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Professional Christian Coaching Today

Welcome to Professional Christian Coaching Today with Chris McCluskey and Kim Avery, a weekly podcast dedicated to informing, inspiring, and equipping Christians in the art and science of professional-grade Christian coaching. Along with cutting-edge content, you'll hear great interviews with guests such as Dan Miller, Michael Hyatt, Dr. Gary Collins, Kary Oberbrunner, Dr. Marilee Adams, Dr. Richard Swenson, C.J. Hayden and more. Our goal is to raise the standard in coaching and change the world.
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Jul 4, 2017

Do you wonder what it takes to become a successful coach? Would you like a behind-the-scenes look of how it’s really done?   If you said “yes” then you’re in for a treat today! We’ve got the information and encouragement you need to persevere and succeed.

 

Tune in to find out:

 

  • 3 keys to becoming a successful coach so you can keep the most important things in mind, among your daily to-dos
  • How to attend to the short-term goals of launching your business while maintaining the long-term goals of receiving credentialing and growing your practice
  • Understand why people hire a coach to have a safe place to explore, be asked questions they haven’t been asked, see things they haven’t seen, and achieve goals they’ve never achieved.
  • Top challenges for coaches and how to overcome them

 

About Michael Powers

 

Michael works with others on their next best step upward.  With a background that includes engineering, corporate strategy, and marketing, admittedly, he’s a bit of a strange combination of left and right brain thinking. His blend of creative and analytical skills enables him to assess complicated, multi-disciplinary issues, and help create the right path to success. As a marketing and sales executive, he designed and implemented complex corporate strategies, and has a track record of solid results.  The companies he has been a part of have grown by more than four times in five years. He’s now focusing his efforts on assisting even more companies learn how to grow through executive coaching, asking the tough questions, and joining clients across the country as they move their businesses upward.    He’s learned to play to his strengths, and help others do the same.

 

Michael feels blessed to be married to his best friend, and a father to four children, ages 26 to 11, two daughters-in-law, and one grandchild.  He and his wife have also developed a passion for Haiti.  He counts faith, family and friendships as his greatest treasures.  He feels fortunate to have had great mentors along the way, and hopes to pass along a bit of what he’s learned to others to help them in their journey

 

 

 

 

 

Show Notes

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Jun 27, 2017

Have you ever wondered why people participate in mastermind groups? Today, you can be a “fly on the wall” in a live mastermind group to see what really happens and to determine if joining one is a good fit for you.

 In this episode:

  • Hear firsthand, quantitative and qualitative transformations that mastermind group members experience
  • Learn about the inner workings of a mastermind group so you can envision what joining a group can do for you and your business
  • Glean knowledge from successful coaches who are members of the High Impact Mastermind Group

 

Learn more about the High Impact Mastermind group (HIM): http://professionalchristiancoachingtoday.com/him/

 

Learn more about the coaches in today’s episode here:

Dale Young: https://coachdale.com/

Sharon Brani: http://heartprintscoaching.com/

Kerry Reddick: http://www.simplylifecoaching.org

Deirdre McGee: http://www.twelvestonescoaching.com

Jennifer Mcnaney: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-mcnaney-103a62123

Tony Noordmans: http://www.tonynoordmans.com/

 

Show Notes

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Jun 20, 2017

 

According to Forbes Magazine, only 19% of all US and Canadian workers report being satisfied with their work, with an additional 16% saying they are somewhat satisfied. That leaves a full 69% of workers who are not happy with their jobs.   Whether you are a Career Coach or specialize in other areas, many of your clients will want some coaching around their career.

 

In this podcast, career coach trainer and best-selling author, Susan Whitcomb, will share:

  • A four-part framework to move your clients from Point A to Point B
  • The career continuum and how to place your services on it
  • What you need to know to be successful in career coaching

 

About Susan Whitcomb

 

Susan Whitcomb is a leading authority on career coach certification training for entrepreneurial coaches, university career services professionals, and outplacement professionals.   She is a frequent source for the media on career topics, quoted in the Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, US News & World Report, and numerous national publications.

