ICF Colorado Newsletter: March 2015

1. ICF Colorado Newsletter
March 2015
Message from Dinah Snow
President, ICF Colorado
With all of the snow we had in February, it's
hard to believe the renewal of spring is just
around the corner.
Renewal this spring also means that it's
time to revisit your status with ICF Colorado
and ICF Global. Many memberships are
coming up, and we hope that you will
continue to support us in the year(s) to
come.
Professional coaching has grown rapidly
over the last several years, creating new
opportunities as well as a more competitive
marketplace. In the 2012 ICF Global
Coaching Study, coaches said their No. 1 obstacle was "untrained
individuals who call themselves coaches." Coaches need credibility
to set themselves apart and a community to help them thrive.
ICF CO and ICF Global are two separate memberships with two
separate membership fees with terrific benefits. It's important to
become a member of both. ICF Professional Members both Global
and Local get instant credibility by using the ICF brand and by
becoming part of the largest community of professionally trained
coaches.
Top 4 Benefits of ICF Global Membership
Click here to join ICF Global
Professional clout: The ICF sets the standard in the profession.
The existence of the ICF Code of Ethics, Ethical Conduct Review
Process, member eligibility requirements, and the ICF Core
Competencies tells the world that ICF Members are held to high
IN THIS ISSUE:
President's Message
March 19, 2015:
Monthly Meeting
Special Interest Groups
(SIGs)
WORKSHOP March 20th:
Launch You Now to Wow
Results
IN THE SPOTLIGHT:
Tom Lietaert
FEATURED ARTICLES:
Check out this wealth of
information
Membership: New Member
Sponsors Needed
General Meeting Information
ICF CO Meetup Groups
Our ICF Colorado Meetup
Groups are an opportunity
for our community to
continue conversations and
keep communications going
in-between our monthly
meetings.

2. standards.
Tools to market yourself: The Marketing Toolkit provides access
to a range of tools, from a sample coaching agreement to press-
releases to business-card templates.
Continuing education opportunities: The ICF is passionate about
continuing education for coaches. ICF Members can earn CCE units
through chapter events and ICF Virtual Education.
Extra money in your pocket: Members are eligible for monetary
discounts on everything from final reports of ICF research studies
and ICF Credential first-time and renewal applications to goods and
services by ICF Business & Media Partners.
Top 4 Benefits of ICF Colorado Membership
Click here to join ICF Colorado
Click here for a full list of ICF CO member benefits
At a local level, the benefits of being a member include:
Being part of a community on a monthly basis: Monthly and
bi-monthly speakers, conferences and teleseminars with experts
who share valuable content for personal, professional and business
development.
Special Interest Groups: Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for
specialized monthly program topics and other education events.
Opportunities to build leadership skills: Leadership and
volunteer opportunities with the chapter will lend even more
credibility to your resume.
Networking opportunities: Networking opportunities with coaches
and other professionals associations.
If the time has come to renew your memberships, please consider
all that ICF has to offer and join us for another exciting and eventful
year.
Dinah Snow
President, ICF Colorado
Dinah@DinahSnow.com
303-499-0408
March 19, 2015: Monthly Meeting
Date: March 19, 2015 (*Third Thursday of the month for March)
Time: 6:00PM to 9:00PM
Speaker: Lynn Rose
Topic: "Want Your Voice to Meet Your Vision?"
Special Interest Groups (SIGs) will be conducted from 6:00PM -
6:50PM before the general meeting.
Location:
PPA Event Center, 2105 Decatur Street, Denver, CO 80211
ICF CO Meetup Groups
currently in Boulder and Ft.
Collins.
Interested in hosting an ICF
CO Meetup Group in your
area? Let us know:
info@icfcolorado.org
Link on Meetup
*Please check the link
above for any
updates/changes
announced by the Meetup
Group leaders.
Questions? Please contact
info@icfcolorado.org
Check out ICF CO:
Facebook
Like Us on Facebook
Twitter
You Tube
LinkedIn
Questions? Email us at
info@icfcolorado.org
Questions?
Comments? Ideas to
Share?
info@icfcolorado.org
www.icfcolorado.org
Advance Your Practice
and Career with
LinkedIn Discussions
ICF Colorado extends
outside just the monthly
meetings. Jump in and join
the conversation!
Questions about the ICF
Colorado LinkedIn group?
Contact:
Carl Dierschow
carl.dierschow@smallfish.us

