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Overcoming the Shadow of Doubt

Flipping the basement light switch on, my fiancé and I descended into an array of boxes. We were finally taking our first camping trip of the year, at the END of SUMMER. As we gathered our gear, my fiancé grabbed a half-open box and inquired “ When are you going to go...

How to Become a Board Certified Coach (BCC)

Lots of people claim to be a life or business coach. After reading a few self-help books and watching an online video or two, some actually consider themselves qualified to offer what they perceive as “coaching” advice. Coaching, which used to be confused with...

How I became a life coach and started my own coaching business

Hi! I'm Sheila Anne, a Whole Person Certified Life Coach and ICF Professional Certified Coach (PCC). I wrote this article to help you find your own way into coaching. If you have questions please ask in the comments box! I was first introduced to life coaching by a...

Skip your 2022 New Year’s Resolutions

How many times have you promised yourself on New Years that you'll finally make the changes you know you need to make. And how long do you honor that promise? I'm no different, but there is a better way to create positive change in your life... It's not just...

Changing Others: The Impossible Conversation

Your phone rings. You recognize the Caller ID and send the call to voicemail. Minutes later, your screen fills with “urgent” text messages. It’s “that” friend or family member. The one who always needs to talk to you “right now.” You know the feeling. It’s never fun....

Meet Life Leadership Coach Lou Ionis

Meet Life Leadership Coach Lou Ionis (WPCC, PCC) from Portland, Oregon, USA As an ICF Certified Whole Person Coach, Lou’s wide range of experience and skills give him the capacity to tailor leadership development for individuals in any role or industry. With an...

Meet Executive & Leadership Coach Dan Bartholomew

Meet Executive & Leadership Coach Dan Bartholomew who is based in Portland, Oregon, USA. Dan currently is a Certified Professional Coach, but is also minutes away from becoming an ICF Professional Certified Coach. As an avid learner Dan has embraced credentialing...

A Deeper Way to Trust: Believing

Trust is the glue that makes any coaching relationship exponential in its impact. Without it, a coach’s capacity to evoke change in others is hindered and, at times, almost impossible. Cultivating change in others requires their trust in you, your process and, most...

Phoenix Soleymani Ashtiani, “Second Self” Coach

“Whole Person Coaching helped me develop a set of skills crucial to being a coach. The most important of these is the ability to act as a ternary observer: a coach, a client, and a third person observing the coaching process. Through this process, every inspiration...

Diversity & You: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging

Without diversity, we are not Whole. All of who you are is welcome here We believe in the power of co-evolutionary conversations. Within them coach and client alike are invited to fully embrace, embody, and express the whole of who they are. It’s a courageous space in...

Introducing Barbara Patterson Cerullo, Whole Person Life Coach

"I have always believed in a whole person approach to life. At a turning point in my own life, I wanted to be taught by a woman living her passions. I'm so grateful to have discovered Feroshia and Coach Training World… my life has been dramatically transformed!” At...

How to prepare for ICF’s Coach Knowledge Assessment (CKA)

When you attend an Accredited Coach Training Program (ACTP) such as Coach Training World, your final step in your ICF certification process is to complete your Coach Knowledge Assessment (CKA) with the International Coach Federation. Earning an International Coach...

Benefits of Attending an ACTP Program

Learn more about the International Coach Federation: Why earn an ICF credential? What’s in it for you? Why is the International Coach Federation considered the global gold standard for the coaching...

How does the ICF rank coaching schools?

Which ICF coaching credential is best for me?

What do the ICF ACC, PCC & MCC stand for?

Why is the International Coach Federation considered the global gold standard for the coaching profession

Get detailed information on our ICF Accredited & Board Certified Coach training programs. Learn more about the International Coach Federation: Why earn an ICF credential? What’s in it for you? Why is the International Coach Federation considered the global gold...

Why earn an ICF coaching credential? What’s in it for you?

How to Choose the Best Coach Training School for You

Becoming a coach is an important decision. One that holds the potential to be absolutely life and career enhancing. Imagine for a moment, being able to bring your whole self into your work, in service of others. Envision the possibilities of being able to help others,...

Introducing Gail Conrad, Holistic Innovation Coach

“Our life experience is everything. We have all the information we need. We just have to pull it out.”Gail Conrad has worn a variety of hats throughout her life. Teaching hats. Directing hats. Choreographer hats. Design hats. Successful in every pursuit, she has...

Introducing Darlene Miller, Career Coach

“When evaluating my fulfillment with work, I realized that advising, coaching and teaching were the parts that gave me energy and joy. I also realized that I was an informal coach and had been long before I knew there was a name for it.”Darlene Miller has spent most...

Introducing Marame Gueye, Life & Career Coach for African Diaspora Women

“We always say digital spaces are dangerous, that they consume us. But it all depends on the type of digital community you create.”Marame Gueye is an Associate Professor of African and African Diaspora Literatures at East Carolina University in North Carolina. She...

