This document provides information about an upcoming meeting of the ICF Colorado chapter on June 13, 2013. It includes a message from the chapter president, details about the featured speaker Cynthia James and her topic on integrative technologies and roadmaps to freedom. It also provides information about special interest group meetings, volunteer opportunities, and highlights an article about the results of the 2012 ICF global survey. The document aims to inform ICF Colorado members about upcoming events and opportunities to get involved with the chapter.

1. JUNE 2013
IN THIS ISSUE:
Message from Reuel Hunt, President
Next Monthly Meeting: June 13, 2013
Special Interest Group (SIG) Meetings
ICF Colorado Meetup Groups
In the Spotlight: Laura Menze
ARTICLE: Beating the Odds of the ICF Global Survey Results
Community Alliance Team, External Community Building
Calling All Volunteers!
Membership in the ICF Colorado
ICF Colorado is on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter & YouTube!
Resource Library
General Meeting Information
Contact Us
Message from Reuel Hunt
President, ICF Colorado
Our Local Coaching Community: connection – contribution – competency – clarity

2. Topics include:
ICF-Midwest Regional Conference: Minneapolis, MN – June 20-22, 2013
June 13th Monthly Meeting Speaker: Cynthia James – Integrative Technologies, Roadmap
to Freedom
International Coaching Week: Follow Up
New streamlined ICF Global Credentialing Process
With our new full board and expanding volunteer base, we are excited to serve our growing
coaching community.
ICF Midwest Regional Conference - Minneapolis, MN from June 20-22, 2013
ICF Colorado is a member of the ICF Midwest Region. Our regional conference this year is in
Minneapolis, MN, and two of our Past Presidents are presenters at this conference. Registration is
open at http://icf-midwest.com/
June 2013 ICF CO Speaker:
Cynthia James - Integrative Technologies, Roadmap to Freedom
Cynthia’s newest program, Advanced Awareness Coaching, offers depth, focus and results for
high-level business creatives, and how to use this in your coaching will be the focus of her
program.
International Coaching Week: Follow Up
We got a late start on the International Coaching Week this year, and we are already working on
systems and structures for next year. This year, we got some awareness out to the public about
coaching, partly by highlighting how the profession has grown:
The coaching profession and the International Coach Federation (ICF) have grown tremendously in
the last 14 years from an estimated 2100 coaches in 1999 to an estimated 47,000 in 2012. The
International Coach Federation has 117 chapters in 50 countries with 45 chapters in the US. Click
here to see more data at our website.
ICF Global has launched an upgraded website with streamlined Credentialing Process:
http://www.coachfederation.org/credential/?navItemNumber=502
Final Message:
I invite you, as a coach, to join our community, become involved, play with us:
Join our chapter – ICF Colorado
Join the global community - ICF Global
Contribute/volunteer, make a difference, give back and grow with us.
Wishing you success in your coaching journey,
Reuel J. Hunt
President, ICF Colorado
president@ICFColorado.org
303-734-0444
Next Monthly Meeting: June 13, 2013
Date: June 13, 2013
Time: 7:00PM to 9:00PM
Special Interest Groups (SIGs) conducted before the general meeting
from 6:00 - 6:50pm.

