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APAC FocusDr. Woraphat Arthayukti, the first recipient
of APAC’s Certificate of Honour
Vol. 3.2 || APRIL 2018
THE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE ASIA PACIFIC ALLIANCE OF COACHES
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ContentsPresident Speaks
APAC Focus
Dr. Woraphat Arthayukti, the first recipient of APAC’s Certificate of Honour
A Fruitful EXCO Retreat in Singapore
APAC Waves
Coach Marketing
Your Ideal Client Profile
Facing Disruption in Coaching: Q&A with Chip McFarlane, MCC
APAC Xpressions
Food 4 Thought
Working Very Hard
Delight Stop
Riddles
APAC News
Website Advertisements Now Available
Coach Volunteers Wanted!
APAC2019 Coaching Conference
APAC Family
Welcome
The Final Say
APAC Voice is a digital publication of APAC, published quarterly and distributed through email. It is also available on the APAC Website.
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Dear APAC Colleagues,
The coaching world is getting more and more crowded. It is becoming increasingly difficult for coaches, especially novice coaches, to figure out how to stand out. The variety of offerings available add to the confusion as the market seems to have all the answers and nothing more to add. In other words, making oneself visible or ‘marketing and branding’ is something most coaches struggle with.
There are of course innumerable people out there offering free advice on how best to build one’s brand and market oneself. The tips include building a website to building social media presence to networking. Almost all acknowledge that to stand apart and attract the right kind of clients, one needs a unique brand position and a strong market presence. Furthermore, if one is just starting out in a coaching business, there are numerous consultants who will actually help you package your services and brand yourself so that your business is more attractive to potential clients.
In my experience, whilst outward focus like concentrating on customer base, appreciating environmental needs, and creating a marketing plan is important, inward focus is the game changer. I have seen many coaches trying to build their brand on ‘what’s in’ or ‘what works’, and “what brings in money” and not fulfilling their potential.
Building one’s brand starts with acknowledging one’s own uniqueness. One needs to appreciate what’s exceptional and special about oneself and one’s coaching. You are unique, what no one else has, and that is going to appeal most to your clients. You can build a brand around yourself that will attract the right types of clients that need to work with you specifically. It will lay the foundation for a unique and powerful brand. It will elevate your business, set you apart, and attract a clientele that resonates with you at a deeper level. Also, marketing the brand will be relatively easy as you are marketing what’s best in you and not trying to fit in with something that is not you.
I am happy to acknowledge that as a brand, APAC has a space of its own. We are the coaching voice of the Asia Pacific region. Our offerings, especially our conferences, aim to articulate our brand promise. To take this promise further, APAC plans to publish a book on APAC wisdom. This book is our endeavor to articulate our brand potential. Feel free to write to me to be a part of this endeavor.
Cheers,
DR. ANNE DOLLY KUZHIMADATHIL APAC President
“Building one’s brand starts with
acknowledging one’s own uniqueness. One needs to appreciate what’s exceptional and special about oneself and one’s
coaching .”
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APAC FOCUS
“We can’t help everyone, but everyone
can help someone.” - Ronald Reagan
Dr. Woraphat Arthayukti,the first recipient of
APAC’s Certificate of Honour
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Presenting the first recipient of APAC’s Certificate of Honour, Dr. Woraphat Arthayukti! APAC Founder Foo See Luan presented our Certificate of Honour together with a book as a gesture of thanks for all the time and effort Dr. Woraphat has contributed since APAC was founded more than a decade ago.
Here’s what colleagues and friends have to say:
Having worked closely with Dr. Woraphat from the founding of APAC a decade ago, it was a high honour and a distinct privilege to present him with APAC’s Certificate of Honour and a memento book on 14 February 2018 at his beautiful home in Bangkok in the presence of his wife Chalermporn and my wife Anna.
Dr. Woraphat is the only APAC member to have served with distinction as APAC President, Council of President member, and Chair of the Nominations Committee. He is also the first recipient of APAC’ s Certificate of Honour.
