ICA Community Bulletin

International Coach Academy’s CEO, Bronwyn Bowery-Ireland, will be attending the Asia Pacific Coaching Conference to be held in Singapore on the 1st - 3rd September.

Bronwyn will be speaking at the conference on Friday, 3rd September at 2.10pm on the topic of Reframing Perspectives. For full details of the conference agenda please click here

On Friday evening from 6 - 8pm there will be a gathering of ICA students and graduates at the conference venue. Details below:

Furama RiverFront Hotel
405 Havelock Road
Singapore 169633
Tel. (65) 6333 8898

You are invited to join our CEO, Bronwyn Bowery-Ireland as she talks about the vision of Excellence as ICA moves forward.

This is Part 2 following on from our call in May, where Bron talked about exciting new developments taking place now and in the near future. Don’t miss this exciting event!

Event Details:

When: Tuesday, 20 July @ 8.30pm NY EDT
Bridge line: +1 512 597 6253
Participant access: 893765#

Get your MOJO on! Join us for this extraordinary conversation with Marshall Goldsmith, best-selling author, speaker, and world’s preeminent leadership coach.

Marshall is a master teacher and communicator who provides insightful, clear, and practical wisdom to improving your MOJO and increasing your personal happiness…..with lasting positive impact.

With Marshall Goldsmith’s help, you will learn a revolutionary new way to jump start and capitalize on your own MOJO!

Teleseminar Details:
Topic: Find Your Mojo & Keep It!
Date: Thursday, August 5, 8am NY EDT
Host: Leon VanderPol
Cost: Free

Register Now

Earlier this month, Merci Miglino interviewed Karen Batchelor, successful coach, blogger, and ICA graduate. Karen shared her bite-sized tips on Reinventing our life (especially after 50).

After more than 20 years in corporate and legal careers, Karen completely reinvented herself and started getting what she really wanted out of life - personally and professionally.

If you missed this call or if you would like to listen or share the audio with a friend

Listen Audio

Excellence is something many of us have considered at some point in our lives.  For the team at ICA, excellence is a value that sits at the very core of our being.  Our vision for ICA to be the number 1 leader in coach training globally is not just a promotional blurb we put on our site. It is the intent we live and breathe in our business, our training, and through coaching shaped experiences. And, it is with our sense of excellence we will achieve this vision. Excellence not just in the delivery of our programs but in every single contact we have with our highly valued global community.

For those that missed our call today, we have included the audio below. Listen to ICA’s CEO, Bronwyn Bowery-Ireland share the vision, values and goals for ICA over the next 12 months.  Listen to the call and then share your journey of excellence with us by emailing Bronwyn via community@icoachacademy.com

Listen Here

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I was honored to receive Serban Chinole’s invitation to be a keynote speaker for the ICF Romania Conference on April 30th.  Katerina Kanelidou, ICA grad from Athens, was also there, and we had a super time together visiting the Transylvania countryside. 

The conference was a great day, beginning with a morning presentation on executive coaching by Andrew Atter.  Andrew is from the UK originally, has lived and worked extensively in Asia, and now makes his home in Warsaw.  It was great to hear his perspectives on the coach-client-sponsor relationship.

After lunch and a surprise bit of dancing with a DJ (!), I spoke about “Calling Forth Greatness in the Human Spirit.”  The day wrapped up with MCC Alain Cardon from France talking about “To Niche or Not to Niche.”  There were about 100 participants in the conference and they seemed quite excited about the day.  I was very happy to be able to bring greetings from ICA and to support the continued development of the coaching profession in this part of the world. 

Thank you to Serban and his wife Raluca for creating a really fantastic day for all!

We would like to take this opportunity to remind our student community of some important dates and events on our calendar for 2010.

Graduation is always an exciting time here at ICA.  It is a wonderful celebration of achievement shared by not only our graduating students, but their family, friends and peers alike.  These celebrations are open to our community, and with that in mind here are the dates for each graduation taking place this year.  Bridge line details for these events will be posted closer to the date.

June 7 @ 2pm & 8pm NY ET
September 13 @ 2pm & 8pm NY ET
December 6 @ 2pm & 8pm NY ET

In addition we would also like to remind our students, that as with last year, there will be NO Program break in July.  Our annual program break for this year will commence Monday, December 20, 2010, with classes recommencing, Monday, January 10, 2011.

Your ICA Team!

