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LEADING IPEC’S GROWTH INTO NEW DECADE

July 15th, 2010

D. LUKE IORIO NAMED PRESIDENT AND CEO, IPEC COACHING,
LEADING IPEC’S GROWTH INTO NEW DECADE

(Shrewsbury, New Jersey, July 15, 2010) D. Luke Iorio was officially named President and CEO of the Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching (”iPEC Coaching,” www.ipeccoaching.com), promoted from President of iPEC’s Coach Training Division. The announcement was made today by Bruce D Schneider, iPEC’s founder, who will continue as Chairman of the iPEC Board and will work closely with Luke and iPEC’s leadership team to continue to enhance iPEC’s curriculum, develop new innovative programs, and shape the company’s strategic vision.

In this expanded position, Luke will oversee the organization’s strategic business growth and operations, as well as its expansion into the corporate and educational sectors.

“It is my proud honor to appoint Luke to this position. Luke has been a driving force in the growth of iPEC’s business over the past 6 years,” commented Schneider. “His passion for iPEC and the profession of coaching, coupled with his unbridled energy and enthusiasm, are exactly the ingredients needed to lead iPEC as it continues to grow its core business and expand into new directions.”

“I’m very fortunate to be a ‘product’ of iPEC - I started as a student, graduated and worked as a coach, and now have been part of the team for the past 6 years. As an organization, we live and breathe our principles and our coaching methodology - it’s who we are and what we do, and it ripples throughout the organization. You’ll see it in our support team, our trainers, our admissions coaches, our leadership, and ultimately our graduates. Being around a highly engaged and energetic team and iPEC alumni community provides me the chance to continually develop while being inspired. This is what ‘work’ and life are supposed to be like,” states Iorio.

“I’m excited to assume this post and work with our Institute to provide a clear voice for the coaching marketplace as we support our graduate coaches and leaders in making a substantial difference in the lives, careers, and businesses of their clients and employees.”

About D. Luke Iorio

D. Luke Iorio — masterful coach, speaker, and author — has directed iPEC’s expansion from 6 to 12 cities (and growing) over the past 6 years, and, in that time, has seen the school’s enrollment grow by nearly 250%. During this period of rapid expansion, Luke has guided efforts to grow and systematize iPEC’s infrastructure to maintain excellence in student support and other areas.

Prior to joining iPEC in 2004, Luke founded LINC Performance Group, a marketing and management consultancy. At LINC, Luke worked with entrepreneurs from various service-related businesses who experienced growth from 35% to 300% and more by engaging Luke to improve their marketing, advertising, and sales efforts.

While Luke was with LINC, he enrolled in iPEC’s Coach Training Program and met iPEC’s founder, Bruce D Schneider. Soon after the initial meeting, Bruce brought Luke on staff to act as a business consultant. That quickly evolved into a full-time position as iPEC’s Vice President in charge of marketing, and later operations as well. Luke left his own business and joined iPEC full-time, drawn to coaching and Schneider’s work on Energy Leadership (www.energyleadership.com).

Before owning his own business, Luke worked at Corporate Investment International as vice president of business development and as a certified business intermediary for mergers and acquisitions, specializing in working with entrepreneurs with businesses netting under $20 million in revenues.

Throughout Luke’s career, he has developed a keen understanding for the needs of the modern professional and entrepreneur. His insight provides him with a unique skill set that helps him assist individuals in the navigation of significant business and life transitions.

A sought-after speaker in the area of leadership and entrepreneurship, Luke is currently co-authoring the book Skillpreneur, which aids entrepreneurs whose skills and expertise lie within their profession, in understanding the unique challenges of learning to grow a business. Luke is also working on an eBook series on workplace engagement - the top issue identified by corporations as critical to sustaining growth, retaining top talent, and developing their next generation of leaders.

Born and raised in New Jersey, Luke attended Seton Hall Preparatory School and went on to Fairfield University, graduating with a degree in marketing. Luke currently resides in New Providence, New Jersey with his wife and two children.