3. Location: PPA Event Center, 2105 Decautur St, Denver, CO 80211
Speaker: Cynthia James
Topic: "Integrative Technologies, Roadmap to Freedom"
*CCEUs: TBD
Integrative Technologies is an original program based on case studies from over 25 years of
working with clients and Cynthia’s own personal experiences. It combines traditional forms of
therapeutic practice and alternative modalities of healing. Cynthia’s objective is to teach the
coaches how to be more effective in working with clients on all levels; mentally, physically,
spiritually and emotionally.
Cynthia will address historical trauma, the mind/body connection and creative expression through
an experiential lecture and multi-media presentation. It is through this process that Cynthia
teaches the attendees how to recognize, in themselves, for their clients and in community, the
inner pain that affects the ability to thrive. She teaches that nothing from the past is who we are,
who our clients are, today.
About Cynthia James
Cynthia James is a transformational specialist and one of today’s brightest and best loved
inspirational leaders and teachers guiding thousands of people to make changes at a deep level for
lasting healing in their lives. Her newest program, Advanced Awareness Coaching offers depth,
focus and results for high level business creatives.
Cynthia James has completed two Master’s Degree programs; one in Consciousness Studies from
the Holmes Institute where she was awarded the honor of distinguished alumni, and the other in
Spiritual Psychology from the University of Santa Monica. She currently serves as Associate
Minister at Mile Hi Church in Denver. Cynthia has uniquely combined the creative arts with
innovative therapeutic techniques to bring powerful personal growth and expansion to individuals
of all ages, cultures, and lifestyles, including facilitating the message of her award-winning
book, What Will Set You Free as a workshop to women in prisons.
Cynthia's life was transformed as she transcended her childhood of violence and abuse. Through
education and personal healing, she created the foundation for her programs; including being
certified as a PTSD facilitator. Ms James is personally committed to utilizing creative expression
as a vital and effective healing modality.
PLEASE NOTE: Everyone must register for the monthly meetings including ICF Colorado
members.
*CCEUs: TBD
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER for the June 13, 2013 Meeting

4. Special Interest Groups (SIGs)
EXPLORING COACHING AS A PROFESSION SIG
June 13, 2013
6:00PM - 7:00PM
Our discussion may include, and is not limited to:
understanding how coaching differs from related professions
learning what makes an exceptional coach
determining if self-employment suits you
choosing your niche and specialty
investigating training programs, certification & mentor coaches
getting started . . .
BUILDING YOUR COACHING BUSINESS SIG
June 13, 2013
6:00PM - 7:00PM
Join us at the Building Your Coaching Business SIG to learn about tools, tips and resources to help
start and grow your business.
Our guest speaker for June is Lynn Allen, Copywriting Whiz. Lynn will be teaching us about
"Marketing Copywriting Basics: 3 Questions You Must Ask Before You Start to Write."
Mission – To ensure that new coaches build their business, improve their coaching skills, market
effectively and stay active and engaged in ICF CO. The SIG will help new coaches chart a course
toward professional and financial success.
Facilitator:
Dinah Snow
dinah@dinahsnow.com
www.dinahsnow.com
303-499-0408
EXPERIENCED COACHES SIG
June 26, 2013
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Location: see information below
Facilitated by: Reuel Hunt & Lauren Fisher

5. 5+ Years of Coaching Experience? You’re Invited to Check Us Out!
The next meeting of the Experienced Coaches SIG is June 26th from 7-9pm.
In our new format, we focus and go deeper on one topic that surfaces during our check-ins, and
we keep our check-ins bottom-lined and time sensitive so we can go deeper on a chosen topic.
Summary from May Meeting:
We began with check-ins all around, including sharing of resources relevant to each person's
check-in. The check-ins led to a discussion on this topic: We looked at how whatever happens to
us, it is how we hold it, how we are with it, how we react to it or don't, and how we respond that
counts. We looked at how this is showing up in our lives, and how important it is to keep this
thought in our presence.
NEW Location:
1200 S. Monaco #26 Denver, CO
Phone: 303-777-1765
Please contact Reuel to RSVP and to receive more details about this SIG.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Facilitators:
Reuel Hunt
rjhunt@earthlink.net
Lauren Fisher
laurenkfisher@comcast.net
ICF Colorado Meetup Groups
Our ICF Colorado Meetup Groups are an opportunity for our community to continue conversations
and keep communications going in-between our monthly meetings.
ICF CO Meetup Groups currently in Arvada, Boulder, Glendale and Ft. Collins.
Interested in hosting an ICF CO Meetup Group in your area? Let us know:
info@icfcolorado.org
Link on Meetup:
http://www.meetup.com/ICF-Colorado-Coaches-Corner/
*Please check the link above for any updates/changes announced
by the Meetup Group leaders.
Questions? Please contact info@icfcolorado.org
In the Spotlight: Laura Menze
About Laura Menze:
Laura knows what it takes to make big changes in life. In 2009

