The Table Takes a Summer Pause
Over the past several months, The Table has connected coaches from across Jacksonville for conversation, reflection, learning, and simply enjoying being in community with one another.
We’ve met coaches new to the community, to coaching, and to our Chapter. We’ve had conversations that sparked new insights, made new friends, seen ideas take shape, and watched coaches leave feeling energized, supported, and reminded that we don’t have to grow our practices—or ourselves—in isolation. What a gift!
As summer schedules fill with vacations, travel, and well-deserved downtime, The Table will be taking a short pause for the summer months.
We are deeply grateful to everyone who has joined us, shared openly, listened generously, and helped create the welcoming, thoughtful atmosphere that has made The Table such a meaningful experience. Together, you’ve built something special.
We’ll be back later this year with the same spirit of connection that has made The Table a favorite gathering.
Keep an eye on your inbox and the ICF North Florida Chapter newsletter for our next Table — we can’t wait to gather around The Table with you again.
Until then, enjoy your summer and continue growing!
Until we meet again around The Table,
Karen Anderson, PCC & Della Shaw, PCC
The Mid-Year Mark: What Have We Learned, and What Will We Make True?
By Lisa J Kuruvilla, MCC, CMC
As we reach the midpoint of the year, we arrive at a natural pause point — not a finish line, not a reset button, but a meaningful invitation to notice.
Six months are behind us. Six months are still ahead.
For coaches, this is familiar territory. We spend much of our professional lives helping others slow down long enough to see what is working, what is shifting, what is asking for attention, and what is ready to become possible. Mid-year offers us the same opportunity.
Before rushing into the next goal, event, client engagement, credentialing milestone, business decision, or chapter activity, consider this: What wins have you earned so far this year? Not only the visible ones — the new clients, completed programs, renewed credentials, stronger habits, courageous conversations, or professional breakthroughs — but also the quieter wins. The moments you stayed present. The times you chose alignment over urgency. The moments you led with curiosity instead of ego protection to explore truth. The risks you took. The learning you allowed.
And what have the first six months taught you?
Perhaps you have learned something about your capacity, your boundaries, your voice, your business model, your confidence, your clients, or your evolving identity as a coach. Perhaps something did not go as planned, but, gave you information you needed. That counts too.
Now, with six months remaining, the more powerful question may be this:
What would you love to say is true by the end of the year?
Not simply what do you want to accomplish, but what do you want to be able to say with genuine satisfaction?
“I deepened my connection to the coaching community.”
“I invested in my own development.”
“I became more visible.”
“I honored my values.”
“I served with excellence.”
“I made space for what matters.”
“I contributed.”
As members of ICF North Florida Chapter, we are part of a profession grounded in reflection, growth, ethical practice, and human potential. The next six months are an opportunity to live that out — individually and collectively.
May this midpoint become more than a marker on the calendar. May it become a moment of renewed intention, meaningful connection, and purposeful momentum.
In service,
Lisa Kuruvilla, MCC, CMC
