June 2012 ICF Colorado Newsletter

1. JUNE 2012
IN THIS ISSUE:
Message from Marty Vondrell, President
Next ICF Colorado Monthly Meeting: June 14, 2012
Special Interest Group (SIG) Meetings
In the Spotlight: Helle Hegelund
Calling All Volunteers!
Membership in the ICF Colorado
ICF Colorado is on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter & YouTube!
Resource Library
General Meeting Information
Contact Us
PLEASE NOTE:
Denver Coach Federation in process of rebranding name to ICF Colorado
As announced at the May monthly meeting and in last month's newsletter, the Denver Coach
Federation is in process of rebranding our name to ICF Colorado.
This transition will be taking place over the next few months.
We appreciate your understanding as we work to make updates as quickly as possible.
Message from Marty Vondrell
President, ICF Colorado
Welcome to summertime! The pools are opening, and the kids are getting out of school. The days
are getting hotter, and people are talking about their upcoming vacations. Life is good! Do you
feel it? Are you appreciating it? Take time to bask in the moment right now. As coaches know,
there is nothing more important than the present moment. My hope is that you are taking plenty
of these moments every day. In my humble opinion, it is a key part of living an empowered life.
At the ICF Colorado, we continue to grow. We are at record high membership levels! I love the
energy at the meetings and the positivity is contagious. In May, we hosted an ICF booth at the
international ASTD conference that was a wonderful success. We met hundreds of people and

2. answered lots of questions. It is very fulfilling to watch the coaching industry blossom into an
instrumental part of business and society.
At this month's meeting, we have an amazing panel of seasoned coaches that have offered to
impart their wisdom and experiences for us. This will be a great meeting to learn tips and
suggestions to grow and to refine our coaching practices. We have a wide variety of specialties
represented; I am really looking forward to it. It will be a great send off to the summer since we
do not have general meetings during July and August.
As a coach, we all talk to our clients about what they are doing, what they are feeling and who
they are being. It may surprise you that I talk to my clients a lot about what they should stop
doing. This month I would like to challenge you. It is critically important to contemplate what we
do, and that includes what we should STOP doing. What should you stop doing? What is that one
thing that would improve your life or business if you stopped doing it? I challenge you to search
for it. It may be easy to find, or it may be a little harder. You may be able to find it in the moment
of contemplation, or you may have to ask your coach or colleagues. Either way, I challenge you to
look for it, find it, and eliminated it from your life for 21 days. See what happens and evaluate the
results.
You do not have to change the world. You only have to change yourself in a positive direction,
little by little, one thing at a time to make a powerful impact. As Gandhi said, "my life is my
message." I hope you will make your life your message. What you do and what you choose NOT to
do is your message. I look forward to witnessing your message at the next ICF Colorado meeting.
With the warmest regards,
Marty Vondrell
President, ICF Colorado
marty@martyvondrell.com
Next ICF Colorado Monthly Meeting: June 14
Date: June 14, 2012
Time: 7:00PM to 9:00PM
(SIGs start at 6:00PM before the general meeting)
Location: PPA Event Center, 2105 Decautur St, Denver, CO 80211
Speakers: Laura Belsten, Karen Van Cleve, Judy Sabah, Ann Strong, and TC North
Click here for all speaker bios
Topic: "Structure and Insights into a Successful Coaching Practice"
For our June meeting, we will have a panel of seasoned coaches who have created a structure of a
successful coaching practice discuss their perspectives, insights and experiences regarding what it
takes to be a successful coach. There will be an open Q&A session conducted at the end of the
discussion.
Key take-aways:
An overview of the key elements of a successful coaching practice.
Key contributors to each of the panelists' success in their different areas of coaching,
including an overview of their pathway to success.
Open questions from the audience to individual panelist or to the panel as a whole.
We see this presentation as the beginning of a continuing dialogue with the ICF Colorado
community, with discussions feeding into the SIGs, setting the stage for expanded community

