Pre-Course Information: PBC II

Welcome to Presence-Based Coaching Part II: Evoking Self-Generation! I look forward to having you here very soon!

The materials below will take care of a few nuts and bolts items, and outline several hours of pre-course work that will make your retreat more meaningful.

Please review my welcome letter, which includes important logistical information, retreat details, and driving directions. Please review this soon to help in your planning.

Note that Presence-Based Coaching is the required text for your retreat.  You may order from Amazon or your local bookstore. Please read the entire book before arrival. Doing so will prepare you for the richest possible experience.

Starting well before your arrival, please do the following:

• Read Presence-Based Coaching.
• Conduct at least four coaching conversations to practice with the methods from the first retreat. These can be with friends or pro bono; best not to practice with spouses and kids!
  
• Listen to the Coaches Rising audio interview with Doug; stream or download (about one hour).
• Do exercise 2.3 in the text, in relation to your identity as a coach.
• Construct a self-observation for yourself around some behavior (coaching related or not, but something that you do frequently during the course of the day) that is indicative of a habit that you want to work with more skillfully.  Do this self-observation rigorously for a week before the retreat.  You can set the frequency for once or twice daily, and either use a journal or printed copies of the exercise on the last page.

For PBC I and PBC II, 25 pre-approved hours of coach-specific training are available for each retreat at an additional cost of $250. You may have already purchased the CCE's; if not you may decide later. The cost includes a faculty review and feedback on a recorded coaching session plus all documentation.

You are welcome to arrive the Sunday evening before your retreat after 7:00 PM (Lodge is being cleaned from a previous group and will not be ready before that time.) Most participants will arrive Sunday, and it's a great opportunity to meet your colleagues and settle in for a relaxed start the next morning.

Cost for the extra night is $62 (tax included) which can be settled on your arrival. There's no need to make a reservation. Also, please note time critical details in the letter on shared transportation to the Lodge. If you have dietary restrictions, please email our caterer, Dava Melton, no later than the Monday before your arrival. It may not be possible to honor last minute requests.

Please consider this really as a retreat; plan on early morning starts and evening sessions. While we'll take longish lunch breaks, it will not work well to visit friends in town or join in outside conference calls.

Please bring:

• A journal to write in
• Appropriate clothing, walking shoes, etc, for a range of outdoor conditions.  (You can check our local weather outlook the day before you travel to help in packing.)
  

Feel free to call or email with any questions.

Thanks,