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Connect. Support. Develop.
Coach Community Connect. Support. Develop. iPEC COACHING CAMPUS PASSION TO PAYOFF COMMUNITY BUZZ & MORE! IN THE ISSUE Coach Community Winter 2013 Edition A quarterly publication for iPEC Students, Graduates, and Coaches In This Issue Passion To Payoff iPEC Coaching Campus November 2013 Coaching World Magazine News Coach Community in Action New Training Dates Coaching Excellence Blog HRPA Conference Energy Leadership Website Launch Community Buzz And More! Page 2 | iPEC Coach Community Newsletter | December 2013 Coach Community Coordinators Below is a list of iPEC Coach Community Coordinators. If you’re interested in working with the Coordinator in your area, or starting a new group, please contact Raechel Anderson: [email protected] Albuquerque Mike Vigil Asheville, NC Hanna Goss Atlanta Diane Dempster Canada Gary Breininger Charlotte, NC Maribeth Jaklik Chicago Mark Fechner & Lesley Picchietti Denver-ColoradoSprings Cjay Smith & Tanya Lelo Detroit-Toledo Cherri Tulloch, Leila Friedman, and Jodi Rupp Houston Jessica Salazar Indianapolis Kathy Jo Slusher-Haas New York City Renee Sullivan Orlando Belinda Brown Philadelphia Diane Seader Phoenix Cheryl Toney Portland, OR Marlene McEvoy Raleigh, NC Lisa Baker Idaho Heidi Christianson Southeast Florida Tanya Ragbeer Cleveland Paul Monahan Kentucky Mark Sprout & Raylene Browne St. Louis, MO Pantelis Moissis & Angela Eisenbeis Connecticut Janice Christopher Las Vegas Cherlyn Arrington Dallas-Ft.Worth Judy Martin Los Angeles Dan Nance Western Florida Vicki Colton & Barrie Pressly Cincinnati Jim Friedman Wisconsin Kathy Larson MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR Season’s Greetings! December marks a time when family and friends get together to celebrate the holidays. For me, this time of year signals my trip to the iPEC headquarters located in New Jersey. I live in Chicago, so I don’t get the opportunity to frequent this amazing place too often—but, I make sure to get there on a quarterly basis. And, after all, iPEC is my second home and very much an extended family. You see, life has been challenging recently, and the energy here is uplifting, nurturing, accepting, and, most of all, inspiring. They are entraining me to their energy. I know that I’ll go home refreshed, and in turn, allow others around me to entrain to my newly minted, “feel good” vibes. This continues on and on…entrainment is nothing short of a domino effect. If you were to shake a snow globe everything swirls around and eventually settles. Life is more of the I was scheduled to have a meeting on a Friday, but arrived same, but when obstacles are omnipresent, you can enlist a few days in advance. Why did I leave my family and my the help of your fellow coaches to keep you anabolic—to bustling business behind, in Illinois, feed off of their verve while things for more face time than what was are shifting all around you at any needed? Quite simply, to practice given moment. Welcome to the Coach Community ENTRAINMENT. What a great gift to bestow during newsletter, brought to you quarterly One of the most important things the holidays and throughout the to keep our iPEC community we, as core energy coaches, do is whole year. To help lift someone’s connected, engaged, and informed. raise our clients’ energy. Of course, spirits, to come from a place of we use our coaching tools and awareness, and pass it on. We all skills when we work with them, but benefit greatly from changing our a big part of elevating one’s energy is actually “being”— perspective, when we can take the light from dim to bright coaching and “showing up” in the higher energy levels. for all to see. Entrainment, more than any coaching tool, That entrains our clients to our higher energy and, thus, is proof positive that we can make an astounding differshifts their energy. ence in the lives of others. When our impact can be felt for Every staff member, from Irene Doll, our Office Adminis- miles…there’s a sense of peace reverberating in the world. trator, to Luke Iorio, our CEO, lives and breathes the iPEC principles and high potential concepts every day. In fact, those principles are plastered all over the walls in the office. Everywhere you turn you’re surrounded by concepts of high consciousness. So, there’s rarely anything I can’t do, virtually, with the individuals in the iPEC organization. And, while carrying out my work in-person is fun, that’s not the reason for my quarterly visits. I come because I want—dare I say need—the anabolic energy of the people in this office. I’m so deeply impacted by their higher energy levels that it’s worth taking the extended time away from home. In the words of John Lennon, “imagine all the people” we can have a profound effect upon. That, my friends, is the real magic of the season. Pass it on to you and yours this holiday. Raechel Anderson Dressler MBA, PCC, ELI-MP Coach Community Director [email protected] iPEC Coach