Coach Training World’s Blog
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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?
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...
Which ICF coaching credential is best for me?
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...
What do the ICF ACC, PCC & MCC stand for?
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...
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?
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 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...