What's New.

It has been a ridiculously long amount of time since our last blog entry. Um...10 months definitely qualifies as ridiculous. The good news is we've been busy. In that time, we've:
:Hosted a Women's Retreat in Santa Fe
:Co-organized and was a facilitator at a Women's Conference in Denver
:Taken on new coaching clients
:Opened a cool joint called FORK in charming and historic Louisville, Colorado

Our goal this year is FOCUS. I'm not going to do a cheesy acronym. F = ..., O = ..., because the word is powerful and focused in and of itself. As a creative person, I find myself drawn to many things I want to engage in - all worthwhile in their own right - but to sustain success and balance, I have to discipline myself to focus on only those things that will bring me and those I work with the highest good. That means saying no to a lot of things. But it just makes the yeses that much more delicious.

Coach Training Program

We offer a 16-session* Coach Training Program covering the art and business of coaching. Included are skills development, marketing and overall business development with particular emphasis on:

Care
Openness
Accountability
Compassion
Heightening
Idea-Generation
Nuance
Goal-Setting

*sessions are 1-hour in length and conducted in-person and/or by phone

Learn More.

Please visit www.blossoming.squarespace.com or contact Christine at you.blossoming@gmail.com to learn more.

Coaching Areas

For a complete list of our coaching areas, please visit: www.coachmeblossoming.blogspot.com.

Definitions + Stats

What Coaching Is:
Wikipedia.org
Coaching is a method of directing, instructing and training a person or group of people, with the aim to achieve some goal or develop specific skills. According to a survey of coaching clients, "sounding board" and "motivator" were the top roles selected for a coach. Clients are looking for a coach "to really listen to them and give honest feedback."

Business coaching is the practice of providing support and occasional advice to an individual or group in order to help them recognize ways in which they can improve the effectiveness of their business. Business coaches work to improve leadership, employee accountability, teamwork, sales, communication, goal setting, strategic planning and more. Business coaches are often called in when a business is perceived to be performing badly, however many businesses recognize the benefits of business coaching even when the organization is successful.

And from the International Coach Federation:
http://www.coachfederation.org/ICF/For+Coaching+Clients/What+is+a+Coach/

What Coaching Is Not:
Wikipedia.org
Some assert that life coaching is akin to psychotherapy without restrictions, oversight or regulation. The State legislature of Colorado, after holding a hearing on such concerns, disagreed, [2], asserting that coaching is unlike therapy because it does not focus on examining nor diagnosing the past. Instead coaching focuses on effecting change in a client's current and future behavior. Additionally, life coaching does not delve into diagnosing mental illness or dysfunction.

International Coach Federation and Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP. Study:
[based on 4, 450 respondents]

• Coaching is a 1.5 billion dollar industry. That's Billion with a B!
• Average coach income is $50,510 annually
• Full-time coaches average 16 clients, making $82,671 annually [39%]
• Part-time coaches average 7 clients, making $26,150 annually [61%]
• Majority of coaches maintain 11 active clients at a time
• Average age of coaches are 46-55, with 69% female/31% male
• Clients on average are 56% female and 44% male and between 38-45
• Primary coaching method averages 55% face-to-face and 42% by phone
• Top three coaching specialties are leadership, executive and business/organizations

What's In It For You

• The opportunity to create your own business [a dream of many], combining your experience and expertise with our proven coaching method.
• The flexibility of working part-time or full-time with an income potential on average ranging between $1500. - 4500.+ per month.
• Potential to coach clients all across the United States and internationally. The world is your oyster. Unless you don't like oysters and then it's whatever you want it to be!
• Comprehensive training on the coaching process, what clients are typically seeking in a coach and why coaching matters.
• Your own individualized coaching for building and sustaining your practice, along with personal development to progress into an excellent coach.
• Community support within the Blossoming framework.
• Ongoing business support in the areas of administrative and marketing.
• Your own web page on the Blossoming site.
• Business cards and promotional pieces.
• Independence
• Freedom
• Accomplishment
• Balance
• Joy

A Full Circle Approach

Blossoming has established itself as a go-to for resources, information and ideas on how to be satisfyingly productive and live well. This, combined with Christine's background in corporate training and development, created our response to develop a complete coaching arm to our company. In the corporate world, Christine successfully coached professional development in the areas of leadership, team-building, communication, conflict resolution, sales and customer service. Through her own company, Blossoming, Christine has been coaching small business, writing and creativity clients. She recognized the need to expand into a consortium of coaches where a variety of areas of focus would be available for clients to access depending on their current needs at any given time.

We also found many people telling us how they'd like to own their own business. We came to realize combining people's experience and expertise, with our coaching expertise, would be a perfect answer for their growth, the growth of clients and our company. What could be better than training and coaching others to develop and sustain their own business, which provides support and resources for others? It's truly a full-circle approach and one we're thrilled to make available to those craving more meaning, freedom and prosperity in their lives.