Course Description

The Ascend Coach's Toolkit (ACT) was designed with entrepreneurs and new coaches in mind. It provides a simple done-for-you roadmap you can use immediately to begin building your coaching business. Suitable for masterminds, workshops, or individual coaching, everything you need to get started is included in the ACT coaching kit. It is a flexible, multi-focused program that introduces the concept of personal development to new audiences and serves as a platform to move a client through a sticking point or bottleneck. ACT provides Ed DeCosta’s proven system that he has personally used to successfully coach hundreds of high level clients. A valuable additional resource to complement your current library, it works equally well as a stand-alone program or a supplement to other programs.

The Ascend Coach's Toolkit (ACT) is a program that enables you to shepherd a journey for others to become the best version of themselves.

Executive Coach, Author, Speaker, and Educator

Ed DeCosta

Ed DeCosta is one of the most engaging executive coaches and thought leaders of our time. He delivers results with companies of all sizes, from high tech start-ups to Fortune 500 corporations.Ed is a dynamic global speaker, who has shared the stage with the likes of John Maxwell, Paul Martinelli, Darren Hardy, Christian Simpson, Les Brown, Nick Vujicic and others.He is an acclaimed author of books focused on personal and professional development, including ASCEND and Release Your Superhero.Ed has impacted countless lives as the developer and publisher of Ascend on Demand, an online personal development training program with users from around the globe.He is a force on social media with hundreds of thousands of followers on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram. Like clockwork, Ed publishes a long-standing weekly coaching blog, and also hosts a weekly YouTube show called “Get Edified.”Thousands of followers seek Ed out as a source of inspiration, focus, energy and enthusiasm. In his corporate life, Ed led worldwide sales and marketing teams and opened offices on three continents.He works with best-selling author and leadership guru John C. Maxwell, serving as one of six international faculty members in the Maxwell Leadership Development Program. Ed is an ICF certified professional coach.He holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from West Virginia University, a master’s degree in international management from the University of Texas, and an MBA from the University of Texas. Ed is also an adjunct faculty member in West Virginia University’s College of Business and Economics, teaching Professional Selling and entrepreneurship courses. Ed and his wife Linda live in Morgantown, West Virginia.

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Welcome, ACT Coach!

    • Welcome!

    • Getting Started

    • Communicate!
  • 2

    ACT Course

    • ACT Course Outline

    • ACTion Lesson 1 - Assembling the Team - Defining the Focus

    • ACTion Lesson 2-Getting to Base Camp-Creating the Buzz

    • ACTion Lesson 3-Making the Climb-Maximizing the Experience

    • ACTion Lesson 4-Ascending the Mountain-Measuring Meaningful Metrics

    • ACTion Lesson 5-Reaching the Summit-Continuing the Engagement
  • 3

    ACT Marketing Library

    • Ascend Program Flier

    • Ascend Lunch and Learn Flier

    • Lunch and Learn Presentation

    • Lunch and Learn PDF

    • ACT Team Seal

    • Ascend Program Participant Seal

    • Ascend Program Logo
  • 4

    Ascend Guidebook

    • Ascend Guidebook-Printable Version

    • Ascend Guidebook-Customizable Cover
  • 5

    Ascend Mastermind Program - 11 Sessions

    • Ascend Mastermind Program - 11 Session Outline

    • Session 01-Welcome!

