On June 1 we celebrated our second graduation for 2009, with 73 students from 22 countries graduating and joining our Alumni community.
Congratulations to you all !
Our June graduates celebrated the successful completion of the Certified Professional Coach (CPC) program with family and friends along with their peers and ICA staff.
We welcome the following students to our ICA Alumni Community: Read the rest of this entry »
by Bronwyn Bowery-Ireland
I am about to board a plane from Chengdu to Shanghai. I have just spoken to 50 people about coaching and how we need trained up coaches who can speak Chinese.
Last week I was in Taipei and Kaohsiung in Taiwan speaking to 30 coaches, of which most were students and graduates of ICA. We spoke about the future of coaching and business and the nexus between the two.
In June we are planning a trip to Malaysia to speak to students and people interested in coaching and in July travelling to Australia to speak to staff, and more students and potential coaches.
In October a trip to India is planned, again to meet students, graduates and future coaches. In December a trip to the States to attend a coaching conference.
Now to some people this might sound like a lot of travelling and to others it might sound like the dream job.
To me it is the dream job. I decided some years ago that I wanted to travel to many places around the world. I wanted to meet up and connect with coaches and people doing business in this area. So I made it happen.
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The first ever coaching focussed conference was held in Bangalore, India this month. On the 21st of April a group of respected coaches and leaders in coaching joined together for one full day of exploration on coaching in India and its many applications. Among the guests was the ICF President, Ms Karen Tweedie and the Director of Membership, Mr.Don Whittle.
We are proud to say that of the 12 speakers that day, 3 were from ICA. We want to congratualte them and thank them for their efforts:
Earlier this year, Prabha Chandresekhar became the first woman in India to be awarded the prestigous designation of PCC (Personal Certified Coach) with the ICF (International Coach Federation). Prabha, an ICA Certified Professional Coach and Trainer, has an extensive background in knowledge management, economics and applied psychology. Dr. S. Chandrasekhar is a Life and Executive Coach in Chennai and has been practicing for more than 8 years in a clinical work environment. He provides counseling and life coaching to his clients. He graduated from the International Coach Academy as a CPC in 2007 and has PCC certification from the International Coach Federation (ICF).
Malti Bhojwani is a trained life coach certified in Neuro-Linguistic Programming and Ericksonian hypnosis. She challenges her clients, by phone internationally, to re-own the wonderful attributes they possess but have "forgotten", using powerful techniques to help discover strategies and create new ones.
1. Prabha Chandresekhar (ICA Trainer)
2. Chandra Chandresekhar (ICA Graduate)
3. Malti Bhojwani (ICA Graduate)
To find out more about Coaching in India, visit our website
http://www.icoachacademy.com/lp/india.html
by Alexia Michiels
During the week of March 23rd 2009 the International Coach Academy held a “Positivity Week” and invited ICA students and friends to share positive thoughts and stories. The idea was to counterbalance the negative energy surrounding the global crisis and by creating positive energy, take the first steps to regain power!
To continue surfing on this empowering wave of positivity, I am sharing some tips shared by those who joined the first teleseminar of that week “Sharing Positive Tips and Stories About Yourself”.
Alexia recently joined International Coach Academy as a trainer. ICA is a lead provider of coach training in the world, accredited by the International Coach Federation. For more info, visit the website www.icoachacademy.com.
Select the tips that resonate with you and enjoy being positive!!!
by Robyn Logan
A Lifestyle Entrepreneur is someone who has managed to work out a way to combine a successful business with a meaningful personal life. You are a lifestyle entrepreneur when your business is a reflection of who you are.
Now, I don’t know about you, but where I grew up, having a business was something people did to make money, whilst the “more worthy” among us went to university to train to be Doctors or Lawyers or Teachers, or some other professional. This kind of thinking was so ingrained in me that I can remember feeling almost embarrassed when, years later as an adult, I told people I had thrown in my job in the Adult Literacy field (now there’s a worthy cause) to start a business.
Now, 20 years and 3 successful businesses later, it is clear to me that, rather than feel slightly guilty, I can be proud of my choices. I can do so much more to contribute to the world now through training coaches in over 70 different countries than I ever could sitting on my local Adult Literacy committee of management. In fact coaching is one of the most effective ways I know of making a contribution and making a difference. And the thousands of coaches enrolled at ICA are each individually, every day making amazing differences in people’s lives.
So if you are anything like me then what you learnt in school was wrong. What your parents or your church may have told you is wrong. What you have been led to believe about the work/life relationship is wrong.
1. You CAN spend your life doing something you feel passionate about.
2. You CAN make a contribution.
3. You CAN earn a decent income.
4. You CAN have more freedom in your life.
It’s almost like a magic formula:
Passion + Contribution + Income + Freedom = Ideal Life
So how do you know if you are a Lifestyle Entrepreneur (or one of its close cousins, a social entrepreneur)?
I have created this quick quiz - 3 or more “yes” responses and you are a Lifestyle Entrepreneur waiting to happen.
