An early Christmas present arrived! So thrilled and will be looking to change my profile on Linkedin. Was made redundant in July along with a few hundred across Europe and the USA, and all ok as I am lucky to have a French labour contract. I was a bit lost with how to get through the coming months of lawyers and agreement negotiation. This course kept me focused and also helped fine tune what colleagues had fed-back, that I should career coach formally. This has given me a formal certificate! Thanks Ed and team, it means a lot to me!

Blessings to you and yours.! My furry nice on the Christmas tree!

Anyone who had submitted their videos for the certification - please help. I've sent the video twice - but coaching team aren't able to open and download either of them. It is in mp4 format. Please tell me how did you submit yours? 🙏🏾 😭

Food for thought ...... Getting triggered... Even though I have done so much work on myself I still do get triggered ... And does that mean that the work I have done hasn't helped? Hell no .... It is just a loving reminder of what I thought I had dealt with but actually still isn't completely healed. Yes I fecked up and I had to really dig deep and talk to myself and not let my ego get in the way, which was hard, especially when all my ego wanted to do is be right! The old me would have kept me in that vicious circle of negative thinking, putting the blame on everyone else and not taking full responsibility for the part I played in it. You see if I hadn't done the work and still continue to do it.... the outcome would have been very different. So guys when something triggers you, look deep into that beautiful heart of yours and see why it has, do your very best not to let your ego get the better of you. Be kind to YOU and don't beat yourself up so badly that you messed up because when we do, the guilt we feel just makes us feel worse and that's not what it is all about, life is all about learning and growing and doing our best each and everyday. So today listen to those triggers, listen and learn from them what still needs to be healed. Sending you all so much love ♥️

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