01Weeks 1–2
FOUNDATIONS OF EXTRAORDINARY COACHING
Ethics, identity, and the coaching mindset.
Ground yourself in the ICF definition of coaching, the ICF Code of Ethics, and the daily disciplines of an Extraordinary coaching mindset. You'll leave this module with a written coaching philosophy and a personal ethics charter you can hand a client on day one.
- ICF ·
- ICF #1 Demonstrates Ethical Practice · ICF #2 Embodies a Coaching Mindset
- IAF ·
- IAF E. Build & Maintain Professional Knowledge · IAF F. Model Positive Professional Attitude
3 lessons · 150 min total
- ›What coaching is — and is not — 45 min
- ›The ICF Code of Ethics in practice — 60 min
- ›The Coaching Mindset as a daily practice — 45 min
02Weeks 3–4
CO-CREATING THE COACHING RELATIONSHIP
Agreements, trust, and the art of presence.
The relationship is the intervention. This module covers ICF competencies 3, 4, and 5 — the architecture of agreements, the construction of psychological safety, and the discipline of presence. You'll build a complete coaching agreement template and run two recorded practice sessions.
- ICF ·
- ICF #3 Establishes Agreements · ICF #4 Cultivates Trust & Safety · ICF #5 Maintains Presence
- IAF ·
- IAF A. Create Collaborative Client Relationships · IAF C. Create & Sustain a Participatory Environment
3 lessons · 165 min total
- ›Establishing & maintaining agreements — 60 min
- ›Cultivating trust & psychological safety — 60 min
- ›Maintaining presence — 45 min
03Weeks 5–6
LISTENING & EVOKING AWARENESS
The two communication competencies that produce most coaching outcomes.
ICF #6 and #7 are where the coaching actually happens. You will train active listening across three layers — words, emotion, somatics — and learn to evoke awareness with questions that reorganize how the client sees the situation.
- ICF ·
- ICF #6 Listens Actively · ICF #7 Evokes Awareness
- IAF ·
- IAF C. Sustain a Participatory Environment · IAF D. Guide Group to Useful Outcomes
2 lessons · 135 min total
- ›Active listening across three layers — 60 min
- ›Evoking awareness with powerful questions — 75 min
04Weeks 7–8
FACILITATING CLIENT GROWTH
From insight to action to integration.
ICF #8 is where many coaches go soft. We will treat action design, accountability, and integration as engineered processes — not afterthoughts. You'll build a 90-day client architecture that works regardless of domain.
- ICF ·
- ICF #8 Facilitates Client Growth
- IAF ·
- IAF D. Guide Group to Appropriate & Useful Outcomes
2 lessons · 105 min total
- ›Designing actions that actually happen — 60 min
- ›Accountability without parenting — 45 min
05Week 9
THE EXTRAORDINARY PROCESS
A 90-day proprietary architecture for working with high-stakes leaders.
Synthesizes the ICF/IAF foundation into Extraordinary's proprietary 90-day client architecture: Diagnose → Architect → Activate → Compound. You'll learn the session structure, the assessment battery, and the integration cadence used by Aaron Bare and Forbes Shannon with founder-stage and Fortune-500 clients.
- ICF ·
- Integrates ICF #2, #3, #5, #7, #8
- IAF ·
- IAF B. Plan Appropriate Group Processes · IAF D. Guide Group to Useful Outcomes
1 lesson · 75 min total
- ›The 4-Phase Architecture: Diagnose, Architect, Activate, Compound — 75 min
06Week 10
GROUP COACHING & FACILITATION (IAF TRACK)
Apply IAF Core Competencies to coach groups, teams, and leadership offsites.
The IAF Core Competencies adapted for coaches who work with leadership teams, peer cohorts, and Extraordinary Network gatherings. You will design and facilitate one full group session under supervision.
- ICF ·
- ICF #5 Maintains Presence at scale
- IAF ·
- IAF A–F (full framework)
1 lesson · 75 min total
- ›Designing the participatory environment — 75 min
07Week 11
BUSINESS OF COACHING
Pricing, packaging, sponsor management, and your first 10 clients.
The piece every coaching school skips. You will leave with a packaged offer, a price, a sponsor agreement template, and a 90-day plan to land your first 10 clients through the Extraordinary Network.
- ICF ·
- ICF #1 Demonstrates Ethical Practice (sponsor relationships)
- IAF ·
- IAF F. Model Positive Professional Attitude
2 lessons · 105 min total
- ›Pricing & packaging your coaching — 60 min
- ›Working with sponsors (the person paying) — 45 min
08Week 12
CERTIFICATION & PRACTICUM
Recorded sessions, supervision, and live oral exam.
The certification gate. Submit two recorded coaching sessions for assessment against the ICF Core Competencies rubric, complete a written ethics exam, and pass a live 60-minute oral defense with Aaron Bare or Forbes Shannon. Successful candidates receive Extraordinary Coach certification and lifetime membership in the Extraordinary Network.
- ICF ·
- All 8 ICF Core Competencies (assessed)
- IAF ·
- All 6 IAF Core Competencies (group track only)
1 lesson · 60 min total
- ›The ICF Performance Evaluation Markers — 60 min