Join our April teleseminar, for a peek into the long view of our evolutionary predicament with an understanding of both personal and global challenges and breakthroughs.

Anodea Judith, (Ground breaking thinker, writer and spiritual teacher) will share her insight into Humanity’s Path from Power to Love.  Hosted by Leon VanderPol, this teleseminar will explore the chakra system as a map for personal evolution.  In particular,

• the shift in humanity from the love of power to the power of love
• the dying off of the old system to make way for the new

Not to be missed, this teleseminar promises to enlighten us and shift our way of thinking towards the power of love. 

Tell me more -> http://tinyurl.com/anodea-judith

** Teleseminar Details **

Topic: Waking the Global Heart - Humanity’s path from Power to Love

When: Wednesday, 14 April, at 12.00pm (midday) New York EST

Host: Leon VanderPol

Guest: Anodea Judith

Register Now -> http://tinyurl.com/anodea-judith

Note: The registration page (above) will also provide you with time conversions for your nearest capital city.

You are welcome to invite your friends, family and peers to be a part of this exciting event.

See you there!

Your ICA Team!

March 31st will be a busy day . We have two important things for you, and wanted to give you a quick update, and invite you to share these with your family, friends, colleagues, peers or anyone who is interested in Coaching.

1. How To Optimise Your Inner Game with Molly Luffy (March 31st,Teleseminar)

2. Why NOW Is The Time To Become A Coach (Special Offer - If you know someone who would like to become a Coach, pass along this information so they can take advantage of this Special Offer)

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1. How to Optimise Your Inner Game (March 31st, Teleseminar)
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Join our March teleseminar to find out how you can create a life of abundance.

Molly Luffy (Energy Healer, Professional Coach and Self-Love Advocate) will share the power of optimizing your “inner game” for greater success in your work, business or life.

Hosted by Merci Miglino, this teleseminar will explore the Inner-Game element of business-ownership and its critical impact on the bottom line.

In particular, how to

• transform limiting beliefs and fears to create more of what you want
• Experience a deeper knowledge of energy and vibration and understand how they impact Law of Attraction strategies

This promises to be a truly insightful teleseminar, and one not to be missed.

Tell Me More - > http://tinyurl.com/mollyluffy

** Teleseminar Details **

Topic: Optimising Your ‘Inner Game’ for greater success in your work, business of life

When: Wednesday, 31 March, 2010 @ 9am New York EST

Host: Merci Miglino

Guest: Molly Luffy

Cost: No cost

Register Now - > http://tinyurl.com/mollyluffy

Note: The registration page (above) will also provide you with time conversions for your nearest capital city.

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2. Why NOW Is The Time To Become a Coach (Special Offer)
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People all over the world are making changes in their lives because of the economic downturn. To make these changes they are increasingly looking to work with a coach to support them.
By becoming a coach you have the opportunity to be part of this growth area and help others change their lives.

Be part of creating a change - for yourself and for your clients

** Enrol NOW And Save Over $500 **

Tell Me More –> http://tinyurl.com/Professional-Coach

So, talk to us now about how you can become a coach and make a difference. Reply to this email, or visit our site (http://tinyurl.com/Professional-Coach) and one of our coaching specialists will contact you with the information you require.

Bronwyn Bowery-Ireland
CEO

You are invited to an upcoming event at the March 17th ICF Los Angeles Meeting. This month they are offering Core Competencies and Marketing with Social Media. Read the below details and reserve your seat today!

Presence: Pathway to the Essence of Coaching
Understanding and Demonstrating the ICF Core Competency:

Coaching Presence

Facilitated by  Harriett Simon Salinger, MCC, LCSW
Executive Coach, Personal Consultant and ICF Credentialing Assessor

             Culver Events Center
            11948 W Washington Blvd
            Los Angeles, CA 90066

            Wednesday, March 17th
           7.00pm Networking
           7.30 - 9.00 pm Program  

             Registration: ICF LA Members: $20.00
       Guests: $30.00
       Light refreshments

To register, please go to http://www.icfla.org

Coaching Presence is defined by the ICF as the “ability to be fully conscious and  create spontaneous relationship with the client, employing a style that is open, flexible and confident.” Easily said, but not so easily done, right? And if we are achieving coaching presence, how do we know? Not to mention that as coaches, we are expected to exhibit this competency in our coaching if we are committed to adhering to ICF Core Competencies.

Read more »

We are excited to announce that the remaining few new modules and updates to our curriculum are now complete. 

