Patricia Eslava Vessey PCC, CHt is the owner of Integrity Coaching & Training Systems, a personal development company dedicated to helping people eliminate negative and destructive beliefs and behaviors that keep them stuck.  She is passionate about supporting people in achieving the successful life they desire.  Her clients are individuals and groups trapped by stress, anxiety, fears, phobias, lack of confidence, clarity, focus and follow through, insomnia, addictions, chronic pain and many other issues.  With over 30 years in social work and advanced certifications in life coaching, hypnotherapy, Neuro-Lingistic Programming (NLP) and fitness training, she helps people free themselves from these challenges while creating the personal and professional success they have longed for.

Contact her for a FREE Confidential Consultation at (206) 459-2898 or patricia@integritylifecoach.com and visit her website at www.integritylifecoach.com

Have you had it with diets that only work for a little while? Have you tried everything and nothing seems to work? Losing weight can be one of the most challenging experiences in your life… if you let it.

Now, not only will you remove the barriers that hold you back, you will also learn to reprogram your mind and create the success you have longed for.

Using innovative and proven methods from Hypnosis, Neuro-Linguistic Programming, Life Coaching and Personal Fitness Training, you will discover that weight loss can be far easier than you ever imagined. Wear comfortable clothing; bring a mat or blanket and pillow and pen and paper.

Where: Burien, Auburn & West Seattle-Hiawatha Parks & Recreation Centers:

Hey everyone,  If you work in social services/social work and you are looking for a great coach training program you may be interested in this new program offered at the Highline Community College.  Fran Fisher, MCC former owner and founder of the Academy for Coach Training and the Living Your Vision program has teamed with the college to offer this quality program.   Check it out.  Warmest wishes, Patricia

Burst for Prosperity and Highline Community     College Coaching for Prosperity^© Training Program

Burst for Prosperity, in partnership with community organizations and a Master Certified Coach, has developed a coaching training program for frontline staff working with low-income individuals. The Coaching for Prosperity^© program enhances the way service providers meet the needs of low-income adults to successfully complete some form of post-secondary education and achieve long-term financial success.

By training staff to use a collaborative approach that focuses on participants’ strengths rather than deficits, this new coaching model transforms the way caseworkers and other professionals work with clients. Staff who complete this training learn how to effectively empower individuals to take control of their own success and move permanently out of poverty by encouraging collaborative goal setting, trust building, listening, and networking.

Burst for Prosperity is now offering two training options through Highline Community College:

• Three-Quarter Certificate Program. This program, beginning with the class Introduction to Coaching, allows you to work with a professional coach to go deeper in your learning of the coaching technique. Located on the main campus, the program offers 9 college credits and 60 CCEU credits with the International Coach Federation www.coachfederation.org.

Tuesdays, September 21-December 7, 6pm – 9pm (1 Saturday class required)

Main Campus Building 99, Room 132

Highline Community College

2400 South 240th Street

Des Moines, WA 98198

Quarter Fee: $319

• Six-Day Intensive Program, which delivers the training in a more condensed and customizable format and includes 6 individual monthly follow-up sessions.  This training can be delivered anytime, in any location.  Call for fee information.

MORE ABOUT THE TRAINING PROGRAM

Following the 11 coaching competencies of the International Coach Federation, the Coaching for Prosperity Training Program provides the training and practice to build coaching skills for addressing specific life and career issues when working with clients in low-income situations. You will learn the basic skills and tools for professional coaching that ultimately empower individuals in making life and career changes to transition out of poverty.

Training Course Outline

Participants will:

• Build understanding of the coaching paradigm, including the definition, purpose, philosophy, and principles
• Learn to create life plans and establish goals and action steps for such life decisions as career, relationships, financial, and personal well-being
• Demonstrate coaching skills such as listening, observation and feedback skills, asking powerful questions and requests, brainstorming, and acknowledgement
• Learn highly effective coaching skills through experiential exercises and activities, such as:
  • Peer coaching sessions, observations and feedback
  • Case studies specific to working with people in low-income situations
  • Practicing and problem solving with a Master Certified Coach
  • Field work  – practicing coaching with a private client
• Private personal coaching sessions 1:1 with an accredited coach

Learning Objectives

Participants will:

• Demonstrate the basic elements of coaching and explain how it is different from other methods of working with clients
• Develop tools that include networking and community resources related to support for clients in low-income situations
• Effectively facilitate development of individualized goals and planning
• Use coaching skills and techniques effectively with clients in low-income situations
• Demonstrate highly effective trust-building and problem solving skills
• Confidently demonstrate the 11 International Coaching Federation Core Coaching Competencies and standards of ethical conduct
• Become grounded in the coaching paradigm: empowerment versus entitlement; asset and strength-building versus deficit-focused; client-centered versus system-centered; asking versus telling.

6-Day Intensive TRAINING

Basic Training* – for those who want the basic skills and tools of coaching to augment and enhance their effectiveness.