3. CCEUs: TBD
Lynn Rose, an expert in launching your
speaking, coaching, or expert business,
brings authenticity and fun to every
workshop!
She works with groups small and large to
help them infuse their voice, their
message and their presentations with the
WOW factor.
Lynn is coming all the way from Los
Angeles, CA just for ICF Colorado and will give us a shot in the arm
of inspiration, motivation and how to on MARCH 19, 2015 at our
regular monthly meeting. You won’t want to miss this! You will want
to invite everyone you know who has expertise or information to
offer.
Be sure to also Save the Date for Friday March 20, 2015; Lynn
will be offering us a 1-day workshop (you can attend the morning,
the afternoon, or the whole day) at literally 1/10th her usual
workshop fees and will be giving those who attend the Thursday
evening session a giant discount on top of that!
Lynn Rose has been touted, “The Voice Of Transformation.” She is a
multi-faceted Singer/Songwriter, who also has made her mark as a
Host for TV and Radio. Her passion and her purpose is to connect
people to their hearts and help empower them thus, Lynn is also a
Motivational Speaker. Along her path, she saw a need for people
reaching their goals in a way that ensured success along with
inspiring them to evolve into who they dream of being in the
process – thus she created the highly successful and effective
system, "The GoalGetter."
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PLEASE NOTE: Everyone must register for the monthly meetings &
events including ICF Colorado members
Cost:
ICF Colorado Members (Professional and Affiliate): Free
Non-Members: $30
ATD-RMC Members: $20
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER for the March 19, 2015 Meeting
Special Interest Groups (SIGs)
BUILDING YOUR COACHING BUSINESS SIG
March 19, 2015
6:00PM - 6:50PM
Facilitated by: Nancy Chen
Topic: Differentiating Your Coaching Business
We will continue to work on our Business Plans as we begin to focus
on how to define and differentiate your business in the marketplace.

4. 1. Do doubtful thoughts come to mind as you read your Vision
statement? If so, see that this is your story, but is it really true?
Work through the 4 Questions and Turnaround from Byron Katie:
http://www.thework.com/downloads/worksheets
/facilitationguide_Eng.pdf
2. Rolestorm, as Rick Griggs showed us at the last meeting: "How
would (your favorite hero/ine) respond if this was their Vision?"
Take notes.
3. Read Pages 1-39 of Guerrilla Marketing for Coaches by Levinson
and Neitlich. Develop 3 to 5 well-crafted and most important
questions that this material brings up for your coaching business.
With an open mind and full heart, tap into your responses and write
them down.
4. Take on the role of your prospect looking for a coach. Fully
research the options available to you in the marketplace; draw up
the pros and cons of each. With this in mind: "What sets your
company apart from the competition for your prospect in a
compelling way?" Consider factors such as: WHAT needed results or
outcomes you can bring about in partnership with your client; WHO
you are being and WHAT you are bringing as a coach; HOW you
work with your client to help them meet their goals; and Your X
Factor: how does the Magic happen?
Nancy has an MBA in Marketing from The Wharton School, 10 years
in sales and marketing management, and 20 years as an
independent consultant and coach.
Mission – To ensure that new coaches build their business, improve
their coaching skills, market effectively and stay active and engaged
in ICF CO. The SIG will help new coaches chart a course toward
professional and financial success.
Facilitator:
Nancy Chen
nancychen1@gmail.com
516-458-4186
EXPERIENCED EXECUTIVE COACHES CASE STUDY SIG
March 19, 2015
6:00PM - 6:50PM
Facilitated by: Julie Holunga
Are an Executive Coach who wants to grow your skills and bounce
ideas around with peers?
Join us for discussions on real executive coaching cases. The group
reviews both live examples from coaches in the room, as well as
case studies. Learn and gain new perspectives with others in a safe
and engaging environment.
This month's discussion will review a case of an Environmental
Health Officer who seeks coaching to become more assertive and
gain emotional resilience.
Email Julie Holunga, jholunga@chinookexecutivesolutions.com, with
interest and to receive the case study in advance.

5. Facilitator:
Julie Holunga
jholunga@chinookexecutivesolutions.com
720-442-3938
EXPERIENCED COACHES SALON
March 18, 2015
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Location: see information below
Facilitated by: Judy Sabah
5+ Years of Coaching Experience? You’re Invited to Check Us
Out!
The Salon format is a safe place in the home of one of the
participants where experienced seasoned coaches share their
journey as coaches with other like coaches in open, safe intimate
dialogue, while boring deep into shared seasoned coach's issues.
Location: Judy's home in Denver, CO
(address and phone sent to RSVP’s)
Please RSVP to judy@judysabah.com for the salon.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Facilitator:
Judy Sabah
judy@judysabah.com
Save the Date: March 20, 2015 Workshop with Lynn Rose
"LAUNCH YOU NOW TO WOW RESULTS"
Date: March 20, 2015
Time: 9:00 - 5:00pm (There is a morning and afternoon session)
Location: Holiday Inn Cherry Creek, 455 South Colorado Blvd
More Information and Registration Coming Soon!
It doesn't matter where you are now - even if you're just starting out - you have the ability to
accelerate your path of success as a coach, at quantum levels, IF you know how to harness the
power of 4 ESSENTIAL Elements within your marketing.
You also skyrocket your results when you know how to WOW your audiences, clients and videos
with that indefinable, magnetic, compelling presence and impact.
“THE POWER TO WOW” 9:00AM - 12:30PM (with breaks)
The first half of the day is dedicated to connecting everyone to each other, presencing the
greatness of everyone in the room. You're taken through a series of "connection" processes that
have you experience your presence and your connection to an audience and your message and the
camera like you've never felt or experienced before.
Then one or two folks will be given Hot Seat Coaching to take this connection process even further

