Academy for Coaching Excellence

! Given all events that are occurring around us - medically, politically, and culturally - you may have been reflecting upon your own life and what you are here to contribute. In addition, you may have also been considering your . ...Continue reading

Join author REBECCA SOLNIT & RADICAL SUPPORT COLLECTIVE for a conversation about living with hope & taking action in the countdown to election day. This election calls on each of us to engage with a sense of courage and possibility, even amid the darkness that we face. Join us to discover what those possibilities are, and to reclaim your hope for the future that you can use as fuel for taking action now. Rebecca Solnit

People have often said, does the ontological (coaching) paradigm deny emotions? No! It allows us to be with them in a way that we can even use that energy to make a difference. And that’s where the hope comes in. That’s where the gratitude comes in...... I think, that is the only way to affect change. Is to be able to be with what the other person’s reality is in such a way that you might be experiencing some sadness, you are not of that sadness but you are just seeing it and feeling it, and using that energy to affect change." -Maria Nemeth speaking to ACE licensed trainers about how we might use the ACE coaching model to affect social change even in the face of great conflict and sadness.

Some of our coaches and trainers are having a powerful conversation right now on resilience, hope, and determination in this time of great change and uncertainty. Thanks Radical Support Collective for hosting and Zo Tobi for being a featured guest!

"Over the past twenty-five years of my work, I discovered this: we have a natural desire to express who we truly are. It's in our heart of hearts. This is our pathway to luminosity, since we create luminous moments when we demonstrate who we are ontologically in everyday life. There is a substantial difference between who you are psychologically and who you are ontologically.... You gain the focus to create your games worth playing and goals worth playing for when you see clearly what this difference is. We describe who we are psychologically by looking at our thoughts, feelings, opinions, attitudes, states of mind, or body sensations. We describe what we think and feel in great detail, but for the most part our thoughts and feelings are transitory. They change almost with each breath we take, as anyone who has every tried meditation will instantly agree. At the center of who we really are is something much bigger than our psychological makeup. It doesn't change from moment to moment. It is a steady place inside us that lets emotions and thoughts wash over it like waves but remains essentially unchanged. This is our ontological nature." -Maria Nemeth (Mastering Life's Energies) Academy for Coaching Excellence's "Being Coach" model is rooted in ontology, the study of being. We look at what it truly is to be human: The values we live by, the heroic journey we are each here to take, and ultimately the gift to others we long to be known for.

" - ? Whether we're alone, with friends, or at work, we have the choice to observe the nature of our thoughts and then shift the focus of our attention to the thoughts worth thinking and conclusions worth gathering evidence for. Our experience of life, our degree of discomfort or ease, is governed by our focus. Where we put our attention gives us our evidence.... . , ' ." -Maria Nemeth, author of "Mastering Life's Energies" and founder of Academy for Coaching Excellence.

"We all exist in an interdependent system. No matter how we feel about it, we're linked socially, economically, and ecologically, like cells of a giant organism. We are healthiest when all parts of our bodies and society are functioning together. Margaret Wheatley sums it up in this way: 'When we seek connection, we restore the world to wholeness. Our seemingly separate lives become meaningful as we discover how truly necessary we are to each other.'... When you ask another person to support you, you are actually giving that person a gift. You're being generous because you're allowing them to make a significant contribution to your life. By working together, each one of you benefits. The other's act of generosity comes full circle when you let that person know the difference they have made." -Maria Nemeth, author of Mastering Life's Energies and founder of Academy for Coaching Excellence Where in your life are you giving and receiving support?

" , ’ . It’s called the Negativity Bias. There’s been a lot of research on this phenomenon, and many attribute this bias to the fact that our brains haven’t changed much in about 100,000 years. ... The theory is that those of us who survived and evolved had a brain that would look for danger first. So naturally, at this point in time, many of us may experience being flooded with anxiety as we are drawn to read new accounts of the spread of a deadly disease." -Maria Nemeth ' . https://medium.com//the-gratitude-protocol-how-to-disrupt-

Hi there everyone, Maria here. It’s clear that many of us are suffering right now due to the changes in our lives. We may have experienced illness in either ourselves or someone close to us. Or, we’ve lost a job, shut a business, or have needed to put an important dream on hold. In any case, anxiety seems to be the norm. And, among other things, this affects our relationship with one of the most important energies of our life: the energy of money. I have been talking with ...Continue reading

Hello everyone. Maria here. If you’re like me, you’ve been receiving news updates talking about the difficult and uncertain times in which we all live. Taking in constant news items every day can make for stressful days and difficult sleep. For these reasons, I’ve created a webinar that will give you some tools that you can use to bring even a little clarity, focus, ease, and grace to your life. It’s called Learning to Thrive during Difficult Times. It will give you a proto...col I’ve designed that disrupts anxiety and gives you the experience of being in control of where you want to focus your brain. Some of you who have been with me for years know that I am dedicated to giving people approaches to living in which they realize that they are the authors of their own experience in life. So join us, and I promise you will see how to have a relationship with your brain in which you are the master! You can join here: https://acecoachtraining.com/thrive-in-difficult-times/

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