients then consider Online Video and Blogging. Coaches, consultants and speakers have been swept-up in the “Social Media” craze, but forgot some fundamental aspects of networking – contributing to the conversation! Rachel Pradhan, Internet Marketing specialist for coaches and consultants, will discuss how-to create, use and track the results of Online Video and Blogging. During the talk you will learn:

How successful coaches and consultants are utilizing blogging and online video
What software and hardware you’ll need to successfully create your first online video
How to successfully describe your video so hundreds of prospects view your video
How to easily come-up with a month’s worth of blog posts

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Frumi Rachel Barr offers Book Reports to ICF-OC

Rachel Pradhan — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 05:40:11 +0000

We’re really excited at ICF-OC to introduce a new page on our website that highlights book reports by fellow member, Frumi Rachel Bar, MBA, Ph.D.

The book reports are a detailed, downloadable ‘cliff notes’ for the busy life coach or business coach that’s looking to build their business for the better! Titles include Book Yourself Solid by Michael Port, Business is a Contact Sport by Tom Richardson, Augusto Vidauretta, Coaching: Evoking Excellence in Others by James Flaherty, and many more. If you’re interested in learning to grow your business, your presentation skills, and your coaching ability but lack the hours needed to read, then check out the Resources Section on our website and click “Frumi Barr’s Book Reports“.

January 14th Featured Presentation: Financial Alchemy: Proven Steps to Be a Money Magnet with Morgana Rae

Rachel Pradhan — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 16:40:52 +0000

What if you could RAPIDLY, RADICALLY, and PERMANENTLY change your Relationship with Money, what would that be worth to you?

Does Money love you? International wealth coach Morgana Rae walks you through six time-tested steps to turn your personal Money Monster of scarcity into a Money Honey of abundance. “Your financial situation reflects your inner Relationship with Money,” says Rae. “If you don’t like your finances, something has to change in that relationship,” and Rae shows how to jumpstart that transformation. “When you imagine your money as a real, flesh and blood person, worthy of your deepest admiration, you embark on an amazing, love-at-first-sight affair of the heart,” she says. “It’s like a lover who woos you. Pennies on the ground are like chocolates on your pillow. I’ve had people report that within hours of hearing my talk, they’ve received unexpected money – tens of thousands of dollars or more.”

In one hour Morgana will:

Uncover your hidden blocks to abundance
Abolish your financial anxiety
Change your relationship with money monster into your “money honey”
Reveal your next step to creating wealth
Leave you with a Revolutionary System you will use for the rest of your life? all in less than an hour.

You’ll leave this life-changing talk with a totally new attitude toward money, ready to take a quantum leap toward creating the wealth you deserve. “This is a unique workshop,” says Morgana Rae. “You won’t get an experience like this at any other seminar in the world!”

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January 14th BCE: ICF-OC Members Town Hall Meeting

Rachel Pradhan — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 16:36:11 +0000

Facilitated by Emily Woodman-Nance, Incoming 2010 ICF-OC President

This meeting is all about YOU! The cornerstone of my theme for 2010 is “Back to the Basics”. Going back to the fundamentals will enable ICF-OC to focus on the needs and advancement of the members at large.

This meeting will be an opportunity for everyone to:

Meet the 2010 ICF-OC Board
Hear firsthand the vision and mission of the incoming 2010 ICF-OC President
Discuss membership needs and ask questions
Brainstorm to formulate a plan

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December 10th Holiday Party – Acting Up…A Coaches Night at the Improv!

Rachel Pradhan — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:05:52 +0000

Feel the joy and get a little jolly at this special ICF OC Holiday Event. Join us in celebrating our achievements of the past and enjoy “Acting Up” – a hilarious night of improvisational fun. The Corporate Recess players will be on hand to tickle your funny bone with specific exercises that will strengthen those laughter muscles and ability to respond in the moment. Great fun, great people a great evening!