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....
Category: Updated ICF Core Competency Model
The Updated Core Competency Model was widely released by the ICF in November 2019. Many of the current/old core competencies map directly over, and some are a bit different. I often will tag the current/old core competency as well in my posts, from November 2019 owward.
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...
Falling in love with coaching (again)
I love coaching! Itās been nearly 23 years since I participated in my first 125+ hour professional coaching training program. Iām still as passionate about coaching āskillsā as Iāve ever been, if not more so. Yet many coaches who I...
Coaching verbally expressive clients
This article has been updated in 2023. Every coach has a client who is verbally expressive, which means the client often speaks for longer periods at a time. The coach says something and the client then speaks again for a...
Announcing The Upgraded Target Approach: Clarifying the ICF Core Competency Model
Iām very excited to announce my new product, āThe Upgraded Target Approach; Clarifying the ICF Core Competency Model.ā This is an 87 minute audio-visual presentation, with supporting documents. The āUpdated ICF Core Competency Modelā released by the International Coaching Federation...
Coaching out of your mind
On 10/10/2020 (I love to write that date😊) an unseeded player ranked #54 in the world, Iga Swiatek from Poland, defeated the #4 player in the world, Sofia Kenin. In all 7 of Igaās matches that led to her winning...
Coaching emotions and feelings
Have you noticed that your emotions, and the emotions of others, are "raw" in 2020? I imagine you'd think that is a silly question. Yes, of course!Ā That emotions are raw is no surprise as we are globally in circumstances that...
Shifting three common training techniques to coaching approaches
Every coach training program has its āflavorā of what they teach coaching students. While the intention is good to use ātools and techniquesā (Iāve shortened to T&Ts in this article) in support of client awareness, these are often used from...
Racism Antiracism and Coaching
Iāve had a personal epiphany since June 17, 2020 and it is truly shocking to me. I never knew that having white skin automatically meant that I was part of systemic racism. Iāve never asked myself questions like, āWhat does...
Ways a coach shares a statement
As coaches, we have two key categories of coaching skills we engage in every coaching session; one primary ātool of tradeā is asking questions, and mostly open-ended questions to allow for client self-discovery. Another set of ātoolsā is the variety...