by Life Coaching America | Oct 22, 2025 | Articles, From the Founders, Resources
The Intersection of ICF Core Competencies and Motivational Interviewing (MI) A few of our posts about the International Coaching Federation’s (ICF) Gold Standard of Coaching and Motivational Interviewing (MI) might leave you wondering about the intersection of...
by Life Coaching America | Oct 15, 2025 | Articles, From the Founders, Resources
Sustain Talk vs. Change Talk So, let’s be real! Coaching clients are seeking services, more often than not, considering and wanting change. Change that might be personal, professional or both. Life Coaching Institute of America (LCIA) considers both to be part of such...
by Life Coaching America | Oct 1, 2025 | Articles, From the Founders, Resources
Thought-provoking Conversation Let’s sit with the International Coaching Federations definition of coaching. The International Coaching Federation (ICF) defines coaching as “partnering with clients in a thought-provoking and creative process that inspires them to...
by Life Coaching America | Sep 18, 2025 | Articles, From the Founders, Resources
A Partnership Between the Client and the Coach The International Coaching Federation (ICF) acknowledges coaching as a partnership between the client and the coach. Such an integral component that enables the co-creation of the relationship. Motivational...
by Leslie Schultz | Sep 8, 2025 | Articles, From the Founders
The Anatomy of Change As John Maxwell states, “Change is inevitable, Growth is optional”. Coaching is about growth as is the communication style of Motivational Interviewing. So let’s put this together! The International Coaching Federation (ICF) defines...
by Leslie Schultz | Oct 28, 2024 | Articles, From the Founders, Resources
“Change is inevitable. Growth is optional.” – John C. Maxwell This quote has always humbled me. Understanding that change may be by invitation or it may grace our lives through unsolicited means. All the same, change is a continuous process and ever present in...
by Life Coaching America | Oct 25, 2024 | Articles
Introducing Motivational Interviewing Life Coaching Institute of America (LCIA) introduces Motivational Interviewing (MI) to coach students to provide an evidenced communication skill-set to support ICF competencies. This is the philosophy of LCIA. Coach students...
by Life Coaching America | Oct 11, 2024 | Articles
Feedback From our Graduate Students Life Coaching Institute of America (LCIA) receives a lot of calls that we answer within 24-48 hours! Yes, a real engagement. Many of the calls are inquiring about what differentiates LCIA from other Coach Training Programs. A big...
by Leslie Schultz | Apr 7, 2022 | Articles, From the Founders
The Art of Letting Go By Leslie D. Schultz, ACC, LPCCo-founder Life Coaching Institute of America, Inc. Change. We are all gifted with change; be it solicited or unsolicited. Change. Let us explore this together! Coaches partner with their clients in their...
by Leslie Schultz | Feb 25, 2022 | Articles
The Collaborative Change COACH By Leslie D. Schultz, ACC, LPCCo-founder Life Coaching Institute of America, Inc. The word, concept, collaborative, is hot these days. It is often used in the coaching profession and professional organizations. Pondering this, I dug in...