As my esteemed colleagues will be writing about the many and diverse contributions of Dr. Woraphat, I fondly say that Dr. Woraphat is acknowledged and revered as a foundational pillar of APAC, a strong and well-loved leader with many followers. He is fluent in three languages, English, French, and Thai.
Above everything else, Dr. Woraphat is a true gentleman and a great role model, ever generous and always ready to lend a helping hand.
Foo See Luan Founder, APAC
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A fine gentleman & a role model. These are the words that come to mind when I think of Dr. Woraphat. His humane attitude, mindfulness, and respect for all, commands respect and love. In my association with him, I have found him soft-spoken & always ready to help. When I took on the PR Chair role, he went out of his way to ensure that I had all it took to be successful in my role. His actions have never been self-serving, and the interests of APAC have always been uppermost in his mind. Personally, he exudes warmth, kindness, courtesy, and care. On behalf of the entire APAC community, I thank him for his invaluable contributions to APAC and wish him every sense of fulfillment in all his future endeavors.
Dr. Anne Dolly Kuzhimadathil President, APAC
I was fortunate to have met Dr. Woraphat at a retreat following the 2017 Conference and was highly impressed by his quiet Leadership style. His warmth, kindness, and humanity came across, and as peace maker, he built bridges and lent a calming influence, exemplifying respect and mindfulness. He and his charming wife Chalermporn made a special trip to Singapore to meet the new Singapore based EXCO and Committee members. We appreciated his investment in time and the expense he undertook to show support and encouragement, reinforcing APAC's climate and 'family' culture. He is a man of many talents; author of books on coaching and the Asian Hornbill. We hope that he will find great pleasure in the token gift.
Eliza Quek First Vice President, APAC
I have known Dr. Woraphat for a decade. He is a man of distinction with integrity, diplomacy, prudence, professionalism, exemplary behavior, endearing charm, warmth, sustained passion, commitment, and dedication to APAC.
He has unique, exclusive, and diverse interests, gifts, and talents involving oil and gas exploration and production as Chairman of Northern Gulf Petroleum Pte Ltd., a flair and fervor for Hornbills, affection and zeal for the variety and research of different species of Hornbills as Chairman of the Hornbill Research Foundation Bangkok, and has travelled to different countries to share his findings and his fieldwork. He has taken an array of beautiful and awesome hornbills pictures - a feast for the eyes!
He is also captivated by flora and foliage and has contributed a chapter on Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden in the book "Paradise Found - Journey through Noble Gardens of Asia”.
I applaud Dr. Woraphat, and APAC's Certificate of Honour celebrates and expresses our gratitude to a remarkable man who has devoted a decade of significant contributions to APAC!
With thanks and appreciation to Dr. Woraphat.
Lydia Goh Council of Presidents, APAC
A Fruitful EXCO Retreat in Singapore
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APAC EXCO had its first retreat in Singapore on 3-4 March, 2018. It was the first time that everyonemet up in person, and it was very exciting. We heldour 1.5 day retreat at the cosy NUS guild house atSuntec City in the vibrant city of Singapore.
With the gregarious facilitator Mark Sng as well as the presence of the founder and council of presidents, we completed our little group with the help of technology for the 3 participants who managed to login from their respective locations across the world.
We had a fantastic time deliberating over our 2 year plans and initiatives. We are pleased to announce we have come out of it highly charged and better prepared to serve our members!
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APAC WAVES “Change your thoughts
and you change your world.” - Norman Vincent Peale
Coach Marketing
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For many years as a coach in the UK and with many contacts built up over several years, I found results and work easy to come by as businesses and previous coachees referred me.
However, when I moved to Hong Kong and started afresh, I found that providing great results and networking alone were not enough to give me the referrals I needed. I spoke to other highly capable coaches who all appeared to be finding marketing themselves a real challenge. Hence I decided to set up a business to help coaches market themselves. We asked clients what they wanted from coach marketing.
There were some things they said they did want and some things they didn’t want! They said traditional coach profiles all looked too similar, and they wanted coaches to differentiate themselves more.
Client LIKES:
• Clients said they wanted short 2-3 minute videoprofiles that demonstrate their style and includeexamples of the results they have achieved.