Community Newsletter | December 2013 | Page 3 Energy Leadership: Digital Delivery, Learning Management, and Client Management System LAUNCHES! We’ve changed the name of our Preferred Partner program to the Strategic Partner program, as that name better reflects how we think of the coaches who have partnered with iPEC and committed to spread the concepts of Energy Leadership. The program still includes access to support materials and preferred pricing on iPEC products, as well as a special new benefit —the ability to access iPEC’s Coaching Campus. iPEC’s Strategic Partners will receive invitations to try out the new iPEC Coaching Campus—an online learning management system that allows for secure, digital delivery of the Energy Leadership Development System and the Law of Being. The Campus, which has been in use with an initial group of Strategic Partners, will be available to all Strategic Partners rolling out in January and February. The Campus also includes a client management system which allows for easy client communication and scheduling. Reviews by users have been very positive so far—and we’re excited about the possibilities that the system provides to our coaches and their clients. Page 4 | iPEC Coach Community Newsletter | December 2013 And that’s not all! In other Energy Leadership news… Updated Energy Leadership Index (ELI) 360 assessment— A combination of the ELI self-assessment and ratings on core leadership competencies, the new 360 has been well-received by the pilot group of coaches and clients and will be available for purchase within the next month. Translations of the Energy Leadership Index (ELI)— The Spanish translation of the ELI will be available in the Assessment Manager very soon. Translations to several other languages have also been completed and are in the process of being programmed. Look for more announcements over the next few months. More enhancements and research in support of Energy Leadership are planned for 2014. Stay tuned! November 2013 Coaching World Magazine Available 25 Power fu Questions l Networki ng for Success Subscriptions Open to the Public at No Cost Effective communication is at the heart of masterful coaching. It’s also the key to advocating for the coaching profession. The November 2013 issue of Coaching World, icfcoachingworld.com, provides tips and tools for communicating with clients and communicating the value of coaching to others. ICW 2014 and Tool Tips s 04 14 Coaching World Making th of Metap e Most hor 16 22 Write Win Web Copy ning 26 Commitm Conversa ent tions 28 ISSUE 8 No vember 201 3 In the November issue, find out: • Why coaches cannot create awareness for their clients. • How to craft Web copy that brings clients to your site—and keeps them there! • Which coaching tools are best-suited to your client’s unique learning style. Coaches Commun& ication A coach ca nnot crea te awaren Find out ess for th why on pa e client. ge 33. • What you can do to get ready for International Coaching Week 2014. Coaching World • And much, much more! • This issue is full of tips and tools rooted in the ICF Core Competencies and guaranteed to sharpen your communication skills. Check it out at icfcoachingworld.com today! 1 Sign up for an enhanced subscription to Coaching World to have exclusive bonus content delivered to your inbox with every issue. You do not have to be an International Coach Federation Member and it’s free. Sign up today at icf.to/cwsubscribe. iPEC Coach Community Newsletter | December 2013 | Page 5 ‘Tis the Season—To Reflect, Ask Questions, and Plan for the Year Ahead On Day One of Life & Leadership Potentials Training • Does my website design “feel” like my other materials? (LPT), you learned the concept of WHO you are…determines WHAT you do…and HOW you go about it. • Would a video message be effective? You also learned that coaching is associated with • How can I increase lead generation through my both evaluation (where you’re at) and learning (your website? innate patterns), a powerful process that helps us determine what works and what doesn’t, what beliefs to let go of, how to shift energy, and incorporate and Networking: re-enforce all those fabulous things that redefine our • “Google” local networking events to see where collective “WHO.” your coaching niche might be gathering in the community. The end of 2013 marks a special time to highlight this • What “bridges of influence” are established in very process and to examine the efforts of your your community that you can leverage? coaching practice over the course of the last 12 • Practice your elevator pitch so you can easily months. So, hold up your magnifying glass, explore, communicate what you do. and ask yourself the following questions: • Make a commitment to be spending at least 4 hours a week networking (for full-time coaches). On a scale of 1- 10, how satisfied am I with the results of my efforts? • When you meet people, ask if they want to receive your eNewsletter. What worked really well? • Send