Introducing Hillary Bennett, Return to Work + Female Empowerment Coach

"I went on a long personal development journey that brought me to coaching, and I’ve never felt more alive! It is possible to have a job you truly love and that enhances your life instead of taking away from it. If I can find it, anyone can.”Before Hillary Bennett...

Introducing Frieda Levycky, Life Coach for Legal Professionals

"Starting your own business is hard work! I never realised the effort that went into marketing strategy, branding, networking and other aspects. It’s been eye-opening to say the least – particularly when juggling a full-time job. But when you are passionate and driven...

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Innovate From Here

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Step into the arena as a transformational change maker and evoke real and lasting change in others. In this advanced course, you will learn how to address the embedded and often unconscious factors that prevent your clients from being highly effective, fulfilled and leveraging their greatest resources. INTEGRATE reveals the highly personal, individualized emergence process. This is where you empower your clients to successfully reclaim their wholeness and step into their highest and most effective self.

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Although this training is directed at working with others, it’s not uncommon for coaches-in-training to rediscover and reclaim their own deepest and often forgotten potential and to emerge into their greatest potential through the work.

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Integral: Science & Psychology of Whole Person Coaching

(2-Day Intensive – Available Online, In-Person & Recorded)

INTEGRAL provides you with a scientific and psychological backbone to better understand the numerous factors that affect your client’s capacity to make change in their lives. Through Integral, you’ll feel confident that your coaching approach is highly effective at meeting your client’s true needs and that you’ll be able to help them to become more resilient and adaptive in their transitions.

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Explore the underpinnings of Whole Person Coaching, including its roots in: Interpersonal Neurobiology, Positive, Narrative, Archetypal, Energy and Somatic Psychology.
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PREREQUISITE: Recommended Coaching Experience
ATTEND: In-Person (Portland, OR) -or- Virtually via Zoom conference (Recording Available)
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Ignite: Catalytic Communication

(3-Day Intensive – Available Online, In-Person & Recorded)

Catalytic Communication is the core engine that you’ll use to produce game changing and often life-changing conversations that catapult your client’s capacity to achieve their dreams. It’s a unique form of invitational communication that employs powerful questions and reflective techniques that engage the whole person.

With this course, you will:

Employ techniques based in Motivational Interviewing, NLP, Positive and Somatic Psychology to generate positive momentum in others working with the whole person.
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(3-Day Intensive – Available Online, In-Person & Recorded)

Relationships are everything. The relationship you hold with yourself, others and the world as a whole shape the way in which you see, feel, hear and behave in the world. Impact is about being your best self in service to others.

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Tap into Relational Neurobiology, Interpersonal Mindfulness and Adult Attachment Theory to understand the effects of relationships on brain development, decision-making and habits. Learn the science behind effect change strategies.
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Discover the five-core relationship building skills of attending, believing, confidentiality, reflecting and empathy to support your clients to overcome their own self-doubt and fear.
Move beyond emotional triggers and remain present and highly effective working with others regardless of what arises during the session.
Explore the 4 ways of “knowing” and learn how to tap into the multiple intelligences of the whole person.

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PREREQUISITE: INSIGHT: Whole Person Coaching Starter Kit
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Insight: Whole Person Coaching® Starter Kit

INSIGHT is an on-demand, 10-module digital coach training that gives you the tools and skills you need to start coaching others. This training includes sample coaching sessions and our customizable “Coaching Starter Toolkit,” getting you up and running immediately.

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Add a rich suite of resources into your coaching toolkit including: coaching contracts, coaching plans, values cards, archetypal identity tools, self-assessments and more are included.
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Use our FootSteps coaching intervention to generate positive momentum and sustainable change with your ideal audience.
Clearly articulate the value and benefits you offer your prospective clients so you spend less time selling yourself, and more time helping others.
Customize your coaching toolkit, tailoring it to your unique offerings and personality.

The key to change mastery lies in a strong foundation from which to elicit change. The Self-Discovery Process is essential to both coach- and client-success. Your clients will become confident in you as their guide. More importantly, you’ll be well equipped to serve them at your best by knowing: who they are, what truly matters most to them, and how to elicit their very best. It’s worth noting that many people begin charging for their services at this point and start earning back their initial training investment. NO PREREQUISITE AVAILABLE: On Demand

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Discover YouInnovate From Here

With this course, you will:

Innovate: Holistic Change Mastery

(3-Day Intensive – Available Online, In-Person & Recorded)

With this course, you will:

Integrate: Tools for Change

(3-Day Intensive – Available Online, In-Person & Recorded)

With this course, you will:

Integral: Science & Psychology of Whole Person Coaching

(2-Day Intensive – Available Online, In-Person & Recorded)

With this course, you will:

Ignite: Catalytic Communication

(3-Day Intensive – Available Online, In-Person & Recorded)

With this course, you will:

Impact: Revolutionary Relationships

(3-Day Intensive – Available Online, In-Person & Recorded)

With this course, you will:

Insight: Whole Person Coaching® Starter Kit

With this course, you will:

Discover You
Innovate From Here