"The most important thing for me in coaching is that, when I take my last breath, I have worked with enough people on the planet that they are actually able to have and make peace with themselves. Because that is my deepest belief: When we make peace with ourselves, we're more likely to cause peace on the planet. "

— Tracey Burns

"Words matter so much. And the words you use allow other people to feel close and safe and to want to move closer and feel safer with you."

— Paul Sanbar

"As coaches we have endless opportunities to support others to be who they want to be, to learn how to see themselves, and actually look in that mirror and smile."

— Jodi Sleeper-Triplett

"Have you ever had to hide an identity or felt like you had to hide your identity as a coach? And what's that experience like? That is definitely something that I've been thinking about a lot."

— Jory Stillman

"It creates that awareness at a molecular level. If it hits that DNA, the transformation that occurs from the inside out is phenomenal. That's what I think is so important about coaching: That it has the opportunity to get deep inside below all the layers to what's really important to the person that I have the privilege and honor to be with, and help them to see, 'What's going to serve me best? And what do I want to do about getting it?'"

— Chéri Allen

"It's more than language: 'Who am I when I'm speaking in English? And who am I when speaking in French? And who am I when I am speaking in Arabic?' It was like a big question of, 'Who are you, Jihane?'"

— Jihane Labib 

"Being present in this world with people as a coach is life-changing. It allows me to stay positive. There's so much pain and yet . . . there's a certain gratitude. It allows me to stay very grateful and happy to be alive, to have everything I have around me, the goods, the bads, the uglies. Every challenge just shapes me because I have coaching as a muscle."

— Pooja Khandelwal

"There isn't a facet of my life that hasn't been impacted by understanding more about what coaching is and the benefits of that quality of conversations that I can have."

— Ann Fogolin