Our newest instructor
The following is an interview with SCM President, Julia Stewart, IAC-CC, and our newest instructor: Natalie Tucker Miller, IAC-CC. We’re thrilled that Natalie will be joining us this May, after she steps down as President of the IAC, because she’s a great coach, a wonderful instructor and a really cool human being. Visit her websites here: www.ageless-sages.com, www.unparenting.com.
Julia Stewart: Natalie, I’m thrilled that you’re bringing your brilliance to SCM and I know our coach/students are excited about working with you. As IAC President, you’ve been an inspiring example of leadership, as the IAC has continued to grow into a robust organization that takes a coach approach to everything it does. What’s the most valuable thing you’ve learned from that?
Natalie Tucker Miller: Learning how to listen to people differently.By that I mean, two people may say the exact words yet have two completely different meanings attached.This position has inspired me to go even deeper with communication in order to avoid, as best as possible, miscommunication.
JW: If you could teach coaches just one important thing about the new IAC Coaching Masteries, what would it be?
NTM: Once you understand that you are your most important subject to learn, the IAC Coaching Masteries make a lot more sense. It’s difficult to grasp the depth of the masteries without an intimate relationship with your inner-self. Go there. Do the work. There is no venture in life more worthy than you.
JW: What do you love about training coaches?
NTM: Interacting with people who understand the value of self-development.When you’re working with people who know the importance of their own growth in order to master coaching, the depth of the training has mutual and exponential benefits. It’s the ultimate feedback loop.
JW: What’s the value of IAC Certification for today’s coaches?
NTM: This depends on what the coach is hoping to achieve.For some, certification is important if their client base is expecting or requiring certification. For others, it’s the personal goal of achieving coaching mastery.As you know, IAC certification is considered a gold standard in coach certification by many coaches worldwide.
JW: What other cool projects are you up to this year?
NTM: I’ve been working with elder-care executives and families of elders who are in transition and one of the outcomes is my publishing company. We’ve created a new literary genre, picture books for elders and adults which blends literature and art geared to elders. These books help create the kinds of environments that we see in coaching all the time: trust, inspiration, getting to the heart of what is really important in any given moment, honoring people for who they are, etc.Since I became part of the coaching profession, there isn’t anything I do that doesn’t have strong coaching components included. Coaching isn’t just what I do.It’s who I am.
Natalie will be teaching many of our Mastery Modules, which are our core coaching skills in both our Certified Coach Training Program and our Full Coach Training Program. For more information about both, go here.