“Why do you want to become an MCC?” a coach once asked me.  At the time I couldn’t tell if the question was supportive, challenging or simply inquisitive.  But I answered honestly just the same. I recalled stepping into my first weekend of coach training.  Like...

“Aren’t you worried about your exam?” Nope.  I’m confident I will pass, and I figure if I don’t, then there’s something important to learn. I had that conversation six years ago at an ICF conference.  I had already long past achieved my PCC status and was well on my...

“I want to be a PCC coach.”  I heard my client (who is a coach, cause I coach coaches) say to me. We did all the work that happens in coaching and set our sights to designing a specific timeline and goal and all that stuff that we do in coaching, and her assignment...

Becoming an MCC isn’t always easy.  That may seem like an obvious statement, but allow me to clarify exactly why that is so. To be recognized as a Master Certified Coach means serious business.  And it means that this credential has been earned by displaying the...

(This is Part 5 of a larger series chronicling my MCC journey--preparation, success, failures and everything else in-between.  It will be an exclusive access to the higher Membership level, "MasterFull Access" which also includes monthly Master Class Webinars, CCEUs...

This has been so far quite an exciting journey in the pursuit of getting my MCC. To recap: I set myself on a focus to accomplish this level of my coaching certification, and I had a strong, compelling and personal purpose driving me. I created a structure that would...

  Help Celebrate International Coach Week, May 7-11th! My friend Pam Van Nest is hosting a series of interviews with coaches during International Coach Week. And I am one of them! She will be interviewing different coaches, one a day throughout the week and...