On July 8, a group affiliated with the Ku Klux Klan came to my town, Charlottesville, Virginia. They came to protest the planned removal of a statue of Robert E. Lee in one of our city parks. I’m part of the Charlottesville Clergy Collective, a group of faith leaders who have been meeting to discuss racial issues in our community. […]
Several months ago, my friend and fellow coach Ken Kessler issued a challenge to other coaches. He asked: “What are at least ten ways you can think of to encourage a coaching client?” Ken’s question inspired me to think of how I would answer. Here are my ten ways to encourage coaching clients. 1. Encourage by believing in the client. […]
Another Easter has come and gone. So how can our lives be different this year, post-Easter? Sunday, I attended the Easter Sunday service at Chestnut Grove Baptist Church. During worship, my friend Lance King, the Pastor of Chestnut Grove, delivered a sermon that is still resonating in my heart and my spirit. I want to share my takeaways from the […]
Hello, fellow Exoteric Coaches! As you know, we are required to carry liability insurance that provides $1M in coverage. You must also name Exoteric as an Additional Insured, and current members will have six months from March 1, 2017, to obtain get Liability Insurance. Linton Johnson suggested Lockton Affinity as a provider. Lockton Affinity, LLC 1-800-253-5486 P.O. Box 879610 Kansas […]
“I don’t trust them and they don’t trust me,” a coaching client told me the other day. Trust, or more accurately, the lack of trust, seems to be one of the crucial challenges today, both in our work environments and in life. In conversations without trust, people tend not to listen to each other. Instead, they talk past one another, […]
I recently took the ICF’s Coach Knowledge Assessment exam (CKA). This online multiple-choice exam was part of the requirement for me to receive my Associate Certified Coach (ACC) credential with the International Coaching Federation. Several of my fellow coaches are also taking the exam, and a frequently asked question is “How do I prepare for this? How do I ace it?” […]