• They want to get a feel for what it would be like towork with you, with the focus to be less on thecoach’s career history and more on how the coach canhelp the coachee by sharing how they have helpedothers.
• They want coaches to have a clear “niche” where theyspecialize more than others.
I urge you to consider all ways of marketing yourself to get clients:
• Market yourself and your business via your ownwebsite and linked in campaigns. Most popular areconnections via LinkedIn (for business coaching) andFacebook (for life coaching).
• Clients have less and less time and will set upchemistry meetings based in less and less informationso I urge you to make a 2-3 minute video profile in2018 and use it when putting yourself forward for allpotential assignments. It’s becoming a criticaldifferentiator!
• Network like crazy with targeted connections.
• Do pro bono coaching.
• Consider associate work.• Get yourself on modern coaching platforms where
clients go to find coaching companies and coaches.Examples include websites such as: Coach Connector,Noomii, ICF, APAC, Coach Source, etc. Each has itsown differentiating features. Make an effort to findout what those features are and promote yourself viathe websites that best match your values, locations,target audience, and their/your needs.
Fraser Murray is a coach with Rock the Boat and also CEO of www.coachconnector.com, who specialize in helping coaches promote themselves via the most advanced global platform in the sector. It’s free to join and has no monthly membership fees but requires you to create a coach profile of the highest standards to be allowed to market yourself on their site. Coaches keep 90% of fees for any work they get via clients who find them on the platform.
Your Ideal Client Profile
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1. Why do some coaches constantly shine like stars,yet others explode onto the scene like supernovas,only to fade out and disappear?
2. Why are some coaches like meteors - here todayand gone tomorrow?
3. or in more down-to-earth terms: Why do somecoaches run sustainable businesses, while somedon't?
The answer to these questions is revealed in the 3Ps of sustainable coaching success.
What does it take to constantly shine like a star, as opposed to fading away like a meteor due to lack of time, energy, and money? Of course, the answer is SYSTEMS. It is imperative that you put systems in place to assist you in running your coaching practice, because systems run the business, not you! Your job is to run the systems.
One system that I recommend to all coaches - new, experienced, or in between, is to gain clarity around your ideal client profile. How can we attract them if we don’t know who they are?
If you don’t have an ideal client profile, I encourage you to stop reading right now and get out your calendar. Schedule 30 minutes within the next two days to create one. If you already have an ideal client profile, I also encourage you to schedule 30 minutes over the next two days to revisit and update it.
If you are not sure of your ideal client, here are
Personal Professional
Practice
SustainableSuccess
Competent(few clients)
Confident(lots of churn)
Conscious (minimal growth)
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the demographics (gender, age, occupation, location, socio-economic status, etc) and characteristics (such as their values, beliefs, standards, qualities, etc) that I include in my ideal client profile. Be sure to include a mix of demographics and characteristics that YOU want to attract.
As coaches, I believe we all want to work with someone who:
• Is willing to take action
• Is independent and willing to do the work (rememberthe coach doesn’t do the work, the client does)
• Will show up to your coaching sessions on time• Will pay you on time (very important)
• Is willing to invest in themselves• Will tell you the truth
I also add the following: • 50% corporate - senior management, executive and
board level• 25% small business owners/entrepreneurs
• 25% coaches (mentoring and supervision)• prepares for our sessions - uses prep form
• looking for or investigating WHO they are, both inthe workplace and personally
• sessions flow
• leave the coaching session feeling energized• moving towards something, vs away from (oscillating)
• express gratitude• long term relationship > 12 months
• effortless for me to coach• we both have fun - sense of humor, laughter long
term• I learn from them
• I feel energized before, during and after their sessions
So, what is your IDEAL CLIENT PROFILE? Do take the time to create this, then you can work towards attracting the perfect clients for you.
