About

The Academy of Creative Coaching offers seven coach specializations: Executive Coaching, Educational Success Coaching, Cultural Competency Coaching, Life Coaching, Spiritual Coaching, Health and Wellness Coaching, and Relationship Coaching.

The Creative Approach

The Academy of Creative Coaching Curriculum is grounded in our Intelligence, Inspiration, Innovation™ philosophy. The core of this philosophy is acknowledgement of the whole person. We possess the intelligence needed to uncover and resolve our problems; we are driven through inspiration to seek out and discover the purpose of our lives; and through innovation, we have the ability to propel ourselves from where we are today to where we desire our lives to be in the future. Most people do not fully utilize their capacity for intelligence, inspiration, innovation. A great coach knows how to draw this out of their clients and compel them to use their whole selves to accomplish their goals. Here is an overview of our philosophy:

Creativity is the driver of intelligence. We all have it within us to solve problems and to make our lives and the world better, but when we stifle creativity, we stifle intelligence. The more we are encouraged to creatively approach problem-solving, the better problem-solvers we become.

When we have inspiration, we take a step beyond mere self-motivation. Self-motivation is commendable and desireable, but we never want to stop there. We want to reach a point where we are living inspirational lives. Inspiration is borne out of an understanding of purpose and a commitment to living that purpose out.

Innovation is the vehicle to achieving our goals. When we understand how to do it and that we are purposed to do it, we need the innovation to create the way. Just as we created the plane to take us across the world more efficiently and safely, internal innovation allows us to create the vehicle that will take us to the next level in our lives. Innovation makes it happen.

To put this in perspective, consider this example. An overwhelmed business professional who wants to pursue a new career needs to be aware of her capacity for intelligence, inspiration, and innovation to change her situation. A coach can help her tap into the intelligence needed to acknowledge that her situation can be changed, the inspiration needed to envision how this change fits into her greater purpose in life, and the innovation or practical tools (like securing funds or carving out time in one’s schedule) needed to ensure that this change will happen. With this model, our coaches will help their clients see that change can happen, must happen, and will happen™ if they desire to maximize their lives.

We are not compartmentalized beings. We are multi-faceted and dynamic. ACC’s methodology allows our future coaches to explore the human capacity for personal and organizational change. This understanding will equip them to take on each case with confidence, creativity, and professionalism.