6. she took a leap of faith and left the corporate world in International
Marketing, transitioned to a career in coaching, and became an
entrepreneur. As if that wasn’t enough of a change, in 2012 she
fulfilled one of her life-long dreams and moved to Denver to be closer
to the mountains she loved even though she knew no one in the
Denver area. She walks the walk so that she can talk the talk and
continue to walk future clients through their personal transformations…whatever they may be.
Laura works primarily with professional singles in middle-age who are successful in their
professional lives and perhaps not so successful in their personal lives. Her clients typically value
personal growth & self-awareness and are looking to courageously make changes to find the love
of their life and create the life that they love.
Click here to read more about Laura
ARTICLE: Beating the Odds of the ICF Global Survey Results
by Dinah Snow
Conscious Business Coach & Communications Director of ICF Colorado
In December of 2012, the International Coach Federation-Colorado chapter
Board took on a project to collect information from past and present
members, as well as the 2012 ICF Global Survey, for the purpose of helping
the ICF-CO Board better serve the needs of its members.
As the Communications Director and leader of that project, I’ve done
extensive research to bring the most significant findings forward so we, as an
organization, can do our part to raise the success rate and satisfaction of our
members.
Make sure you read my summary of the most eye-opening findings and the 3 success keys to beat
the odds so you can be proactive in building and growing your coaching business.
Click here to read the full article
Community Alliance Team, External Community Building
One of our new members, Laura Menze, is leading the charge in a new role for ICF CO as the
leader in building Community Alliances on behalf of ICF CO, and she is looking to build her
team! While the ultimate goal is to build community, awareness, and connection, the Community
Alliances Team will focus on reaching out to:
Business Networking Groups (including local chambers)
Religious Organizations (Churches, Synagogues, Mosques, etc.)
Charities & Non-Profit Organizations
Coaching Schools
Career Service Organizations
Organizations & Associations related to coaching (ASTD, CHRA, etc.)
Political/Government affiliated with Mental Health, (The Mental Health Board, local Senator,
etc.)
Media (TV, Radio, Newspapers, Prominent Local Social Media, etc.)

7. Some ideas in growing these partnerships might include:
Offering respective members of each organization (ICF-CO & alliance organizations) a
discount on meetings, conferences, or memberships, etc..
Opportunities for ICF-CO members to provide presentations to various organizations and
vice versa.
Developing long-term relationships so that these organizations have an ICF-CO ‘go-to’
person who will be available to them long-term.
Having our finger on the pulse of mental health issues and legislation in CO so that we
might have a say in what would be beneficial for the coaching community.
Getting ICF-CO in the news and creating awareness about coaching and what is available to
people.
Developing opportunities for local communities to tap into our resources for their patrons,
etc.
If you have ideas you’d like to share beyond what is outlined here, please contact Laura Menze
or Judy Sabah. After all, this is new frontier - the Wild West! Laura and Judy can use all the help
they can get in tackling this endeavor!
If you are passionate about coaching, passionate about ICF CO and are willing to commit to
building a long-term relationship in the role of an Internal Coaching Community Builder or a
Community Alliance Leader in any of the categories above, please let Laura or Judy know how to
reach you and what area you might be interested in.
Together, we can build an incredible coaching community that reaches beyond our wildest
dreams!
Contact:
Laura Menze
lmenze@lifequestalliance.com
Judy Sabah
judy@judysabah.com
Calling All Volunteers!
We invite you to share your skills, talents, and experiences with ICF Colorado and play a bigger
role in the coaching community. How? Read on to see how easy it is to play full out.
We have opportunities for you to be of service in the following areas:
Facilitator for one of our monthly Special Interest Groups (SIG) - Facilitating a SIG
allows you to grow as a leader, meet lots of amazing coaches, and develop an exciting
program that you can use in other areas of your coaching practice.
ICF Colorado Blogger - Would you like to learn more about blogging in a safe
environment and would enjoy sharing emerging trends with the coaching community? Then
this has your name written all over it.
Manage ICF Colorado Twitter - Are you a tweeting fanatic and have a few extra minutes
each week to tweet out to coaches and the community about our ICF Colorado meetings,
events, and programs?
Manage ICF Colorado Facebook - Post our events, speakers, coaching tips, etc. It's a
great way to network.