Many of our modules have been rewritten along with many completely new modules being added to our programs.   Most of these were updated to our Learnsite prior to our return from the 2 week break over December and January, with the exception of a few.

The list below outlines the recently added modules and updates.  These updates will be loaded to our Learnsite within the next 24 hours. If you have already completed the module prior to the update you do not need to repeat the class, although you are most welcome to do this.  If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to contact support@icoachacademy.com 

Updates - 26 February, 2010

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Learning Level 1

Coaching Theory - New module and curriculum replacing Trial Session
Power Listening - Same name, new curriculum
Being a Coach - New module and curriculum

Learning Level 2

Developing Tools - New module and curriculum replacing Creating Structures
Creating Action - Same name, new curriculum
No Single Model - New module and curriculum replacing Coaching Model
Underlying Beliefs - New module and curriculum replacing Underlying Automatic Commitments

Learning Level 3

Commitment Vs Trying - Same name, new curriculum
Respect Vs Invalidation - Same name, new curriculum
Lightness Vs Insignificance - New module and curriculum replacing Game Vs Significance

Learning Level 4

Diversity - Same name, new curriculum
Your Model - New module and curriculum replacing Using Your Coaching Model

Learning Level 5

Visualisation - New module and curriculum
Tools and Assessment - New module and curriculum
Self Management - New module and curriculum replaces Moving Forward

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One of our Chinese program students, James Huang in Beijing posted his couplet to the Chinese discussion board sending his New Year’s wishes to all students.

看今朝学友勤奋挥汗如雨分享交流迎金虎
盼明日教练潇洒身体力行守德奉智为客户

真诚真相
 
“Today peers study coaching together, sweating and working diligently to welcome the Year of the Tiger; tomorrow, professional coaches, practising what we preach, nobly walking our talk, ethically, with integrity for our clients”  

Sincerity, Authenticity, and Truth

We invite all of our students to create your own and post them to the English discussion board as well.

Spring Festival couplets,  (春联, chūnlián) refer to antithetical couplets written on scrolls which convey people’s wishes for peace, fortune and good luck with concise and matching words.

Before the Spring Festival arrives, Chinese people will paste all their door panels with the couplets, highlighting Chinese calligraphy with black characters on red paper. Chinese have always preferred the color red, as it stands for passion and good fortune. Personally, I think the colors for Spring Festival couplets - red and black - classically beautiful.

The content of the couplets varies from house owners’ wishes for a bright future to good luck for the year. Also, pictures of the god of doors and wealth will be posted on front doors to ward off evil spirits and welcome peace and abundance.

The custom of writing couplets on peach panels started in the Tang dynasty (618-907), and became popular in the Song dynasty (960-1279). The couplets earned their official name from Zhu Yuanzhang, the emperor who began the Ming dynasty (1368-1644) and had become a form of art by the Qing dynasty (1644-1911).

People used to paste couplets on doorposts, door panels and lintel, as well as on furniture and screen wall. In the courtyard they had “Spring sunshine bright.” In the living room they had “Graceful friends around,” “Treasures fill the home” and “Wishes for good fortune.” Even over the bed they pasted “Bliss of health.” Writing the couplets was in fact a kind of competition in folk wisdom and calligraphy attended by every family. Nowadays, however, few people write their own couplets, with plenty of choices offered in shops.

Our Chinese Manager, Pin Hsuan Chen invites us to create our own couplets. Pin says you will have an enjoyable soul connection when you are being immersed in the poetry couplet creation!

We would love you to take some time to reflect on your own spirit and what you might want to express in a couplet.
 
Please post your couplet on the discussion board under the Cafe and Social Area, the ‘thought or saying of the week’ section.
Enjoy everyone! and Xin nian kuai le — Happy New Year!

ICA Trainers, Isabelle King and Merci Miglino will be hosting a get together in Toronto, Canada on Sunday, 21st February @ 1pm, and would love to meet you.

So come along and join Isabelle and Merci at Toronto Distillery District .  Meet at 1pm sharp (Toronto time) by the Boiler House, entrance is via Mill Street. (See Map).  Afterwhich, you will decide as a group where to go (there are so many cafe’s, restaurants and art galleries).

If there is a chance you may be late, contact Isabelle directly at isabelle.king@icoachacademy.com so she can give you her cell number and then direct you to the cafe of choice.

Feel free to invite friends and potential friends of ICA/Lobii as well as new ICA students in the area who may not have connected with us before.

