I just did a podcast interview where I called Tim Ferriss, author of “The 4-Hour Workweek” and various other 4-hour stuff, a bad name …
(Here’s the link if you want to listen -> http://www.podcastingmastery.com/growing-a-successful-coaching-business-marc-mawhinney/)
I won’t repeat the name, since my mother could be on my list and I don’t want my mouth washed-out with soap.
But why the hate for Tim Ferriss?
I’m sure he’s a good guy, and I’d like to sit down and have a beer with him.
But Tim Ferriss has made my job a lot harder over the years …
I talk with a lot of people who want to become successful coaches, and who have also read “The 4-Hour Workweek.” Since the book makes it sound easy to create a week where you only have to work a handful of hours, they expect that to be easy to attain.
So they’re a little put-off when I tell them that you have to really grind it out in this business.
4 hours? Heck, I’d take 40 hours right about now!
I can tell you that I’ve yet to meet a successful coach who works just 4 hours a week. For one thing, the successful ones are having too much fun to work so little – that would be punishment for them.
Sure, I’ve interviewed coaches who have the right systems and teams in place to work very little, but I can’t recall any getting down to just 4 hours a week.
Besides discussing Tim Ferriss in the interview, I talked a lot about how you can use podcasting to grow your coaching business.
I won’t sugarcoat it and say that podcasting is a walk-in-the-park either, but it can be a lot easier with the help of someone experienced at launching shows.
If you need help getting a podcast off the ground, my client/friend/and all-around-nice-guy Scott Doucet can help. Scott has a 1:1 program where he works with people for one month and holds their hands through the whole podcast launch process.
If you’d like to get Scott’s help with a podcast, here’s his page ->
