Happy Holidays 2025! | Awaken Your Spirit to Adventure. (Inspiration from John O’Donohue) | The Launchpad

Happy Holidays 2025! | Awaken Your Spirit to Adventure. (Inspiration from John O’Donohue) | The Launchpad

John O’Donohue was an Irish poet, philosopher, and former priest known for his deeply spiritual and poetic writings on beauty, belonging, awakening, and the inner landscape of the human experience. His teachings often explore thresholds, transitions, and the mystery of new beginnings, which makes this quote a beautiful fit for our end-of-year message. Jump to…

ICF Core Competencies 2025: 7 Changes Every Future Coach Needs to Know

ICF Core Competencies 2025: 7 Changes Every Future Coach Needs to Know

The International Coaching Federation recently released its updated Core Competencies for 2025, marking the first significant revision since 2019. Unlike previous major overhauls, this update focuses primarily on semantic improvements and clarifications that better reflect current coaching practice. Here’s our take on what coaches need to understand about these changes and their implications for the…

SALE NOW ON: Sitewide Black Friday SALE—Save 25% on Everything from Nov 24 – Dec 1! | The Launchpad

SALE NOW ON: Sitewide Black Friday SALE—Save 25% on Everything from Nov 24 – Dec 1! | The Launchpad

We”re excited to offer you 25% off absolutely EVERYthing again this year! Newsletter readers get advance notice of the sale, and reminder emails! So, if you haven’t already, sign-up for our newsletter here >> 2025 Black Friday Sale runs from November 24—Dec 1 With 2026 coming up fast, now is a great time to try…

What Are You Grateful For? iPEC Grads Share Their Stories

What Are You Grateful For? iPEC Grads Share Their Stories

When we asked our community of iPEC Coaches to share something they’re grateful for that coaching made possible, we expected to receive meaningful responses. But what arrived was a stunning collection of stories that span the full spectrum of what this work can do—from shifts in awareness to career transformations, from profound healing to the…

World Kindness Day for Coaches: Practising Kindness That Creates Change | The Launchpad

World Kindness Day for Coaches: Practising Kindness That Creates Change | The Launchpad

“Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.” — Mark Twain Why Coaches Need Kindness Kindness is not a soft skill—it’s a core coaching competency. It nurtures psychological safety, builds trust, and allows challenge to land as growth. Research shows that performing kind acts delivers a small-to-medium wellbeing boost…

The Neuroscience of Change: How Coaches Can Support Real, Lasting Growth| by Dr. Irena O’Brien | The Launchpad

The Neuroscience of Change: How Coaches Can Support Real, Lasting Growth| by Dr. Irena O’Brien | The Launchpad

Many people want to change but struggle to do it. As coaches, we see this all the time. A client sets a goal and starts with energy, but then something gets in the way. They feel stuck, stop trying, and go back to old habits. Why does this happen? New science helps us understand that…

Spooky Coaching Tricks (and Treats!) to Try This Halloween | The Launchpad

Spooky Coaching Tricks (and Treats!) to Try This Halloween | The Launchpad

“Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win.”— Stephen King, The Shining (1977) Halloween is a season of costumes, shadows, and a little bit of magic. Children dress up as witches, wizards, and superheroes, while adults decorate their homes with pumpkins and cobwebs. But beyond the costumes…

Coach FEATURE: Meet Valerie Priester | The Launchpad

Coach FEATURE: Meet Valerie Priester | The Launchpad

We continue to meet our fellow coaches, get inspired and build coach community with our “Meet the Coach” features! This month we meet Valerie Priester, a Master Business Mindset Coach from the USA. Interview with Valerie About Valerie Lives In: USA Company: Victorious Life Coaching, LLC Type of Coach: Master Business Mindset Coach Describe your…