a personalized follow-up email to those What did I learn? you meet at events. What am I willing to do differently? • Make notes about people you meet. Connect What is the number one thing I can do to start people you know to them. (Remember…energy 2014 out on the right foot? attracts like energy). Where does fear hold me back? • Make sure you have a stash of business cards in your car just in case you are out and about and meet someone who might be interested in your services. By being willing to answer these questions, you might be able to identify some gaps in effort, action, knowledge, and desire. At Passion to Payoff, we feel so strongly about the importance of reflection and it’s Social Media: great to start with these broader, big picture insights. • Commit to at least one social media platform to Next, it’s time to peel back the layers even more… promote your business. sound familiar? We created a 360° view of your entre• Review your bio, about page, and the public preneurial pursuits and suggested to-do’s to really information that you share to make sure it’s evaluate where to spend your energy and effort in up-to-date. the New Year. So, let’s do a clean sweep—top to bot• Are your website, phone number, and email tom—of your coaching business…are you ready? address easily visible on all platforms? • What is your strategy for engaging on Social Media? Website: • What groups can you become involved with? • When it comes to content, what needs to be • Where does your niche interact on Social Media? updated? • How consistently are you showing up on social • How effective is my copy? sharing platforms? • Are the benefits that people get from my coaching crystal clear? • Does my “About Me” section really showcase my eNewsletter: skills and expertise? • Determine your frequency for consistent publication. • Are there easy ways for prospects to find out how to contact me? • Review the “topics” of your newsletter. How Page 6 | iPEC Coach Community Newsletter | December 2013 effective are they? How do they connect with your niche? • Is your “About Me” section consistent with other bios that you publish? • Are you following the 75/25% rule…that is, 75% valuable content and no more than 25% promotion? • Create an editorial calendar for the next 6 months so your content can be leveraged across many forms of communication. • Grow your list. Come up with strategies to increase your reach with your newsletter. Workshops: • Create a list of possible topics for your workshops that will most likely resonate with your niche. • Ask yourself: what do I need to do to create an effective workshop? • Check out newspapers for local workshops being offered to evaluate pricing, location, and how most are being advertised. • Create a 2014 calendar of when you want to offer these events. • Develop a marketing plan on how to increase awareness. • How are you leveraging your efforts? • What forms do you use with clients? • What can help you “step up” a notch in terms of professionalism? • How are you collecting and managing resources? Passion to Payoff is committed to helping iPEC students and graduates to develop the right strategies to take their business to the next level. By reflecting, asking questions, and planning ahead you’re addressing gaps in effort, action, knowledge, and desire—head-on. Here’s to an amazing 2014 and knowing that your passion is going to payoff! Sales Process: • Do you have a defined sales process? • What do you need in order to put a sales process in place? • How confident are you in explaining the results people will get from working with you? • What is your prospect “follow up” process? • How do you respond to these concerns? “I don’t have the money.” “I don’t have enough time.” “I need to check with others.” “We don’t have the budget.” • What can be fine-tuned with your complimentary sessions? • What do you need to do to get confident in order to ask for the business? Systems: The Passion to Payoff Team: As the Payoff to Passion Team, Ed Abel and Jenn Barley, have some serious fun while taking you through the fundamentals as well as creating advanced strategies for your business. Together they bring a balance of both the feminine and masculine perspective. They’re clear on why they do what they do to help you do what you love to do! Together, they educate, challenge, create, review, plan and take you through a step-by-step system that meets you exactly where you are as you’re building your practice. As part of the Passion to Payoff programs, you will feel supported, clear, and ready to get the clients you deserve. Also—please join our highly interactive Facebook Group. This is a coaches’ collaboration around coaching and building your coaching practice with tips and strategies to get your passion to payoff. To be a part of it, please click here: Passion to Payoff for Coaches and Entrepreneurs. • What is your client management process? What is working for you? What needs to be refined? iPEC Coach Community Newsletter | December 2013 | Page 7 Extra! Extra! International Coach Federation Launches Microsite The International Coach Federation (ICF) has launched a microsite to advocate for quality coaching by encouraging professional coaches to consider getting an ICF Credential. The site can be viewed at icfcredentiallegacy.com. The microsite features the stories of ICF Credentialed coaches and highlights research that demonstrates the value of an ICF Credential, such as increased earnings. Nearly 100 stories were submitted as part of The Credential Legacy contest. ICF Credentialed coaches were encouraged to submit stories about how the Credential provided value to them, both professionally as well as personally. The winner was determined by popular vote. More than 13,000 votes were cast and in the end Al Jessa, ACC, COO of Joey Restaurant Group, won a lifetime of free Credential renewal applications with more than 3,000 votes. All other participants will be given a free Credential Legacy t-shirt for sharing their stories. You can watch Al Jessa’s story, along with many others, at icfcredentiallegacy.com. One of the ICF’s primary strategic goals for 2013 was to create an attractive, credible presence and voice for professional coaching by constructing a global standards system though a world-class credentialing program. For more than a decade, a total of over 11,000 professional coaches have advanced their education and their careers by pursuing an ICF Credential. Achieving credentials through ICF signifies a coach’s commitment to integrity, an understanding of coaching skills, and a dedication to clients. Visit icfcredentiallegacy.com for more information. ICF is Hiring a Director of Coaching Science The International Coach Federation (ICF) has launched a global search for a Director of Coaching Science. This new staff position is one of several new values being added for ICF Members in 2014. With the addition of a Director of Coaching Science, ICF will be able to collect and curate information around the science of coaching for its members, so they can enhance their practice and demonstrate these theoretical benefits to their clients. This position extends ICF’s already robust market research agenda into a new niche. ICF has released several industry research reports in conjunction with PricewaterhouseCoopers, in order to help ICF Members communicate data about the benefits of coaching, as well as trends in the coaching industry. Page 8 | iPEC Coach Community Newsletter | December 2013 iPEC launched its new website this month! Visit www.iPECcoaching.com to see our new look and feel! Spread the word about our upcoming trainings! Atlanta: 3/7/14-3/9/14 London, UK: 3/7/14-3/9/14 Pennsylvania Metro: 3/21/14-3/23/14 Boston Metro: 2/7/14-2/9/14 3/14/14-3/16/14 Los Angeles: 3/7/14-3/9/14 San Francisco: 3/21/14-3/23/14 Miami: 3/14/14-3/16/14 San Antonio: 2/28/14-2/30/14 New Jersey: 3/7/14-3/9/14 Seattle: 3/7/14-3/9/14 New York: 3/14/14-3/16/14 Toronto: 3/21/14-3/23/14 Chicago: 3/21/14-3/23/14 Colorado: 3/14/14-3/16/14 Dallas: 3/14/14-3/16/14 DC Metro: 3/7/14-3/9/14 Simply, direct your friend, colleague, or family member to visit our Online Training Schedule to register. iPEC Coach Community Newsletter | December 2013 | Page 9 Coaching Exc Creating Your BEST Year Yet As this year draws to a close, I know I’ll be thinking about that which is most important to me—my family – especially my children. I’ll be thinking about the world that I hope they’ll come to know as they grow up. And I’ll be thinking about my role, iPEC’s role, and our role—as a conscious community—in creating that world. However, creating that world cannot start in the future—it needs to start NOW. It doesn’t need to be global in nature; it just needs to start with “your world,” the one around you that you see and touch every day—and then expand from there, one step at a time. As we welcome the year ahead, I’ll be thinking of how I can impact those around me, each and every day, and propel them forward. And, I’ll also be considering ways in which to get involved in the larger community, to be a part of movements and causes—and D. Luke Iorio, CPC, PCC, ELI-MP President & CEO Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching not just be a supporter, but a joiner. If you haven’t heard your own inner voice calling for greatness, then here it is. I’m calling out to you – loudly, directly, overtly, and passionately. Will you answer? I wish you joy and happiness through the remainder of this holiday season and, in 2014, I hope you’ll join me in answering the call more loudly than ever. Let’s make the year ahead our BEST one yet! BE YOUR BEST in 2014 Page 10 | iPEC Coach Community Newsletter | December 2013 cellence Blog The Present as Your Favorite Present We’ve all been trained that success needs to be earned. Too often, we delay true happiness, as if that has to be earned as well. And we mostly worry about the future, or regret the past, and so we’re everywhere but here and