I’m excited to announce a fantastic new resource from the IAC for St. Louis-area coaches, with opportunities to meet and collaborate with like-minded professionals.

It’s the new IAC St. Louis Metro-Area Chapter and we’re about to launch our very first official meeting in just a few days!

IAC Chapters are open to members and non-members of the IAC, so I hope you’ll join us on:

IAC ST LOUIS COACHING MEETING

Thursday, January 17^th from 7-9 PM

St. Louis County Library Headquarters

1640 S Lindbergh Blvd (Across from Plaza Frontenac)

WHAT IAC ST LOUIS IS ALL ABOUT:

• Bringing together smart passionate coaches like you to learn, collaborate, and support one another’s growth & success
• Having fun, interactive meetings and workshops on subjects you that matter to you
• Sharing valuable information about the business & practice of coaching in our metropolitan community, that supports seasoned professionals and beginners, alike.
• Communicating about professional opportunities for local coaches
• Discovering client attraction techniques that really work
• Announcing our members’ workshops, seminars and more - bring your brochures and and biz cards (you must attend to announce something or share to marketing materials)
• Exploring hot coaching niches and specialties
• Learning about IAC Coach Certification ~ you don’t have to attend a particular school or track thousands of hours to get it ~ just demonstrate masterful coaching skills
• Introducing the NEW IAC Coaching Masteries™: The next generation in great coaching

OUR FIRST MEETING IS THURSDAY, JANUARY 17^TH, 7- 9 PM:

TITLE: Coaching for Your Life & Business with Julia Stewart, IAC-CC

• Meet other amazing local coaches like you (if you want to be successful, the right people in your life are everything!)
• Voice your passions, challenges and needs (we can serve you best, when you tell us how)
• Hear about an awesome upcoming professional opportunity for St. Louis coaches (this is an opportunity to get paying clients)
• Ask your questions about certification & training (do you really need it ~ how do you decide?)
• Get introduced to a new masterful coaching skill (It’s so simple and yet many coaches fail to do it)
• Find out about the other fun and informative resources and events that we have scheduled this year
  
• This is perhaps our most important meeting of the year (do everything you can to be there!)

To JOIN our members list & get monthly updates on IAC St. Louis meetings CLICK HERE.

MEETING LOCATION:

St. Louis County Public Library HQ

1640 S Lindbergh Blvd, Across from Plaza Frontenac

2008 MEETING SCHEDULE:

7-9 PM, on the 3rd Thursday of each month (5th Thurs in October)

1-17 Coaching for Your Life & Business

2-21 Beyond Flowers and Chocolates: Coaching for Relationships

3-20 Are You Closing a Sale or Opening a Relationship?

4-17 Do the Right Thing: Ethical Dilemmas in Coaching

5-15 Where to Draw the Line: Coaching vs. Therapy

6-19 Surviving Summer: Coaching for Parents

7-17 Celebrate Good Times!

8-21 Love Your Advertising (Advertise What You Love)

9-18 Working Too Hard? Here’s How to Change All That

10-30 The Mean Green Meme: Are Negative Values Haunting Your Business? (5^th Thursday)

11-20 Accolades & Acknowledgments for Our Members and Supporters

12-18 Making a List: Share Wish Lists & Resources for 2009

HOW MUCH DOES IT COST?

Just $5 for each 2-hour meeting AND if you bring a guest (recommended) who is not already on our mailing list, you BOTH get in FREE that month!

HOW CAN YOU LEARN MORE?

JOIN our members list to get monthly updates on IAC St. Louis CLICK HERE

Visit our blog here: http://iac-stlouis-coaching.blogspot.com

Call here: 314-779-3586

Email here

Visit the IAC website here: http://www.certifiedcoach.org

Take great are,

Julia Stewart, IAC-CC, President

IAC St. Louis Chapter

Email Julia Here