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July 29th, 2008
Many mental health professionals view coaching as a skill set that can either supplement their existing practice, or as an entirely separate income stream. As Social Work Today stated “…social workers are naturals to take proactive clients to ‘most valuable player’ status.”
iPEC Coaching is pleased to announce that the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) has just approved our Life Potentials Training program for 27 continuing education units (CEUs). Life Potentials Training is the perfect starting point for social workers considering a move into professional coaching, as it provides new skills to coach others toward improving any and every facet of their lives and work.
During this one weekend session, individuals discover how to put the best of who they are into all that they do. It empowers them to feel invigorated with each day and each experience. It helps them to become their authentic selves – confidently sharing their gifts with those around them.
What makes Life Potentials Training extremely unique is that each participant is coached on personal and leadership development and, at the same time, trains to use these same skills and processes with other people. This inside-out method for intensive professional development, called the Core Energy Coaching™ process, enables participants to become even more effective as social workers, leaders, consultants, teachers, and parents in that they get to personally experience all that they will ultimately to do with others in just 3 days.
Finally, but most importantly, students understand the key, underlying blocks that most typically prevent people from taking action and achieving sought-after goals, and they learn the approaches to permanently removing those blocks. The skills, philosophies, tools, and overall experience have a profound impact on all aspects of attendees’ lives – such as improving personal relationships, stress levels, overall fulfillment, and much more.
iPEC not only offers the Life Potentials Training, but also our complete coach certification training program, of which Life Potentials is the just the first segment.
Tags: coaching, continuing education units, iPEC Coaching, leadership development, life coach training, Life Potentials, mental health professional, mentor coach, national association of social workers, professional coaching, social work, social work today Posted in Business Development, Coaching and Coach Training, Current Affairs, Energy Leadership, Life Potentials, Training Programs, Uncategorized, Upcoming Events & Workshops, Weblogs No Comments »
July 21st, 2008
At iPEC, we believe that coaches should walk the talk. That means that they should live the process they espouse, and not just from time to time… as a lifestyle. We train people to BE coaches, not just to DO coaching.
Think about this: if you were a therapist and you walked into your video store and began a conversation with a familiar clerk, would you do therapy? Of course not. If you were a carpenter would you shore up the counters before you left? Not a chance. But if you were a Core Energy Coach (iPEC’s coaching system), you’d be a coach 24/7, and with everyone in your life. In other words, coaching, being a system that allows you to fully be who you are, forms a framework for every conversation or interaction you ever have.
After people take our training, I often hear them remark that they aren’t sure how they survived in their lives without the Core Energy Coaching training. The skills, tools, techniques, and methodology are great, but more important is the entire philosophical approach that grounds people in a way to see themselves, the world around them, and the people in their world.
I’ve been a therapist, consultant, mentor, sports coach, and more, and yet, all those were things I did. A coach is who I am. And a coach is who I will always be.
Tags: authenticity, being yourself, coach, coach training, life coaching, living to potential, mentor, quality of life Posted in Business Development, Coaching and Coach Training, Energy Leadership, Life Potentials, Training Programs, Upcoming Events & Workshops 5 Comments »
July 16th, 2008
I hope not. If you need a vacation then that means you’re tired, burned out, or overly stressed. Vacations should be something that brings you fun and change, not something that you need to decompress. In other words, you should want a vacation, but not need a vacation.
I just got back from Mexico. I had a wonderful time, and realized that many of the people there were in the same environment as I was, but in a different place, mentally. They NEEDED their vacation and needed it badly. It took them days to even begin to enjoy themselves, and I suspect that when they return to work, they’ll either say that their vacation wasn’t long enough, or, after a day or two of work, that they need another one.
If you don’t love what you do, then you will constantly be looking for ways to avoid doing it. If this is you, work with a coach to help you remove your stressors and fully enjoy your job. That way, when you go on vacation, you’ll enjoy it more thoroughly, and at the end of it maybe even look forward to getting back to work!
Tags: burn out, coach training, coaching, find a coach, life coaching, mentor, relax, stress, stress reduction Posted in Coaching and Coach Training, Law of Being, Life Potentials 1 Comment »
July 4th, 2008
The subject of freedom seems to be an appropriate one for this Fourth of July holiday. After all, the freedom to make choices is one of the things that the founders of this country had in mind when they drafted the Declaration of Independence. We are very fortunate indeed to live in a nation dedicated to maintaining our rights of “Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”
One of iPEC’s foundation principles states that “The greatest freedom is the freedom of choice.” There is a great deal of power in knowing that you always have a choice – but most people don’t recognize all the options that they have. As coaches, we give the gift of freedom to others when we help them learn to make conscious choices – choices that are made without fear, doubt, and other catabolic energy.
This July 4th, take a moment to express your gratitude that you live in a country that allows you the freedom, and the right, to choose how you want to experience your life.
PS> Join us on July 17th in New York for the Power of Choice — a transformational workshop that reveals the 7 Levels of Energy and exactly how they impact your choices!
Tags: become a coach, coach training, life coaching, personal development, power of choice, self help Posted in Coaching and Coach Training, Energy Leadership, Law of Being, Life Potentials, Training Programs, Upcoming Events & Workshops No Comments »
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