Belinda MacInnes is a past APAC Vice President and an ICF Master Certified Coach (MCC) who is well versed in the intricacies of the global workplace. She enjoys coaching executives as they maneuver their way through the complexities of global leadership. She is also a mentor and supervisor to a handful of coaches and she is the author of the pcbs revisited, including this Ideal Client Profile tool which is one of the 50 templates. She is also an amateur astronomer! www.belindam.com
Facing Disruption in Coaching
Q&A with Chip McFarlane, MCC
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IECL’s Director of Training Chip McFarlane, MCC, sat down with Nicole Sitosta to discuss how organizational coaching is evolving and the threats and opportunities that disruption is bringing. He also shared what current organizational coaches need to develop in themselves to move with, and ahead of, the times.
Q: SO, CHIP, HOW HAS ORGANIZATIONAL COACHING BEEN AFFECTED BY THE EVER-CHANGING BUSINESS LANDSCAPE?
Chip: If you look at coaching’s history, disruptions have always been part of the environment. The initial disruption to “pure” coaching was when coaching was used as a remedial tool to “fix problem children” or help promote executives with “rough edges”. However, in time, businesses started to see coaching as a development tool, which forced coaches to stop looking for problems and start thinking about growth.
Another major disrupter in coaching happened when large scale corporate clients wanted coaching panels, using many coaches with different traditions and approaches. This move affected sole traders, as clients were looking for consortiums, or
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organizations like IECL, for consistency across a larger geographic reach. Fewer and fewer one-man bands were getting a look in for larger jobs, as demands and needs became more sophisticated.
Today, we look at coaching as a wonderful human-to-human interaction, aided by digital programs like Skype or Zoom, which allow us a face-to-face style interaction with someone. There are also tools now that help to guide productivity, that can be brought into the coaching space.
Q: TELL US MORE ABOUT THESE TOOLS THAT AID COACHING; ARE THESE A THREAT TO HOW COACHES CAN CONNECT WITH PEOPLE?
Chip: It depends on how sophisticated one’s coaching is. If you are currently an organizational coach who is limited to the rudimentary foundations, for example basic GROW model, then you will find that there are some growing applications out there that can do that for people, such as PocketConfidant AI. This app provides a series of questions that can
guide someone through a coaching experience, with prompts thereafter to see how the user is progressing with their commitment to their actions.
An Alumni member recently countered that to get the most from someone, a human-to-human interaction is important. I said not necessarily; take for instance ‘Dear Diary’ or its adult equivalent, journaling. It didn’t require anyone else’s interaction, and yet you put your heart into introspection.
That said, on the other side, what the self-interaction with a program can generate is a person saying, “I do want to talk to someone, I do want human interaction,” bringing in the possibility for exposing more people to coaching.
Today’s organizational coaches need to use what they’ve learnt to deepen how they coach. For example, coaching can be deepened with life experience. A computer can’t do that. Take your training development beyond the basics. When people take our Level 2 coach training, they learn the relational piece and can take that to a deeper place in practice. In Level 3, they learn the conversational piece, which cannot be replicated by a computer, as it requires a deep and intimate connection.
As you take your coaching development further, you gain greater and greater nuance, sophistication, and subtlety. You are already playing in an obsolete space if you keep your coaching foundational. Bring in the other pieces that will make you relevant to the market place.
One of the things I remember hearing from David Clutterbuck, Coaching and Mentoring Guru and Founder of EMCC, is that the skill level of people who are coming forward as coaches is surprisingly low, and they have gone through development, but not taking it and living it. They may have done a degree, but the course classroom is just one piece – you need to get out there and practice and thicken your narrative.
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Q: AS AN MCC YOU HAVE YEARS UPON YEARS OF PRACTICE. WHAT’S YOUR ADVICE FOR COACHES WITH LESS YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN TACKLING THEIR PRACTICE?
Chip: For me, one element is to jump in and do it. Earlier in my career, I would walk off on the side and try to perfect it, to get it right. That became the inhibitor for me. It’s when I started jumping into it and learnt about it from the inside that I moved forward. If you are in rapport with someone, and they get that you care about them. If you make a “mis-take,” not a mistake, they will be forgiving about it. You can ask them another question, and it will land differently. Sometimes they will even say “It’s not quite like that, but it’s like this…”. When a counterpart gets that you care about them, and not what you can get from them, there’s more leeway.
