President's Message

We are really enjoying the opportunity to get to know you better at our monthly events and in our teleclasses! We are adding several dimensions to our monthly meetings that are more about you.

We now offer you an opportunity to introduce yourself and your business and share your response to one of many table topics. We are adding a short mastermind session after the speaker so that you can share your ideas about the evening’s topic. And, we are using online feedback forms for both teleclasses and our monthly programs so that you can share your comments, appreciation and suggestions with us. We are very excited about these opportunities for us to get to know each other and support each other!

Please make sure you check out our Leadership Spotlight, our September Meeting and our Upcoming Teleclasses! We are looking forward to learning and growing with you at the ICF Conference this month in Las Vegas! And, don’t miss the opportunity to join us to coach MBAs in October at the NSHMBA Conference!

We look forward to seeing you at our monthly meeting and connecting with you on our teleclasses!

Love,
Carrie Kish
President
International Coach Federation, Los Angeles

The Skirball Cultural Center
Hass Room
2701 North Sepulveda Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90049
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Wednesday, September 21st
6:30 pm. Registration & Networking
7:00 pm. Light Down Dinner
7:30.pm – 9:30 pm. Program

Registration
ICFLA Members: $30
Guests: $40
 

CCEUs Available
1.5 CCEU for Business Development and Marketing

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• Ever wish business building was more fun and produced more results?
• Tired of the hype “get rich fast” approaches that don’t really speak to your authentic self?
• Overwhelmed and working hard, but not getting the results you want?

Leslie Lupinsky, Master Certified Coach, Author and Co-Owner of Inspired On Demand, will inspire you with a lively and engaging presentation, mixed with fun and experiential exercises, designed specifically for coaches. You will leave with tips and tools for creating a marketing and enrollment system that is a win-win for you and your clients. Plus you’ll learn the three common mistakes coaches make in building their business, and how to avoid those mistakes and create a thriving business with heart and soul.

Leslie draws upon two decades of business development experience and 16 years of coaching. She blends the two approaches to show you how to create a sustainable business, without selling your soul. She is on the faculty of several international coach training organizations, teaching students how to integrate their coaching and business skills in an authentic and heart based manner. She is also co-author of the popular book, used as a required text in several coach training schools: The Inspired Business Approach: Building Your Business from Inspiration, not Perspiration.

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Thursday, September 8th, 2011
10:00 - 11:00 am pacific time

CCEUs Available
1.0 CCEU for Business Development & Marketing

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I don’t even have to guess! I know from experience and from clients that it’s often very challenging to set your fees with confidence so you actually charge what you deserve to be paid.

On this call I will share with you:

• How to have the confidence to charge what you deserve
• Why under-charging can hurt your business (it’s not money)
• How to Attract More clients who will pay your fees
• A Simple Way to Overcome objections

Attending the live tele-class will not only give you techniques you can use immediately but you will also have the chance to ask Hazel questions.

Hazel Palache, founder of Your Stairway to Wealth is a best-selling author, certified coach, speaker and entrepreneur. She has been said to be “the real deal” when it comes to authenticity, integrity and empowerment. She has had many successes both personally and professionally and is a compelling catalyst for self-discovery, self-empowerment, transformation and business success. For more information about Hazel, go to http://www.yourstairwaytowealth.com/.

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Wednesday, September 14th, 2011
11:00 - 12:00 noon pacific time

CCEUs Available
1.0 CCEU for Other Skills and Tools Directly Applicable to Coaching

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I have taught Julia Cameron’s The Artist's Way for several years as a teleconference class that meets weekly for six months. Through it I have discovered the single most effective tool for personal transformation in my coaching practice: Morning Pages.

Morning pages teach clients how to:

• Have a meaningful daily conversation with themselves
• Sharpen intuition and enhance creativity
• Develop the discipline to show up and be present to themselves

In this teleclass I will explain:

• The tools of the Artist’s Way
• How this course dovetails so well with coaching goals
• How Julia’s experiential approach to learning can shift your client’s behavior

In this teleclass you will:

• Experience what it feels like to write morning pages
• Explore the fear or resistance you have to a particular creative project in your life
• Learn how the Artist’s Way can boost your creative skills as a coach

Join me and discover how The Artist’s Way can support your vision of building your coaching practice.

Collin Brown, CPCC, is an educator, life coach and spiritual counselor who has developed and facilitated experiential learning courses for 30 years. He graduated from Harvard College and served for eight years as the director of the Radcliffe Publishing Course. He was the director of the Body Electric School for 15 years and created the Wildwood Conservation Foundation, a non-profit that operates the Wildwood Retreat Center in Sonoma County, CA. He is currently on the board of KPTZ, a community radio station he helped launch this spring in Port Townsend, WA.

For more information about Collin, visit www.deeperrealms.com.

