When I was a young, ambitious, college student, I was excited about setting out and creating my version of the American dream. I thought the formula was simple: work hard + study hard + “be professional” = wild success. Looking back on that time, I was naive about the obstacles I’d have to navigate to [...]
From Engaging Humanity Through Education, to Engaging Coaching for Humanity and the Planet: Since 2017, the Ignite Initiative has used the collective power of the ICF chapters’ pro bono projects to accelerate progress on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal #4 Education. Now the Ignite Initiative is evolving to a new phase of this work [...]
Yes, a wedding reception. So often the talk is about coaching or education, but we don’t often see them truly united. What if there would be more talk around marrying the two? What would open up if we professional coaches joined our superpowers and lined up behind this common cause? If I carried on with [...]
Educators shape tomorrow’s society, and Christian Worth, PCC, France, is quite passionate about that truth. “I’ve seen my children going up or down with their education depending on the teacher they have had,” he explains. It is this observation that motivated Worth’s involvement with the Coaching for Educators (C4E) nonprofit organization. Worth first learned about [...]
I first went to Kenya in 2007 with a company called Accenture working on an eLearning program for nurses. Kenya quickly felt like home for me. I spent the next decade visiting Kenya on and off, learning more about its culture and specific challenges as a developing country. In 2017, while completing my coaching certification, [...]
“To have a foot in an activism movement, a foot in professional life, and a foot in different forums, we Coaches can really be a useful conduit and bridge,” noted Executive Coach Zoe Cohen, of Shine Coaching and Consultancy. In recent years Zoe has taken steps to bring her personal passion regarding climate change to [...]
As the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) spreads across the globe, so do anxiety, confusion and negativity. Working as a Health Coach from Switzerland, where drastic measures have been imposed on individuals and businesses, has caused me to reflect and think about coaching in this “business as un-usual” time. The fears and negativity we are experiencing stem from [...]
As coaches we assist people to become the best version of themselves, not what others want them to be. So many people get distracted away from achieving their best. How can we enable people to stop this from happening, to start carving out the best version of themselves, and transform their own response to the [...]
Living a life in service to others has always been a part of life for Coach Annie Nogg Jason. “It was just a part of my upbringing,” she said. “The ‘healing world’ was a part of my family and my culture.” Choosing to spend more than 10 years in Workforce Development and Nonprofit positions was [...]
Sharing your impact: Sharing, networking, and supporting the courage to extend our reach—our ICF Foundation Bloggers offer our readers ongoing stories of successful societal progress efforts achieved through Coaching. We want to share your stories! We are seeking guest bloggers who are willing to share their social-impact experiences. Perhaps you’ve worked with an under-resourced population, [...]