Learning Journeys
International Center of Coaching

Learning Journeys International Center of Coaching (ICC) is recognized as one of the coaching industry's most innovative personal, business and wellness learning centers. We are a private career school licensed by Minnesota Office of Higher Education. Here you will discover powerful coaching tools and techniques to assist others in broadening their vision of self. You will learn techniques to disband limiting beliefs, embrace expanding beliefs, recognize barriers, stretch potential, shift behavior, hold people to account and much more. You will experience rigorous training as well as energizing coaching that broadens your perspective and enhances your creativity as you work with employees, peers and/or clients. Working with us is one of the most enjoyable challenges you will ever take on.

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Quotes from recent students:

• "I want you to know how much I appreciated the course, The Power of Possibilities! Being a participant in this course has given me more freedom to begin dreaming again. I plan on spending time reviewing the material and writing out some dreams. Thanks again."
  
• "I've taken many classes in the past 30 years and this is truly the first time that I couldn't wait for the next day's class to begin."
• "I hope others have a chance to take a class here so they too can feel as inspired as I did these last couple of days."
• "I feel like here we can experiment and take risks without fear and become the best we can be."
• "This class was a gift. It was exactly what I needed right when I needed it. I came here to learn how to motivate and change other people's lives and I transformed my own."
• "I've learned more tools and techniques in the last few months than I learned in the three years I spent in my masters program. And, this is more enjoyable."

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  Our Coaching Philosophy:

  There are a wide variety of definitions for what coaching is and how it is used. The one we find effective and embrace begins with the belief that coaching is a partnership relationship. The client is the expert in their life. They have the answers within them. We are simply there to ask questions that take them below the surface so that they can source answers that have meaning and will motivate them to embrace change. We do this by raising the client's awareness of how they are responding to themselves and the word around them. We connect them to their values so their steps align with who they are and who they are becoming. And, we champion them towards their goals so that they don't lose energy or sight of where they are headed.

  We have five underlying beliefs that are at the heart the coach-client relationship.

  • People prefer to be stretched and challenged.
  • People are more accepting of their own decisions.
  • People learn best through self-discovery.
  • People hunger for an accountability partner.
  • People have a purpose in life and at a deeper level want to manifest it.

Transformation occurs when the client's awareness is heightened, alternative perspectives are explored and a conscious path of action is taken. This emerges in its own time and own way. It cannot be rushed, predetermined, or guided in a certain direction. When the client is allowed to choose how, when and what for him or herself it becomes part of who they are not just another task to complete.

Members of:
International Coach Federation

• Mastery May 13-15, 2009
• Power of Possibility May 20-22, 2009
• Coaching Network Session May 23, 2009
• Keep It Simple Superstar June 5, 2009
• Coaching Network Session June 6, 2009
• Coach Certification-Integrate Creative Expression June 11-13, 2009
• Mastery Learning Lab June 17, 2009
• Power of Possibility June 24-26, 2009

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Today, coaching is a recognized discipline used by many professionals engaged in people development. However, as a distinct profession it is relatively new and self-regulating. There are six self-appointed accreditation bodies for business and life coaching: the International Coaching Council (ICC), the International Coach Federation (ICF), the International Association of Coaching (IAC), the Certified Coaches Federation (CCF), the European Coaching Institute (ECI) and the International Guild of Coaches (IGC). No independent supervisory board evaluates these programs and they are all privately owned. These bodies all accredit various coaching schools as well as individual coaches, except the IAC and ECI which only accredits individuals.

We are licensed by Minnesota Office of Higher Education. In addition, we are in the process of becoming accredited through the Federal Department of Education. We are the only school that is licensed through the state and we will be the first accredited through the federal government.

As it stands today, we are regulated by the state on a yearly basis. We follow the guidelines established for post-secondary schools. In most cases, this means that individuals can apply their coaching hours towards an undergraduate or graduate degree. In addition, once we obtain the federal accreditation, you will have access to student aid and grants.