ICF Core Competency #7: Evokes Awareness Lightbulb Moment
March 13, 2026 | by Ruthie Slingerland MCC
Lightbulb Moment is part of a series of songs we wrote inspired by the ICF Core Competencies. Over time,...
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Knowledge vs Wisdom in Leadership: Lessons from a 10-Year Mastermind
March 13, 2026 | by Ruthie Slingerland MCC
Knowledge is easy to come by these days. You can listen to a podcast, scroll social media, read a book,...
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When Coaching Finally Became Lighter
March 13, 2026 | by Ruthie Slingerland MCC
For the first five years I was coaching, I kept wondering if I could actually keep doing this. Not because...
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Presence Speaks Louder Than Words: 3 Practices for Coaching Mastery
February 10, 2026 | by Ruthie Slingerland MCC
One of the biggest shifts on the path to coaching mastery is learning that less is more. When we’re fully...
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Stop Being Your Own Worst Critic: Imposter Syndrome
February 7, 2026 | by Ruthie Slingerland MCC
Theodore Roosevelt is often remembered not just as a president, but as someone who deeply valued action, effort, and...
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ICF Core Competency #6: Listens Actively : Between the words
February 7, 2026 | by Ruthie Slingerland MCC
Listening Between the Words ICF Core Competency #6: Listens Actively For a long time, I thought good listening meant catching...
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ICF Core Competency #5: Maintains Presence
February 2, 2026 | by Ruthie Slingerland MCC
Presence Is the Quiet Skill That Changes Everything in your Coaching! . We wrote this series of...
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Great Leaders Learn to Bounce Back
January 30, 2026 | by Ruthie Slingerland MCC
In 1906, the Chicago Cubs had the best regular season in baseball history.They won 116 games. Lost only 36. Then...
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Not My Circus, Not My Monkeys: 3 Shifts for Healthier Boundaries
January 26, 2026 | by Ruthie Slingerland MCC
Letting go is hard—especially if you’re a natural nurturer. But carrying everyone else’s stress isn’t just exhausting; it’s unsustainable. Over...
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Lessons We’ll Carry: Leadership Reflections from a Rare Gathering
January 19, 2026 | by Ruthie Slingerland MCC
Yesterday was one of those rare, meaningful moments that Ruthie and I will carry with us for a long time....
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Interview Confidence Isn’t About Having the Right Answers
January 9, 2026 | by Ruthie Slingerland MCC
3 Ways to Bring Confidence Into Your Next Job Interview This morning I wrapped up a coaching call with a...
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ICF Core Competency # 4: Cultivating Trust and Safety in Coaching
January 3, 2026 | by Ruthie Slingerland MCC
Safe to Be: Why Trust and Safety Change Everything in Coaching We created this series of eight songs because the...
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Coaching Presence: Why Taking Fewer Notes Improves Your Sessions
January 3, 2026 | by Ruthie Slingerland MCC
Why I’ve Started Taking Way Fewer Notes (and Why It’s Changed Everything) Like most coaches, I used to take a...
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ICF Core Competency #2 Embodies a Coaching Mindset
December 23, 2025 | by Ruthie Slingerland MCC
By Jamie Slingerland, MCC & Ruthie Slingerland, MCC Lately, Ruthie and I have been looking for ways to move the...
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ICF Core Competency #1 Demonstrates Ethical Practice: Coach stay in your lane:
December 17, 2025 | by Ruthie Slingerland MCC
Ethics is a Relationship: Embodying ICF Core Competency #1 By Jamie Slingerland, MCC & Ruthie Slingerland,...
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