The Lantern distinguishes and welcomes the internal and external process of being a coach, wherever you are in that process. Your contribution to The Lantern is a service to individuals and the broader coaching community.

For seasoned coaches and writers, this is an opportunity to celebrate and claim a reward for your hard-won experience and skill, and to express and share your knowledge, success and expertise by offering readers the benefit of your perspective. Your contribution provides an opportunity for readers to deepen their learning in order to forward their action.

For novice coaches, The Lantern is a vehicle for acquiring answers, resources and connection with other coaches to help you build success, closing the gap from where you are to where you want to be.

Next Issue: September 11, 2007

Submission Deadline: August 20, 2007

September's Theme: Captivating Clients.

September's theme reflects the broad range of coaching business topics expressed by survey respondents as important. Respondents expressed interest in identifying ideal clients, communicating effectively with diverse client audiences, heart-to-heart enrollment, finding leads, converting leads, and expressing a unique offer. September's issue will focus on strengthening the client-coach relationship at every juncture.

What to submit:

Feature articles. With this month's theme in mind, submit a central article 750-850 words in length or a smaller article 250-400 words in length. The Lantern will publish one central feature article and one or two smaller articles, giving readers an opportunity for different perspectives within the same subject matter.

The Coaches' Gym: The Coaches' Gym is The Lantern's forum for skill-building questions and your chance to ask "how do I do this?" Specific to this issue's theme, what would you like to accomplish? Your questions will be submitted to a circle of PCC and MCC credentialed coaches who will respond with tips, techniques and methods to move you forward.

Ask the Illuminator: Specific to this issue's theme, what do you want to ask of a seasoned coach for guidance and mentoring? Your questions will be submitted to a circle of PCC and MCC credentialed coaches who will shed the light of their insight, expertise and experience on your area of concern.

General Guidelines:

The Lantern asks for:

• Crisp, succinct feature articles, requests for skill-building tips, and thoughtful questions for the mentors, all with a clear focus on the issue's theme
• A photo of yourself or relevant to your article in .jpg format
• A short bio including your name and where you are in your training, certification or practice
• Your contact information (phone, email, snail mail)
• Sources and resources used in crafting your article (this information will be shared in the Coaches' Resource segment of The Lantern)

Send your submissions to: TheLantern@coachtraining.com