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Presenting our very first
"Coaches Broadway & Beyond
Revue." Not
only is June bustin' out all over, but
everything's coming up roses, too!
We had fun with it. We hope
you do, too.
And while enjoying this multimedia
extravaganza (hint: click on the album
covers and turn up your speakers for a more
complete experience!),
don't miss the launch of the
Riding the Waves Coaching Cruise! Get
your ticket now to guarantee your spot!
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We invite you to set sail for an
afternoon cruise aboard the Spirit of Ethan
Allen III, on Tuesday, June 30, at 4:00.
This
event blows ordinary networking out of the
water! Not only will you enjoy light fare and
cool breezes, the fresh perspective offered
by a new vantage point, and the inspiring
company of very cool folks like yourself; you
will also have the benefit of a powerful,
focused "laser" coaching experience with one
of our highly talented professional coaches.
All for an exceptionally reasonable
$49.95.
You can use your mini coaching session to:
- Harness the winds of change to move you
forward.
- Discover ideas for getting your inspired
projects under way.
- Learn strategies for navigating by your
own north star.
- Launch yourself or your business in a new
direction.
- Relax into the flow
...whatever "floats your boat."
Are you a connector and networker
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Great food, great fun, great
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don't want you to miss out.
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| Innovation's "Bustin' Out All Over" By Lea Belair |
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Taking the lead from the June
is Bustin' Out All Over, a Rodgers and
Hammerstein tune featured in the Broadway
plays Oklahoma! and
Carousel - I have to say
that Innovation is bustin' out all over at
the Coaching Center of Vermont.
We've been playing with reinventing our
business model this year as we have decided
to thrive in change vs. getting depressed by
what has recessed.
I'm really interested to hear about what
you've done and how you've showed up
differently in your life and business this
year, so please leave a comment. If ever
there was a time to innovate - and bust out
all over...this is it.
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| Start Your Day Singing by Deb Chisholm |
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"Oh
what a beautiful morning, oh what a beautiful
day, I have a wonderful feeling, everything's
going my way..."
How I can belt that out on a sunny morning!
(Quite out of tune, but heartfelt!). The good
news is that it does not have to be a good
weather day to begin with a positive
attitude, finding beauty, and acknowledging
what we are grateful for in our lives. It
truly makes a difference (and there is a lot
of research on the impact of gratitude to
back up this strong claim).
Do you want to have a good day? Of course
you do! Who doesn't? Start each morning
thinking of 3 things you are grateful for,
and do this for one month. When you reflect
on the things you appreciate in your life you
create a positive shift in your mood, your
optimism and even your relationships.
Go for it!
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| Embracing "The Music of the Night" by Laura Lind-Blum |
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Sure, you might think of the Phantom of the
Opera as an evil, malignant (or at the very
least, creepy) force. But really, that's just
how he's written. It is just his story. If
you let yourself step away from the story,
you can see the Phantom as an entity of
Creative Power (however you experience
that); darkness becomes the wellspring of new
ideas, the stillness of the womb of creation,
And The
Music of the Night becomes a passionate
love song from Spirit, asking our boundless
participation in the act of creating. Asking
us to offer our hands, our hearts, our
voices, to be the vehicle for creative energy
to take form in the world. Now that's a song!
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| From Struggle to Flow - "Rollin' on the River" by Liz Dallas |
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"Left
a good job in the city, working for the Man
every night and day..." Yes, that's what
I did 9 years ago this month. And if you
don't feel like your work is completely
life-giving, then I highly recommend doing
the same in your life. Where I once was a
salmon swimming up stream to spawn success in
my corporate role, I have since been swimming
down stream, enjoying the flow of life, and
"Rollin' on the River" to my soul's delight!
My clients are leaders who come to coaching
with a history of success and a long list of
achievements. Even when they want to change,
leaving the security of old strategies can
keep them from breaking through the barriers
of success. My "want" for each of my clients
is to be free from old anchors, to learn to
play to their strengths, and to feel the joy
of "Rollin' on the River".
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| Choosing to Shine by Sarah Gillen |
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"Sunshine,
sunshine, ooh la la, sky's are blue la la,
Who can wear a frown, you can wear a frown,
Feel like yelling hoorah! Good luck, bad
luck, c'est la vie. It's a gay la vie!"
At this time of year and with the world as it
is, our best bet is to slow down, embrace the
blossoming, the warmth, the colors.
Our gardens and the growth of our careers,
demand a revving up of work, there are so
many signs also to slow down. It's not warm
enough yet to plant tomatoes and peppers, the
police are out in force doing speed control,
your computer dies.
What do you do?
- Don't worry, gather joy to you, let go of
suffering.Suffering comes from clinging to a
picture of how things should be.
- Lighten up. Sing! Spin around in the sun.
Look at the tulips backed by that new,
intensely green grass.
- Take several deep breaths.
- Then consider approaching your work from
a different angle, one with some air in it.
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| Revolutionize Your LIfe by Lucy Gage Bogue |
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You Say You Want a Revolution? This
popular lyric by the Beatles comes to
mind when I think about coaching families of
gifted children and teens. Revolution can be
defined as "a forcible overthrow of
government or social order in favor of a new
system." I am not suggesting a governmental
overthrow, but what about a personal one?
Could you create your own internal uprising,
and overthrow old life-draining ways of being
and doing in favor of new life-giving ways?
Family coaching will give you the tools and
skills to nurture a quiet revolution within
your own life, your family relationships, and
perhaps within your child's school community
and larger community. Think big! Think
revolution!
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| Life Lessons from "Hello Dolly" by Kim DuBrul |
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Dolly Levi is on my mind a lot, having
recently finished a run on the Flynn Center
stage (with a wonderful Lyric Theatre cast
and crew!) of Hello Dolly!
