This document provides an update from the ICF-CO (International Coach Federation Colorado chapter) president. It discusses the band performance of the president's sons that won state championships, using this as an analogy for leadership and coaching excellence. It then summarizes the ICF-CO board members for 2019 and announces upcoming events, including a holiday party and in-person meetings with speakers. Brief updates are provided on education groups, credentials, and leadership.

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November 2018
IN THIS ISSUE
Message from Lisa Hale,
ICF-CO President
Congratulations to our
2019 ICF-CO Board
December 13th:
Holiday Party
Welcome New
ICF-CO Members
January 10, 2019
In-Person Meeting
Latest News on Programs
December 2018 - March 2019
Education Groups 2019
Education Groups
Credentials Corner &
Notice About CCEs
2018 ICF-CO Leadership
Team

2. Happy November Colleagues!
by Dr. Lisa Hale, Ph.D., MCC, MCEC
President, ICF Colorado
Saturday night I screamed myself hoarse! My twin 16-year-old sons,
Jadon and Kieran, were performing in the State Finals competition for
marching band (in the snow). They, along with their 162 other band
mates and their 10 coaches, had invested 450+ hours of rehearsal
time during the last three months, while also keeping up with school
work, household chores, and for the coaches, other classes they teach. 450 hours! They do
this every year.
Every year for the last 10 years, their band has advanced to State. Every year, Legacy High
School has won. They have a much bigger band, a lot more money and even their own truck
to transport instruments and other equipment. The challenge for Fossil Ridge High School
was to keep creating excellence, as David against Goliath.
This year, they won! I screamed in joy and gratitude that these kids got to experience the
benefit of rehearsing, tweaking, improving, and working as a team. They got to see
measured improvement in a really visceral way. I share this story with you, my fellow
coaches, because there is a great deal that I became present to in watching this season
unfold; a great deal about human performance, about leadership, and about the impact of
what we do as coaches in the world. If you are willing, read on. I’d like to share what I have
discovered with you.
First it might help to understand a little about marching band. Personally, I was not a fan of
"fanfare" music before the last couple of years. I didn’t really care for the sound of 15
trumpets plus tubas plus, plus – all that was noise to me. I preferred more gentle chamber
ensembles. However, I am the mom of a trumpet player and a clarinet player. So, I’ve heard
many big band performances. Isn’t that like what we do with our clients? Sometimes they
are up to things that we might not ourselves choose. But, if we really look, we can find the
love and creativity in what they are up to. Competitive high school marching band
performances are a little different from regular marching bands. They combine dance,
posture, technique, musical excellence, complex choreography, theater and overall visual
impact in a tight, and extremely critically scored environment. They are evaluated on the
shape of their lines and curves; the quality of each player's musical tone; their marching
technique (which is not regular walking); their coordination with each other; their group
musical tone; their performance of the theme (facial and physical expressions) and their
timing and discipline getting on and off the field. Consider all that, and then consider that
fully 25% of the band has never done this before. They are freshmen. Then add to it that
the entire band is made up of teens who we already know might not be all that focused
when left to their own devices. Just sayin'.
At the beginning of the season, I wasn’t sure this band would even make it to State. They
were performing a very complicated show, and they had a brand-new band director. I wasn't

3. sure they'd make it because they were very sloppy at first.
The transition from messy to exceptional was driven by leadership. Many of us assume
leadership means you have followers – or position – or responsibility. I see it a different way.
To me, leadership means creating an outcome that would not have happened without
you. It doesn’t matter whether you are acting alone or with others. Leadership, as a way of
being, is creative. Every time you create a meal, you are exercising leadership. You
personally must lead yourself to coach effectively. In my view, leadership at this personal
individual level, is something every leader who seeks to be effective at leading others must
first internalize as beginning with him/herself. Ghandi led himself first.
When I look at what each of those kids did in their performance, and what each band
director did, it was an act of personal leadership first: the discipline to practice, to show up,
to encourage their mates, to adjust and to correct.
When you and I coach our clients, whether it is in the area of relationship effectiveness,
health, personal happiness, parenting, life changes, business or in organizations, at the base
of it, it seems to me, we are coaching them to grow their capacity to exercise leadership
effectively. When I watched the high school win the state championship, I was struck by the
presence of leadership and heart.
As coaches, when we lead ourselves to stay deeply focused, exercising the core
competencies of our profession with excellence, we open a space for something to occur that
would not have otherwise occurred – both in the session and inside our client. It's that
opening that creates miracles in the lives of others. When we as coaches review what has
occurred in those sessions and tweak, practice, and grow our skills, over time, we too will
see measurable, viscerally experienced results that would not have occurred without the
effective exercise of personal leadership toward professional excellence.
ICF Colorado has been committed to Professional Excellence on every level. Our intention
has been to install a quality of excellence in our board practices and leadership; in our
programming for our members, also our dear colleagues; and in our continuous
improvement practices. Professional Excellence is a mountain with no top. We insist on
continuing to climb it with Good Will, Creativity, Many Hands, Enthusiasm and Commitment.
The personal leadership of our Board Directors and Member Volunteers has created results
that would not have occurred otherwise. What's amazing to me is that our members are
beginning to share the ways in which each of them is also creating results that would not
have happened otherwise – each time they show up for an educational opportunity, or to
connect with another colleague. There is magic happening in our community.
By that I am awed, and I am grateful.
Wishing you a wonderful holiday season and great joy as you continue to lead yourself and
to grow.
I look forward to connecting with you and seeing you at our holiday party.
Blessings,
Lisa