 

She holds designations as a PCC with International Coaches Federation (ICF), Certified Career Management Coach, Nationally Certified Resume Writer, Master Resume Writer, and Credential Career Master and is certified in the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI®-Certified). WIth coach training from the Institute for Life Coach Training, Susan has also completed Dr. Mike Lillibridge’s Executive Coaching Practicum, Dr. Bruce Wilkinson’s DreamGiver Coach Training, and a variety of coaching seminars. An inspirational presenter and engaging trainer, Susan has logged more than 3,000 hours leading webinar and live coach-training instruction for the Certified Career Management Coach program, Certified Executive & Leadership Development Coach program, Certified Job Search Strategist program, and Certified Social Media Career Strategist program offered through www.TheAcademies.com.

 

Author of seven careers books, Susan’s books have been featured worldwide in Barnes & Noble and Borders, including the best-selling Resume Magic: Trade Secrets of a Professional Resume Writer (frequently the #1 or #2 most popular resume book on Amazon.com) . . ., Interview Magic: Job Interview Secrets from America’s Career and Life Coach . . . and the latest book in the “Magic” series, Job Search Magic: Insider Secrets from America’s Career and Life Coach which was nominated as Book of the Year in the Career Category by ForeWord magazine. She is also author of, 30-Day Job Promotion: Build a Powerful Promotion Plan in a Month, award-winning Twitter Job Search Guide (JIST), and coauthor of eResumes: Everything You Need To Know (McGraw-Hill). She has also created Career Magic: Career Coaching for the 21 st Century, a 400-page reference accompanying the Certified Career Management Coach program offered through Career Coach Academy.

 

In addition to founding Career Coach Academy and Leadership Coach Academy, Susan served as Executive Director of Career Masters Institute, a global association of leading career professionals, from 2004-2007. She is also a member of International Coach Federation, Christian Coaches Network, National Career Development Association, National Resume Writers’ Association, and Professional Association of Resume Writers and Career Coaches.

 

As the Career Coach’s Coach, she has guided dozens of professional coaches, career consultants, resume writers, and human resources professionals to a deeper understanding of career issues and coaching techniques. As a coach, she loves partnering with people to create a career filled with purpose, passion, productivity, and prosperity!

 

Show Notes

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Jun 13, 2017

Leaders can increase both their impact and effectiveness when they consciously step into a coach’s mindset and heartset. In today’s episode, we’ll share and discuss portions of Chris McCluskey’s inspiring keynote speech at Convene’s 2015 annual business and marketplace ministry conference.

 

Tune in to learn the importance of:

  • Being relational versus being transactional
  • Co-creating an alliance with those you lead
  • Caring about your employees while increasing the bottom-line

 

Show Notes

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Jun 6, 2017

Asking powerful questions helps your client maximize discovery, gain clarity, create new possibilities, and shift paradigms. In this episode, Dr. Andrew Gorter unpacks this key ICF competency with helpful definitions, great examples, and Biblical principles.

 

​You’ll learn:

- The types of questions coaches ask and how they differ from those of counselors and consultants

- The role humility plays in the coaching relationship

- Scriptural principles that undergird powerful questions

- Practical ways to improve your questioning skills today

 

About Andrew Gorter 

Andrew Gorter, D.Min., ACC is the owner of Plus One Coaching, LLC and has more than 25 years experience working with people to help them clarify what’s next for themselves and to take action to fulfill their calling and achieve their goals.

He is a trained and licensed as a Marriage and Family therapist and has practiced family therapy through a non-profit counseling practice he established in 2002. He is an expert in healthy interpersonal communication, and since establishing Plus One Coaching, LLC he has brought together his passion for coaching and his expertise in family therapy to establish a niche coaching family business leaders.

Throughout his career Andrew has endeavored to lead and serve people and organizations as they face necessary challenges to move forward and to do that in healthy creative ways. From his early career in pastoral ministry to his development of a non-profit counseling ministry and, most recently, Plus One Coaching, Andrew has gained a wealth of experience joining with people to solve problems.