Dolly shows herself as a person who is taking
charge of her destiny and inspiring and
helping others to do the same. She is not
content to just watch life go by. As she
describes herself in the song "I
have always been a woman who arranges
things." She goes on to describe a VAST
array of talents that she has including
pierced ears re-plugged and varicose veins
reduced!! She is busy
arranging things for herself and for others.
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| Animal Wisdom on "The Circle of Life" by Lisa Buell |
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Really,
what more is there to say?
When you are feeling overwhelmed, let the
wisdom of the animals remind you of your
place in the Universe.
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| Introducing Coach Lucy Bogue |
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We are happy to share that Lucy Gage Bogue
has joined the Coaching Center of Vermont.
Lucy offers family coaching programs for
the parents of gifted children and teens, to help
increase their understanding of themselves
and their children, identify what is most
important within their families and their
lives, and communicate better with family
members and others in their lives. Lucy also
has programs for gifted teens and gifted
young adults that help them to better
understand themselves, their own giftedness,
and their own values and dreams.
Lucy will completes here certification as a
family coach in August. Additionally, she has
a Masters degree in gifted education and two
decades of experience parenting gifted
children. She brings a wealth of
knowledge, expertise and a great degree of
compassion and understanding to her coaching,
which results in excellent outcomes for her
clients.
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| Professional Certificate Programs |
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In partnership with the University of
Vermont, CCVT is now offering two
Professional Certificate Programs.
 Building on the success of past programs for
business leaders, Lea
Belair joins forces
with Deb
Chisholm, a coach with a passionate
commitment to accessing the wisdom of
learners and teachers to transform the school
experience. Together, they are they dynamic
duo bringing forth The
Education Coaching Professional Certificate
for School Administrators, Team Leaders, and
Teachers.
And back by popular demand, Lea Belair
again
leads The
Professional Certificate In Business Coaching
for Leaders and Managers. Register
early for this popular and powerful program. Good coaching is an integral part of a
productive and winning team. In business,
this translates directly to improving the
bottom-line while building strong
partnerships and maintaining a culture of
support and opportunity. If you believe
people are the real source of your
competitive advantage, then learning how to
coach your employees is an investment you can
afford to make!
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The Joy of Co-Creating
by Laura Lind-Blum |
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It was a
Tuesday morning in May, and the ezine was on
the agenda at the weekly Coaching Center
Coaches meeting.
The task: come up with an organizing theme
for June. Since we've been following a
gardening and
growth theme over the last few months, we
started musing . . . perhaps something around
being active and fully participating -- you
know -- really full on, no holds barred,
can't-contain-myself-dancing-exuberance.
Lea caught the enthusiasm:
"Yeah,
June is busting out all over!" Then I chimed
in "Everything's
coming up roses . . ."
What followed was a laugh-riot-free-for-all that
resulted in a playful challenge to coaches to
pick a show tune (or other piece of popular
music) to inspire a thought to share with our
readers.
It was hard to narrow the field --
there are so many gems to choose from! (Gasp!
How can we leave out the "getting
tasks done" wisdom of the venerable Mary
Poppins)? But we
persevered and this "Coaches Broadway &
Beyond Revue" was born.
Creating like this is not an uncommon
experience for us. We love to co-create. We
love to play. Our neighbors at the Champlain
MIll often comment that they wonder what we
are up to every Tuesday morning as our
laughter rings through the hallway. And
sometimes, our singing, too.
In fact, at one
notable meeting, the group decided that the
person who arrived latest to the meeting had
to sing their check-in (each week we share a
bit about what we are up to). Well, of
course, I was the last to arrive. And to
everyone's surprise (if not delight), I
jumped right in and captured the essence of
my check-in with a tune.
Bravely, I might add. This was one of only a
small handful of times I've actually sung
solo in public --
I confess I am a little disappointed this did
not become a standard part of our meeting --
I'm usually running a bit late, and just so
I'm prepared, I've got my next song all
ready. I've even been practicing!...But I
digress...
It often makes me wonder just what is it
exactly that gives rise to this shared
creative abundance. What makes the creative
sparks
fly? Why is this environment (our weekly
coach gathering) so particularly rich in both
the fuel and the accelerants that launch the
creative spark into a roaring flame? And can
our experience be a guide for others?
Here's what I notice:
We delight in playing with ideas. We are
not afraid to be silly, or contrary, or turn
things inside out just for fun.
We come together with the intent to
collaborate and co-create.
We are always looking for, expecting,
anticipating the next creative
jump
We let ideas have their own
life...belonging to themselves (rather than
belonging to an individual or even the
group).
We have an environment with which we have
a regular, ongoing relationship, to support
our creating and let ideas incubate. Our
environment consists of a regular time on our
schedules, a comfortable physical space, with
lots of prompts and tools (toys, flipchart,
markers, etc)and most of all -- our
environment includes people.
We ask if there is a next natural step to
bring the idea forward.
Of course, there may be some components I am
missing, because, after all I am writing this
article alone...hmmm...this sparks a couple
more elements:
We give space for people to play to their
unique strengths vs. wanting everyone to
create the
same way.
We each choose to contribute, and we will
often adapt on the fly to respond to
what is
needed in the moment.
So, my "Top 10" list for Successful Co-Creating:
- Play
- Intend to Create
- Anticipate the Spark
- Allow the Idea to Be
- Let the Environment Support
- Forward into Action when appropriate
- Operate from Strengths/Uniqueness
- Synergize in the Moment
- Choose to Contribute
- Adapt on the Fly
and, oops -- forgot one,
11.
Celebrate!
Um...make that two,
12. Embrace Mistakes
So there you have it. Now gather up your
friends, colleagues, or heck, even strangers,
and create something amazing!
And visit the CCVT blog to share what worked for you...
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