3. outreach, and much more.
REQUEST TO SUBMIT QUESTIONS FOR PANEL PRIOR TO JUNE MEETING
To "jump start" the discussion, we wanted to provide an overview of the current status and
evolution of professional coaching. As you review the information below, we request you email us
at info@denvercoach.com with questions you would like to have the panel address at the meeting.
Key Points from the ICF Global Study:*
Total number of coaches worldwide is 47,500.
Total revenue generated worldwide from coaching is nearly $2 billion USD dollars ($m
1,979 USD).
The annual average revenue generated by coaching is $47,900 USD.
The ICF Membership numbers in 1999 were 2,122 members (based in North America), and the
numbers in 2012 are 21,972 members (May) in 114 countries - 51% in North America or about
11,000. (This number is subject to change).
*The ICF did a major global study, and the final report will be out toward the end of June; be sure
to look for that upcoming report.
Consider these 7 Key Elements of a Successful Coaching Practice:
The Coach
Business
Marketing - the "What"
Marketing - the "How"
Sales & Sustainability
Technology & Equipment
Team to help run your business
Which of these elements do you find the most challenging? The least challenging? Why?
Share with us at info@denvercoach.com.
PANEL OF SPEAKERS
Click here for all speaker bios
Laura Belsten

4. Karen Van Cleve
Judy Sabah
Ann Strong
TC North
Click here for all speaker bios
PLEASE NOTE: Everyone must register for the monthly meetings including ICF Colorado
members.
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER for the June 14, 2012 Meeting.

5. Special Interest Groups (SIGs)
EXPLORING COACHING AS A PROFESSION SIG
June 14, 2012
6:00PM - 7:00PM
Our discussion may include, and is not limited to:
understanding how coaching differs from related professions
learning what makes an exceptional coach
determining if self-employment suits you
choosing your niche and specialty
investigating training programs, certification & mentor coaches
getting started . . .
BUILDING YOUR COACHING BUSINESS SIG
June 14, 2012
6:00PM - 7:00PM
Facilitated By: Jean DiGiovanna
For the June meeting, guest speaker Leigh-Ann Zaharevich will share practical, usable ideas to
help you build a sustainable coaching business.
Leigh-Ann has studied with some of the top business minds in the world, including Michael Gerber,
author of the bestselling business book, The E-Myth. She is one of 50 people in the world certified
to facilitate his entrepreneur bootcamp. For over 17 years, she has served as a business coach,
developing leadership development programs and facilitating team strategy and communication
sessions.
Mission – To ensure that new coaches build their business, improve their coaching skills, market
effectively and stay active and engaged in DCF. The SIG will help new coaches chart a course
toward professional and financial success. In addition, coaches who complete this six-month
curriculum should be prepared to mentor the next group of coaches entering the SIG.
Facilitator:
Jean DiGiovanna, CPCC
jean@workshopuniversity.com
www.workshopuniversity.com
303-413-8001
NEW - EXPERIENCED COACHES SIG
June 20, 2012
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Location: see information below
Facilitated by: Marty Vondrell and Reuel Hunt
5+ Years of Coaching Experience? You’re Invited to Check Us Out
The next meeting of the Experienced Coaches SIG is June 20th from 7-9pm.
Our 15-minute presentation for the meeting this month will be a continuation of the "Successful
Coaches Panelists" presentation from the June ICF Colorado general meeting.

6. Summary of the May SIG meeting: Our meeting began with check ins around the circle (we
decided to include feedback and the receiving of resources and ideas from others in the circle as
we checked in). We discussed the shared experience of this SIG - sense of community with
like-minded folks; save, free and open expression; sharing and receiving current needed
resources, including marketing ideas; and good energy and inspiration of shared new tools and
ideas. Jonathan and Laurie Weiss made a very valuable 15-minute interactive presentation on the
affirmation of the value of logosynthesis and a discussion around framing of this concept for
coaching and the business community.
Location:
3855 S. Hibiscus Way Denver, CO 80237
(west on Hampden from 1-25 to Happy Canyon)
We look forward to seeing you there!
The NEXT MEETING is always the Wednesday after the regular ICF Colorado General meeting.
Please contact Marty or Reuel to receive more details about this SIG.
Marty: marty@martyvondrell.com
Reuel: rjhunt@earthlink.net
Facilitators:
Marty Vondrell and Reuel Hunt
Email Marty or Email Reuel
In the Spotlight: Helle Hegelund
ICF Colorado proudly recognizes Helle Hegelund as our member "In the Spotlight." Helle is an
international life coach and executive coach who helps individuals improve the quality of their
careers and overall life. As an ICF Colorado volunteer, she is an integral part of our ongoing
success with her contributions to the Education team.
Colorado became home to Helle three years ago after leaving her home country of Denmark.
Drawing from 15 years of experience as a Human Resource Development Consultant in which she
coached, trained, and helped develop employees and leaders, Helle uses a blend of inquiry,
presence, and compassion in her current practice coaching women who struggle with work-life
balance. Her work on international training projects has also given her unique and extensive
knowledge of intercultural aspects for coaching individuals from around the world.
As a certified Integral Coach from New Ventures West coaching program, Helle’s coaching
philosophy is based on Integral Coaching, a discipline that enables clients to become more aware
of their current approach to situations, to see new possibilities, and then to build sustainable new
competencies to achieve meaningful outcomes. She is also certified in assessment tools such as
MBTI, Emotional Intelligence, and 360 degree feedback.
Click here to read more.

