News From ACTO
President’s Message: April 2023
"To be truly radical is to make hope possible rather than despair convincing" - Raymond Williams. I have learnt what it means to be radical in the past one year. It was just about a year ago that I found myself staring at the white, spotless ceiling in the emergency room, my wellbeing in the hands of the good doctors and nurses and drawing my strength from the presence of my dear wife who [...]
President’s Message: December 2022
As 2022 draws to a close and one reflects on the year gone by, there is plenty to be thankful about and honour. We @ ACTO are grateful for your continued association, partnership and contribution to making ACTO what it is. In the years to come, we welcome your active participation and shaping the narrative around coach education and coach training. As the field of coaching is evolving, so is the way coach education [...]
President’s Message: January 2022
Wishing all of us a joyful and prosperous 2022! No matter where we may be located in the world at this moment, we have all been impacted by the pandemic and also the current surge of infections through the Omicron variant. As I observe conversations with my colleagues, friends and family, I notice the prevalent need to self-preserve dancing simultaneously with the longing to be free. Anticipatory anxiety is all pervasive. Communities that are [...]
President’s Message: July 2021
Dear ACTO members, It is a pleasure and privilege to be able to serve you through the platform of an ‘evolving’ ACTO. There is much to accomplish in the times to come, and we invite and seek your active engagement. I chose to say yes to being the president at ACTO because it is a way for me to contribute back to a profession that has nourished me and helped me evolve into a better [...]
President’s Message: May 2021
Legacy Planning – What’s in Your Future? Have you ever wondered what you would do with your coach training organization and associated intellectual property, a.k.a. your life’s work, if, and when, you decide to take a different path in your life? While I don’t see retirement in my future, I do think about lightening my load to allow for more time for family, friends, leisure time and self-care. Where do you see yourself in 2, [...]