8. Greeters - Remember how you felt when you came to your first ICF Colorado meeting?
Help our new guests feel welcome and at home.
Channel 9 News Health Fair - Help us be a part of this great program so that we can be
of service to the community.
PBS Phone Support - Set up a date/time for us to give back to this important community
program.
ICF Colorado Press Releases - Do you have experience writing and sending out press
releases? We'd love your help in getting this started!
Jobing.com - Find out when these events are and encourage our members to attend to
help coach job seekers in finding their new dream job. It might even lead to new clients!
Assist with ICF Colorado workshops - We enjoy providing valuable workshops for our
ICF Colorado members and invite you to be a part of this dynamic, engaging program. We
occasionally need help in identifying interesting workshops, getting info about the workshop
in the montly newsletter, etc.
Identify teleseminar opportunities for ICF Colorado members - Is there a topic you
think the members would get value from or is there a speaker who you know of who would
"WOW" our members? Jump in and be a part of this initiative!
Follow up with ICF Colorado speakers - Assist them with accommodations,
transporation, special needs, etc. - This will allow you to meet some "Movers and Shakers"
in the world of coaching!
Create a member survey asking for feedback on what areas/topics they're interested in
to ensure we're meeting the needs of our members.
Resource Management Support - Go through the existing ICF Colorado resources on file
and determine what's current/beneficial to coaches and what's outdated.
Resource of the Month - Highlight a resource from our library and write a brief summary
of it for our monthly newsletter. What a great opportunity to learn a new coaching skill, and
then share it with your peers.
Please contact Reuel Hunt at 303-734-0444 or rjhunt@earthlink.net to learn more about these
exciting opportunities or to get signed up today.
We value your creative ideas and are committed to being the #1 resource for coaches in Colorado.
Thank you for making a difference! We truly appreciate you and all that you share with us.
The ICF Colorado Board of Directors
Membership in the ICF Colorado
Greetings from the Membership Director of ICF Colorado! I must say I learn a lot at every
meeting, and they are very valuable to my life! I hope all of you consider attending our next
amazing meeting. We will be off for a couple of months in July and August. Be sure to come to our
June meeting! Learn some wonderful skills to allow you to be the best person you can be with
Cynthia James! We all can use support and strategies for life success, and Cynthia will be
presenting us with those. We are really working on creating a wonderful environment for us all to
thrive at the ICF Colorado! I hope you will remember to invite your friends and family to attend
that may benefit from our wonderful programs. If you know other coaches that are not members,
please assist us and ask them to attend a meeting - the first meeting is FREE by requesting a
coupon code!
For our former members who have allowed their memberships to lapse, we invite you to renew

