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Thanks Lee; IAC member who has recently passed Test 1 sharing on:

• coaching being to get a pass
• test structure
• time management
• strategy when comes to uncertain answer
• how to handle computer technical problem
• patterns of questions........

click here to listen (1 min)

For more information, please check the ChineseCertifiedCoach.com website

 

 

Since we have moved the meeting venue to the Pacific Coffee, we have less attendants.  Nevertheless, it did not affect the quality of the Chapter meeting as coaches who attended felt fulfilled and inspired.

Coach L. said, "The session was full of inter-action and intra-stimulation.  I was evoked to articulate The Meaning and Value of Code of Ethics towards every practising coach.  It should be the first lesson to learn before any coaching skill "

Coach B. added that "Code of Ethics is not usually taught in any coaching course in Hong Kong.  However, this session has highlighted The Importance and Essential of coaching ethics for every coaches for upholding their professional identification as a principle to provide valuable services towards the clients."

 

We have shared:

1. Where the law of the country in which the coach practices differs from the IAC Ethical Principles....

2. If the client brings up an issue that the coach thinks may be with a  therapeutic concern......

3. How to resolve conflicts with coaching clients ......

 

We simulate being a masterful coach is very similar to a masterful Tai Jei guru.  When a guru plays Tai jei, he does not need to count each step according to the text book, he plays as the flow is in which he integrates all the technique and subtle movements skillfully and mindfully in that particular unique moment. 

Bonnie encourages members to drill each mastery one by one.  Moreoever, it is also important to drill few masteries together to seeing how they enhance the empowerment for the client.

In the Jun chapter meeting, we have put M3, M4 and M5 together for an overview.  We have discovered that if we fully engaged in a high level of listening, we are in presence.  If we are in presence, our expression will be honest, authertic and best for the client's self-discovery and self-awareness. 

Therefore, grounding ourself before any coaching session is important for both the coach and the client.

We practised grounding together and we found that there are three level of ground:

Level 1 - we relax our BODY

Level 2 - we clear our MIND

Level 3 - we calm our SOUL

Which level of presence are you in now? 

Most people knows how to do the level 1 grounding.  Do you have any idea on how to step up to level 2 and 3?  One coach said, "Masterful coaching requires a life time to learn and practise." 

 

 

Time flies.....     Since the set up of the IAC HK Chapter in Oct 2007, we have altogether held 6 meetings.  In the May Chapter meeting, we have given us an opportunity to review what we have done and what we want to do in the second half of the year.

• we have consistent meeting attendants but the number of participants monthly is still considered as low. 
• we want to see the pool of attendants to increase, say one-fold double.
• the potential group could be Ive course and Gloria Hung course members..... said Lee
• we see there is opportunity to expand the meeting content from "examination and certification" to "Masteries Teaching Liscence"
• coaches who aim at attaining the IAC-CC designation by learning and ultizing the IAC Masteries are expected to have learned the basic coaching course.  Otherwise, it will be difficult for new comers to catch up the deep essence of the IAC Masteries.
• coach who has target to get certified by end of the year could consider to give presentation at the Chapter meetings.
• we decided to change the meeting venue from Central to the Pacific Coffee Palor located at the Festival Walk of Kowloon Tong with effect from June 2008 meeting.

Percieving, Affirming and Expanding the Client's Potential

In Chinese culture, to acknowledge and appreciate a person's strength and potential verbally face to face is not an usual practice.  Thus, most of the Chinese coaches found difficult to express themselves fully for Mastery #2.  Some Chinese coaches may feel very unnatural to complimenting the client's potential and embarass to challenging one's limitation and assumption. 

We had the discussion on the May 13 Chapter meeting on the above issue and learned how to tackle it effortlessly.

We have examine the deeper meaning of each key words of this mastery.

Percieving - acquires the coach to be highly conscious about his/her awareness on the client's strength and potential by being presence fully with multi-sensory attention towards the client.  The coach is not required to purposely or artificially searching for the client's potential.  Instead, his positive believing in the client's true potential, engaged sensing, observing and listening, a non-agenda and clean communication, mindfulness towards the subtle nuances of what the client said will naturally inter-woven a recognition of the client's unspoken potential.

Affirming - it is an important process to make sense and reinforce the client's self-reflection in aware of and truly recognize his/her own potential without doubt.  Clarity empowers the client to look at himself/herself truly and then to take responsibility on his/her own choice to how to use the potential to deal with his/her life.

Expanding - In the 15 Proficiency, "Champion the Client" nicely partnership the "affirming" and "expanding" of the client's potential by asking coaching questions, "What does it mean to you?"  "How does it relate to your life?"

In term of self-coaching, it could be rephased to "Understanding", "Believing" and "Articulating" one's own potential - said Benny Cheung.

If the coach discerns his/her own coaching being on Mastery #2 and be focus on the client than himself/herself,  there should not be any cultural barrier in appreciating and complimenting the client's strength and potential verbally.  Moreover, the coach could fully express his/her sensing about the client without hold back or fear of mistake.

