This is the third and final post recapping over the previous year of fantastic guest posts. Today we are covering the months May – August 2011.

To read the recap of September – December 2010 click here. And for the second recap covering January – April 2011 click here.

May 2011

May began with Frederique Murphy sharing a post about how you, as a coach, can know how effective you are with your clients. Read “Chuuut… Watch out” here.

Marketing was the focus of our next post as the “Marketing Goddess” Elizabeth Purvis provided valuable advice in “What to say when they say ‘Yes, but …’”

Andrew Ferdinando runs Hubworking, based in London that hires out meeting rooms to business people on an hourly basis. Ideal for use by coaches it’s probably no surprise that coaches are one of his biggest sources of business. In his post “Successful coaches – observations from an outsider” Andrew shares the things he’s seen work for coaches.

“What the Belbin!” was our next post by Liz Scott. In a post she discusses a framework that she utilises in her coaching.

June 2011

“I ‘Sell’ Coaching” was Billy Moyer post about what he considers is the most important thing that we do as coaches.

Karen Williams, experienced coach, mentor and author of “The Secrets of Successful Coaches”, shared her thoughts and expertise in “become a confident coach”.

Our next post invited you to have fun as Andy Lucas shares his expertise and experience in the post “Games and surprises.”

Practical advice and expertise about “What to include in your email newsletter” was shared by Djanira Cortesão.

July 2011

What should a coach have if they want to succeed? Angus MacLennan’s “Coaches Need Coaches Too” provides his thoughts and observations about the Business Essentials.

Our next post saw Karen Wise, an organisational development consultant and coaching psychologist, share “5 tips when starting a new job.”

Cindy Hillsey asks about your coaching business in our next post “Does your coaching business reflect the YOU of today?”

A question that many coaches and those entering the profession ask was what Steve Chandler answered in “How to get coaching clients.” In this post Steve also generously offered a pdf of his book “The life coaching connection”.

Elizabeth Purvis also addressed the issue of finding clients in her post “How to get high-end clients when you DON’T have a big list (yet!)”

Lenny Deverill-West rounded the month off for us with his post “How to use lessons about spaghetti sauce in your coaching”

August 2011

August guest posts began as Jeff Thompson asked us “You do what with your hands?”

“Your coaching services needs YOU!” urged Marie Yates as she shared her expertise with practical advice and pointers for coaches.

Anja Schuetz shared her thoughts about “Loving Communications: A coaches view.” What do you notice as you visit her post about the communication discussed?

Amber Fogarty completed a fabulous year of guest posts with a piece about “Knowing versus doing.”

I’d like to thank all the guest posters for taking the time to share their thoughts and expertise. There are also some more superb guest posts lined up for the remainder of the year.

If you have been reading this and thinking you’d like to be a guest poster than drop me an email and you may be reading about your post in next years recap.

This is the second in a series of 3 posts recapping over the past year of guest posts. Covering the months September 2010 – January 2011 posts you will find Sunday’s review here with a variety of topics shared such as coaching skills, marketing and advice given because of personal experience.

Today’s post covers the months January 2011 – April 2011.

January 2011

In our first guest post of 2011 Dr Anne Perschel shared one particular experience with a client in the post “The Experiment.”

Karen Wise then asked the question “Is there a public misperception about coaching?”

Melani Luedtke-Taylor then shared how the experience of starting her own coaching business reminds her of one of her favourite movies, The Wizard of Oz. Find out how in the post “Follow the Yellow Brick Road.”

Janis B. Meredith’s guest post discussed what she wants from one specific type of coach – how many of these are similar to what the people who use your coaching want? Read 9 Traits Parents Wish for in Their Kids’ Coaches here.

February 2011

Dave Doran discussed some potential risks he sees in running a coaching business as he asked, “Is your coaching business at risk?”

The week after young coach, Marlon Fihosy shared his experience and lessons learnt so far with the post “How can we guide what we have no plan for?” This is a post that focuses upon building coaching clients and overcoming initial hurdles.

In “One String to the Bow: 5 lessons for the Two-Dimensional coach” David Lurie used his observations of working with a lot of coaches over the past couple of years.

At the end of the month Merlyn Sanchez discussed the subject of testimonials and coaches in “Testimonials.” Covering feeling uncomfortable asking for them, how to ask for a testimonials and what to do with them once you have them.

March 2011

March began as Chris Morris returned with a post sharing more valuable thoughts from his coaching experience and approach. In a post that talks about how Chris works and introduces you to his dog Barnaby – not sure what the connection could be? Read “Defence is the first act of war” here.