9. right away and re-commit to being a part of our community of coaches. Our educational
programming has been very powerful over the last year, and we've had some wonderful meetings.
Renewing your membership will also give you the opportunity to renew the friendships you made
while a member.
For those of you who aren't yet members, we invite you to tour our website, check out the past
and upcoming programs, and call if you have questions. We invite you to join our chapter and
become engaged in the work of learning together and creating a strong community.
So why should coaches and prospective coaches want to join ICF Colorado? As a member of ICF
Colorado, they will join a wonderful community of individuals committed to making a difference in
the lives of their clients, connecting with other coaches, developing themselves, and contributing
to the profession of coaching. Our community includes brand new coaches as well as very
experienced and highly successful ones. We also welcome those who are exploring coaching as a
profession and who have not yet started the process of becoming a coach.
There are many benefits to membership in ICF Colorado starting with being able to attend the
monthly meetings at no additional cost. The educational presentations during our meetings are
delivered by highly successful coaches with special expertise and are but one of the resources
available for helping our members develop and refine their coaching skills and build their
businesses. As a member, one has the opportunity to network with other coaches and participate
in one of the Special Interest Groups (SIGs). The SIGs are led by experienced coaches, giving
participants the opportunity to learn and engage in lively discussion. Two of the three SIGs are
held immediately prior to the meeting, and we encourage everyone to check them out. In addition
to the SIGs and monthly educational programming, we also have other programs and events such
as workshops and tele-classes, with reduced rates for members.
When highly experienced coaches, coaches building their practices, and those who are just getting
started join together to support their chosen field, magic happens. So please help us grow our
membership and be part of the magic we can create.
It’s very easy to join on the ICF Colorado website:
http://sn.im/joinicfcolorado
If you have questions about membership, please call me, Shannon Rios, at 720-515-3212.
To your unlimited potential and success!
Shannon Rios
ICF CO Membership Director
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10. Resource Library
The ICF Colorado has a fabulous Resource Library with over a hundred educational tapes and
books addressing such disciplines as leadership coaching, executive and corporate coaching,
career coaching, relationship coaching, life coaching, and spiritual coaching, as well as practice
development for coaches. Its purpose is to promote education, business development and support
for ICF Colorado members.
The Resource Library is perhaps best known for its great selection of audiotapes. Several years
worth of ICF Conference audiotapes include leadership and coaching topics by such high-profile
individuals as Laura Berman-Fortgang, Ken Blanchard, Jack Canfield, Wayne Dyer, Cheryl
Richardson, and Benjamin Zander, along with many other masterful coaches. A variety of other
resources include such great tapes as "High End Coaching" and "Personal Evolution" by Thomas
Leonard and Frederic Hudson's book, The Handbook of Coaching.
In addition to developing leadership and coaching skills, audiotape topics are specific to
self-promotion and networking, use of assessments, therapists as coaches, attraction principles,
team coaching, self- coaching, emotional intelligence, appreciative inquiry, speaking, and getting
published. Members may borrow up to four resources per month upon signing "The Agreement for
Resource Check-Out."
Brenda Cody, M.S., Resource Librarian
Brenda@WorkSolutionsGroup.com
720-989-8743
General Meeting Information
Regular Monthly Meetings
Members: No Charge
Non-Members / Guests: $25 per meeting fee
When: 2nd Thursday of every month (unless otherwise noted)
6:00PM - 9:00PM
SIGs start at 6:00PM, and the General Meeting starts at 7:15PM sharp.
Where: PPA Event Center, 2105 Decatur Street, Denver, Colorado 80211
Phone: 303-433-8247
The PPA Event Center is on the corner of 21st Avenue and Decatur Street
PPA Event Center website: www.ppaeventcenter.com
Map to PPA Event Center:

11. Questions? Comments? Ideas to Share?
We welcome your comments and ideas and are happy to answer questions.
Contact Information:
info@icfcolorado.org
www.icfcolorado.org
ICF Colorado Board Members
Reuel Hunt, President
rjhunt@earthlink.net
303-734-0444
Stephanie Wachman, President Elect
stephanie@coachinglib.com
720-232-3693
Shannon Rios, Membership Director
shannon.r.rios@gmail.com
720-515-3212
Dinah Snow, Communications Director
dinah@dinahsnow.com
303-499-0408
Helle Hegelund, Education Director

12. helle@hegelundconsulting.com
720-570-0369
Tom Lietaert, Treasurer
tom@sacredodyssey.com
419-699-6100
Monica McNulty, Secretary
TMJMcNulty@msn.com
720-840-7501
info@icfcolorado.org
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