Napoleon Hill stated that, "Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe it can achieve."  I challenge each of us to "expect great things" for ourselves and our PCAM community, and to clearly identify which of our gifts we will contribute to make what's possible, possible! 

Ben Dooley, the President of the ICF Chapter in Chicago challenged us during his presentation at the Power Session in January to think outside of the box and resist the temptation to limit what's possible for us in our work with our clients.  I challenge us to think outside of the box as we imagine what's possible for PCAM IN 2010!!!  I chose to believe that what was possible in January is still possible in March!

As mentioned in last month's newsletter, the PCAM Board was scheduled to meet on February 18.  Due to an unforeseen emergency our meeting was rescheduled to March 24.  As a result our goals for 2010 are still underdevelopment.  The goals will now be shared in the April Newsletter!  In the meantime, I am pleased to report that various members of PCAM are fully engaged in furthering our current objectives, and members of the Board are in conversation about what new opportunities we can take advantage of or create for the benefit of our membership.  

The date for our annual conference has been previously announced.  However, I want to remind us of it again and encourage all of us to bring at least one additional person to this year's conference.  I have established a goal for us to increase our participation at the conference by 50%.  I realize, of course, that if we all bring one additional person it will increase attendance by 100%.  For the record, I am ok with that!  It's a great problem to have...

The 2010 Annual PCAM Conference is scheduled for November 12 & 13.  The theme is "Coaching at the Crossroads - an exploration of the coaching journey and the choices we face along the way."  The conference will be held at the newly renovated Radisson Hotel in downtown Lansing, just a few short blocks from the State Capitol Building.  Dan Leask and fellow committee members Barb Grigsby, Paula Kirsch and Kristi Pavlik are hard at work creating and planning two full days of experiences and learning for our PCAM Community. Please mark your calendars accordingly! 

It is an exciting time to be a coach!  The coaching profession continues to grow and increase its impact worldwide.  Several members of PCAM have recently been approached for their services as a result of their PCAM membership.  We celebrate these and other opportunities that we will create, or that will be made available to us as we work to increase our visibility and our impact in our community.