Isabelle and Merci  look forward to meeting you all there.

It was announced that we would be launching the Lobii learnsite on the 11th of January. We have decided to, instead, coincide the launch of the Lobii learnsite with Coaching Week and the anniversary of ICA, which is on the 1st of February. This is a most exciting time and a great moment to celebrate.

In the meantime we will be sending you out the details of the calendar, so that you can start the scheduling of when you want to do your classes when you return on the 11th January.

Wishing you a Happy Holiday. We look forward to new opportunities and great, exciting developements with ICA as we go forward next year.

All the best!

Bron

We would like to invite our ICA Community to share in the celebration of our recent graduation, their friends and family along with ICA staff, by listening to our graduation ceremonies.

Join our host Nick Bosk and members of ICA’s management team as they lead the celebrations. Our graduating students were invited to participate and share this wonderful occasion with family and peers alike.

Congratulations to you all once again!

Listen Graduation Call 1 - 2pm, 7 December, 2009

Listen Graduation Call 2 - 8pm, 7 December, 2009

Our recent special teleseminar, held earlier this week, focusing on the question of, ‘What is Lobii?’, was a huge success with many students attending. 

Our CEO, Bronwyn Bowery-Ireland opened proceedings with the Lobii vision, and talked about the exciting opportunities that the Lobii platform will offer members of the Lobii community.

Also on hand to answer questions were Robyn Logan, our Strategy Director and Bill Turpin, our Business Development Manager. Robyn and Bill answered many questions and in an effort to keep our audio a little bit shorter, we have selected a few questions which are included following Bron’s outline of Lobii.

We hope you enjoy listening!

Listen –> What is Lobii?

Browyn Bowery-Ireland, Lobii & ICA’s CEO, would like to invite all of you to a special teleconference to learn about Lobii. 

What is Lobii?  How can you partner with Lobii, and work with Lobii to get clients and generate business?  What will Lobii look like moving forward?

You are invited to come along and listen to Bronwyn share the Lobii vision.

The call is scheduled for Monday, December 7, 2009 @ 7pm NY ET

Bridge line: +1 512 597 6253
Access code: 834628#

See you there!

You are invited to join your fellow ICA Los Angeles colleagues for a guest Speaker event at the December 9th ICF Los Angeles Meeting. Read the below details and reserve your seat today!

“Reinvent” yourself (and your clients) before the New Year

Do you or your clients have an emotional stumbling block that is preventing you from achieving your dream? Why wait for the New Year, let’s ring in 2010 with a Reinvention! For more that 15 years speaker, trainer, mentor, coach and musician Wesley Goo, has counselled individual and Fortune 500 clients nationally and internationally. He’s also worked personally with one of the pioneers of the personal growth field, Tony Robbins.

Through his training and experiences, Wesley has identified what he believes to be the seven most common limiting behavioural patterns. He’s also identified effective approaches to eliminating those patterns - he calls his approach, Reinvention.

Wesley will share his insights on our internal ability to reinvent ourselves - to identify what’s keeping us from moving forward and change it - and lead us through exercises to break our limiting patterns. Let’s head into the New Year with a Reinvention. We look forward to seeing you! Read more »

Earlier this week, our CEO, Browyn Bowery Ireland, invited our community to come along and listen the the exciting plans ahead in 2010 for ICA.

There were many students, alumni and staff who attended and heard Bron share the future journey planned for ICA,  For those of you who were unable to attend, the audio is now available and you can listen by clicking on the link below.

Listen –> Whats Planned for ICA in 2010?

Thank you and happy listening!

********  Venue Now Confirmed | See below for full details!  ********

With the ICF Conference fast approaching, we would like to let our students and alumni know that ICA will be well represented, with many members of both our management and training team planning on attending this year.

As many of you would know, the ICF conference is taking place in Orlando, Florida this year, with all events being held within the Rosen Shingle Creek Resort, and ICA is planning a get together for all of our students and alumni attending the conference.  This is a great opportunity for you to come together with our staff, fellow students and alumni. 

The event will be held at the Rosen Shingle Creek Resort  and the venue is now confirmed and will take place in the Cat-Tails Pool Bar .

Where: Cat-Tails Pool Bar | Rosen Shingle Creek Resort
When: Thursday, 3rd December, 2009
Time: 6-7pm ET

Trainers/Staff who will be in attendance are: Read more »

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