Curiosity – How Do We Use It

So, over the last few months it has been one of many challenges and opportunities for growth and learnings about ourselves and others. As I pause and reflect the word curiosity came floating to the top. As coaches we are trained to use curiosity as a way of standing alongside our clients on their journey of discovering. Through the lens of curiosity, we can explore, the question “tell me more” which opens the conversation up and can lead to new learnings and understanding. Sometimes those conversations can place us in a difficult situation. So how can we turn those difficult situations into a gift. If we take the time to reflect on a difficult situation that we experienced in the past I wonder what we would find.

· Would we find that the difficult situation was a springboard to something amazing?

· Would we change our path to something totally different but something that uses our gifts and talents in a more powerful way?

· Would that difficult situation provide insight into something that was not even on your radar, something that never even crossed your mind?

We are in a time where we don’t know what we don’t know, a time where we need to get comfortable with the uncomfortable. As we continue to travel down the path of uncomfortable during global change and transition on many levels it is important to remember to continue to be curious. What anchors you, what keeps you centered and aligned, what keeps you focused on what could be vs what is not. What if we looked at the difficult and challenging situations as a gift of new beginnings instead of loss? I believe that we will learn and reinvent our world as we know it one person at a time. Each of us have gifts to offer the world, something that we might think is no big deal when in fact it is. What will you do to turn those difficult situations into gifts? My hope for each of you is that you use your curiosity to learn and share those gifts, I know they will be amazing!

Take Care,

Deb Johnson

ICF Minnesota Chapter President

Update: Remainder of 2020 Events will be Virtual

Due to the current situation with COVID-19 and with safety in mind the ICF MN Board has voted to hold the remaining 2020 events virtually via zoom. The calendar on our website will be updated to reflect the change. In addition, there will be a change to the price for guests for our Speaker Series which will move from $40.00 to $25.00 and will be held from 6:00pm-8:00pm. The Coaching Connections will be free of charge. Registrations will follow the same process on our website.

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Jean Davidson, Ed.D., PCC, CPCC, CNTC

Meet our new members in June!!

EDI (Ethnic, Diversity, Inclusivity) Book Club/Workshops
Thursday, July 9, from 6:00 PM-8:00 PM

Our first meeting will be to discuss:

· How we want to “be” as a book club

· What books would we like to read?

· How we want to discuss the books and what exercises we could do

· When we would like to meet

Shawn Moore and Trish Perry will facilitate the book club/workshops unless someone else is interested in leading this initiative. There will be no registration or fee, just join us virtually via zoom.

We hope we will see you there!

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Meeting ID: 820 6649 1848

An Update on COVID-19 and Supporting Clients in a Time of Crisis
ICF is committed to providing our Members and Credential-holders with the support
and most current resources you need to care for yourself and meet the needs
of your clients during this tumultuous period.

We’ve created a COVID-19 landing page for the ICF community atcoachfederation.org/wecare.

Please visit this page for updates from organizations including theVisit the Resource Page.

ICF Global has established a resource page that provides several areas of support that include:

Trish Perry

1. What brought you to coaching?

I was the consummate “corporate employee” for 20+ years and that is what I intended to do until retirement. Corporate included being a buyer at Limited Express, roles in leadership at Target for almost 20 years and a 3 year stint in leadership at a technology company.

And then life happened; I was laid off from Target with 1499 others. I landed a new job and 2 years later was diagnosed with breast cancer. Within 9 months I had a double mastectomy, my 91-year-old father had brain surgery and my sister died of malignant melanoma. I took 2 years “off” to care for my family. When I decided to go back to corporate, I thought, “I can’t go back without having “done anything” for 2 years. With the guidance from Judy Zimmer, I attended Learning Journeys to get my coaching certification. It was there that I also got my Mastery certification and realized that coaching was my calling! My corporate life gave me lots of experience to fulfill my next role as a coach and I am grateful for that.

2. Tell us about your coaching practice.(Niche, ideal client, etc.)Read more...

Please join us as we share, create, explore
and laugh during the current situation.
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Narrative Coaching: The Power of Story Presented by: Jennie Antolak, MA, MCC President of Learning Journeys & Tirzah Lewis, Lead Facilitator at Learning Journeys
Offered: July 21, 2020 from 11:30 am – 1:00 pm

Story is at the core of who we are as human beings. We create stories regarding our experiences to make sense and meaning of our worlds. The stories we tell ourselves and others either inform our happiness or solidify our suffering. These narratives become integral parts of our existence. We often cannot see how we are the contributors to our circumstances, not just the products of them.

By utilizing Narrative Coaching, we can begin to step out of our stories long enough to witness, how we authored, for what purposes, and where we might be ready to rework them. This empowering process helps us realize that we are never really in the wrong story; the story just isn't complete.

Please join us onJuly 21, 2020, from 11:30 am - 1:00 pmto learn more about Narrative Coaching and how story plays a leading role in assisting people in living their preferred narratives. During this session, you will be introduced to critical elements of Narrative Coaching. You will learn what occurs in the background when we try to create change and what it truly takes to step into a bigger story. The session will also give you a glimpse into Learning Journeys' Narrative Coaching certification and what the learning experience could mean to you and the clients you serve.

Narrative Coaching:The Power of Story

Presented by:Jennie Antolak, MCC President of Learning Journeys & Tirzah Lewis, Lead Facilitator Learning Journeys

Date/Time:July 21, 2020 @ 11:30-1:00 pm
Cost:Free SessionRegister:Admin@LearningJourneys.net