Andrew and his wife, Karen, live in Holland, MI, near the beaches of Lake Michigan. They have two married daughters and three grandsons. He enjoys hiking, watercolor painting, reading and woodworking. He and Karen love just hanging out, especially in beach chairs with their toes in the sand. You can explore further at his website, www.plusonecoaching.com

You can pick up informative assessment, “Strategies to Manage Your Energy” here: "Strategies to Manage Your Energy"

 

Show Notes

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May 30, 2017

Our hyperconnected world offers constant distractions. Yet, as coaches and entrepreneurs, it’s important to focus and bring our best selves to all we do. In his best-selling book, Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World, Cal Newport, shares the results of his recent research on the power of focus and lays out some key strategies that will help us all. In this episode, we’d like to share some of those insights with you.

 

Tune in to hear more about:

  • What deep work is and why it’s important to increase your value and improve your skills
  • The challenges to doing deep work and the cost of not doing it
  • 5 practical strategies for eliminating distractions and increasing productivity

 

Show Notes

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May 23, 2017

Do you or your clients ever rush from project to project and crisis to crisis without stopping to plan for the life you really want? Our days are too few and too important to spend aimlessly and without intention. Yet all too often, that’s where we find ourselves.

 

Tune in to learn how you and your clients can write mission statements that will help you…

 

  • Fulfill the vision and live out the purpose for which you were created
  • Live an intentional life based on your deepest values

–      Bring meaning back into your daily to-dos

 

 

Show Notes

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May 16, 2017

There’s a supernatural way to overcome the busy-ness of your business, and it’s accessible to you 24/7. When you feel like there’s too much to do and too little time, money, and energy to do it, prayer sometimes becomes a last resort. But just imagine what could happen if you put prayer first!

 

Tune in to discover:

  • Specific bite-sized strategies to help you pray throughout each and every day
  • Practical ways to grow closer to God and obtain tangible, supernatural business results
  • Access to free downloadable prayer cards, Scripture promises, and weekly videos

Get more information or join the Prayer-Saturated Business project at www.PrayerPowered.com.

 

Show Notes

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May 9, 2017

Listen in as Brent O’Bannon coaches a business leader through a tough team decision in this demonstration of Master-Full coaching. This coaching session is a great example of professional grade Leadership Coaching.

 

In this episode you’ll hear Brent help the client:

  • Identify and harness his strengths for maximum results
  • See the problem from different perspectives
  • Form a clear action plan
  • Leave motivated and energized by the movement he made

  

About Brent O’Bannon

Brent O’Bannon is a PCC and the first GALLUP-Certified Strengths Coach in the world. 

He coaches and leads entrepreneurial leaders, sales teams, coaches and multi-million dollar companies to maximize, mobilize, and monetize their human capital strengths. 

Brent teaches the PCCI Strengths Based Coaching course and is a recent Amazon #1 best-selling author of Selling Strengths: A Little Book for Executive and Life Coaches About Using Your Strengths to Get Paying Clients.  Join his vision to champion strengths for global excellence at www.brentobannon.com.

 

Show Notes

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May 2, 2017

We know that "life's a journey, not a destination," yet we still experience struggles with navigating that journey. Join us for some encouragement and wisdom from Aaron Walker, a man who truly knows what it's like to struggle up the mountain... especially when it comes to business, entrepreneurship, and money. 

 

You’ll learn how to…

~ Gauge your heart-set and mindset to recalibrate your whole self toward success

~ Let your faith influence your daily life so you can walk by faith, not sight

~ Delay gratification so you can focus on your values and do the hard tasks that actually lead to success

 

About Aaron Walker

Who is Aaron Walker? Businessman and Life Coach, Aaron T. Walker, has inspired many through his leadership, mentorship, and consistent pursuit of excellence. He enjoys helping others and believes experience is a great teacher. 35 years of entrepreneurship and marriage have given Aaron a wealth of experience. Aaron continues to reach new heights and broaden his perspective of the terrain by examining his experiences and growing from them.

 

You can learn more about Aaron at www.ViewFromTheTop.com.