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1.) You hate your job, but can’t bear the thought of finding another one (Yes/No)
2.) You drag yourself out of bed each morning and stay up too late each night (Yes/No)
3.) You spend your spare time thinking about new business ideas, products and services (Yes/No)
4.) You have bits of paper lying around everywhere with scribbled ideas (Yes/No)
5.) You would do just about anything to be in control of your own destiny (Yes/No)
6.) You can’t believe the paperwork you have to fill out just to get an extra blue pen (Yes/No)
7.) You are sick of not being able to make your own decisions at work
8. You want to spend more time with your children/family (Yes/No)
9.) You want your income to increase, not decrease – or all 3 (Yes/No)
10. You want to make a contribution, make a difference with your life (Yes/No)
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So how did you go? More than 3 “yes” responses? Great! Now you just need a career choice that will give you all of the above and more. I know I’m biased and this seems a totally predictable thing to say - but coaching really is one of the all time greats for Lifestyle Entrepreneurship. You can choose your hours, choose your clients, set your fees and still make a huge contribution.
To find out more about becoming a coach (and therefore a lifestyle entrepreneur) join this FREE Information Call
http://www.icoachacademy.com/fc/freecall.html
ICA is excited to introduce our amazing new Learning Leader Course!
Get 24 CCEU points while learning the skills and competencies to successfully facilitate a group learning or group coaching experience. This eight week course will develop skills that can be used for group coaching, chair meetings, training, facilitating, development programs and team management. It is designed for coaches, CEO’s, HR professionals, consultants, trainers, professional services, educators and anyone who is running group meetings. Students will participate in 8 teleclasses, covering topics that include: Learning Leader, Action and Goal Setting, Creating a Trusting Space, Self Directed Learning, Developing Group Process, Creative Thinking, Open Communication and Resourcefulness. Students will also participate in 8 Learning Labs that provide the opportunity to practice the theory learned in the teleclasses.
Don’t miss out on this exciting opportunity! Register now to receive certification of completion of this 24 hour learning leader course and to receive 24 CCEU points!
Two time options are available. Each course will run concurrently (you must attend the same time option for the duration of the course). To convert the time to your location click here.
The entire course is only $699 USD
**Time Option 1**
When: Monday’s at 11.30am NY EDT
Start: 27 April, 2009
Duration: 8 weeks
Facilitators: Merci Miglino & Isabelle King
Cost: $699 USD
Register: Learning Leader Option 1
**Time Option 2**
When: Monday’s at 5.00pm NY EDT
Start: 27 April, 2009
Duration: 8 weeks
Facilitators: Michael Moniz & Sherry Read
Cost: $699 USD
Register: Learning Leader Option 2
This is a fantastic course, and excellent value. Don’t miss this opportunity to take part. Register now!
Join us for a LIVE teleseminar as Karen Cappello chats with ICA Trainer, leadership and transformation coach, inspirational speaker, spiritual mentor, and award winning author, Alan Seale.
Find out answers to questions such as
• How does Spiritual Coaching differ from other forms of coaching?
• What are topics that clients bring to a spiritual coaching session?
• What are the elements and flow of a spiritual coaching session?
• What are the qualities that make an effective spiritual coach?
Teleseminar Details:
Topic: What is Spiritual Coaching?
When: Tuesday 14th April 2009 @ 8pm NY EST
Cost: No Charge
To find out more about this call, or how it converts for your time zone, please click on the link below
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The whole notion of a balance sheet is to ensure things, from a financial perspective, don’t get out of balance. Companies have a balance sheet to make sure that their assets are greater that their liabilities. Then if our assets are greater than our liabilities it gives us our equity or what we are worth.
Let’s apply a balance sheet approach to our life so we can see how balanced our life is:
Owns(assets) - owes(liabilities) = self worth(net worth)
There are times where our balance sheet or life balance gets a little out of balance. We start to owe more than we own and our self worth starts to diminish. To achieve success and fulfilment ensure your life is in balance. Think of your life as a balance sheet. If we paid as much time to a balance sheet on our life as we do to a financial balance sheet we would live in a totally different world. Complete the balance sheet below and see what your self worth is or create your own balance sheet to achieve a healthy well balanced life.
Balance Sheet
During the month of April, ICA is offering a 10% discount off the full tuition price of a Certified Professional Coach Training Program (CPCP). This offer is strictly limited! To find out more, email
training@icoachacademy.com or register your interest below.
Yes - > Tell Me More
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Teleseminar Details
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When: Tuesday, 7th April at 8pm NY EST
Topic: Combine Powerful Spiritual Energy Principles with Proven Sales Strategies
*** Time conversions for this call ***
New York: Tuesday 7th April @ 8pm
Sydney: Wednesday 8th April @ 10am
Beijing: Wednesday 8th April @ 8am
Chennai: Wednesday 8th April @ 5:30am
Register: Powerful Spiritual Energy Principles
Host: Bronwyn Bowery-Ireland (ICA, CEO)
Guest: Joe Nunziata
Joe Nunziata is an internationally known speaker and bestselling author. He has been delivering his life changing message, specifically in the areas of personal development and human potential since 1992. He brings together a unique blend of spirituality, psychology, philosophy and the power of energy in revolutionary new programs and seminars.
Always recognizing the importance of working from within, Joe teaches that to be truly successful, you must break destructive patterns of behaviour - unconscious patterns which are connected to deep emotional energy that must be changed to facilitate long-term success in all areas of life.
Joe’s bestselling book ‘Spiritual Selling’, combining powerful spiritual concepts with proven sales strategies was released in August 2007. His sales philosophy is embraced by many entrepreneurs and corporations in today’s business community.
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