Good morning, afternoon, and evening from wherever and whenever you are reading this! I hope your day or night is blessed and productive, your health is strong and vibrant, and your business is prosperous and thriving always. I wanted to make this post to formally introduce myself. I am eager to learn from and grow alongside you all. A bit about me: My name is BK Amon. I'm a nurse case manager by day and an entrepreneur-in-training by night. I've been a nurse for 8 years but have always desired to be an entrepreneur. As a case manager, I have had to develop certain skills to be effective at my job, including effective communication, advocacy, approachability, collaboration, delegation, conflict resolution, time management, problem-solving, deep empathy, and holistic cultural competency. These skills have served me well. They have helped me curate trust in the populations that I serve and have allowed me to thrive in the field of nursing, which is currently rated the number 1 trusted profession in the United States of America. These skills seem compatible with the necessary skills to be an effective coach. Because while nurses are an integral part of the healthcare system that allows us to live a higher quality of life than those who came before us, the need for skilled, effective coaching is undeniable. There has been an increase in mental health needs (especially after the most recent global pandemic). Obesity is getting worse. Divorce is getting worse. The rate of suicide is getting worse. Unemployment is getting worse. The threat of AI and automation has many people experiencing an existential crisis. As of this writing (10/18/24), some of the dockworkers and shipyard unions of America were striking just two weeks ago. Many reading this may not realize that the shipyards and the goods of global commercial shipping lines are the lifeblood of the American economy, and the railroad and trucking networks are its backbone and nervous system. If this supply chain were to ever be interrupted or significantly disrupted, it would cost the country billions of dollars per day. With just the rumor of the dockworkers going on strike, many were already starting to stock up on toilet paper and water.

I want to take a moment to express my deep gratitude to everybody who took time out of their day to engage with my introduction post. My sincerest thank you to everybody who liked and commented and gave me a warm and wholehearted welcome to the Expert Coach Skool Community. I've never experienced such overwhelmingly positive feedback in an online setting before. (You could all melt the Grinch's heart with how much loving energy is in this group). Because of your genuine engagement, I was able to unlock the full Expert Coach 8.0 Course in less than 48 hours. At this time, I'm diving deep into the Expert Coaching course. I have started cataloging the resources that Ed has provided us (coaching log, coaching agreement, etc. - THANK YOU for these resources, Ed!), but I wanted to take a moment to come up for air and formally express my gratitude to you all. Thank you all for your support and continued encouragement! (Side note: I've only been active in this community for less than 3 days, but I'm pretty sure this is the best community on the Skool platform.) Am I right or wrong? Comment your opinion below 🧐

I started this journey to become a coach so I can really start making a difference. I am still operating in self doubt and learning coaching skills. But this feels like a great new beginning. Nice meeting you all. 😊

Many have contacted me asking how to complete this process, so I thought I would lay it out here, step-by-step, in hopes it might help everyone. Ed has created a video outlining the steps, which I will summarize below https://www.skool.com/lifecoachcertificationfree/classroom/8ba4b069?md=023fc73b2bb14a25ba0bb47e14264f32. Here are THE STEPS: Send an email to 'Ed@championacademy.co.uk" containing the following: (since it is highly unlikely that you will be able to send your video via email due to size restrictions, I suggest creating a Google folder, adding these items there, and then sending the link to that folder). 1. A recording of ONE of your coaching sessions: (NOTE: This can be a video or audio - they are evaluating your coaching skills, which come through your language. There is no requirement on length - whether it's 30 minutes or 90 minutes does not matter). UPDATE: If your primary language is something OTHER than English, contact Ed's team at the email above to inquire if you can submit your coaching session in your native language. 2. A completed copy of the Coaching Assessment document (See attached) of your assessment of that coaching session. (NOTE: This is a SELF-ASSESSMENT where you assess the coaching session you are submitting. This requires NO ONE other than yourself. You submit this form, COMPLETED, with your coaching call.) 3. A completed Coaching Academy feedback form (See attached). 4. An acknowledgment that you have completed all the modules (They can check this behind the scenes so they already know if you did or did not complete them) 5. NOTHING ELSE NEEDS TO BE SUBMITTED. Your completion of your "tasking" is accepted on an honor system - they trust you are doing it, and you do not need to submit it. - NOTE: Most videos are too long to send via email - for that reason, I created a Google folder containing all the above and sent them the link to that folder (with access rights) in the email. - The coaching Assessment document is an Excel spreadsheet where you rate how well YOU covered each of the steps outlined in the spreadsheet. This is your best guess at how well you did and what you can improve upon. I don't believe they are looking for perfection, as we are always improving our skills. - UPDATE: many have asked if you need to demonstrate ALL the distinctions covered in the Expert Coach training. I think that would be a challenge to do - based on the self-assessment form, these are the skills you DO need to be able to demonstrate: 1)Creates introduction that is focused and engages the client. 2) Poise and confidence. 3) Pacing of speech. 4) Conveys ideas with originality and clarity 5) Addresses short-term goals 6) Addresses long-term goals 7) Responds to questions

I take responsibility for everything in my life. Today’s responsibility lesson was to accept I had made a mistake and apologise quickly and honestly. The insight from that was that I don’t have to carry the guilt of knowing I messed up, or deal with the internal monologue telling myself I’m an idiot. It’s done and dusted.