6. and "jump into the sandbox" where we play with the many ways you can present what you want to
say and what you're about.
“LAUNCH YOU NOW!” 1:30PM - 5:00PM (with breaks)
We dive DEEP into exactly what YOU need to do to get launched through the stratosphere with
your coaching business (and how to monetize it every step of the way).
Lynn will take you in depth, step by step through each of the 4 elements, with Before and Afters,
Action steps, Interactive Coaching, Q-&-A's, and even share with you what you need in your Media
Kit so you become a magnet for interviews and media (and how easy it is to get one made and why
it's SO important you do!)
More Information and Registration Coming Soon!
IN THE SPOTLIGHT
Tom Lietaert, ICF CO Treasurer
Tom has been coaching and facilitating personal transformation
processes for individuals and organizations for over fourteen years,
including facilitating large scale change visioning processes for social-
profit organizations. His passions are facilitating personal growth and
transformation work, seeking healthful and sustainable ways of being
and ballroom dancing. One of his great strengths is his ability to feel and
express emotions, which allows him to hold a safe and non-shaming
presence in the midst of powerful emotions and conflict, and his intuition
which fosters profound insight in his coaching and facilitation. He has
regularly been sought out for conflict resolution and offers training and
coaching around conflict and effective communications.
Click here to read more
FEATURED ARTICLES:
Click here to access previously featured articles
In our ongoing efforts to add value to your membership, we have
the Featured Article section in our newsletter and on the website.
We'd love to receive submissions from YOU about coaching in
your niche, particular processes that you use, interesting client
issues you've coached or anything interesting or fun you'd like to
share. This is a win-win for all of us! While this is not intended to
be a sales pitch piece, we would be happy to link the article submitted back to your website. Feel
free to recycle great articles that you've already written.
If you'd like to submit an article for consideration, send them to: amanda@lightyourselfup.com. Be
sure to include an article (up to one page, ~500-750 words preferred), your name, company name,
contact info, link back to your website (or the blog link if you’ve already published it) and a brief
bio.
We look forward to more great stuff from YOU.
ICF Colorado

7. Membership in the ICF Colorado: New Member Sponsors Needed
As the Membership Director, it is my hope that new members are welcomed into our Chapter and
quickly find a home in our "family." To ensure this happening well, we are starting an experiment
called New Member Sponsors. A new member sponsor is someone who has been in the Chapter for
perhaps a year or more who will help welcome a new member and make sure they become
integrated into the life of the Chapter. For the first few months, the sponsor will befriend the new
member, become acquainted, introduce him or her to others in the Chapter, explain the various
benefits and programs of the Chapter, and perhaps have coffee or lunch with the person.
If you have been a member of our Chapter for a year or more, please consider becoming a New
Member Sponsor. It is a four-month commitment to make friends with someone and ensure that
they become actively involved in the Chapter. You will be provided with some orientation and
suggestions on how to best sponsor someone. Please contact Walt Hastings to express your
interest in welcoming new members. Call Walt at 303-526-9490 or e-mail him at
walthastings@hotmail.com.
Why Join ICF Colorado?
* A community of individuals committed to making a difference in the lives of their clients.
* Connect with other coaches.
* Become engaged in the work of learning together and creating a strong community.
* Receive valuable training each month that you can directly apply to your life or work with clients.
Click here to Join or Renew
Click here to learn about Member Benefits
If you have questions about membership, please call Walt Hastings at 303-526-9490.
To your success!
Walt Hastings
ICF CO Membership Director
General Meeting Information

8. Regular Monthly Meetings
Members: No Charge
Non-Members / Guests: $30 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:
2015 ICF Colorado Board Members
Dinah Snow
President
Dinah@DinahSnow.com
303-499-0408
Greg Aden
President Elect
greg@adenleadership.com
469-879-8211
Walt Hastings
Membership Director
walthastings@hotmail.com
303-526-9490
Amanda Yuill
Communications Director
amanda@lightyourselfup.com
720-464-6336
Lisa Hale, Ph.D.
Education Director
lisa@focusedleadershipconsulting.com
505-690-3354
Tom Lietaert
Treasurer
tom@sacredodyssey.com
419-699-6100

9. Mary Gail Becker
Secretary
720-320-7977
Elke Saeubert
Marketing/Outreach Director
elke.saeubert@gmail.com
303-968-6366
Stephanie Wachman
Past President
stephanie@coachinglib.com
720-232-3693
info@icfcolorado.org
Copyright 2015 ICF Colorado