4. Dr. Lisa Hale
2018 ICF-CO President
Congratulations to our 2019 ICF CO Board
President, Jacquie Fedo
President-Elect, Chris Coward
Past President, Lisa Hale
Finance Director, Douglas Slaybaugh

5. Membership Director, Sarah Roberts
Educa#on Director, Andy Scantland
Creden#aling Director, Geo Roberts
Communica#on Director, Nikki Frontz
Marke#ng Director, Ravi Raman
Business Development Director, Donna Read

6. Thank you to our membership for voting and affirming our board. Your time and support
are appreciated.
We invite you to be involved with the chapter as an Associate Director, Committee Member
or Volunteer; please contact one of our Directors for more information and to learn about
these opportunities.
Cheers,
Jacquie Fedo
2019 ICF-CO President
It's Holiday Party Time!
Date: December 13, 2018
Time: 6:30-9:00pm MT
Location:
Tavern Tech Center
5336 DTC Blvd.
Greenwood Village, CO 80111
'Tis the season to celebrate You!
Join us for an evening of relaxation and celebration!
Bring a guest and leave the rest to us . . .
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PLEASE NOTE: Everyone must register for the programs & events
including ICF Colorado members
Cost:
ICF-CO Members: Free
Non-Members - Free

7. WELCOME NEW MEMBERS!
October:
Barbara Alfors - Denver
Christine Kopec - Littleton
Julie Meade - Superior
Nancy Slitz - Highlands Ranch
Kenneth Feiler- Denver
September:
Terri Conti - Broomfield
Chris Hunt - Littleton
Kelly Voorhees - Centennial
August:
Mary Denler - Monument
Patrick Williams - Windsor
Scott Frickenstein - Colorado Springs
Leslie Hilton - Denver
July:
Deborah Gabriel - Lakewood
Ryan Crittenden - Colorado Springs
Laura Bryan - Westminster
Sarah Roberts
ICF-CO Membership Director

8. Create Your Vision for the Coaching Business You'll Love
January 2019 In-Person Meeting
Date: January 10, 2019
Time: 6:00-8:30pm MT
Topic: Create Your Vision for the Coaching Business You'll Love
Speaker: Carolyn Rose Hart, PCC
Location: CU Denver
1380 Lawrence, 2nd Floor, Denver, CO 80204
CCEs: 1.5 in Resource Development
Building neural pathways for a successful business takes repetition and clarity of vision.
Carolyn will introduce you to a proven system of success based on solid state blueprinting
and why this matters to the coaching business. Once you gain awareness of how this
proven, reliable and repeatable formula works, your business grows quickly and you have
the experience of a vibrant business.
What if you could use a solid state blueprint and have a breakthrough in your results?
Blueprinting, Bridging and Building — to create a business and move forward without
sabotaging strategies.
What You'll Learn:
You'll gain a powerful tool of blueprinting or creation of a vision for shifting self-
limiting conversations and making a difference through sharing your gifts as a coach.
You'll build awareness of self-limiting conversations and the NeuroScience behind
what sabotages the dreams of your business and that of your clients.
You'll create your own draft outline of your personal vision for your coaching practice,
looking 3 years out.
You'll start moving your vision into a full spectrum priority based on Carolyn's 3-Step
template.

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PLEASE NOTE: Everyone must register for the programs & events
including ICF Colorado members
Cost:
ICF-CO Member - Meeting & CCE: No Fee
ICF-CO Member - Meeting Fee: No Fee
Non-Member Meeting Fee Only: $35.00
Non-Member - Meeting & CCE: $45.00
COCO Members: Rate listed on website
Latest News from
our Co-Education Directors
ARE YOU INTERESTED IN LEADING AN ICF-CO EDUCATION GROUP?
The seven Education Groups we've had this year have been absolutely wonderful, and we're
extending our deepest gratitude to those who volunteered to lead them this year. These
have enhanced our coaching skills, given us inspiration, and become groups which support