 

Show Notes

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Apr 25, 2017

Using a proactive approach to pre-marital and marriage coaching is now easier than ever with the new SYMBIS Assessment developed by Drs. Les & Leslie Parrott. In today’s interview, Dr. Les Parrott shares how coaches can use this new tool to help save new marriages and strengthen existing ones.

 Tune in to learn more about:

  • The existing state of marriages and the most common obstacles that couples face.
  • How to use the SYMBIS assessment to take your marriage coaching to the next level.
  • An exciting opportunity to train as a Marriage Coach and SYMBIS Facilitator.

  

About Drs. Les & Leslie Parrott:

Dr. Les Parrott is a psychologist and #1 New York Times bestselling author of Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts - used by more than 1.5 million couples, coaches and counselors. He and his wife, Leslie, a marriage and family therapist, are cofounders of the renowned and game-changing SYMBIS Assessment. Les has been featured on The Today Show, The View, Good Morning America, CNN, and Oprah, as well as in USA Today and the New York Times. Les and Leslie live in Seattle with their two sons. Learn more at LesandLeslie.com or find out more about the SYMBIS Assessment here: http://www.symbis.com.

 

Show Notes

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Apr 18, 2017

Got clients? If so, this episode may not be for you. But if you're among the hundreds of coaches we've heard from that struggle with securing clients to build their business, this episode was designed with you in mind. You've got your coaching education. You're ready to serve clients. But where are the people? We can help you find them.

 

Listen in to find out:

~ How to move from no network to new network so you can serve the people you're called to coach

~ Why marketing is easier and more natural than you think so you can demystify and uncomplicate the process

~ The 3 keys that will turn your initial touchpoints into coaching relationships

 

Show Notes

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Apr 11, 2017

Unresolved or poorly resolved conflict is costly in terms of relationships, productivity, and corporate culture. Everyone experiences conflict; but you and your clients don't have to be a victim of the consequences that come when conflict isn't resolved in a healthy way. Those are only a couple of reasons why today's podcast is a must-listen-to episode! 

 

We'll create awareness around: 

  • 5 principles of coaching thataddress conflict, transform organizational culture, and clarify organizational mission and vision
  • Key differences between conflict coaching and other types of coaching
  • A clear model so your client can experience maximum benefits even during times of conflict
  • Ways to navigate the emotional triangle so you can begin to understand how this important work yields amazing results

 

About Marg Van Herk-Paradis:

Marg Van Herk-Paradis specializes in working with congregations and organizations to address conflict, transform organizational culture, and clarify organizational mission and vision through the use of innovative and creative tools.  Having worked extensively across North America, Marg specializes in facilitation, coaching and mediation for groups and individuals.  Marg has worked in several not for profit organizations, Universities and a variety of church denominations and settings.

Marg’s professional experience includes over twenty-five years in not-for-profit and faith based organizations and seventeen years in a leadership position.   She has a BA in Applied Social Science from Concordia University in Montreal and is currently completing a Masters in Theological Studies at Conrad Grebel University College, affiliated with the University of Waterloo.  She has also completed a Certificate in Conflict Management and Mediation, as well as a Certificate in Conflict Management and Congregational Leadership with Advanced Standing from Conrad Grebel.

Marg's work with clients is informed by respect, the valuing of difference and the sacredness of every individual. Listening beyond words to the whole person is a cornerstone of Marg's practice:  She believes that listening well and helping people know that they are loved can be transforming.  She offers a hand of compassion and humility to those with whom she works.

You can learn more about Marg here:

  1. Website: www.L3group.ca
  2. Facebook page: MVH coaching and mediation
  3. Leadership podcast: www.thrivingleaders.ca

 

Show Notes

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Apr 4, 2017

If you or your clients struggle with forward movement and seem to stay stuck, you won't want to miss this podcast. Today, we take the ICF Competency #8, Creating Awareness, and break it down into bite-sized pieces for you.

