President's Letter for December 2014

Gratitude, December World Café 3.0 and Holiday Celebration

"Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend." ~ Melody Beattie

Our December Board message is one of thanks, gratitude and praise for our ICF Chicago Community. You have filled our journey with joy and fueled our passion to be in service of you. We honor each of your contributions as coaches, volunteers, committee members, chairs and directors. You have turned ICFC into a home and strangers into friends.

We invite you to join us at the FREE December 8th World Café 3.0 - "Creating a Premier Coaching Community" and Holiday Celebration. You can register at https://icfcworldcafe2014.eventbrite.com and feel free to share this invitation with your coaching colleagues to share their wisdom, vision and camaraderie. We will also ring in the International Coach Federation’s 20th anniversary as we prepare to launch the International Year of Coaching.

To Coaches For All That You Do

"At times, our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us." ~ Albert Schweitzer

DECEMBER ICF CHICAGO EVENTS

1. December 5: FREE ICF CORE COMPETENCY CALL (CCEUs Available) 2:00 p.m. CST - Bridgeline: 218.862.3486 Pin: 6969#
2. December 8: ICF CHICAGO WORLD CAFÉ 3.0 AND HOLIDAY CELEBRATION (Free Event)
   6:30 pm - 9:00 pm CST
3. Monthly (multiple dates): COACH CAFÉS see dates and times at here.
4. December 8 BOARD APPLICATIONS close. More information here.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS

• January 12 – Denny Stockdale, The Abuse Recovery Map™
• February 9 – Gregg Lavoy, Vital Signs: The Nature and Nurture of Passion with a signing of his new book
• March 9 – (The irrepressible) Ben Dooley, The ATEBAR formula for MasterFull Coaching
• Monthly Core Competency calls occur every 1st Wednesday at 2:00pm CST
Bridgeline: 218.862.3486 Pin: 6969#
• Monthly Coach Cafés details here.

With gratitude on behalf of the ICF Chicago Board,

Murray A. Mann
President, ICF Chicago.