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I am my first priority

03-20-18
I am my first Priority – Life Coach Online

I am a parent, spouse, and career-minded individual. But first and foremost, I am me!

I am a person with dreams, desires, and needs. Though I have commitments to others, which I value dearly, I must oil my own wheels before I can serve them.

My health is at the top of my priorities. I like to take a 30-minute jog each morning. Not only does this keep me slim and healthy, but for a brief moment in time, it allows me to be at one with my thoughts.

My meals are balanced and fulfilling, and my snacks are nutritious. I nix soda from my intake altogether and whittle my coffee habit down to just one cup per day.

Quality time with my spouse gives me the energy to make it through a tough week. The more intimate the occasion is, the more connected we feel. We are most comfortable when it is just the two of us having a cookout in the backyard or a romantic picnic in the park.

I am my first priority, not because I am selfish, but because I know that others depend on my wellbeing for their livelihood. For this reason, I indulge in a lengthy relaxation session each week. Sometimes it is going to the spa. Other times, I kick back by watching movies in bed.

In addition to my weekly relaxation session, I also make it a point to wind down each evening with quiet activities that relieve any built-up stress from the day.

Today, I dedicate time to myself because I am my first priority, then everything else falls into place!

Self-Reflection Questions:

  1. How can I dedicate more time to myself each week?
  2. Is a specific part of my life draining my energy?
  3. How healthy is my lifestyle?

Certified NLP Coach

Program Description: The Certified NLP Coach program allows you to incorporate very powerful NLP techniques you’re your day-to-day coaching practice.

ICF Training Hours: 65

Duration: 25-weeks

Schedule: One 2-hour class per week

Includes certificate: Yes

Certified Organizational Development Coach

Program Description:

The Certified Organizational Development Coach program is an exclusive and very unique program, designed for coaches who wish to coach entire organizations with their Organizational Development and Change Management goals. This program provides you with 65 ICF training hours - more than enough for the ACC credential. Over a series of 25 weekly lectures, it prepares you to deal with volatile group dynamics across entire organizations. Topics including OD interventions, Team Engagement, Buyer Behavior of internal customers, The Tripod of Success, Ensuring Sustainability, Performance-Retention correlation, Strategies to influence behavior - and many more - are covered in detail.

Coaches are introduced to the ARCS Model, as well as to the Organizational Culture Audit Toolkit. Employee motivation, satisfaction, and productivity are discussed, as well as their impact on the performance of the organization as a whole. Students are introduced to various Change Management models including Lewin's Planned Change model, the ADKAR Change Management model, and Kotter's 8 steps of Change Management. Resistance to change and its manifestation are discussed, as is Behavior Modification.

Upon completing this program, Certified Organizational Development Coaches will have all the tools they need to affect positive transformation within organizations, and will be able to coach teams and personnel at all levels - including initiators, decision makers, influencers, and intervention implementers.

In addition to coaches who are launching their own Corporate Coaching practices, this is an essential program for HR professionals, Training and Development Professionals, Managers, and Corporate Leaders who wish to implement internal policies and OD processes to guide their companies and people through ongoing change.

ICF Training Hours: 65

Duration: 25-weeks

Schedule: One 2-hour class per week

Includes certificate: Yes

Certified Executive Coach

Program Description

The Certified Executive Coach program has been designed for coaches who wish to coach managers, executives, and corporate leaders. The goal of this program is to cultivate a deep understanding of how the executive coaching process works as well as some of the challenges that come up in executive coaching conversations.

This program has been approved by the International Coaching Federation for 32 hours, and it comprises of 12 live, instructor-led, fully interactive virtual classes offered over zoom. These classes cover various aspects of executive coaching including, but not limited to Effective Collaboration, Performance Management, Upskilling, Conflict Management, Effective Collaboration, Developing Team Members, and many more.

This program has a very unique, hands-on, experiential structure. Classes are focused on active participation by students through real life Coaching Challenges and discussions of real life executive coaching situations.

ICF Training Hours: 32

Duration: 12-weeks

Schedule: One 2-hour class per week

Includes certificate: Yes

Certified Life Coach

Program Description:

The Certified life Coach program is an essential program for anyone considering coaching as a profession. The goal of this program is to create a deep understanding of the coaching process, along with how and why it is effective in catalyzing shifts in the mindset to create positive, sustainable transformation.

The training is based on the ICF’s core coaching competencies. It focuses on skills that lead to effective coaching conversations and that are required to build a successful coaching business. It evokes awareness about how identity, thoughts, and feelings determine mindset; and why a change in Think Feel Do impacts the achievement of goals though a change in this mindset.

This program is approved by the International Coaching Federation for 95 hours and comprises 24 live, instructor led, fully interactive virtual sessions offered over Zoom. These lectures cover all aspects of coaching – topics such as Human Emotions and the Brain, Coaching through Emotional Intelligence, The Belief System, Coaching Process and Structure, Deep Listening, Setting Worthy Goals, Asking Insightful Questions, Addressing Client Resistance, Coaching Groups, The Business of Coaching, and many more. These are complemented with a library of reading and reference material, coaching challenges based on various real-life coaching situations, extensive hands-on coaching practice, and assignments designed to trigger reflection on and mastery of coaching skills.

ICF Training Hours: 95

Duration: 24-weeks

Schedule: One 2-hour class per week

Includes certificate: Yes

Class Schedule
ProgramStart DateClass TimesClass Schedule
Certified Life CoachTuesday, June 13th10:30am ET
3:00pm ET
8:00pm ET		Once a week, 2-hours, for 24-weeks
Certified Organizational
Development Coach		Monday, July 17th10:30am ET
3:00pm ET
8:00pm ET		Once a week, 2-hours, for 25-weeks
Certified Executive
Coach		Thursday, July 20th10:30am ET
3:00pm EST
8:00pm ET		Once a week, 2-hours, for 12-weeks
Certified NLP Coach
Practitioner		Wednesday, July 19th10:30am ET
3:00pm EST
8:00pm ET		Once a week, 2-hours, for 25-weeks
Platinum - ACC/PCC
Mentoring		Friday, August 18th10:30am ET
3:00pm ET
8:00pm ET		Once a week, 1-hour
for 7-sessions PLUS 3 one-on-
one sessions with mentor