7. Calling All Volunteers!
We invite you to share your skills, talents, and experiences with ICF Colorado and play a bigger
role in the coaching community. How? Read on to see how easy it is to play full out.
We have opportunities for you to be of service in the following areas:
Facilitator for one of our monthly Special Interest Groups (SIG) - Facilitating a SIG
allows you to grow as a leader, meet lots of amazing coaches, and develop an exciting
program that you can use in other areas of your coaching practice.
ICF Colorado Blogger - Would you like to learn more about blogging in a safe
environment and would enjoy sharing emerging trends with the coaching community? Then
this has your name written all over it.
Manage ICF Colorado Twitter - Are you a tweeting fanatic and have a few extra minutes
each week to tweet out to coaches and the community about our ICF Colorado meetings,
events, and programs?
Manage ICF Colorado Facebook - Post our events, speakers, coaching tips, etc. It's a
great way to network.
Greeters - Remember how you felt when you came to your first ICF Colorado meeting?
Help our new guests feel welcome and at home.
Channel 9 News Health Fair - Help us be a part of this great program so that we can be
of service to the community.
PBS Phone Support - Set up a date/time for us to give back to this important community
program.
ICF Colorado Press Releases - Do you have experience writing and sending out press
releases? We'd love your help in getting this started!
Jobing.com - Find out when these events are and encourage our members to attend to
help coach job seekers in finding their new dream job. It might even lead to new clients!
Assist with ICF Colorado workshops - We enjoy providing valuable workshops for our
ICF Colorado members and invite you to be a part of this dynamic, engaging program. We
occasionally need help in identifying interesting workshops, getting info about the workshop
in the montly newsletter, etc.
Identify teleseminar opportunities for ICF Colorado members - Is there a topic you
think the members would get value from or is there a speaker who you know of who would
"WOW" our members? Jump in and be a part of this initiative!
Follow up with ICF Colorado speakers - Assist them with accommodations,
transporation, special needs, etc. - This will allow you to meet some "Movers and Shakers"
in the world of coaching!
Create a member survey asking for feedback on what areas/topics they're interested in
to ensure we're meeting the needs of our members.
Resource Management Support - Go through the existing ICF Colorado resources on file
and determine what's current/beneficial to coaches and what's outdated.
Resource of the Month - Highlight a resource from our library and write a brief summary
of it for our monthly newsletter. What a great opportunity to learn a new coaching skill, and
then share it with your peers.
Please contact Reuel Hunt at 303-734-0444 or rjhunt@earthlink.net to learn more about these