The next week discussed social media as Nicky Kriel shared “The perks and pitfalls of Social Media for Coaches.”

Jeff Weigh’s “Keep checking the view” shared thoughts about goals and reflecting.

Cindy Hillsey asked “Who is your ideal client and why do you need one?” Containing advice and questions about how to identify your ideal client and why that’s important.

April 2011

In “Making the Most of Your Brand: YOU!”, Jennifer Holloway discussed the mix of things that defines who you are and what you’re all about – your own personal brand.

Richard Nugent invited coaches to consider congruence in coaching with “Are you walking it?”

Communication skills in coaching were the focus of the next weeks post as Beverley Ireland-Symonds asked, “How effective are your communication skills?”

“The Black Box” is Lenny Deverill-West’s post about memory and how new discoveries in neuroscience can be helpful to coaches and change workers.

The month ended as Amber Fogarty shared her thoughts and experience with those who are uncoachable and unapproachable in “Am I Uncoachable? Am I Unapproachable?”

Thursday will see us finish recapping a year of guest posts as we cover the months May – August 2011.

Missed part one where we looked at posts from September – December 2010? Read it again here.

The Friday Guest Post Feature has now been running for 1 whole year. I love the mix of topics, expertise and views that are shared each week by fantastic individuals who’s brief is a simple provide a post that you think will be of interest to coaches.

I wanted to take this opportunity to thank each and every guest poster who has already taken part. As always there is some fantastic posters scheduled for future weeks.

I know for many coaching often focuses upon the present and the future rather than looking back – however I wanted to draw your attention to the guest posts that we have had over the past 12 months.

So in the first in a series of 3 posts running this week I invite you to explore ones you may have missed when they were first published or re-visit one you have previously read to see what new insights it will give you now.

September 2010

Our very first guest poster Liz Scott started with a post about what is, for her, the most important coaching skill. In “Listening” she shared three levels of listening.

Chris Morris then shared a note to his younger self. I wonder what advice you would share with a younger you? Find out what Chris wrote here.

Our third poster Jeff Weigh picked the subject of  “Discover your Passion“.

“Get it Done” was the subject of our next guest post as Stever Robbins shared a question and answer session all about 9 steps to work less and do more. Procrastination, conquering technology and managing interruptions were all touched upon.

Clean language and x-ray listening expert, Judy Rees provided our last guest post of September 2010 with a post that discusses the impact phrasing language can have. “The power of parrot-phrasing” can be found here.

October 2010

“Let’s talk about context” was the invitation from Lenny Deverill-West who shared what context is and about Context and Exception mapping.

Sue Sharp, our next guest poster, specialises in marketing for start up businesses and provided a guest post all about “Marketing for Coaches“.

In “The Source of Personal Power?” Andy Lucas, who assists clients to empower themselves, discusses the topic of empowerment in more detail in this post.

Richard Nugent has spent time with some of the very best coaches on the planet – and is highly skilled himself. In “The evolution of a coach” he reflects upon his coaching journey so far.

Frederique Murphey used her first guest post to tell us a story and discuss metaphors in the post “Once upon a time …!”

November 2010

“Supercoach” Michael Neill got November’s guest posts off to a fantastic start with a post that discussed “Transformative Coaching” It’s a post that gives details about how changes that transformative coaching leads to can be usefully viewed in three levels …

Terri Carey is a Virtual Assistant to the world’s finest coaches and shared her expertise about creating your own biography in the post “Biographies for coaches.”

Our next post saw Dr Colin Clerkin sharing a technique he likes to use in the post called “What would you see as the credits roll …?”

In the final November post Nicky Kriel shared tips of how to run a successful coaching business in the post “5 Ways to Make your Coaching Business Successful.” How many of these points are you doing?

December 2010

“How you Act is What You Will See or Read: Coaching tips for a good relationship with the Media” was our first December post. Jeff Thompson shared his expertise, including a simple formula of how he handles media inquiries, including a few key points.

Angus MacLennan then shared some tips to improve your networking skills in the post “Networking for coaches.” How many of these points do you use?

Karen Williams provided the final guest post before the festive and New Year celebrations. “The secrets of successful coaches: What stops coaches from running a successful business?” shared her experience and knowledge about running a successful coaching business.

Tuesday will see us recapping over the guest posts from January – April 2011 with Thursday covering May – August 2011.