Dear Co-Active Coaches,

Welcome to the June edition of the Inquiry. Ahh…summer! Long days, picnics, homemade ice cream at the park, chasing fireflies in the warm nights. Those are my June memories. What are yours?

In CTI News this month, we bring you an update on the Business Development Program. This program is offered through a partnership between CTI and The Business Catalyst Institute. If you’re looking for a modular, personalized program that will help you build a coaching practice that sustains you, check out the Business Development Program.

Our staff profile this month in Community focuses on Stephanie Lovinger—admissions advisor, bunny lover and resident laugh creator. Stephanie’s passion for Co-

Activity, outgoing personality and irreverent sense of humor come together to delight both staff and prospective students. Also in Community, check out what’s happening in the Co-Active Network including a call with Rick Tamlyn, CTI senior faculty member and co-founder of The Bigger Game Company.

Our topic this month is Giving and Creating Workshops: How do you design and structure your workshops? How do you market your workshop to a specific audience? How does your Co-Active experience influence your workshop design? Articles by CPCCs Jennifer Britton and Ann Griffiths, and coaches Margarita Gokun Silver, Gail Sussman Miller, Susie Stone, Amy Gilmore Cairns, Jeffrey Van Dyk and Nikki Anderson share their perspectives on this topic. We’re thrilled to have such an abundance of talented and generous coaches in our community.

As always, we love hearing the voices of our community and invite you to read the topics for upcoming issues of The Inquiry and think about sharing your insights by writing an article. And join us in celebrating our newest CPCCs!

Enjoy!

CTI News

We’re Listening to You! New Offerings in the Business Development Program.

We know you want to build your business in a way that is fun, alive and inspiring. We also know that it can be difficult deciding where to start and what to focus on first. Have no fear, BDP is here!

Our popular and effective Quick Start classes are short (two hours), fun, information-packed and inexpensive ways to start building your business. We recommend that you start with “The Smart Authentic Approach to Attracting Clients 1 & 2.” We also offer a variety of additional Quick Start classes that are sure to provide something for everyone.

Starting in late June, we’ll be offering several free resources: a monthly telesession and free audio recordings. Stay tuned for more information!

Due to popular demand, we’ve added several new courses and a new course scheduling process. For more information, check out the website at www.thecoaches.com/business.

New course titles include:

• Crafting Your Unique Brand
• Your Personalized Marketing Plan
• Awesome Marketing Materials
• Financial Transformation
• Developing Multiple Income Streams

In addition, we’ve modified the scheduling process so that the course days/times can be more aligned with your needs. Through this new process we’ll be better able to accommodate your schedules.

Student feedback on the program continues to be very positive. Here are a few selections from students’ feedback:

“Before I took the Quick Start classes, I thought I had to follow a rigid formula to be successful. Frankly, I was dreading it. The classes showed me how I could be totally myself AND be successful in attracting clients. My confidence is growing steadily each day. Thanks for the classes! They really helped.”
—J.M.

"I feel like there was a lot of extremely valuable information given to me within a short timeframe. These affordable classes are well worth the price. I would highly recommend that coaches take these classes before they finish all of their coaching courses to have more ease with finding clients. I'm really happy that I took the classes."
—N.D.

“I will be more confident about my unique offering (me!) and more intentional about how I want to market myself…you can’t help but be inspired to implement the tips and ideas.“
—M.D.

“It was the best! The content is amazing, and the leader is brilliant—she creates such learning and opportunity and safety and leaning into…”
—A.S.

Learn more at www.thecoaches.com/business or send us an email at bdpinfo@thecoaches.com. We hope to see you in a BDP class soon!

Community

Introducing CTI Staff Member Stephanie Lovinger, CPCC
This month’s profile focuses on the lovely Stephanie Lovinger. Stephanie is one of our admissions advisors here at CTI, but she is also the resident bunny lover and humor provider for all of us here in the office. She is a Humor type on the I Am typing scale and that is very clear to all of us. If you hear lots of giggling and/or outright belly laughs coming from a particular place in the office, chances are Stephanie’s irreverent humor is at work! Things just wouldn’t be the same around here without her. Let’s take a closer look at who she is and how she came to join us at CTI. Click here to read more.