 

Learn the importance of:

- Integrating and evaluating multiple sources of information so you can make interpretations that promote awareness, understanding, clarity, and goal achievement

- Facilitating a shift in mindset... the "aha" and "lightbulb moments" that drive forward momentum so being stuck is a thing of the past

- The 8 coaching skills required for growth in creating awareness so that you can continue to do God's work in your calling

  

About Dean Harbry:

Dean is a Professional Certified Coach, credentialed through the International Coach Federation. He brings a long history of visionary leadership and managerial leadership coaching with individuals from banking, finance, technology, manufacturing, media and sales. As a trusted advisor, he partners with executives to leverage human resources.

Dean’s coaching focus is to help organizational leaders develop and hone their influence skills, paying particular attention to overseeing authorities (like boards and bosses), as well as peer relationships, vendors and direct reports. True leadership influence addresses all of these relational contexts.

You can learn more about Dean Harbry here: http://internalinnovations.com/

 

Show Notes

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Mar 28, 2017

Have you ever heard of Christian Mindfulness? Whether you have or haven’t, today’s podcast is packed with insights that will impact your personal life, how you lead, and your coaching practice. The cutting-edge field of brain science, applied to life & leadership coaching, will boost your effectiveness in all areas of your life!

Tune in to grasp a greater understanding of how neuroscience can help you and your clients:

  • Exercise greater control over your emotions so you can navigate life and work with a greater sense of calm
  • Increase personal productivity so distractions and multi-tasking don’t rob you of your ability to coach and listen well
  • Build higher-performing teams to impact ROI, retention, and advancement
  • More effectively manage change by keeping your brain healthy
  • Understand the importance of tending to spiritual disciplines and being in the Word on a daily basis so Scripture can guide all your interactions within your circle of influence

 

About Charles Stone:

Charles has served 36 years in ministry, 24 of those as a senior pastor. Over half of those years he served in churches with over 1,000 attenders. He currently pastorsWest Park Church in London, Ontario, Canada. He founded StoneWell Ministries to serve pastors and churches at large through coaching and consulting.

He has spoken to over 1,200 ministry leaders nationally and globally at pastors’ conferences.

Charles and his wife Sherryl have been married for 36 years and have three children: Heather (34), Joshua (32) and Tiffany (29).

 

Charles’ education includes the following:

  • Bachelor of Industrial Engineering and a Certificate in Business and Technical Writing from Georgia Institute of Technology (high honors).
  • Master of Divinity from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Ft. Worth, Texas.
  • Doctor of Ministry from Trinity Evangelical Divinity Seminary in Deerfield, Illinois.
  • Executive Masters in the neuroscience of leadership from the Neuroleadership Institute.

 

 

Show Notes

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Mar 21, 2017

2017 has been called “The Year of the Video,” and as a coach, marketing your own business, you’ll want to take advantage of that trend. Making and sharing short videos is a great way to reach and resonate with your target market, but it can also be overwhelming.

 

In this episode, we will share…

  • Why marketing with video is a lot simpler than it sounds
  • What makes video so powerful and effective
  • Top places to use videos for maximum impact

 

To get started right away, you can learn some simple video tips and tricks by attending our next Christian Coaches Café. This live video conference call will take place April 3rd at 12:00 ET. You can get all the details and sign-up here: http://professionalchristiancoachingtoday.com/cafe/.

 

Show Notes

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Mar 14, 2017

Networking is one of the most important skills you can hone to grow your coaching business and open doors for limitless opportunities. Don’t miss this important episode as Dr. Jevonnah Ellison, Founder of Maximum Potential Academy, shares:

  • Where and how to grow a supportive network
  • How to overcome challenges before you even get started
  • Tips on how to nurture and strengthen your network over time
  • Strategies to activate and leverage your network to extend your reach

 

About Jevonnah Ellison

As the Founder of Maximum Potential Academy (MPA), Dr. Jevonnah Ellison is known as one of the most sought after Life & Business Coaches on understanding your unique purpose and taking bold action. She equips high potential women & men with clarity and confidence to begin their entrepreneurial journey and walk in their authentic God-given purpose. She is known for creating profitable Coaching Programs and Masterminds that get her clients from around the globe lasting results. With over 18 years of coaching experience, formally and informally, Lady J is well-equipped to help you experience massive success.

