Tools to Change the World
By Kawtar El Alaoui “I consider myself an ambassador, a door opener.” When Kawtar El Alaoui stepped into the Coaching for Transformation (CFT) program in Mumbai in 2014, she was a very different person than today. With a legal background and analytical nature, Kawtar recognized that her world and world view were constricted…
Giving Back through Coaching
By Sharon Brown Near the end of my Coaching for Transformation training in 2007, Virginia Kellogg, one of the founders of Leadership that Works, taught a teleclass on giving back. That class touched a place deep inside of me and planted a seed that would soon become a passion….
Revolutionizing Coach Training
By Charlotte Morse The Calling in Power and Culture Summit in Toronto in September was the most exciting conference I’ve been to in a long time. A community of 58 people came together to foster diversity, social equality, and social justice in the coaching profession….
Transforming Health through Coaching: Insights and Advice from a Health Coach
By Karen Florence Establishing and growing a successful coaching practice is like any other endeavor in life. It is a journey, a process, and a roller coaster. It requires effort, patience, urgency, and intestinal fortitude. It also requires keeping your finger on the pulse of…
My Sustainable Client Breakthrough Story: Serving Instead of Coaching
By Sarah Lightfoot My whole body was feeling tingly, as I hung up google hangout after a 90 minute, powerful conversation with my brand new client. I was so excited, because she agreed to a rate that would sustain me, right on the spot! Finally,…
Heart Power From Behind the Wall
By Kanya Likanasudh This past spring, I led a training in Nonviolent Communication (NVC) and Coaching at a prison in Chiangmai, which is in the Northern part of Thailand. Twenty-three prisoners, many with life sentences, participated for five days in April and then five more…
My Coach’s Stand
By Michael Wise, MPH, ACC I struggled with my coach’s stand at first. I thought I had developed several great stands and metaphors, but none of them helped. Lost and confused, I switched my stand a few times but never really connected with one. Eventually…
Get Your Coaching Business More Attention: 3 Steps to Landing A Successful Guest Post
By Amanda Berlin So you have coach training and some experience. But you’re ready to get out there and build a robust coaching practice that sustains your life. But how do you reach more people and get your coaching business attention? Guest posting may be…
The Leaders of Coaching for Community Transformation: A Sneak Peek
By Leslie Brown “We are the ones that we have been waiting for.” June Jordan’s quote captures the heart of community coaching. This innovative coaching method is changing the way that communities work and thrive by using coaching as both a philosophy—a way of looking…