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.