8. exciting opportunities or to get signed up today.
We value your creative ideas and are committed to being the #1 resource for coaches in Colorado.
Thank you for making a difference! We truly appreciate you and all that you share with us.
The ICF Colorado Board of Directors
Membership in the ICF Colorado
Summer is approaching but you can still join now - attend the June meeting as a new member
AND participate in our Spring Membership Drive. Please help us build our membership and earn
Starbucks cards in the process. For every new member who puts your name in the referral field on
the application, you will earn a $10 Starbucks card. When we tabulate the results of our
Membership Drive in November, the member who has brought in the most new members will win
a $50 gift card. That’s pretty fabulous and we all benefit from having a robust and growing
organization. So, please invite your colleagues and fellow coaches to join and put your name in
the referral field when they fill out the application.
So why should coaches and prospective coaches want to join ICF Colorado? As a member of ICF
Colorado, they will join a wonderful community of individuals committed to making a difference in
the lives of their clients, connecting with other coaches, developing themselves, and contributing
to the profession of coaching. Our community includes brand new coaches as well as very
experienced and highly successful ones. We also welcome those who are exploring coaching as a
profession and who have not yet started the process of becoming a coach.
There are many benefits to membership in ICF Colorado starting with being able to attend the
monthly meetings at no additional cost. The educational presentations during our meetings are
delivered by highly successful coaches with special expertise and are but one of the resources
available for helping our members develop and refine their coaching skills and build their
businesses. As a member, one has the opportunity to network with other coaches and participate
in one of the Special Interest Groups (SIGs). The SIGs are led by experienced coaches, giving
participants the opportunity to learn and engage in lively discussion. Two of the three SIGs are
held immediately prior to the meeting, and we encourage everyone to check them out. In addition
to the SIGs and monthly educational programming, we also have other programs and events such
as workshops and tele-classes, with reduced rates for members.
When highly experienced coaches, coaches building their practices, and those who are just getting
started join together to support their chosen field, magic happens. So please help us grow our
membership and be part of the magic we can create.
It’s very easy to join by going to the ICF Colorado website and filling out the form:
http://sn.im/joindcf.
If you have questions about membership, please call me at 303-503-9681.
Thank You!
Karen McGee
ICF Colorado Membership Director
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Resource Library
The ICF Colorado has a fabulous Resource Library with over a hundred educational tapes and
books addressing such disciplines as leadership coaching, executive and corporate coaching,
career coaching, relationship coaching, life coaching, and spiritual coaching, as well as practice
development for coaches. Its purpose is to promote education, business development and support
for ICF Colorado members.
The Resource Library is perhaps best known for its great selection of audiotapes. Several years
worth of ICF Conference audiotapes include leadership and coaching topics by such high-profile
individuals as Laura Berman-Fortgang, Ken Blanchard, Jack Canfield, Wayne Dyer, Cheryl
Richardson, and Benjamin Zander, along with many other masterful coaches. A variety of other
resources include such great tapes as "High End Coaching" and "Personal Evolution" by Thomas
Leonard and Frederic Hudson's book, The Handbook of Coaching.
In addition to developing leadership and coaching skills, audiotape topics are specific to
self-promotion and networking, use of assessments, therapists as coaches, attraction principles,
team coaching, self- coaching, emotional intelligence, appreciative inquiry, speaking, and getting
published. Members may borrow up to four resources per month upon signing "The Agreement for
Resource Check-Out".
Brenda Cody, M.S., Resource Librarian
Brenda@WorkSolutionsGroup.com
720-989-8743
General Meeting Information
Regular Monthly Meetings
Members: No Charge
Non-Members / Guests: $25 per meeting fee
When: 2nd Thursday of every month (unless otherwise noted)
6:00PM - 9:00PM
SIGs start at 6:00PM, and the General Meeting starts at 7:15PM sharp.
Where: PPA Event Center, 2105 Decatur Street, Denver, Colorado 80211
Phone: 303-433-8247
The PPA Event Center is on the corner of 21st Avenue and Decatur Street
PPA Event Center website: www.ppaeventcenter.com
Map to PPA Event Center:

10. Questions? Comments? Ideas to Share?
We welcome your comments and ideas and are happy to answer questions.
Contact Information:
info@denvercoach.com
www.denvercoach.com
ICF Colorado Board Members
Marty Vondrell, President
Marty@MartyVondrell.com
720-389-4870
Reuel Hunt, President Elect
rjhunt@earthlink.net
303-734-0444
Karen McGee, Membership Director
karenhmcgee@comcast.net
303-503-9681
Communications Director
Position Available
Carol Schultz, Education Director
carol@verticalelevation.com
303-805-7635

11. Tom Lietaert, Treasurer
tom@sacredodyssey.com
419-699-6100
Jennifer Drake, Secretary
Jennifer@guidingtransformation.com
303-507-7993
Kim Clausen, Past President
keclausen@netzero.net
303-465-0454
info@denvercoach.com
Copyright 2012 ICF Colorado