• Pre-Course written assignment
• 6 One-Day workshops
• 6 monthly 3-hour in-person follow-up peer sessions (or ten 2-hour teleconference sessions)
• Manual included (text book $30 not included)
• Certificate for 60 hours ICF* CCEU’s towards ACC accreditation

Fee: $750

Basic Training PLUS* – for those who also aspire to achieve their ICF ACC accreditation.  Training includes the Basic Training program, plus:

• 3 private 1:1 coaching sessions with an ICF accredited coach
• 6 coaching sessions with a practicum client

Fee: $750 basic plus $650 = $1,400 total

*Training Details

Concurrent with the 6-month Peer follow-Up Sessions:

• (3) 1:1 coaching sessions – You will work 1:1 with an ICF accredited coach, who will provide support in staying on track and in action, clearing obstacles, and celebrating accomplishments. Students will:
  • Continue to learn about coaching through the experience of being a client
  • Benefit by the ongoing support for your personal and professional development
  • Sustain your professional credibility as you work with your own clients
  • Provide a personal inventory prior to your first session and a preparation form for each session with your coach

• (6) Practicum client coaching sessions** with a self-assessment report for each session.  Students will:
  • Be responsible for finding and contracting with your client
  • Submit six self-assessment reports to course instructor

**It is preferred that you work with someone in a low-income situation, coaching that same client 6 times so that you can track and measure their progress and results.

International Coach Federation

This training curriculum adheres to the philosophy, ethics and standards, and core competencies of the International Coach Federation (ICF).  For those interested in obtaining ICF Accreditation at the Associate Certified Coach (ACC) level, the certification requirements include:

• 60 approved coaching skills specific training hours
• 10 hours working with a mentor coach
• 100 hours logged experience with at least 8 private clients.
• 2 reference letters acknowledging your competency at ACC level or above
• Application fees: $300
• Oral Exam

Renewal of certification is required every three years by clocking in 10 hours with a mentor coach and 40 CCEU continuous learning hours.

Questions?

For more information on the Highline Community College program, please go to www.burstforprosperity.com/coaching or call Jorja Gunderson, Program Manager of Continuing Education, at 206-878-3710 ext. 3608.

You may register for the Three-Quarter-Certificate Program on Highline Community College’s website [http://ce.highline.edu] or by calling Jorja Gunderson at 206-878-3710 ext. 3608.  If you’re interested in the Six-Day Intensive Program, please call Jorja and ask how you can arrange for a training today.

If you’re interested in training for managing supervisors of frontline staff or agency teams, contact Diana Dollar at 206-527-3885 for more information.

If you’d like to know more about ICF certification as part of the Coaching for Prosperity training, please contact Fran Fisher at 425-401-1374.

‎”As we increasingly master our perceptions, beliefs, and thought/feeling patterns, we magnetically attract that which we most desire.”
~Luanne Oakes~

The mind is a powerful tool we can use to transform our lives.  With specific and purposeful use of the mind we can improve performance, relieve pain, speed healing, lose weight, stop smoking, achieve confidence, eliminate fears, stress and phobias, quit destructive habits and attract what we want in our lives. 

There’s been a movement underfoot for awhile now, called the “Law of Attraction”.  It became popular with the 2006 movie, “The Secret” along with the promise to help you create anything you want in life.

What is it, and can I use it to attract what I want? According to Wikipedia, the law of attraction “refers to the idea that thoughts influence chance.” In other words the premise is that conscious and unconscious thoughts shape what happens in our life, not just motivation and action.

According to this theory we send out vibrations that represent our beliefs, thoughts and emotions.  The law of attraction matches those vibrations (whether positive or negative) and brings us more of the same.  So, based on this theory, to attract what you want you must become deliberate about what vibes you are sending out into the universe.

Many believe that to attract what you want, you merely have to send out the right vibrations and your desires will manifest.  Personally I don’t believe that sending out vibes alone will achieve my goals. However, I do know that our thoughts ultimately create the beliefs, feelings, actions and inactions in our lives. Our state of mind is the key in attracting what we want and achieving our goals.  When combined with sound action steps, we can substantially increase our odds at attract what we desire.

What we focus on affects our performance. We know that in sports like golf, baseball, football and others once we learn the skills to play; we become truly success when we gain mastery of our thoughts.  Thoughts that are filled with anxiety about missing the mark or imagining failure will most often lead to failure.  

This is true in all endeavors.  When we imagine and see ourselves succeeding at whatever goal we set it affects our performance by preparing our mind for how it’s going to be and we expect success. In sports for example, there are many documented studies comparing mental practice and actual physical practice. In many cases mentally practicing and rehearsing the game was equal to or better than physical practice.

If we think we’ve failed even though there maybe evidence to the contrary that is our experience.  On the other hand, if we walk through life imaging success, even if others don’t completely agree, we walk through life feeling successful.  When we feel successful, we take more risks increasing our opportunities for even more success.  Not only that, it feels good to think successful and positive thoughts about our lives.  How do you want to feel?

There are many ways we can use these ideas to create the success we desire.  One way is by participating in a guided meditation/visualization during which you will actively and creatively visualize successfully achieving our goal. You will prepare you mind for what will be by mentally rehearsing what you want to attract. You can also do this alone by visualizing, in as much detail as possible, what you want to attract in your life.

Learning to use our powerful minds in visualizing what we want to attract while taking action in the direction of our goals will support us in achieving the success we desire. What do you want to attract in your life today?

Join us this Monday and participate in a guided meditation designed specifically to support you in attracting what you want in your life.  Experience the power of your mind.

When:     Monday, August 23, 2010 

Where:    Highline Athletic Club

                     125 S 156th St
                     Burien, WA 98148-1220

Regster: Call (206) 246-9000

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