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ICF-CT Weekly
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Who am I?
Hi everyone! I’m so happy to meet all of you. I am Naomi Rafalowicz. I live in West Hartford and I am actually a Connecticut native! I have been in the Hartford area most of my life, but when I can, I love to spend time on Cape Cod. These days, you can find me walking my sweet dog Mona on a quest to explore new neighborhoods and towns.
What do I do?
Like some of you, my career has entered a second exciting phase as an ICF Credentialed Transition Life Coach. I am passionate about working with socially conscious and spiritual Women Educators in their pre- or post-retirement years. I help women in education transition into retirement and manage the sense of loss retirement brings. I provide support they need as they enter their creative next phase and reestablish their purpose in order to pursue the next chapter of their lives. Our coaching begins with a unique Foundation Session to illuminate purpose, core strengths and core values.
What am I passionate about?
Prior to coaching, I enjoyed an incredible 35-year teaching career as a Special Education Teacher in the CT Public School system. During those 35 years, I always had a sense that the work that I did with the staff and families of my students was very special and different from my typical teaching duties. Today I know that that work was coaching! I know what it feels like to move from a 35-year career into retirement, wondering how I will make a difference in the world going forward. I am passionate about helping others create their new beginnings. I am not here to tell you what to do, but I will listen, ask powerful questions, and help you use your wisdom and strengths so you can move forward with your goals. I know you are your own best source of wisdom.
As we approach the Thanksgiving holiday, what are you most thankful for, particularly this year?
I am most thankful for my circle of friends and family who support me every day. I am thankful for the connections that I have been able to maintain, and the new connections that I have made over these past eight months. And I have to say a big thank you to my dog, Mona, who keeps me calm, grounded and healthy during these stressful times.
Thank you, Naomi for the work you do as our Membership Chair!.
You can learn more about Naomi at her website at https://mindspiritcoaching.com/
or connect with her on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/naomirafalowiczlifecoach
or Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/naomi.mindspiritcoach/ | Virtual Chapter Meeting & Program
Neuroscience of Coaching:
How to Put Resilience into Action:
Presented by Master Certified Coach, Hayden Lee and Neuroscientist, Dr. Kelly Kent
On Zoom
November 20, 2020
8:00 am EDT: Welcome
8:10 am - 9:30 am: Presentation
9:30 am - 10 am: Networking and Community Connections
ICF CCEs: 1.0 Core Competency
.5 Resource Development
Learn how to help your clients build resilience by understanding, accepting and managing their “Lizard Brain,” the unconscious and instinctual system responsible for the “flight or fight” behavior in humans.
“Lizard Brain” evolved to help humans respond to physical threats and danger and continues to play an important role in human survival. However, this neurological alert system can also lead to default negativity, limiting assumptions and unhelpful thought patterns.
Join this interactive session to learn about the neuroscience of emotions and how you can use the Straight As of Emotional Intelligence to help your clients build awareness, accept, and manage difficult emotions.
This presentation will include guided discussions and practice activities to help coaches:
- Understand how the Lizard Brain helps and hinders people in responding to life’s challenges
- Learn and practice strategies for managing the Lizard Brain
- Use techniques like the “Straight As of Emotional Intelligence”
- Integrate elements of neuroscience into your coaching practice
| Virtual Chapter Meeting & Program
Time Mastery and Action
How exactly to spend your time to build a successful coaching business!
Presented by Michael Charest
On Zoom
December 18, 2020
8:00 am EDT: Welcome
8:10 am - 9:30 am: Presentation
9:30 am - 10 am: Networking and Community Connections
ICF CCEs: 1.5 Core Competency
Are you ready for a more organized, productive, and profitable use of your time? Would you like to experience the sense of peace and confidence that comes with knowing exactly how to spend your time for the success you desire? Mastering your schedule may very well be the most critical element of business success!
In this session, you will learn:
- Nine core activities to spend your time on each week to build your business
- How much time to invest on each activity
- How to harness your ROT (Return on Time!)
- A clever way to schedule, and ensure you do, these key activities
- Bonus: What not to do and a real ROI to let them go
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Registration is Required
(You will receive zoom access information after you register.)
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