    • Session 02-Base Camp

    • Session 03-The Climb

    • Session 04-The Climb

    • Session 05-Peak Performance

    • Session 06-Peak Performance

    • Session 07-Peak Performance

    • Session 08-Ascending

    • Session 09-Ascending

    • Session 10-Ascending

    • Session 11-Ascending
  • 6

    Ascend Mastermind Presentation

    • Ascend Mastermind Presentation
  • 7

    Additional Resources

    • Ascend Mastermind Sessions - Topic Specific Overview
  • 8

    ACT Coaching Calls 2018

    • ACT Coaching Call Dates 2018

    • ACT Coaching Call-2018-08-27

    • ACT Coaching Call -2018-05-28

    • ACT Coaching Call-2018-03-06

    • ACT Coaching Call-2018-02-26

    • ACT Coaching Call-2018-01-22
  • 9

    ACT Coaching Calls 2016-2017

    • ACT Kickoff Call-2016-08-25

    • ACT Coaching Call-2016-09-15

    • ACT Coaching Call-2017-01-23

    • ACT Coaching Call-2017-03-06

    • ACT Coaching Call-2017-03-27

    • ACT Coaching Call-2017-04-24

    • ACT Coaching Call-2017-05-22

    • ACT Coaching Call-2017-07-24

    • ACT Coaching Call-2017-12-18
  • 10

    Ascend Lesson Library

    • 01-Ascend Guidebook Cover

    • 02-Table of Contents

    • 03-Introduction to the Ascend Program

    • 04-Mastermind Group Journey

    • 05-Ascension Team Form

    • 06-Wheel of Life Exercise

    • 07-Your Future Self DVD

    • 08-My Daily Edge Form

    • 39-Afterword

    • 40-Notes

    • Chapter 1-What Do You Want

    • Chapter 2-Think Big (Or Stay Small)

    • Chapter 3-Don’t Just Sit There-SIZZLE

    • Chapter 4-Attitude and the Case for Lemonade

    • Chapter 5-The Fear Zone- Unleashing Your Inner Lion

    • Chapter 6-The 4 Steps to Goal Achievement

    • Chapter 7-The Project Is YOU-Planning Out Your Elephant Bites

    • Chapter 8-Setting Priorities-Can a Ninja Beat a Vampire

    • Chapter 9-Choices-The Calendar and the Checkbook

    • Chapter 10-Create a New Comfort Zone

    • Chapter 11-Commitment-Lions, Chickens, Pigs, and You

    • Chapter 12-Awareness-Are You Living on Autopilot

    • Chapter 13-Failures You Know and Love-Jobs, Edison, and Lincoln

    • Chapter 14-Time-The Great One Hundred and Sixty Eight

    • Chapter 15-To Delegate or Not to Delegate

    • Chapter 16-Listen Up

    • Chapter 17-Master your Mindset-Building a Bigger Tank

    • Chapter 18-Results Matter- Why ROV Beats KLT

    • Chapter 19-Conquer Your Competition with a Little Help from a 2500-year-old Book

    • Chapter 20-Resourcefulness- Calling on Your Inner MacGyver

    • Chapter 21-Welcome the Critic

    • Chapter 22-Character, the Best Reputation Management System

    • Chapter 23-But That’s Not What I Meant

    • Chapter 24-Leader – Lead Thyself

    • Chapter 25-Influence-Who’s On Your Bus

    • Chapter 26-Channeling My Inner Jeff Foxworthy-Coaching 101

    • Chapter 27-How May I Serve You-The Secret Thing Great Leaders Do

    • Chapter 28-Is Gratitude Part of Your Attitude

    • Chapter 29-Be Happy Now-Don’t Be a Sisyphus

    • Chapter 30-Leave a Legacy
  • 11

    Ascend Video Library

    • 4 C's of Productivity

    • A Word from Ed DeCosta's (Former) Gremlin

    • Addition by Subtraction

    • Are You Heating Up?

    • Do You Love Your Life-ACT-Ed DeCosta

    • Happiness Is A Choice-ACT-Ed DeCosta

    • Lesson From A Roller Coaster-ACT-Ed DeCosta

    • Making Love At Work-ACT-Ed DeCosta

    • People See People Do-ACT-Ed DeCosta

    • Success Coach - Ascend-Ed DeCosta

    • What's The Problem-ACT-Ed DeCosta
  • 12

    ACT Coach Store

    • ACT Coach Store