Current Events & News

• August 6 - ICF-NYC Special Event
• August 16-17 - Accomplishment Coaching Program
• September 17 - ICF-NYC Monthly Meeting
• September 25 - ICF-NYC Coaches Connection
• October 5-31 - Columbia Coaching Certification Program
• November 12-15 - 2008 ICF International Conference

Your chapter, the largest urban chapter in the world, has been growing by leaps and bounds. Other chapters have been contacting us to find out what the secret is. In fact, I was just asked to present at the ICF National Conference in Montreal on November 13, 2008 and discuss just that. It’s actually very simple. We listen to our members and deliver what they want. This year has seen a focus on presenters to help businesses grow. For our members, coaching is not a hobby. It is a business. The more we are able to reach out to new clients, the more people we are helping and making a difference in their lives.

We had a record turnout for C.J Hayden’s Get Client’s Now presentation. A poll of our audience showed almost half were first-time visitors to one of our chapter meetings. The energy in the room was fantastic. For those “seasoned” coaches that haven’t attended a meeting in awhile, consider rethinking the reasons for not coming, and I guarantee you will add to your business with great ideas from our presenters.

We are very excited about Caterina Rando, MCC, visiting us on August 6, 2008. We normally don't have an August meeting, but when we learned that Caterina would be in town, we jumped at the opportunity to have her address our members. Her topic, Innovate, Initiate, Accelerate: How to Consistently Attract New Clients with Ease, is sure to bring out members that aren’t away on vacation. Please register for this event below, which we promise will have lots of take-aways to help you get more clients!

The Diocese of Brooklyn and Yale University have partnered to provide individual coaching to teachers using a specific Emotional Literacy in the Classroom coaching process. We are hiring passionate program coaches, who are responsible, reliable, and excellent communicators, to work with teachers throughout the school year.

This is an excellent opportunity for anyone who is interested in gaining experience working in Emotional Intelligence and/or hours for professional coaching certification. Some previous coaching or training experience is required.

Salary: Competitive day rate, negotiable

Education: Bachelor (BA, BS, etc.)

Location: Brooklyn, Queens, New York, NY

For more details about the job and information about how to apply, visit www.idealist.org/en/job/300221-79

Wednesday, August 6, 2008; 6:00pm - 8:30pm

Topic: Innovate, Initiate, Accelerate: How to Consistently Attract Clients with Ease

Presenter: Caterina Rando, CPPC, MCC. Author of the national best selling book Learn to Power Think from Chronicle Books.

All the way from the West Coast, Caterina Rando brings her informative and inspirational workshop which met with rave reviews at the 2007 ICF National Conference to New York City. Come and find out what all the fuss is about at this rare opportunity.

• Learn the five strategies you can begin to use today to increase your business revenue and pump up your prospect pipeline
• Be an expert with an opinion - take a position on something
• Build your list
• Add at least one new revenue stream each year
• Create strategic alliance partners with a referral fee component
• Do more cross promotional marketing
• Use your website to provide value-added content that establishes you as an expert and gets you clients
• Pick the ideal market to target so that you are the "go to resource" for anyone in that industry
• Identify your expert factors that easily attract new clients
• Implement simple steps to cultivate strategic alliances and bring already sold referrals to your business
• Learn how to start your affiliate program to build your client base fast
• Create one of the most lucrative information products today - the special report
• Start to bundle and build packages around your services to immediately increase the percentage of prospects that become clients

Location: The Support Center For Non-Profit Management, 305 Seventh Avenue, 11th floor (between 27th & 28th Streets) in Manhattan

Advanced registration: ICF (any chapter) and AICI members $79; non-members $99

(Online registration will be disabled 24 hours before any event)

At the door: $99 ICF members; $119 non-members (check or cash only)

For questions only: Contact Laurie Lawson, ICF-NYC vice-president, at laurie@eljnyc.com

Wednesday, September 17, 2008
6:00pm - 8:30pm

Topic: Coaching with Somatics

Presenter: Lillian Coury, Life and Business Coach, PCC, CIC

What if you had your very own personal coach that accompanied you wherever you went and could assist you in any situation that may come up in your life or the lives of your clients? You do! It's your body, a highly tuned instrument that often lies dormant waiting to be used. Well, not any more. Life and Business Coach Lillian Coury, PCC, CIC, will introduce you to the power of the body's wisdom through simple experiential practices in Somatics.

Somatics is a powerful tool in coaching, both for the coach and their clients. In Lillian's workshop a progression of Somatic exercises will give each participant the opportunity to:

• Be introduced to the Integrated Methodology
• Personally experience their own body's wisdom
• Begin to apply Somatics in their coaching relationships

Lillian Coury is a highly energetic certified coach and experienced businesswoman with 15 years in sales plus 13 years as owner of a New York printing company. She coaches top business professionals in areas of leadership style and presence, communicating as a visionary leader, building trust and risk tolerance, and balancing work and life demands. Custom-designing coaching programs using a proven methodology, she works one-on-one and combines group with individual coaching for maximum return on investment. Find out more at www.lilliancoury.com.

Location: The Support Center For Non-Profit Management, 305 Seventh Avenue, 11th floor (between 27th & 28th Streets) in Manhattan

Cost: Save $5 by registering online in advance. Online registration will be disabled 24 hour prior to any event.

Advance registration: ICF (any chapter) members $10; non-members $20

At the door: $15 ICF members; $25 nonmembers

For questions only: Contact Laurie Lawson, ICF-NYC vice-president, at laurie@eljnyc.com

Thursday, September 25, 2008; 7:00pm - 9:00pm

The Coach's Connection is a monthly support/networking group that is open to all ICF/NYC members. This interactive peer group focuses on expanding your coaching business, brainstorming marketing strategies, discussing challenging coach/client situations and exchanging coaching tools. It is a social networking opportunity.

Location: On the Upper West Side near the Museum of Natural History. (An email will be sent to those registered giving the details of the specific location.)

Cost: Free for all ICF-NYC Members

For more information: Contact the event organizer Mim at coachmim@gmail.com or call (973) 600-5404.

Registration: Please visit our SIG Events page to register.

Best Selling Author of the award-winning book Say It, See It, Be It: How Visions & Affirmations Will Change Your Life and founder of Leading Achievers™ Institute, Arlene Rosenberg, will be our featured speaker at the October ICF-NYC Monthly Meeting.

Find out more in the September newsletter.




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November 12-15, 2008
Montréal, Québec, Canada

Want to be stretched, inspired, and spend time connecting with other professional coaches? Come to Montréal, Québec, Canada, November 12-15, and join in fellowship with nearly 1,700 of your coaching peers for the Annual International ICF Conference!

This year's conference offers attendees hands-on pre-conference workshops, innovative breakout sessions, world class keynote speakers, and many other networking opportunities.

For more information, or to register, visit coachfederation.org.