now. Success and happiness are subjective and occur whenever we choose to see things that way. This coming year, develop a trigger, such as wearing a watch on your other hand, and whenever you see it, stop whatever you’re doing, take a deep breath, look around and appreciate the moment, and realize the valuable gift of life offered to you in that instant. And remember, there’s no better time to appreciate the present than now. Happy Holidays. Bruce D Schneider, MCC, PhD Founder, Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching In 2014, our Coaching Excellence Blog is gaining a new look and feel. But, will be packed with all the coaching insights that you’ve come to know and love. Stay tuned! iPEC Coach Community Newsletter | December 2013 | Page 11 COMMUN Spread the word! iPEC’s Leadership Engagement Services (LES) team will be exhibiting at the Human Resource Professionals Association’s (HRPA) 2014 Annual Conference & Trade Show from January 22nd—24th in Toronto, Canada. The theme of the conference, HR Excelerated, will focus on innovation in HR Leadership: pairing high-performing talent, diverse thinking, and perseverance with leaders that build trust and engagement across a connected organization. In 2013, LES conducted more than 26 multi-day workshops which speak to this sentiment, enhancing industries across hospitality, IT, and healthcare markets. HRPA’s 2014 Annual Conference is Canada’s largest trade show featuring more than 230 exhibitors—join us at booth # 231 where we’ll be bringing a coachcentric approach to the frontlines of businesses. Coach Community in Action As coaches, we understand the most important gift is the ability to make conscious choices. And, sometimes those choices are simply easy and incredibly rewarding! During our second mobile Coach Community in Action event, members of the iPEC family set out to brighten the lives of local area children. Several markets including Chicago, Los Angeles, and New Jersey, helped designated nonprofits with their holiday drives. Pictured here, iPEC staff in partnership with the United Way of Monmouth County, spent a brisk December morning sorting through coats, hats, scarves, and gloves, for distribution to area school districts. In the spirit of the holiday season, consider making a donation to one of the following: Feed My Starving Children United Way Baby 2 Baby And, if you have an idea for a coach community event in your neighborhood, we can help you make it happen! Contact Raechel Anderson at [email protected] to get started. Page 12 | iPEC Coach Community Newsletter | December 2013 NITY BUZZ In the Spirit of the Season Neighbors helping neighbors! iPEC President & CEO, D. Luke Iorio, is joined by staff who helped sort through winter coats for distribution to local area schools. This is the second mobile Coach Community in Action event held this year. iPEC Coach Community Newsletter | December 2013 | Page 13 COMMUN iPEC’s CEO Earns Distinguished Nomination “My biggest motivator is doing meaningful work that makes a meaningful difference. I’ve been able to help people take greater control of their lives by helping them realize that they are at the center of their results—change what you see, change what you can choose, change what results you get. “ Congratulations to iPEC President & CEO, D. Luke Iorio, who was honored as a finalist in NJBIZ’s “Executive of the Year ” awards program, celebrating New Jersey ’s most dynamic business leaders who share a commitment to professional excellence, business growth, and the community. During Luke’s tenure from Business Development to CEO, iPEC has grown from 5 training locations to 16 (including Toronto and London), annual enrollment has increased more than 400%, (including nearly 250% growth since the beginning of the recession in October 2008), 3 new divisions have been established spanning corporate, education, and healthcare, and staff has grown from 7 employees to 37, respectively. Page 14 | iPEC Coach Community Newsletter | December 2013 NITY BUZZ Did you know? Up to 62 general HRCI (HR Cer tification Institute) credits are granted to Human Resource Professionals who complete iPEC’s Coach Centric Leadership Engagement Program. If you know someone in the HR field who is looking to add coaching to their skills set or seeks to be instrumental in building an energized and engaged organization for innovation and growth, encourage them to reach out to Lynette Epps, Program Manager, at 732.982.8155 ext. 747. Making Waves in the Media iPEC is joining the conversation! Check out what’s trending in the areas of coaching and leadership. “Why Bosses Should Encourage Failure” The Huffington Post “Seven Evolving Leadership Qualities for the Twenty-First Century” IT Business Edge iPEC Coach Community Newsletter | December 2013 | Page 15 Thanks for reading! Wishing our Coach Community the happiest of holidays and a successful New Year! Coach Community Connect. Support. 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