About iPEC Coaching

Founded in 1999 by Bruce D Schneider, MCC and Ph.D., the Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching (iPEC) is an Accredited Coach Training and Certification Program. The Institute graduates Certified Professional Coaches in the specialties of life, career/transition, health and wellness, relationships, sales, business, corporate, and executive coaching.

iPEC is the most comprehensive coach training program in the world, developing the most masterful coaches anywhere. iPEC’s Core Energy Coaching™ process is the most effective approach to professional success in the 21st century.

The methodology and Core Energy Construct are based on Bruce D Schneider’s decades of experience in the field and science of energy and consciousness. In addition to that, iPEC has built upon the very best of other paradigms, such as consulting, psychotherapy, hypnotherapy, Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP), mentoring, quantum physics, metaphysics, adult and accelerated learning theories, emotional intelligence, and leadership development.

The coach training program lasts approximately 9 months, including four in-person 3-day training intensives, peer work, peer coaching, mentor coaching, practice development, tele-classes, niche development, self-study projects, and reading, in addition to a business development program. The 350+ hour program ends in written and oral examinations for certification.

The program is accredited by the International Coach Federation, and exceeds their standards for certification of coaches.

Press Contact:
Alan Cohen, iPEC Coaching
acohen@ipeccoaching.com, 646-489-4989
A photo is available upon request

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Coaching as a Tool for Empowering Young Adults with AD/HD

July 14th, 2010

By Guest Blogger Jodi Sleeper-Triplett, MCC, SCAC

Coaching is an empowering tool for young adults, and especially powerful for those with AD/HD who need structure, support and strategies in their lives. Young adults yearn for independence, but they often lack the basic skills for success. Such life skills can be fostered through coaching and may include self-care, socialization, financial responsibility, and self-advocacy.   As life coaches, we know that coaching is not a “one size fits all” process for adults and the same holds true for young adults. Each client is an individual, with unique needs. And the coaching process is designed to meet the needs of the individual.

Research has shown that youth with AD/HD struggle with executive functioning deficits, low self-esteem, poor social skills, and an overall sense of frustration. Executive functioning skills are the building blocks for success in the future. Coaching helps these individuals learn techniques for becoming more focused, staying on task, and improving time management and organizational skills. By initiating the coaching process with young people, we are able to increase motivation and build self-confidence and self-awareness. AD/HD coaching reaches beyond the framework of academics, providing valuable life skills needed for a productive and satisfying adult life.

Of utmost importance for prospective clients is choosing a coach who has experience working with youth and understands the intricacies of the AD/HD brain and co-existing conditions. It is essential for coaches to establish rapport with young clients, being mindful that this may take longer than with adult clients.  Trust does not come easily for adolescents and young adults. The client must be ready, willing, and able to work independently with a coach. Younger clients are usually drawn to coaching once they understand that a coach is a non-judgmental, supportive partner and not a parental substitute.

Young adults with AD/HD have similar goals to adolescents living at home, with one critical difference – many are NOT at home and need to learn skills for independent living and time management in environments that are considerably unstructured. Coaches can help clients set guidelines and implement structures to assist them in daily life, both academic and personal. Coaching is a fabulous opportunity for growth and change in youth with AD/HD. It provides a resource for fostering independent thinking, creativity, self-confidence, and personal growth. Coaches have the rare privilege of being a catalyst in the lives of young people, guiding them toward a path of their own choosing and providing the tools to travel that path well-equipped, joyful, and ready to change the world!

For more information, contact Jodi at www.jstcoach.com

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Piece of Mind

July 12th, 2010

Start your week with some inspiration from iPEC!

Do you have an opinion on everything? If so, how often do you share it? If you want peace of mind, try controlling the piece of mind that wants to prove itself right and important. When you do this, and relax in the comfort that you are perfect just the way you are, you will develop a deep connection with others, and find your missing piece of the puzzle, the peace of mind you are looking for.

This week, when someone makes a statement to you about something that bothers them or something they believe, instead of thinking about your opinion, try simply listening, and responding to them in a way that honors their thought or belief.

