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What is the Kaizen-Muse Creativity Coaching Training Course?
The KMCC Training is a 14-week on-line/on-the-phone course that trains individuals to become creativity coaches through a model that has been in operation since 1995. Through inspiring lectures, relevant reading, dynamic discussion, practice coaching, coaching observation, a rich on-line community, students understand and apply the philosophy, tools, and practices of KMCC. They learn the most common challenges to creativity and how these challenges are surmounted. They are also taught the logistics of setting up practice, how to market that practice through a spiritually oriented creative approach.
What do I do if I am interested in the training?
Please email Jill with your background, your vision for the training, and a description of your own creative passion and she will get back to you with details and information. This is to insure that you and the training are a good match and that this is the training you need to help you reach your individual goals.
Is there a payment plan, if so how does it work?
There Yes, there is a payment plan for those who do not choose to pay the full price up front. $400 is required to hold your spot. The rest of the payments are split into 3 payments and are due the first Tuesday of the month. There is a $50 processing fee for the payment plan. Those who pay up front get the full comprehensive KMCC manual the 4th week of class. People on a payment plan receive copies of required readings until their balance is paid off.
Is it possible for me to take the class if I am outside of the United States?
Absolutely. A recent class we not only had students from the United States (including Hawaii), but from Canada, New Zealand, Japan, and the UK. We usually have two calls per week so students in different countries can make a call that is at reasonable time according to their time zone.
When are the calls and how does the training work?
Our tele-classes give a twice a week option to accommodate time zones from all over the world. You only need to attend one class per week. Typically there is a call on Wednesdays from 5pm to 6:30pm Pacific time. The second class is scheduled according to the needs of the group. The rest of the class is done interactively through a private on-line Internet Group that is set up specifically for the class. All homework, reference material, etc. are accessed through the on-line group. This also provides an amazing forum of rich and rewarding interaction for the class members to interact in. The support, exchange, and bonding have kept groups interacting for years after the training is over.
What if I can't make a call?
The calls are always recorded and available to listen to or download to your MP3 player within a day or two of the live class. They are posted onto the private class Internet Group and can be accessed throughout the entire training period and beyond.
How much work and time is involved?
Generally not more than 5 hours per week for calls, homework, practice coaching and emails. The amount of time spent interacting with the rest of the students group is up to you and can vary from week to week.
What books are required for the training?
A comprehensive and colorful KMCC e-manual is provided as part of the class curriculum.
Required reading includes:
- The Nine Modern Day Muses (and a Bodyguard): 10 Guides to Creative Inspiration by Jill Badonsky
- Attracting Perfect Customers by Stacey Hall and Jan Brogniez
- One Small Step Can Change Your Life: The Kaizen Way by Robert Maurer
How long have you been around?
Jill began the the Kaizen-Muse Creativity Coaching model in 1995 and has been training others for over 13 years now. It has been growing and evolving in an ever expanding manner, touching lives and profoundly changing the way people experience their creativity.
What's the history of the KMCC training?
Jill began her research with the creative process in 1980 and has applied that research to psychiatry, creative wellness, art, performance, writing, and program development ever since. She has a corporate background in mental health psychiatry, program planning, marketing, and dropped out of that world in 1991.
Jill earned a BHS in Occupational Therapy and M.Ed. in Educational Media and Instructional Design.
Her creative successes include two internationally published books including the award winning, fully illustrated Awe-manac: A Daily Dose of Wonder, a free newsletter that has been circulating since 2003, numerous art shows, a one woman show, keynotes speeches and workshop - all of which brought up creative blocks that she systematically foiled.
Seeking coaching in 1995 to help break through blocks of procrastination and self sabotage, Jill found that the life coaching model blocked her with its linear goal setting, absence of understanding of the creative process and disregard for the sensitivities, rebellious nature, and need for play of the creative individual. She felt a need for an intuitive, compassionate playful approach to her own challenges and as these challenges subsided she wrote The Nine Modern Day Muses (and a Bodyguard) and used elements from this book to design Kaizen-Muse Creativity Coaching.
Needing a way to pass on the depth and effectiveness of this model she packaged the tools into the KMCC Ten Tool Kit and has trained hundreds of coaches who are now spreading the word as well.
Jill enlisted the expertise of Dr. Robert Maurer in 2004 and his work and teachings are now an integral, enlightening and fascinating aspect of the training.
Are you ICF certified?
Not yet. Since 1997 we have been growing exponentially without the need to be tied to another organization. As a model of creativity it's no surprise that we have a renegade spirit and are proud of it since we are seeing phenomenal results. Our KMC3 association stresses continuing education, constant attention to keeping up with the industry, and reliability. Being a part of KMC3 is not just a title but represents credibility and integrity. Creatively independent in our philosophy and approach, we are proudly a unique force, however, because we wish to spread the effectiveness of this model to others in any way possible, we will begin to create bonds to traditional organizations.
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