Chip McFarlane, MCC, is one of Australia’s first and most experienced executive coaches and a master facilitator. Chip has the presence, energy, and acumen to work with the most senior audiences, holding the room and provoking performance.
You can easily recover from something, rather than trying not to make a mistake.
Keep learning, that’s one of the bigger ones. Coaching is a multidisciplinary craft. See how assessment tools, human psychology and dynamics, plus the world in general can affect your counterpart and pull it into coaching. Allow for multiple points of input to give your coaching depth and breadth.
APAC XPRESSIONS
New Year. New Beginning. New Mindset. New Focus.
New Results. Our New EXCO!
Gerald Colin AbeyawardenaCommunity Relations Committee Chair, APAC
• Expand our team of Country Representatives, currently in Singapore, Hong Kong, India, China, and Thailand, and also seek additional projects where current projects are coming to an end.
• Keep updating our pro bono coaching volunteer list as members move and have other commitments, whilst fresh volunteers take their places.
• Expand into coaching in the local language, where there is a clear need, when we have the required resources.
• Continue to develop an active, committed, results-focused team that enjoys its work.
ARE THERE ANY MARKETING AND/OR BRANDING TOOLS THAT YOU HAVE FOUND HELPFUL OR NOTEWORTHY?
The APAC website establishes our brand clearly (in relation to other coaching organizations), helping to market APAC as the range of services and benefits are clear. It also enables us to showcase APAC’s achievements, e.g. through testimonials from satisfied clients of APAC’s pro bono coaching projects. Our new website continues to be enhanced and optimized.
Our Coaching Conferences every two years bring together in one place experts from the world of coaching and related subjects, under a different theme at each conference. This is a very potent marketing and branding tool, as APAC becomes highly visible. Its credibility and contribution to coaching is acknowledged, and we differentiate APAC from other coaching organizations.
The APAC Facebook page enables more quick interactions with members, with frequent updates on APAC activities, e.g. useful information about ongoing activities and a dialogue, almost in real time! We also feature useful information and knowledge relating to coaching. Our LinkedIn group provides a fourth marketing tool, as we have more coaching related discussions and many interactions with members as well as providing information on events and other useful information in the coaching world. Both LinkedIn and Facebook provide a useful monitor of interest and passion by members and others.
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TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF AND YOUR ROLE IN APAC.
I was born in Sri Lanka, resided in UK & Singapore, and am currently residing in the UK. I am qualified as an engineer, but developed a career in line management, leadership development, change management, change consultancy, and executive coaching. I carried out assignments in 15 countries, for over 60 nationalities. Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management (UK), held senior positions in Telecommunications, Hotel industry, Hospital management, and Consultancy, as well as directorships in private companies. I have been a member of the APAC EXCO for over 9 years. Firstly in general duties, then from mid-2016 succeeding the incumbent Chair of Community Relations who was changing countries.
My role is to lead a team consisting of the Deputy Chair, Country Representatives / Ambassadors, and Committee Members to initiate and deliver pro bono coaching programs with partner organizations in the Asia Pacific Region. These further the APAC Mission “to bring the power and value of coaching to every workplace and home”. APAC coaches volunteer for these, enabling NGOs and non-profit organizations to benefit from coaching, which they otherwise could not afford.
WHAT WOULD BE YOUR COMMITTEE’S FOCUS FOR 2018?
• Promote more joint projects in countries we work in, with existing and new partners.
TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF AND YOUR ROLE IN APAC.
I am an HR & L&D/OD professional with 28 years of experience in managing the HR/Learning functions for various organizations in India. I have been consulting for the past 14 years and supported many organizations in the area of Leadership Development. In APAC, I hold two roles currently: 1) Chair PGC - In this role I am responsible for managing the offering of Peer Group Coaching sessions every month. 2) Chair of APAC Conference, 2019 - The next conference of APAC is to be held in August 2019 in India. As the Chair of the Conference, I am responsible for the complete organizing, managing, and hosting the conference.
WHAT WOULD BE YOUR COMMITTEE’S FOCUS FOR 2018?
For PGC, the focus is to ensure that we continue to offer a platform for learning and sharing various Coaching styles by participating as a case presenter or as peer coaches in the PGC session.