—Bruce D Schneider, MCC, Founder,
Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching (iPEC)
www.ipeccoaching.com

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Great Tips to Successful Couples Coaching, Tip #1

July 7th, 2010

By Guest Bloggers Judith Ansara & Robert Gass

As we mentioned in the last blog , we’ve begun a series for individuals or couples who are interested in working within the Couples Coaching Niche. Here is the first of three of our favorite practices that will help steer you toward success in your practice while working with couples.

Get them out of the blame game

Most couples are experts at seeing what the other person does or doesn’t do, and how everything would be fine if only s/he…

Your challenge:  keeping each person focused on self-responsibility.

This is so important—and so rare in couples—that we call it “radical” self-responsibility.  In our couples retreats, we ask couples on the first day to make 2 commitments:
•    I will not speak as a victim.
•    I will take 100% responsibility for creating what I want in this relationship.
If each member of the couple actually does this, breakthroughs will happen – not only in the immediate problem you may be exploring — but also in the entire fabric of their relationship!

We’re not exaggerating. Most breakdowns in couple communications are around all about each person trying to get the other to change.  Radical self-responsibility is a game changer.

Don’t wait for breakdowns.  Get your clients to make these two commitments before they get into trouble in your session.  If they agree to these two ground rules, keep reminding them each and every time they slip into blaming or victimization (and they will).  By doing this, you help to ensure that you are working with two adults, who have the capacity to solve their own problems.

Please check back in two weeks for tip #2!

Judith Ansara, MSW, & Robert Gass, EdD, have been married since 1969 and have worked together with thousands of couples over the past 30 years. Judith Ansara & Robert Gass have been married since 1968 and have worked together with thousands of couples over the past 30 years. For more information, including a video about Judith, Robert, and their unique transformational retreats for couples, please click here. :  http://sacredunion.com/site/?page_id=21

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Masters of the Obvious

July 6th, 2010

After recently reading an Harvard Business Review blog on great bosses and leaders, I found it interesting that one of the many traits found in great bosses is that they are “Masters of the Obvious.”  As CEO of iPEC and someone who regularly interacts with coaches, I found myself asking the ‘obvious’ question  “What does this mean to coaches?”  While it’s great to imagine and feel the energy behind earth-moving type ideas and “A-HA moments,” it’s quite often the basic, obvious insights that are right in front of our own noses that can make the biggest, most visible, near-term impacts.  This is a key piece in self-awareness.  We often look past solutions that are right within our grasps. When we take the time to get real clarity on the basics of life, we can then use them as solid stepping stones and reference points for deeper challenges that appear later on in day-to-day life.

Interestingly enough, once you start to look for the obvious, you’ll find it everywhere (obviously!).  You just have to put the simple, basic solutions on your radar screen and in turn allow your mind to look for them.

Three techniques that assist you in becoming a Master of the Obvious:

1.    Ask:   What would a complete stranger or objective observer notice about this situation?

By separating ourselves from the situation in a personal sense and not having any emotional attachment to the challenge at hand, we clear up any feelings that may be blocking our view of the obvious.

2.  Reflect:   What’s my real goal?  And what would be the “straightest” path to it?

This time, it’s the goal that gets separated from all of the disjointed thoughts of our mind. It’s a fresh look at why this challenge came up to begin with. It takes away any frustration of wrong answers and gives you a brand new canvas to work with.

3.  Challenge:    If I’m over-thinking this, what aspects might I be making more complicated than they need to be?

There is a humorous, sarcastic response that often comes from a good friend, when we unintentionally point something out that everyone else already knows, that usually goes along the lines of something like this… “Thank you Captain Obvious!!!”  So if you feel like you’re over-thinking a situation, it may be helpful to ask yourself ‘What would Captain Obvious think the answer is here?”   If there is more than one aspect to the solution, you may need to get Captain Obvious’ perspective on a couple of things before you come up with a final solution.

‘Obviously,’ by combining all three of these techniques at any given time you’ll most likely have a more efficient outcome.

I appreciate your time!
(Though I think that was obvious)

D. Luke Iorio, CEO and President of iPEC Coaching

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