She has traveled abroad spreading the gospel message of Jesus Christ and is married to Pastor Terry Ellison of New Life Church of God in Christ, 1 Church in 7 Locations, in Montgomery, AL and 1 in Birmingham, At New Life, in addition to serving as First Lady, Lady J is President of the New Life Women Affairs Organization, and teaches a weekly women’s Bible Study called, “Wise Women Build.” She is also the visionary of “Daughters of Virtue,” an impactful Women’s Conference Choir and host to the “Develop with Excellence” New Life Women’s Conference series. 

Professionally, Lady J is an author, speaker and entrepreneur. She is on several boards and advisory councils advocating personal development and entrepreneurship. She is the author of You Have What it Takes and Love Letters for Leading Ladies. In 2015, Jevonnah received the 2015 Humanitarian Golden Rule Award from the North American Division of the United Nations. She is humbled to served as an Ambassador for the UN to help spread the message of the Golden Rule.

 

Jevonnah's Website: www.Jevonnah.com

Maximum Potential Academy: www.Jevonnah.com

Coach's Academy Starter Guide: https://ladyj.mykajabi.com/offers/4fNc2DrP

 

  

Show Notes

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Mar 7, 2017

Do you want to take your listening skills from active to extravagant? In this episode, Todd Kemp, PCC, presents a detailed plan that will enrich your personal and coaching relationships and improve your leadership skills. Todd also shares his Extravagant Listening Manifesto, which will help you develop the mindset for successful implementation of these listening skills.

 

Immediate takeaway value:

  • 5 tips ​for more engaging conversations 
  • 4 levels of listening that will improve your skills today
  • 3 benefits of incorporating extravagant listening into your daily life so you can advance relationships, access what's important now, and encourage more powerful action in your clients and those around you
  • And exclusive notes for listening on a spiritual level

 

 

About Todd Kemp

 

Todd Kemp is Founder and Principal of NorthWise™ Group, a leadership growth coaching and facilitating firm that helps CEOs, business owners, and executives build transformational leadership fortitudes so their teams, missions, and families flourish.

Todd works with leaders who are hungry. Hungry for Change. Growth. A Higher Trajectory.

Leaders who are tired of settling. Tired of stagnating. Tired of being isolated. Because they know they have so much more to be, to do, to unleash.

Todd is a Certified Professional Leadership Coach (CPLC) and Professional Certified Coach (PCC) who began working with CEOs and business owners as an advisor in 2004. He loves engaging leaders who value their own growth, are passionate about their people, and earn profit for a greater purpose.

Since 2009 Todd has also ​served as a Chair with Convene™, helping members of his  CEO peer advisory team build high-trust, high-performance businesses, and high-impact leadership that honors God.

Todd is married to Julianne, his college sweetheart. They have two teenage children and live near Denver, Colorado where Todd enjoys mountain biking, hiking, investing time with family, and making mango salsa.

 

2 Free Gifts:

 

1) "25 Extravagant Listening Tips for Leaders"

Click on the link on the top-right of the northwisegroup.com page to subscribe to my blog posts and you'll receive the free pdf.

 

2) "Extravagant Listening Manifesto for Leaders"

Click on 'Resources' at the top-right of the northwisegroup.com website to access this free download.

 

Connecting with Todd: northwisegroup.com

 

Show Notes

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Feb 28, 2017

Do you stay super busy but still somehow feel unproductive? While it may seem frivolous, science is increasingly showing us that the space in which we work and the ways in which we work have a tremendous impact on the amount and the quality of what we produce. 

 

Tune in to hear more about:

  • The minimum office considerations for a coach setting up a private coaching practice.
  • The science of environmental psychology and how it speaks to the design of our workspace.
  • Factors to consider in developing a personal vision for your ideal office.
  • Multiple ideas to stoke your creative fires and get you excited about designing your ideal coaching office.

