ICF Foundation Reflects on Converge 21

ICF Foundation was honored to participate in ICF Converge 2021, which happened this week from October 26-28, 2021. ICF Converge represents the global coaching community, challenging  both attendees and presenters to push boundaries and explore new experiences. The conference was a record-breaking crowd and included more than 2,000 attendees from around the globe. The ICF Foundation’s work around pushing the boundaries of Coaching for Social Impact was featured in the Discover content …read more.
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Welcome Steve Weiss, CAE, Vice President of ICF Professional Coaches

We would like to welcome Steve Weiss, CAE, as the vice president of ICF Professional Coaches! Steve is an accomplished association management executive with previous experience in membership development and relations. Most recently, he served as the executive vice president of foundation advancement and operations at Finesca, a membership association for financial security professionals.   Steve is passionate about increasing the awareness of …read more.
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ICF Converge 2021 is Underway

We kicked off ICF Converge 2021 yesterday, and so far, it’s been energizing to connect and learn with the global coaching community. There are more than 2,000 attendees, representing almost 80 countries. We can’t wait to see how coaches like you will put their takeaways into practice and continue empowering the world through coaching.  
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2021 Live Quarterly Credentialing Q&A Calls

ICF Credentials and Standards and ICF Professional Coaches have partnered to create an informative pre-recorded Credentialing Informational Video for you to view at your convenience, along with a series of Quarterly Q&A Calls to answer all your follow up questions.  To attend a Live Quarterly Q&A call, we ask that you register using one of the links below. Once you …read more.
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Celebrate Global Giving Tuesday on November 30

In honor of Global Giving Tuesday on November 30, 2021, we invite you to join the ICF Foundation, and help make a difference for humanity and the planet.    You can get involved by:   Making a philanthropic gift to the ICF Foundation to help support this important work   Spreading the word about the ICF Foundation and the …read more.
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Key Factors to Build, Expand and Sustain Your Coaching Business 

When building a successful business, there are many essential components that are indispensable, including the following:  Marketing and sales – creating brand awareness and demands   Product or service development and delivery – creating and sharing our values to clients   Accounting and finance – a backbone of the business to support its stability and growth, etc.   In this article, I will focus mainly on the component of marketing and sales based on direct experiences in …read more.
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The Answer

I learned to dream by reading fairy tales. I cannot remember the exact tale, the hero, nor the villain, but I do recall understanding that darkness, uncertainty, and a seemingly insurmountable task would vanish with the insight, curiosity or action discovered in the answer. Sometimes the answer was delivered by the fairy godmother, the handsome prince, or the ugly …read more.
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Tips for Coaching Introverts 

Unfriendly. Aloof. Quiet. Awkward.  Many introverts have heard these words all their lives. From childhood, many quiet, reserved kids are encouraged to change — to become more animated, more outgoing, more raucous, more… extroverted.  In one of the most popular Ted Talks of all time, “The Power of Introverts,” author and speaker Susan Cain described her …read more.
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