Released on: August 25, 2008, 12:31 pm

Press Release Author: Dr. Patrick Williams

Industry: Education

Press Release Summary: Dr. Patrick Williams presents at the First Coast Coaches
Association, Inc., the local chapter of the International Coach Federation ( ICF)

Press Release Body: (Jacksonville, Fl., August 25, 2008) Keynote speaker, Dr.
Patrick Williams will lead professional coaches in a thought provoking dialogue
about the direction of coaching. This open discussion is for coaching professionals
regardless of training, affiliation, or experience. Come be part of this learning
community.

First Coast Coaches Association, Inc. (FCCA) is pleased to offer a retreat designed
especially for new or seasoned professional coaches building their business or
providing coaching in organizations. This retreat is also for individuals
considering entering the coaching profession.

Patrick Williams, Ed.D, MCC, visionary leader of the coaching industry, will deliver
an inspirational and informative keynote address on Celebrate Coaching: Where We
Have Come From and Where We are Going.

Here is what you will learn:
. Renew your sense of purpose and direction as a coaching professional.
. Find ways to be part of a community to build your business and pursue your passion
for coaching.
. Be a part of building awareness in the Jacksonville community on the value and
availability of professional coaching.
. Learn from a panel of experienced coaches how to move from \"surviving to thriving\"
as a professional coach.
. Leave with a sense of connection and community that creates a \"can do\" spirit of
success.

Register Today!
Date: Saturday, September 20, 2008
Time: 8:30 a.m. registration and continental breakfast; Program from 9:00 a.m.-1:00
p.m.
Location: Watson Realty, Inc., 4540 Southside Blvd. Suite 1, Jacksonville, Florida
Registration: Pre-register by Wednesday, Sept.17 - Contact Barbara Tolliver-Haskins
for more information and to register at 904-221-0380 or
ExecutiveCoachingSolutions@msn.com
Costs: $30 pre-registration and $40 at the door for non-members.
Join FCCA at www.firstcoastcoachesassociation.org to enjoy member benefits.


About: Patrick Williams, Ed.D, MCC

Williams is the owner and founder of the Institute for Life Coach Training,
(www.lifecoachtraining.com), is an internationally recognized speaker and author. A
master certified coach, licensed psychologist who began executive coaching in 1990.
One of the first 24 coaches worldwide, who was awarded the designation of Master
Certified Coach, by the International Coach Federation. In 1998,Williams founded the
Institute for Life Coach Training, an ICF Accredited Coach Training Program.

Williams was a co-chair position with the ICF regulatory committee and former ICF
board member. Currently elected president of the Association of Coach Training
Organizations, and a member of the International Association of Coaching. Dr.
Williams was also awarded the first Global Visionary Fellow by the Foundation of
Coaching for his project, Coaching the Global Village
(www.CoachingTheGlobalVillage.org).

Dr. Williams has co-authored and contributed many books including:
Therapist as Life Coach: Transforming Your Practice (2002, and 2007),
Becoming a Professional Life Coach: Lessons From the Institute for Life Coach
Training (2007) and, The Philosophy and Practice of Coaching: Insights and Issues
for a New Era (2008).

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Web Site: http://firstcoastcoachesassociation.org

Contact Details: Contact Barbara Tolliver-Haskins for more information and to
register at 904-221-0380 or ExecutiveCoachingSolutions@msn.com