This month I’m being highly intentional about celebrating. What this means is that, throughout my day, when I do something I feel good about–even if it is minor–I take a micro-second to give myself a mental pat on the back, a congrats, a high-five, do a little skip…You get the picture.
This post is a slightly different way of celebrating because it is more public. As I write this post, what has surfaced for me is that publicly celebrating an accomplishment is not comfortable for me (especially when that celebration is self-initiated) 😬. I’ve been talking myself into writing this post for the past 2 days…
Associate Certified Coach with the International Coaching Federation
The good news I am celebrating is that I am now officially certified with the International Coaching Federation (ICF). Yipeee! I have been working steadily towards this since March 2019.
Certification involved:
- Completing an accredited coaching course (I did that online through Coach Training EDU, a school that is based in Portland, OR)
- Doing 100+ hours of coaching
- Being evaluated on multiple occasions by mentor coaches, coaches who have that status through the ICF
- Passing a written exam
Focus and Consistent Effort
One thing I know about myself is that I have quite a bit of discipline and determination. As I reflect on the process of completing the requirements for the certification, a practice that helped is being consistent in my effort over the past year. I had calculated that I needed to coach approximately 3-4 hours/week for 1 year in order to meet my (own, self-determined) timeline. I made sure to meet that mini-goal, knowing that — eventually — I would get to my bigger goal of certification.
And, I did.
Over to You
Can you think of a time when your ability to be consistent (e.g., in your “effort”, in doing the work, or showing up, or whatever it took for you) helped you meet your goal?
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