 

Would you like to be inspired with pictures of other coaches' home offices and even share your own? Join us on in doing just that in our Professional Christian Coaching Facebook Group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/professionalchristiancoaching/

 

Show Notes

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Feb 21, 2017

If you've ever considered coaching within organizations to help build and strengthen teams, you'll want to tune in to hear valuable insights that will enable you to navigate the unique challenges and dynamics of this rewarding field of coaching. 

You'll not only learn general information on how to support leaders, as they maximize their potential, but you'll also glean:

  • Timeless team leadership principles that will help you shift the coaching focus from personal to team success
  • Critical components of effective coaching with groups so you can encourage successful outcomes from high-performing teams
  • Important distinctions between information and application so the teams you support can build can become cohesive teams that positively impact a company's bottom line.

  

About Fran LaMattina

Fran is the President of Strategies for Greatness, a consultative coaching practice that helps leaders and teams become more effective. Fran has been coaching since 1999, achieving her Master Coach Certification (MCC) and establishing a niche in the areas of strategic planning, team effectiveness, assessments and emotional intelligence.

Fran draws from 20+ years of business experience in the disciplines of marketing, sales, finance, and operations gained from leadership in several business sectors including telecommunications, financial services, and consumer products as well as not-for-profits. She is presently enrolled in a PhD program in Professional Coaching and Human Development and teaches Leadership and Executive Coaching at the Professional Christian Coaching Institute and The Academies.

 

Show Notes

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Feb 14, 2017

What is your purpose? Why are you here? Who did God create you to be? These are big and important questions... for coaches and clients. Join us as we take a deep dive into today’s focus: Clarifying Life Purpose. We’ll tackle the most-asked questions around this topic and you’ll glean valuable insights:

 

  • Know how to discover your own life purpose so you can uncover the obstacles keeping you stuck.
  • Define how you want to live your purpose out, on a daily basis, and begin to find meaning and hope.
  • Learn practical ways to help your clients do this important work.

  

Be sure to join us for our free Live Video Gathering on March 6, 2017, for an in-depth discussion of Exploring Purpose, On Purpose. Reserve your spot here: www.ProfessionalChristianCoachingToday.com/cafe

 

Show Notes

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Feb 7, 2017

If you struggle in launching or growing your coaching business, you'll want to listen in as Georgia Shaffer relays highlights from her book Coaching the Coach: Life Coaching Stories and Tips for Transforming Lives. The information surpasses the traditional marketing, business strategies, and coaching education advice you already know. Today's podcast gets to the depths of a coach's heart and uncovers:

  • The struggles of coaching from a place of honesty and transparency so you can empty your emotional trash and take care of yourself and your business
  • The mindset barriers, mistakes, and consequences other coaches have faced and how their learning can transform your mind and your practice
  • The importance of facing internal insecurities so you can handle challenging clients and move forward.

And so much more: This is the podcast you won't want to miss!

 

About Georgia Shaffer 

Georgia Shaffer, CPLC, MCLC is a credentialed life coach and the author of several books including Coaching the Coach: Life Coaching Stories and Tips for Transforming Lives and Taking Out Your Emotional Trash. She specializes in coaching beginning and established coaches as well as coaching women and communicators. To find out more, visit www.GeorgiaShaffer.com.

 

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Jan 31, 2017

Do you feel like your well is dry? Are you pouring into the lives of others without anyone pouring into you? Because Christian coaches spend so much time serving their clients, families, churches, community and more... they need a place to replenish their souls. So grab your cup and sit with us today to learn how professional development at live events can start to fill you back up.

 

  • Understand how live events, with like-minded people, can give you what you need so that you don’t run on empty.

 

  • Discover how balancing loner tasks with relational must-dos can help you regain creativity and be more productive in life and work.

 

  • Hear underutilized ways to maximize the benefits you receive at your next live event.

 

  • Learn why live events aren’t an expense but an investment; and discern which to sign up for now and which to save for later.

 

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Jan 24, 2017

Are you interested in public speaking but not sure of where to begin? Would you like to craft a message that is both powerful and meaningful? Today Carol Kent, bestselling author and international speaker, and Anne Denmark, Professional Certified Coach and facilitator for Speak Up Conferences, share a storehouse of wisdom that will prepare you to maximize your effectiveness in public speaking.

