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Why Would a Therapist Want to Become a Life Coach?

December 5, 2011

Guest article by Melissa Quiter, MA Why would a therapist want to be a life coach, and vice versa? Here’s my personal story. I started out as a coach and then decided to become a psychotherapist. I remember often wondering why so many coaches were ex-counselors? I learned quickly it is because the counseling world [...]

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Appreciative Inquiry Questions

September 22, 2011

what has worked in the past? what have others told you are your strengths? what’s your unique superpower that you can bring to this situation? what are other situations like this that have gone well? what’s an example of a recent success? what’s a small win you could have in the next few days? what’s [...]

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How to Coach a Client on Personal Vision

September 21, 2011

I was typing out some notes today for a mentee preparing for the IAC certification exam, and when I finished I realized that others might find this useful as well. It’s by no means “the right” way to coach a client on personal vision, it’s simply the framework I use. The idea is to have [...]

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The IAC Cannot Afford to Lose IAC-CCs

June 15, 2011

Yesterday I asked the question “are the IAC learning agreements a good idea or not?” There have been lots of comments on this question, both in support of the learning agreements (LAs) and against them. In her thoughtful comment, Jude asked “what about part-time coaches?” I have also been wondering about those IAC-CC coaches who [...]

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Are the IAC Learning Agreements a Good Idea?

June 14, 2011

What do you think of the new requirement for IAC Learning Agreements? In case you’re not familiar with the requirement, the IAC (International Association of Coaching) now requires its IAC-CC certified coaches to submit an annual continuing education proposal, which is subject to a fee-based review.  The fee for the initial submission of the Learning Agreement [...]

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Top Ten Reasons to Become a Certified Coach

August 17, 2010

Julia Stewart is a coach, coach trainer and seminar leader who uses her creativity and humor to expand people’s thinking and inspire them to work brilliantly. She’s President of School of Coaching Mastery and has been helping coaches pass difficult certifications since 2003. Is there really any good reason for a business or life coach [...]

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Coaching Certification Bootcamp – For Pro Coaches Only

April 12, 2010

I’m pleased to recommend this brand new course to you. It’s called Coaching Certification Bootcamp – For Pro Coaches Only. As the title makes clear, it’s only for pro coaches. And it’s intensive. But if you know you’re coaching at a masterful level, and you just want to get the certification bit off your “to [...]

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Will the Coaching by Example CDs Help You Pass the Test?

March 5, 2010

I received this enquiry today: Coach Bob T Moran told me about you, and I think I am interested in your 9 cd series. He said if I become a member of the IAC, I could get a discount on the cd’s. Is that correct, and how does that work? I couldn’t find anything about [...]

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30 Day Coach Training Intensive

November 13, 2009

Note: The 30 Day program is no longer running. We recommend the Coaching By Example CD series as it covers all the material previously included in the 30 Day program. The 30 Day Coach Training Intensive covers the fundamentals of modern life coaching, based on Barbra Sundquist’s CCEC coaching model. CCEC is an acronym for [...]

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A Video Message from Barbra – Announcements!

August 2, 2009

Announcement #1 – Introducing new instructors Nina East and Doris Helge Nina East, IAC-CC: Nina is our newest instructor in the BACC program. She  brings a wealth of experience to coaching, coach training, and coach certification. Nina was one of the first coaches to become certified by the IAC and was immediately asked to become [...]

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