Co-Active Network
The Co-Active Network now has more than 7,000 members in the main community! The conversations continue to be vibrant, alive and informative. There are more than 40 niche and geographic communities to check out as well. Come join the fun!

The purpose of the network is to support every member in achieving his/her greatest vision for Co-Active coaching and leadership in the world. Each community has resources, discussions and community events. Here is a specific event that we’d like to highlight:

Welcome to Your Bigger Game
Date: July 18, 2006
8-9 a.m. PT, 11 a.m.-noon ET, 4-5 p.m. GMT

Do you long for a meaningful and compelling life? Are you hungry for what’s next? Rick Tamlyn’s one-hour Bigger Game Call is the wake-up call you’ve been waiting for!

The Bigger Game Model is a new approach to living a fulfilled life. Rick’s one-hour call reviews the Bigger Game Model…complete with comfort zones, bold actions and GULPS. The model will reveal what your soul is craving and will guide you to finding your Bigger Game in a step-by-step process.

If you would like to have a greater impact as a leader, stay on the path to personal or professional excellence, or stay motivated to make a difference, then the Bigger Game is for you.

Rick Tamlyn, CPCC, MCC, is a sought-after leader in the human development field and works internationally as a workshop/seminar leader, professional speaker and as an executive leadership coach. He is a senior trainer for CTI and a leader for the Co-Active Leadership Program. As a co-founder of both It’s All Made Up, Inc., and The Bigger Game Company, Inc., Rick designs and delivers numerous leadership development programs, including Co-Active coaching and leadership skills and The Bigger Game. He has trained and presented for many organizations, including: Disney, IBM, Marriott, Korn/Ferry International, International YMCA, Fairview Hospitals, BP Amoco and Wells Fargo Bank. www.itsallmadeup.com.

To sign up, click here.

Check the full calendar on the Co-Active Network. There is an amazing array of exciting events. Many of the events held on the main community have been recorded on audio podium. The list of recorded sessions is available under the “Resources” section of the main community. Look for the topic “Audio Podiums from Network Main Event Sessions” for a full list.

Would you like to share your insight with fellow coaches?
We love to learn from our community, and sharing your thoughts with your fellow coaches is a great way to let us know what’s happening in your world. The Inquiry focuses on a specific topic each month. Topics for the next few months are:

July—Challenges and Triumphs in Credentialing: Why did you decide to become a CPCC, MCC, PCC or ACC? What do you know now that you wish you knew when you started this process? What part of the process felt like a rite of passage, what does the other side of that passage look like, and what motivates you now?

August—Staying Motivated as a Solopreneur: What challenges have you faced as a solopreneur? How do you stay motivated when working alone? How do you recover when/if you become discouraged?

September—What Can’t You Be With in Your Coaching? How does it get in the way? What are the issues that challenge your self-management? How do you recover?

We invite you to submit articles and share your insight in The Inquiry. It is a fantastic way to increase your visibility in the coaching profession. Please send articles to newsletter@thecoaches.com. Read the detailed submission guidelines.

Articles

Golden Nuggets for Your Workshop Success
Jennifer Britton, MES, CPT, CPCC, is the founder of Potentials Realized, and her work with organizations, teams and groups through retreats, workshops and group coaching have taken her around the world—from Caribbean beaches and South American jungles to corporate boardrooms and UN Headquarters. Here, she says, “Group programs can take a range of labels—workshops, retreats or group coaching. Frequently, the label we give it is based on the most resonant language for the audience we are serving. I believe that a coaching approach can be integrated into all three activities.” To find out what the golden nuggets are, read more.

