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Tomorrow's Life Coach (TLC) is a monthly online journal from the Institute for Life Coach Training (ILCT) that nourishes the intellect, intuition and inspiration of the personal and business coaching community. This issue of Tomorrow's Life Coach is focused on our international training organizations, We at ILCT are proud to have expanded in the last two years to Korea, Turkey, Italy, Honk Kong, and South Africa. We have had requests from India and Israel as well. The really inspiring fact is that we did not consciously pursue these locations for our trainings. They wrote emails of inquiry, having heard about the high quality of our programs. Working with them, we have found a way to make it affordable for their culture and to either get the materials translated or train with a translator where possible. You will read in this newsletter updates from each of our International Training Directors. More importantly, ILCT is one of several other ICF approved programs training in multiple countries and other cultures. The membership of the ICF is now forty-five percent outside of North America. That is really exciting. This is a global community, which means we can connect quickly and efficiently regarding the impact and efficacy of the coaching around the world. Maybe given that Al Gore and An Inconvenient Truth won the OSCAR last night in Hollywood, coaches in all international locations could start the dialogue amongst our profession of what we can do about global warming and saving this planet. As the award winning song, "I need to wake up" reminds us all, coaching conversations are about waking up . . . to one's purpose, one's true calling, and one's connection to all life on this planet. Ask your clients and your colleagues this week, what is it REALLY ALL ABOUT? What is the question we are waiting to answer? Ask it yourself this week and see what you are inspired to act on. I wish for peace and harmony in the hearts of all inhabitants in the world and a global effort to save the resources of this planet. PatPatrick Williams Ed.D., MCC New Book: Becoming a Professional Life Coach by Patrick Williams and Diane S. Menendez
Read more and pre-order with a 20% discount. Dr. Patrick Williams' Coaching Symposium In Sorrento, Italy This four-day seminar is designed to provide professionals an understanding of the theory, history and practical methodology of professional coaching as a field. The seminar will clarify the distinction between therapy and coaching. Participants will learn skills that are transferable from the field of therapy and identify skills that need to be "unlearned" in order to be an effective coach. Dr. Williams developed this workshop specifically for mental health professionals who would like to further understand the field of coaching and how they may incorporate coaching into their practice, or evolve their practice into one entirely focused on coaching. Live and video demonstrations, audio sessions, practical experience, and interactive worksheets will be utilized extensively to illustrate these principles and techniques. Live coaching and video demonstrations, audio sessions, practical experience, and interactive worksheets will be utilized extensively to illustrate coaching principles and techniques. Enjoy this interactive seminar, in a beautiful part of Italy, have fun and (if your tax professional agrees) write off the cost of the trip!!!! Date: Sunday, September 30th to Friday, October
5th, 2007 (six days, five nights) Seminar Deposit or More information Lisa Kramer Presenting at the Imago ThinkTank On April 18th, Lisa Kramer will be presenting Coaching Couples by Telephone at the Imago Think Tank Teleconference discussion. Lisa is a certified coach thru the International Coach Federation, and a staff member at ILCT. She is also the author of Loving with Intention: A Guide for Relationship Coaching. Free Coach Referral Service - NOW
AVAILABLE! This list is being offered as a free service to assist individuals in identifying and selecting coaches best suited for their particular situation. Click here for more information. Pat's Coaching Forum This free call is open to all individuals and we invite you to share this invitation with others. The call will last 60 minutes. Date: March 27thTime: 4:00 p.m. Eastern (3:00 p.m. Central, 2:00 p.m. Mountain, 1:00 p.m. Pacific) FREE Introduction to Coaching Call: Have you lost the passion you had when you entered the profession of being a therapist? Are you on the fast track to burn-out or are you already there? Do you want to add another income stream to your existing practice? Do you want to set your own fees and get paid what you are worth? Do you want to revitalize your work, reclaim your passion, and find joy in doing what you love? Join us for a free one-hour class that will introduce you to the wonderful career of Life Coaching. We want to share our excitement with you and give you information that you can use to help you decide if Life Coaching is for YOU. Topics to be discussed:
Date: March 9th Date: March 23rd Spotlight on International Training
ILCT in Asia is starting with a bang not unlike that of the fireworks during February's Chinese New Year. Pat and I recently completed the Coaching Foundation Course for 90 Occupational Therapists in Hong Kong. Together with our colleagues in Hong Kong, we sent out a flier for interest in continuing with further session, and the classes were booked within the first day or two. With 45 students!!! So, we are starting in March three new classes of fifteen Occupational Therapists each for the next level of coaching certification. This is important to ILCT and the coaching community for several reasons. First, it brings coaching into the Occupational Therapists' world in China. The program will teach new ways of communicating that will foster new ways of Occupational Therapists working with their patients. Our objective is to deploy these classes throughout the Wellness community in Hong Kong and China. Second, the coach training materials are integrating Chinese thought and culture, taking the programs to a level that can work more effectively in China, Korea, and Japan. The leverage is enormous, as we can then take our learning into Southeast Asia and on to India. We believe that coaching in North America and Europe will benefit from these dialogues, as coaching will recreate itself in more culturally integrated forms. Third, coaching in China is at its infancy and is awakening to a world of business expansion that the world has seldom seen. As companies seek to develop their executives, coaching provides a way to advance the process, both in executive development itself and also in the communication processes within the companies as people work together. We are also working to define relationships with local organizations to expand our coach development into China. Together, these happenings are taking us and the coaching profession into new territory. Stay tuned!
