Message from the Executive Vice President
Dear HKICC Friends,
Usually, when a potential member enquires as to the benefits of joining HKICC, they are referring to tangible benefits. They are interested in knowing what the returns are for their dollars. They may want to know about our marketing strategy, our advertising costs, or how many hits our coaching directory gets in a month.
Although these may be important questions, I'd like to focus on one of the most underrated, least tangible, but to me, the greatest benefit of being a member of the Coaching Community. That is, being part of the community support network itself.
First of all, bear in mind that it takes a certain personality trait to be a life coach. This personality trait is also often seen in anyone in the personal development field, and this extends to human resource managers, counselors, therapists, etc. as well.
Keep Reading
Anita Moorjani
Executive Vice President
Hong Kong International Coaching Community
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Ten Ways to Live Fearlessly
Fear of Success
Embrace Fear and Let it Go
Art Therapy: Activating Creativity to Reach a Fuller Potential
Are You a Public Speaker?
Meet Our Members: Patrick Ng.
Sponsored Events & Announcements.
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| Ten Ways to Live Fearlessly |
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10 Ways to live fearlessly!
American life coach Rhonda Britten has written several best selling books, been on Oprah numerous times and was a star on the Emmy award winning TV show Starting Over. She talked to Anita Lam of Beats Magazine in Hong Kong about the best ways people can stop dreaming and start doing...
1. Acknowledge Yourself Fully.
2. Stretch, Risk and Die.
3. Have Eyes of Gratitude.
4. Ask 'Am I Making This Up or Is It true?'
5. Have Compassion For Yourself.
6. Make Yourself Accountable.
7. My Needs = Your Needs.
8. Ask For Support
9. I Love List.
10. Everyday Say 'I am Willing To Be Fearless!'
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| Fear of Success |
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So you suffer from a fear of success, do you?
Adapted by Carole Lewis from:
http://www.achieving-life-abundance.com/fear-of-success.html
Don't worry, you're not alone.
This is actually much more common than you may realize and it can be a frustratingly confusing issue to deal with.
After all, you dream about becoming great at what you love to do.
You think all the time about how wonderful it's going to be when you finally hit your achievement goals and have all the great stuff that'll come with success.
The only problem is that you never seem quite ready to take yourself "over the hump" to achieving the life abundance you know you deserve.
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| Embrace Fear and Let it Go |
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Did you know that to embrace fear and let go is to begin living once again?
Adapted by Carole Lewis from:
http://www.achieving-life-abundance.com/embrace-fear-and-let-go.html
"Only when we are no longer afraid do we begin to live."
- Dorothy Thompson
I'd like to discuss with you first what fear does to you, then talk about this idea of embracing it, and finally, what happens as you release fear from your mind.
I emphasize your mind because, yes, fear is all in your mind. Pretty much everything you're afraid of has a solution but your mind is keeping you from discovering it.
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| Art Therapy: activating creativity to reach a fuller potential |
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By: Julia Byrne, Art Therapist
M.A. A.Th., Art Ed
Practitioner at Hong Kong Psychological Services
President of The Hong Kong Association of Art Therapists
Art Therapy is a unique form of psychotherapy, where exposure to the art materials and the process of image-making supported by the art therapist, can enable the client to activate his/her creativity to help reach a fuller potential. Making visual images (painting, drawing, models etc) in the presence of a qualified art therapist contributes towards the externalization of thoughts and feelings, which may otherwise remain unexpressed.
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| Are You a Public Speaker? |
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Article by: Charlie Lang
HKICC is in the process of setting up a collaboration with "Next Chapter", a Hong Kong based events management company. Next Chapter is in the final steps of starting up a Speakers' Bureau, i.e. an agency that finds appropriate speakers for companies and other organizations who need an expert to deliver a keynote speech, workshop, seminar, etc.
Next Chapter promotes both local and overseas speakers and already has some best- selling authors from Harper Collins, including Robin Sharma (The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari), Dr. John Grey (Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus), Dan Ariely (Predictably Irrational), Jeffrey Kluger (Simplexity) and a couple more on board.
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| Meet our Coach Members: Patrick Ng |
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Ng Hon Wai, Patrick
Executive Coach
VP in Research & Development of HKICC
Certified Business Coach (IMT)
Member of School of Coaching (Coachville)
Certified NLP Practitioner (NLP University 1997)
Certified NLP Master Practitioner
Licensed Brain GymR Consultant & Trainer
Certified Hypnotherapist (IMT)
What motivated you to join HKICC?
I heard that HKICC is a place about coaching, learning and inspiring. You can meet buddies who have different specialties and expertise in coaching and personal growth. You can meet like-minded people here and exchange your coaching practice experience.
What led you into coaching?
In 1999 during my NLP training, I came across a coach from US who really inspired me in my personal development.
What does coaching mean to you?
To me coaching is not only about change, it is about growth, reflection, self awareness, action, learning and breakthrough. The most important aspect for me is that coaching can bring out the best in you. Most coaching helps people achieve results; the greatest coaching helps people be the best that they can be.