Culturally Bound: Designing Workshops in Another Language and for Another Culture
“The dictionaries were of no help. I sat there, surrounded by at least three thick English-Russian dictionaries and stared at the blank screen of my laptop. The Russian-language training I was hired to give was in less than a week, and I still had not produced any of the workshop materials, let alone the handouts. I was stuck and the worst of it was that I was stuck on my very first line.” Ever had this experience? Margarita Gokun Silver, founder of the Global Coach Center, has. Click here to read about how she masterfully creates workshops that communicate through border lines.

How to Love Creating and Giving Workshops
“What if it were easy to create and give workshops? What if your everyday coaching processes held the secret to your workshop content? What if organizations exist in your target audience that are hungry for speakers and waiting for you? I discovered this is all true and possible. Workshops are the number one way I get new clients, averaging one client and speaking invitation per workshop. I also reach more people, in less time, and have a greater impact. Consider how easy, natural and possible this experience can be for you!” Gail Sussman Miller founded Inspired Choice to work primarily with women solopreneurs to teach them how to love business obstacles and overcome them with ease. But everyone can gain from reading this encouraging article. Click here to read more.

An Insider’s Peak Into the Secret World of Successful Workshops
“Shhh, I did not receive permission from Ms. ADDIE to let you take a peak inside the double top-secret workshop lab. But I feel this is too important and I must share it with you. Ms. ADDIE has been creating workshops for many years and her straightforward process has enabled millions to create and give successful workshops around the world.” Susie Stone, Master Innovator and Play Integration Expert, of Tickling Stone, LLC, provides entrepreneurs and corporations with creative learning and development solutions. Here, she provides us with her top-secret methods for creating excellent workshops. Click here to have the secrets revealed.

You’ve Been Asked to Give a Workshop—Now What?
“Mary had accepted an invitation to present a workshop. But when she sat down to prepare the content, she felt like her thoughts were about as inspiring as the blank computer screen staring back at her. ‘I’m sure these people have attended workshops on this topic before. How can I possibly make it new and interesting for them?’ she moaned. ‘Come to think of it, why did I even accept this project in the first place?’” Sound familiar? Read this article and you’ll find that Ann Griffiths, CPCC, RCC, will eloquently steer you clear of your Saboteur attacks with a step-by-step process to create your workshops.

A Newly Discovered Co-Activity
Jeffrey Van Dyk and Nikki Anderson run Circle of Excellence Coaching, which offers workshops and group coaching. They work together in creating their workshops and have found that “not only do our own Saboteurs rear their heads from time to time—they sometimes collude or argue with each other! In this equation, Level 1 + Level 1 does not equal Level 2.” If you co-design workshops with your partner, then this article is for you! Read more.

Train as the Coach You Are
Amy Gilmore Cairns, MA, is a consultant to post-secondary and adult educators looking for paths to step fully into their power as educators. Here, she says, “I am honored to work with new or aspiring trainers and educators. Most often, their skill-building needs lie not in the mastery of the material, or even its preparation and delivery, but in how to be a trainer. How does a trainer claim and hold the space? How are the learners engaged? What about learners who want to go “off topic?” Or people who don’t understand what the trainers are trying to accomplish? There is a whole way of being and understanding that is needed to be a great trainer. Fortunately, as Co-Active coaches, you are already there.” Read what else Amy has to say by clicking here.

Celebration

Please join the CTI team in congratulating all of the Certified Professional Co-Active Coaches who have finished the rigorous certification program and passed their exams!

Tove Andresen, Nancy Ashworth, Heather Backstrom, Sheila Baker, Jaci Delahanty, Gary Dietrich, Janet Graham, Margaret Graham, Anne Helene Grontoft, Laurie Hacking, Maureen Hannan, Linda Hough, Jodi Hume, Dennis Jorstad, Steve Lundeen, Roger Lee Tyson, Lori Maida, Tracy Nichol, Theresa Norris, Kathleen Harrison, Inger Reime, Envor Madeleine Skardalsmo, Jamie Simmonds, Inge Simons and Michael Weitz.