10. each of us on our journey toward success!
The groups for 2019 are now forming. If you have an idea which you think would be
powerful and interesting to have a group explore on a monthly basis, please fill out this form
to let us know what you're proposing. Please contact us if you have questions.
As a group leader, you will be contributing not only to the development of fellow coaches but
also to yourself as well! Your expertise and depth of knowledge will no doubt grow as you
explore a certain topic.
Meetings are typically monthly at a time and day you choose. They can be via
teleconference, video conference, or even in person, and you'll have access to the chapter
conferencing tools if needed. You'll also be able to create a Basecamp location for your
particular group for interaction between meetings. You'll be given training on Zoom,
Basecamp, and our new mechanism for giving ICF CCE certificates if you wish to provide
those. We ask that groups have a reasonable amount of continuity for at least six months,
as this enhances learning and continuity.
Do you have an idea or inspiration? Let us know what it is!
CLICK HERE TO COMPLETE THE FORM
Carl Dierschow and Suzanne Mariner
ICF-CO Co-Directors of Education
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Click the button below to register for Education Groups:
Upcoming Programs
IN-PERSON EVENTS
December 13, 2018
Holiday Party
Tavern Tech Center, 5336 DTC Blvd., Greenwood Village 80111

11. Click here to register
January 10, 2019: Carolyn Rose Hart, PCC
Create Your Vision for the Coaching Business You’ll Love
Click here to register
February 7, 2019: Tom Krapu, Ph.D., PCC
PCC Markers: Behaviors of the Professional Certified Coach
Click here to register
March 14, 2019: Terry Hildebrandt MCC
Creative Coaching with Images: Zooming In using Points of You® tools
Click here to register
VIRTUAL PROGRAMS
January 23, 2019: Patrick Williams, MCC
Energizing your Coaching with The Magic and Mastery of Metaphors
Click here to register
February 20, 2019: Leon Vanderpol, PCC
What Kind of Coach Are You? The Coaching Continuum
Click here to register
Questions or comments about programs?
Carl Dierschow / 970-225-6889 / carl.dierschow@smallfish.us
Suzanne Mariner / 303-910-9534 / integralhealth@solucian.com
Carl Dierschow & Suzanne Mariner
ICF-CO Education Directors

12. Credentials Corner
October 2018
Total Pre-Paid Fee Persons: 103
Affiliate: 4
(provide supportive role for coaches)
Students: 8
Professional Coaches: 88
Coaches who are global members:
79
Credentialed Coaches
ACC: 23 (38%)
PCC: 27 (44%)
MCC: 11 (18%)
Total Credentialed Coaches: 61
(69%)
Non-Credentialed Coaches: 27
(31%)
This information is supplied to give
you a "bird’s eye" view of where our
Chapter stands in having ICF
credentialed coaches.
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Important: Notice about CCEs
This is a reminder that Continuing
Coaching Education credits are important!
Even if you’re not pursuing a credential
right now, maybe you’ll want to in the
future. At that point, you’ll be scrambling to
go back in your records to find CCEs from
programs you attended, mentor coaching
hours, and hours of coaching client
sessions. So go ahead and create a
spreadsheet or other document, and
update it at the end of every month. You’ll
be glad you did!
And ALWAYS request CCEs for program
you attend, even if you’re not working
toward a credential right now.
Our Colorado ICF Chapter encourages all
members to be credentialed with the ICF
and to continue to improve their coaching
skills by striving to achieve the next level
of credentialing. Many coaches find that
the choice to pursue credentialing is often
driven less by any external requirement
and more by the desire to up-level the skill
and range of our coaching and attain
greater mastery, thus enabling us to
deliver more value to current and future
clients.
To qualify for a credential, a certain
number of coach-specific training hours
are required. To renew a credential, 40
CCE’s (Continuing Coach Education)
hours are required. Our Chapter can
supply some of these hours for you
through attendance at monthly meetings or
participation in special events, such as
webinars, workshops, and the ICF-CO
Conference. If you anticipate needing
CCEs, you can register to receive them

13. when you sign up on our website to attend
any of our events for which CCE's are
being offered.
Even if you’re not currently pursuing
credentialing (or advanced credentialing),
we suggest that you request the CCE
certificate whenever the option is offered,
and keep it on file for later use, as
needed. You can also ask our Virtual
Assistant, Kelly Johnson, to provide you
with CCE certificates going back as far as
two years previous (but no farther than two
years). Kelly may be reached at
303-840-5994 or at
kjohnson@cornerstoneva.com. Please
allow at least two weeks advance notice to
process your request.
2018 ICF Colorado Leadership Team
Lisa Hale
President
505-690-3354
Jacquie Fedo
President Elect
303-748-4161

14. Chris Coward
Business Development Director
267-226-7935
Sarah Roberts
Membership Director
303-507-6305
Reuel Hunt
Financial Director
303-734-0444
Andy Scantland
Marketing Director
720-493-8888
Monica McNulty Walt Hastings

15. Administrative Director
720-840-7501
Credentialing Director
303-526-9490
info@icfcolorado.org
Copyright 2018 ICF Colorado