On the wave of the enthusiasm of my students, I have decided that next October I will organize a conference to officially introduce ILCT in Italy. All students are enthusiastic; they find it intense and professionally very enriching. As ILCT suggested, I have held the first course by phone, while the second one was changed into three seminars, one per month for a total of 40 hours. All students participated in person and it was much better. They have developed a great sense of being as a group and now the coaches are actively cooperating amongst themselves; their learning has been greater and I have experienced more gratification in teaching. They are very committed to studying. I will keep teaching with this formula, with the Practicum as well. We have made a big effort to translate everything into Italian, both manual and all the book references of the school. I have started writing my book on coaching "The Magic of a Fulfilling Life," so the students might also have an Italian book to add to such a rich manual. I am very satisfied with this teaching experience and of coaching my clients. I am pleased seeing the changes in my clients, their satisfaction and their gratitude make me happy. All this encourages me to develop new training programs to take the students to the PCC level.
ILCT Korea started in 2004 with an English-speaking trainer and students who spoke English. It was Koreanized in 2005 by Dr. Paul Jeong, who taught the program for the first time in Korean. In the past four years almost 100 students have either finished ILCT training or are in the class right now. Through ILCT training, the highest quality coaches are now being produced in Korea. ILCT is considered to be a great program by the students in Korea for many reasons. Students have said that the ILCT training touches every field in which they are interested, that it explains the process easily, and that it provides expert information. ILCT training is an upgrade from other programs taught in the past. It has brought about powerful changes in those who have completed it. Most students are extremely motivated and have plans to become master coaches. Currently only Dr. Paul Jeong and Kim Kyung Seop have PCC credentials; but through the ILCT program many more coaches will obtain their ACC and PCC credentials. These coaches will lead the Korean coaching industry while making a great impact on Korean society.
The South African population, and especially the younger generation, is now at a point in time where they do not want to conform to old ways and structures, especially in the light of their political past. People want to move on, transform and not conform. We all know too well that this process is activated by the renewing of your mind and embarking on a journey of self-discovery. The focus in South Africa is on capacity building and empowerment, and the tool, among other, is life coaching. Life coaching skills are breathing new life into people, their practices and perceptions, resulting into a self-driven desire to obtain purpose and passion. The first ILCT Information session was held on January 30, 2007 in Cape Town, Western Cape Province. The response was enormous, with more than 110 persons attending. The second information session is scheduled for March 1, 2007 in the city of Pretoria, Gauteng Province. Although life coaching is relatively new to South Africa, there are other reputable life coaching academies and schools doing wonderful work. We are determined to enhance the industry by way of our proud relationship with the ILCT, and hope to play a major role player in the fruition of Dr. Pat's Coaching the Global Village vision.
I am the Turkish representative of ILCT. My partner Anil Inan and I work very hard to introduce the Turkish people to coaching. We are also ICF Turkey members. Last week there was a fair in Istanbul, which is called HR 2007. Anil and I were there as ILCT Turkey. Two more coaching companies were there called CTI and Erickson with their Turkish reps. In Turkey there are only three companies that provide ICF accredited coach training. ILCT Turkey was the only one who gave people ICF Code and Ethics as an handout. One of our neighbors was the Turkish Physiatrists Association and we visited them and talked about coaching and our Ethics. Turkey's number one physiatrist, Mr. Emre Konuk, visited the event as a guest speaker. We had a nice conversation with him about coaching, and he told us something about family therapy and parent coaching. He works with some psychiatric colleagues who are also trained as coaches. Dr. Konuk said that family therapy often comes from coaching. The event lasted two days and we met lots of General Managers and Human Resource (HR) Managers of the big companies. Several medical companies like Schering Plough, Abdi İbrahim, etc. visited us because they are very interested in coaching. One of the companies wanted to train one of their HR staff as an internal coach. I met a friend from primary school (after 23 years) who is a HR Director of Schering Plough. On the second day a journalist came to visit us from an Islamic Newspaper. We had an interview with him last Friday, during which he asked a number of questions about coaching. I have provided him with informaiton about ILCT and Dr. Pat Williams, as well as the International Coach Federation. I am very happy to see coaching in Turkey. I also know that we have to work hard to make people understand what coaching is. Our mission this year is to introduce better coaching to the Turkish people. Expand Your
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With
his bestselling Therapist as Life Coach, Pat
Williams introduced the therapeutic community to the
career of life coaching. Now, Williams, founder of the
Institute for Life Coach Training (ILCT), and Menendez,
senior trainer at ILCT—both master certified coaches
extraordinaire—reveal all the basic principles
and crucial strategies that they have taught to thousands
of coaches over the years. Beginning with a brief history
of the foundations of coaching and its future trajectory, Becoming
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through the coaching process, covering all the crucial
ideas and strategies for being an effective, successful
life coach, including: 
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Kong – Charles Hamrick
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