Sometimes the client sees himself/herself not truely with an old belief or simply taking an ungrounding assumption due to various reasons.  This part will be even more interesting and challenging for a coach to tackle.  Tell me what and how will you coach?

 

As far as I can get 70% correct, I can pass Test 1 and one step closer to IAC-CC designation.

Coaches attended the IAC HK Chapter 's Apr meeting see things differently. Here are some of their findings after we have gone through the drilling on the sample test.

1. There is always a tactic to do multiple-choice test smartly and get passed. Yet, I choose not simply focusing on the passing rate (70%) but to carefully look in to the masterful message behind each question and its answer.
2. I came to recognize the language pattern in coaching in English. As a Chinese coach, "cheerleading" sounds a very strong ecoragement towards the client. However, it is considered at the superficial level. Instead, "support" and "champion" implies a strong connection in the coaching relationship.

Coach Bonnie's hints to the coaches:

1. Treat Test 1 as a warm up for Test 2. Enough stretching work out before the running race or a basket-ball game, reduces injuries. WHY? Your body is flexible enough to support any vigorus action.
2. Understanding the inter-woven beauty of the masteries. How could you be masterful in Masteries 2? Well, stire-fly Masteries 1, 3,4 and 5 with a sprinkle of salt and pepper. Done!
3. Just thinking how to get passed in Test 1 wont help. Give yourself a chance to experience Test 1 as a coaching session. Isn't US$37 too cheap for the learning opportunity? Purchase for 2 sessions is never a lost to anyone.

In Dec's meeting, we were glad to have Chung joined us. It was very unusal to me in any coaching meeting so far I have attended and hosted, as Chung is just a fresh graudate for a year. Does it indicate that young people in Hong Kong are getting interest in coaching as well?

While we were taking turn to give a brief introduction to each other, I found each of us were experiencing a new opportunity to know the new familiar person right in front of us in this meeting. This made me to realize again the power of the Japanese idom of "The only moment in our life" 「一期一會」.

Lee, Katherine, Lorraine and Chung were all bringing in good energy and vision to the meeting. We learned and explored the common and difference between the 15 Proficiencies and the 9 Masteries together. We treasured the essence of "curiosity" and "golden silence" in each of the fine model.

Moreover, Lee understood the truth and beauty of P11 - Champion the Clients with her powerful lazer awareness.

At the end of the meeting, one participant is bold to declare that, "If I have strong intention in getting IAC certification by paying effort and heart in hiring a mentor to working together with a group of like-minded and like-goal coaches as the supportive environment, I surely will be certified." What a great breakthrough in knowing the potential of oneself. Awesome and surely I believe you will because your intention has already brought you one step closer to the certification.

Presence brings true awareness.

Participants to the Nov IAC Chapter Meeting on the topic of "What is IAC Test 1 all about?" formed a buddy group and reherased on the sample test listed on the IAC Website.

Most of the occasions, different person selected different answer. I like this scenario because participants could get in to a discussion opportunity to explore more on each others' points of view. In fact, this was also the most enjoyable part for the participants - The Learning Process.

Participants are seeing Test 1 is more doable than before that they thought was very difficult. They also recognized that it was easy for them to fall in to the pitfall of rushing in to the solution without articulating the beauty of Proficiency 1 and 2, the coach has his/her own agenda, time rushes their pace and etc.

Moreover, they were inspired that it is no need to fight alone for Test 1. Instead to form a buddy group as they have experienced in the meeting makes the learning easier and have much more fun.

Last but not least, thanks Coach Selene to have shared her experience in getting Test 1 past in Sep 2007.

• 普通之技能 (Coaching Foundation) - Coaches' Coaching Skill and Mastery of Coaching Flow and Process.


• 專門之技能 (Specialty Coaching) - Executive Coach, Life Coach, Relationship Coach, Teens Coach, Financial Coach...

(2) 形式上 :

• 智育上 (What is Human Beings?) - Coaches' Connection and Sensitivity towards Human Nature including individual's unique beauty and potential.


• 德育上 (Who Are You?) - Coaches' Integrity, Ethics, Genuine, Service Leadership, Honest and Truth, Respect, Cultural Sensitivity, Continue Growth and Self-Donts.


• 體育上 (How is Your Energy?) - Coaches' Self-discipline (from desires), Modelling on "Walk the Talk" and Building Reserves.

8 participants to the Oct Meeting discovered:

1. A Masterful Coach should be masterful and highly aware in the above elements. Which one are you missing?

2. Coaching courses available in the market currently are getting none or much less covering the area of item (2) in their curriculum. How will you work on these vital personal development? Where can you get them mastered?

3. Upon completing a Coaching course, why a course graduate finds difficult to go for a real coaching? What is missing?

4. If a coach believes the power and effectiveness of coaching and ready to provide such an inspirational service to his/her client(s), why you do not have your own coach?