Read more
Contact Patrick:
Tel: 6136 2866
E-mail: patrick.ng@pcti-hk.com |
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ParentCoach Alliance (PCA) will conduct a 6-hour course (in Cantonese) with HKU SPACE on Parental Coaching which is open for registration now. The course is designed for parents or coaches who are interested to learn parental coaching concept and its applications. Date - October 25, 2008 and November 1, 2008 (two Saturdays)
Time - 2 to 5 pm
Place - HKU Space Mei Foo Campus
Speakers - SK Shum and coaches from PCA
SK is a father of three kids and a practising parental coach. He is the 06/07 HKICC President and the co-author "ParentCoach" book with Bonnie Chan and Selene Chow. |
Executive Coach Training in Hong Kong, October 2008
Australia's most respected and experienced coach training organization, The Institute of Executive Coaching, is now training executive coaches in Hong Kong. In June 2008 the IEC delivered Level One of their three part International Coaching Federation (ICF) accredited training program, which completely sold out. Another Level One program will be offered on October 22-24, 2008, with a Level Two following in June 2009. To read more about the Level One program or sign up for a limited place, click here. or call The Institute on 8198 0656. 10% discount available to HKICC members.
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Achieve Your Optimal Weight
Ever wonder why it's so hard to achieve or maintain a comfortable, ideal body weight, even when it seems you're doing everything 'right'? In this 3-evening interactive workshop, you will learn how to:
Allow yourself to be slim, rather than control food intake; Disconnect from your weight his-story; Energize and raise your metabolism, anytime; Gain insight into unhealthy habits; Transform addictive food cravings into a hunger for natural foods
WHEN: Oct 21, 28 and Nov 4; 7pm - 10pm
WHERE: Shakti Healing Circle, Central
To register or learn more click here, visit www.energeticjourney.com, or Email michelle@energeticjourney.com
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 Fearless Book Group
Are you ready to be Fearless?
Everyone needs support; it's a huge challenge to be Fearless alone. Fearless Book Groups provide a built-in network of people who are working to adopt the principles of Fearless Living. We will meet once a week for 4 weeks to discuss Rhonda's book and support each other in building passionate, Fearless lives through stretching past our comfort zone.
Are you ready for more...
more freedom, passion, meaning...more you!
Starting Tuesday 23rdth September at the YWCA.....
Click here for more information, visit www.freedomfromfearcoaching.com or
email glynis.freedomfromfearcoaching@gmail.com
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Vocational Graduate Diploma of Ontological Coaching
Active Communication is proud to support the self-governance and professionalism within the coaching profession by launching the Vocational Graduate Diploma of Ontological Coaching, a program that develops full professional coaching competence.
It is the most in-depth and comprehensive coach training program in the Asia-Pacific region and will be running in Hong Kong for the first time in fall 2008.
You want to learn extraordinary coaching skills with a powerful and highly effective methodology?
Join this 3-semester course that has the depth, substance and intensive coaching practice like no other program.
For details visit www.activecommunication.net |
IMPACT Group a US based career-life transition services company has an opening for a career / transition coach to be based in Beijing, China. This is a part time, home based position, for 10-20 hours per month. We require English speaking, experienced and knowledgeable job search coaching professionals. An ideal candidate would be a certified career coach with a background in transition/life coaching and experienced in working with expatriates. A bachelors/masters degree in human behavior will be an advantage.
Interested candidates please contact Sapna Sukesh Kumar by email at ssukeshkumar@impactgroupHR.com
Click here for more information |
Learning How to Coach
Available in Hong Kong and Shanghai
1) To Become a Professional Corporate Coach
90 hours intensive program for those who want to become a professional corporate coach.
2) To Learn Professional Coaching as a Manager
2-days program, ideal for managers who want to achieve higher engagement through coaching their direct reports.
To learn more, visit http://www.progressu.com.hk/events/events-for-leaders.htm
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Dear Readers,
This month's Top Ten List offers some tips on how to live fearlessly - a subject dear to my heart!
How many of us use our gifts to serve others and live up to our full potential? In my experience fear of responsibility, fear of success, fear of being seen to be selfish or bragging are the main reasons that people play small.
Shining our light, on the other hand, is the choice to make if we want to own our power and be empowering. When we shine and celebrate our life, it allows us to feel passionate and open up to all of who we are. This month I invite you to shine!
Glynis Ferguson
Editor
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EVENT
WHAT: Taming the Impossible - Effective Tools for Lasting Change Coaching
WHEN:
Registration: 6:45 to 7:00pm
Presentation 7:00 to 8:00pm Thursday, 18th September
WHERE: 29/F, Times Media Centre, 133 Wanchai Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong
PRESENTER: Helene Liu
WHAT: Story Telling and Art as Coaching Tools - When Words are not Enough to Express Feelings.
WHEN: Wednesday, 15th October
WHERE: To be advised
PRESENTER: Gudrun Kittel-Thong |
For Book Lovers
Michelle Gabbe's book recommendations this month:
The Biology of Belief
by Bruce Lipton, PhD
The Amazing Power of Deliberate Intent
by Esther & Jerry Hicks (The Teachings of Abraham)
Coaching to the Human Soul - Ontological Coaching and Deep Change Vol 1
by Alan Sieler
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