ARE THERE ANY MARKETING AND/OR BRANDING TOOLS THAT YOU HAVE FOUND HELPFUL OR NOTEWORTHY?
The mailer that is sent to all the members of APAC has helped to get the participants for the PGC. As the Chair of the Conference, my team and I will be exploring other ways to brand the event.
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Deepa ShahiHonorary Secretary, APAC
TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF AND YOUR ROLE IN APAC.
I have over 20 years experience in the corporate world - mainly banking and executive search. I have been an advisor and consultant, coach, mentor, and trainer for over 7 years; and more recently have added coaching accreditation as well. I am taking over as the Honorary Secretary for APAC from 1 April 2018, hoping to continue the fabulous work done by the most efficient and excellent Lee Wei.
Suman NairPGC Chair and Conference Committee Chair,
APAC
Shirley Schulz-RobinsonSecond Vice President, APAC
ARE THERE ANY MARKETING AND/OR BRANDING TOOLS THAT YOU HAVE FOUND HELPFUL OR NOTEWORTHY?
I like MailChimp, Facebook, and newsletters. This year, I joined two international coaching platforms to extend my reach. I also use a variety of professional forums to connect with potential clients. Word of mouth is valuable. The Conversational Intelligence Coach training I undertook provides some really useful branding tools as does Marshall Goldsmith Stakeholder Centred Coaching.
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TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF AND YOUR ROLE IN APAC.
I live in Newcastle, NSW, Australia. I am a member of ICF, a Professional Certified Coach. My practice includes Executive and Personal Coaching, ICF Mentor Coaching, Supervision, Counseling, and Hypnotherapy. I love to learn and recently became a certified Conversational Intelligence Coach. My clients are international and include executives, professionals, coaches, and students. Professionally, I have worked in large and small public sector organizations and with private and not for profits as a senior clinician, teacher, researcher, and senior administrator in the health, education, and university sectors. I hold qualifications in nursing, education, management, coaching, including a BA (double major in sociology/philosophy) and PhD. I sit on Boards and professional standards committees and tribunals.
As a researcher, my focus included capacity building, ethical and professional standards, quality teaching, service provision, policy development, and implementation. As a professional and a coach, my biggest insight is the need for organizations to develop robust sustainable structures, processes, and collaborative, inclusive and tolerant cultures. My motto – the show must go on. As a coach I have embraced the wonderful, open, creative positive people I have met who continue to enrich my life. I love coaching and supervising individuals and groups and teaching group coaching for managers.
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FOOD 4 THOUGHT
“You can’t use up creativity. The more you use,
the more you have.” - Maya Angelou
A martial arts student went to his teacher and said earnestly, “I am devoted to studying your martial system. How long will it take me to master it?”
The teacher’s reply was casual. “Ten years.” Impatiently, the student answered, “But I want to master it faster than that. I will work very hard. I will practice everyday, ten or more hours a day if I have to. How long will it take then?”
The teacher thought for a moment, “20 years.”
Some things cannot be hurried. More haste, less speed.
Working Very Hard
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Source: https://theunboundedspirit.com/10-short-zen-stories/
DELIGHT STOP
“Whether you think you can or you think you can’t,
you’re right.” - Henry Ford
Riddles
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ANSWERS:
1. A stamp 2. Short
3. Post Office 4. Lettuce 5. Nothing 6. An anchor
1. I travel all over the world, but always stay in my corner. What am I?
2. What 5-letter word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it?
3. What starts with a P, ends with an E, and has thousands of letters?
4. I have a head but no body, a heart but no blood. Just leaves and no branches. I grow without wood. What am I?
5. Poor people have it. Rich people need it. If you eat it, you’ll die. What is it?
6. What do you throw out when you want to use it, but take in when you don’t want to use it?
Source: https://www.rd.com/jokes/riddles/
APAC NEWS
“I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the water to create many ripples.”
- Mother Theresa
Website Advertisements Now Available
We have relaunched our website on a more user friendly platform and now offer advertising opportunities as below.