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Thursday, September 15th, 2011
10:00 - 11:00 am pacific time

CCEUs Available
1.0 CCEU for Personal Development of the Coach

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In this interactive teleclass, we’ll explore 4 key perspectives that have a remarkable influence on every aspect of life. We’ll focus particularly on how they impact your business/career success. Join us for this lively, enlightening, and liberating experience!

Benefits of Attending:

• Discover the 2 most common perspectives that sabotage and stagnate your growth
• Explore the 2 most empowering perspectives that support your growth
• Learn to identify which perspective you are engaging in any moment
• Learn to “shift on a dime” to a more empowering perspective

Preparation: Reflect on your business/career. Consider what is going well and what is not. Answer the following questions (you may choose to journal, discuss with a friend, or simply think about them):

• What is your definition of success? How do you know if you are successful?
• What are the issues you wrestle with the most? What “hooks” you? What do you complain about? (If you don’t know, ask someone who is close to you…they know!)
• What comes easily to you?
• What are you most proud of?
• What do you want most? What is your heart’s desire?

Michelle Goss, CPCC, is a suburban mystic who purchased her first self-help book at the age of 12, setting the stage for a lifelong commitment to growth and spirituality. Since 1998, Michelle has coached groups and individuals to experience greater levels of happiness and success by applying universal principals to everyday life. As a spiritual pioneer, Michelle has made a practice of stepping into uncharted territory and is currently preparing a meditation series to help others develop a loving rapport with chaos and uncertainty.

A former HR Executive and Coaches Training Institute course leader, Michelle designs and delivers transformational workshops for organizations and the public. She lives in a northern suburb of Atlanta with her husband, daughter, and two 10-pound “guard dogs”. Learn more about Michelle at:

Michelle’s Web site -- http://www.michellegoss.com
Linked In – http://www.linkedin.com/in/michellegoss
Twitter – http://www.twitter.com/michellegoss

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The growth that we have experienced at ICFLA this year could not have been accomplished without the remarkable leadership of our 18 board members!

We are both sad and excited to announce that Andrea Bahamondes has resigned as President Elect to pursue her dream of moving to Chile with her husband and children in 2012. She has accepted a new role on the board as the Director of Public Relations and continues to work closely with us to promote our chapter and our coaches. In addition to leading the LA Expo team, Andrea has a lot of other exciting plans for growing our chapter and helping us grow our businesses!

We are very excited to share that the ICFLA board has elected Leah Wang as our new President Elect! Leah is a long standing member of ICFLA and has served on the board for several years. As a member, it is very likely you have been welcomed or supported by Leah in some capacity. She is honored and excited to step into this role and is very much looking forward to leading us as President next year.

You can read more about Leah and all of our Board Members here 

Register NOW for the 2011 ICF Conference!

We really hope you are planning to join us at the ICF Global Conference this year!

September 24th - 29th at The Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas!

It’s going to be an amazing opportunity to connect with your international coaching community, learn what’s new in the art, science and practice of coaching and earn CCEUs. If you’ve ever thought about attending an ICF Conference, this is the one not to miss!

Get more information and register now at http://www.coachfederation.org/conference

Are you curious about The Leadership Circle (TLC) Profile Certification course? We are offering a f*ree informational webinar to help you determine if TLC certification is right for you and your coaching business. Register now. If you are not familiar with the TLC Certification Program, click here for more information.

“How to get the Biggest Bang from your TLC Certification Workshop” will be hosted by Art Shirk, PhD, who is a TLC instructor and CTI Senior Faculty member, and Debra Martin, Senior Program Advisor. Join them on Thursday Sept 22nd from 11:00 am-noon PDT/19:00-20:00 GMT.

What the Webinar Will Cover
Hear ten ways successful practitioners are using TLC to boost business. Learn some tips that will help you hit the ground running during and after the certification course.
This webinar will have you:

• Getting a head-start on understanding the cool theory beneath the tool
• Planning ahead to create big impact with your own Profile debrief
• Setting yourself up with a Practice Client ahead of time
• And more

There are three TLC courses left in 2011. If you are considering earning this certification, please don’t miss our f*ree informational webinar  “How to get the Biggest Bang from your TLC Certification Workshop” on Thursday Sept 22nd from 11:00 am-noon PDT/19:00-20:00 GMT. Register for the webinar now.

Remember, this webinar will be very valuable for people who may be interested in becoming certified in The Leadership Circle Profile.

The LA Chapter of Professional Coaches, Mentors and Advisors (PCMA) is inviting ICFLA members to check them out at their September meeting on

September 7th
5:30pm - 8:30pm

Featuring Dr Terry Paulson
“Cultivating the Optimism Advantage”

Get more information and register here

We would like to WELCOME ICFLA's New Members and
Welcome back members who renewed their memberships!

Erika Schreiber - Susan Abrams - Jamee Tenzer
Don Booz - Nicolassa Galvez - Elaine Baker