 

Tune to discover:

  • The top four reasons adding public speaking to your marketing strategy will gain you more clients.
  • How to keep your audience interested and engaged.
  • What to do off the platform to turn new prospects into clients.
  • Key ways to leverage your unique presentation style.

 

Speak Up Conference

Click here to learn more about Speak Up, and use the Coupon Code “PCCT” to receive $50 off your July 2017 registration.

 

About Carol Kent

 

Carol Kent is a bestselling author and international speaker. With vulnerable openness, irrepressible hope, restored joy, and a sense of humor, she directs you to choices based on God’s truth. Carol says, “When God writes your story, you will be in for the adventure of a lifetime!”

She is the president of Speak Up Speaker Services, a Christian speakers’ bureau, and the founder and director of the Speak Up Conference, a ministry committed to helping Christians develop their speaking and writing skills. She and her husband, Gene, have founded the nonprofit organization, Speak Up for Hope, which benefits inmates and their families. Carol holds a master’s degree in communication arts and a bachelor’s degree in speech education.

Carol has trained Christian speakers for over twenty-five years and she has been a featured speaker at Women of Faith, Extraordinary Women, and Women of Joy arena events. She is the author of over twenty books, including the bestselling When I Lay My Isaac Down, Speak Up with Confidence, and Becoming a Woman of Influence. Her newest books are titled, Unquenchable and Waiting Together.

Connect with Carol on Facebook at: www.facebook.com/authorcarolkent and on Twitter at: www.twitter.com/CarolKentSpeaks

 

www.CarolKent.org

www.SpeakUpConference.com

www.SpeakUpforHope.org

 

About Anne Denmark

 

Anne Denmark is a Professional Certified Coach with the International Coach Federation and serves on the faculty for the Professional Christian Coaching Institute, where she teaches interactive on-line courses and mentors coaches.  

 

Anne believes every day is a gift of discovery from God. She works full-time in her coaching business, Life Discovery Coaching in partnership with her clients as they discover their best for God’s glory.

 

She has also been a break out presenter and facilitator at the Speak Up Conference for over 30 years. She frequently coaches speakers in both their preparation and presentation skills.

 

Others describe her as gracious and wise with a creative flair.

Anne and her husband Don live in Franklin, TN, and actively invest in the lives of their three grown children and the lively ‘grands’.

 

Here can learn more about Anne at http://lifediscoverycoaching.com/.

 

 

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Jan 17, 2017

Ready or not, here it comes... Tax Season! One of the side effects of having your own coaching business is having to deal with keeping records and doing taxes. Not your favorite thing?

 

Today's episode will help you get through tax season with:

~ Key information you need to calculate deductions to receive maximum benefit

 

~ Tips on how to systematize your paperwork so you're not up until midnight the day before taxes are due

 

~ Mindset required to plan for and aid in financial success so you can focus on coaching and relieve tax stress

 

About Jay Parks

 

Jay D Parks, President of Jay D Parks & Associates CPA’s, PC, specializes in unique and innovative plans for entrepreneurs and their financial success. He believes in an approach that looks for opportunities to create the pathways to reach the business and personal goals that are unique to each individual. Jay is active in working with you to determine where you are today and where you want to be in the future. This goal setting is not limited to your accounting and tax needs but also expands to other areas such as debt reduction, estate preservation, revenue enhancement and any area that would help you achieve your financial goals. Jay wants to help you develop that healthy relationship with money that God called us to live out.

 

Jay is putting the finishing touches on his first book, “BucketWise”. This book is an accumulation of 30 years of experience helping small business owners achieve their goals. The objective of the book is to help you identify and begin to design simple life and financial hacks that provide simple solutions to some of the challenges that our finances can present. He speaks regularly to small business organizations locally as well as nationally. Jay is passionate about helping others develop that healthy relationship with money that you have always longed for.

 

You can learn more about Jay here: http://www.parkscpa.com

 Free Download: Serious Tax Savings for Christian Coaches

 

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