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Ad Size Measurements
(by inches) 3 months
(members) 3 months (non-
members) 6 months
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members)
Leaderboard (top)
8.13” by 0.94” 90 100 170 180
Leaderboard (bottom)
8.13” by 0.94” 45 55 85 95
Rectangle (medium)
3.13” by 2.6” 50 60 90 100
Pricing per insertion in USD. Pricing valid through December 31, 2018.
PAYMENT GUIDELINES: All details to be sent to [email protected] with the following details: • Name, Address, APAC Member Number (where
applicable) • Preference of month • Leaderboard banner 780 x 90 pixels – website
• Rectangle 300 x 250 pixels – website • Payment date
• Content
PLACEMENT POSITION:
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Coach Volunteers
Wanted!The Community Relations Committee is looking for coach volunteers.
Uplift the community! Coach those in greatest need and boost your coaching
hours! VOLUNTEER AS AN APAC PRO BONO
COACH!
Follow the instructions on: http://www.apacoaches.org/community-service/how-to-apply/. Please register even if < 100 coaching hours.
CONTACT: Gerald Colin Abeyawardena Community Relations Committee Chair, APAC
Email: [email protected]. Mobile: +44 7726 494168, also on WhatsApp and Viber
APAC2019 Coaching
Conference
WE ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE OUR NEXT CONFERENCE!
Watch this place for more info in our next newsletter!
Theme: Coaching in the Age of Disruption &
Innovation Dates: 22-24 August 2019
Venue: Mumbai, India
APAC FAMILY
“If you want to lift yourself up,
lift up someone else.” - Booker T. Washington
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A WARM WELCOME to the (12) new members who joined us since the last APAC Voice in January to March 2018! We wish you a long and fruitful association with APAC!
Our SINCERE THANKS to the introducers as well! Thank you for supporting us in continuously growing this professional, diverse, learning, serving, and engaging community. Your help is highly appreciated!
Individual Membership (12):
LOCATION NAME INTRODUCED BY
THAILAND Sakdipat Suvarnazorn See Luan Foo
INDONESIA Yudi Arwin Ina Rizqie Amalia
Paulus Kurnia Ina Rizqie Amalia
Al Falaq Arsendatama APAC Conference
PHILIPPINES Nico Angelo Mallillin Julius Ordonez
Vincent Paul Dizon Julius Ordonez
Mela Chamberlain Julius Ordonez
SINGAPORE Heng Teng Teng Michael Shell
Han Sam Lai See Luan Foo
CHINA Eric Wang Daniel Yeo
HONG KONG Eileen Tong Yulia Typiana
JAPAN Jodi Haris Nadine Slater & Carolyn Gaskins
As of March 23, 2018, APAC has 222 current members.
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Share your benefits, recommend your colleagues to join us today! Contact Ina Amalia on [email protected]
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Corporate19%
Individual81%
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The Final Say
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Hello Everyone! Here we are in the second quarter of the year! So far, we have celebrated the arrival of the year of the dog during Chinese New Year and Easter amidst feasts, families, and lots of fun.
This newsletter’s theme was ‘Coaching Marketing & Branding’ as we found that the biggest factor in establishing a coaching business is in marketing and branding. As I discovered very early on in my career, if you can’t sell, you can’t coach! We have some interesting articles on marketing on industry experts and trust you have enjoyed reading them.
Our first recipient of APAC’s Certificate of Honour, Dr. Woraphat Arthayukti is a remarkably fascinating individual as various esteemed coaches have testified in the accolades in the newsletter. Dr. Woraphat is also the person who introduced and brought me into APAC and led to a much richer tapestry of life with amazing friendships all over the world.
APAC had our first EXCO Retreat in Singapore and brainstormed and refined our 2-year plans to better serve you! In light of the theme, we now offer advertising opportunities in our new website as well as the newsletter. There’s a great way to market yourself to reach a wider audience.
Lastly, we are proud to announce our 2019 Conference in Amazing India! Showcasing the veritable treasure trove of wisdom from Asia, we couldn’t have found a better location for our next conference. See you there!!
Warmly,
Michelle Woo PR Committee Chair