The Winter Olympic Games 2022 have been underway for about 11 days so far, with about 5 days remaining. Every 4 years feels like a treasure chest to me, watching the best athletes in the world compete against each other...
Category: ICF Core Competencies
Practices to Develop and Maintain Presence
Note: This article has been updated in 2023. What is it about some people that has you feel immediately at ease in their presence? What has you trust one person and not feel safe with another? Who do you trust...
Butterfly on the Wall Coaching Series
Have you ever wanted to be a "butterfly" on the wall hanging out (inconspicuously, of course) while an experienced coach is coaching their client? Here's a very rare, unique opportunity to get an insider's peek into the real relationship...
Is the Profession of Coaching related to Mental Health Services?
This article seeks to clarify some of the differences between the domains of a Coaching Professional, versus a Mental Health Professional. And the common place that both professions work with, yet from different perspectives - the well-being of the person....
Some of my learnings from one year of pandemic lockdown
March 13, 2020; I remember it well. The National Basketball Association (NBA) in the United States (where I live) announced that an elite player had tested positive for Covid-19 and stopped all games in the league indefinitely. Almost overnight it...
Key distinction between ACC, PCC and MCC coaching
(First published May 14, 2013. Last updated November 21, 2020) As a Mentor Coach and ICF Assessor, coaches often ask me how to distinguish between coaching at the three credential levels. Here is one fundamental distinction that I make, and...
ICF releases Updated Code of Ethics
This article has been updated January 2024. Every 3 years, the International Coach Federation (ICF) undertakes a review of their Code of Ethics and releases the latest update. The last ethics update was June 2015, so this is 4 years...
ICF releases Updated Core Competency Model
On November 14, 2019, the International Coach Federation (ICF) widely released their Updated Core Competency Model (I’ll refer to as UCCM in this article). The timing of my monthly newsletter, being the 15th of each month, allows me to share...
Learning Mindset and the October Bikram Yoga 30 in 30 challenge
Since April 4, 2008, I’ve been a regular student and participant in Bikram Yoga classes which is a series of 26 yoga postures practiced in a room heated to a minimum of 105 F with around 40% humidity. Each class...
The What Who and How of Coaching
Every single coaching client (and their corporation) I’ve worked with over the past 21 years wants a result from our coaching. That’s a given in every coaching engagement. Yet the way we engage with our client makes a huge difference...