How to be successful without being a workaholic
The other day I posted; "Ironically, it takes work to not be a workaholic" I admit that I have workaholic tendencies, and it's difficult for me to step away from the laptop since I could easily justify to myself that it's the right move to work 24/7. And a lot of that...
(Live Event) $0 to $100k in 18 Months with Julien Smith!
Julien Smith will be hosting a live event for my community where he'll be showing how he went from $0 to $100,994 in 18 months … as a part-time executive coach. This won't be a bunch of general tips or vague advice, but instead a tactical breakdown of specific...
(Podcast) Secrets from a Silicon Valley Coach!
I had Julien Smith, CEO of Practice, as my guest on the Natural Born Coaches podcast today … Julien's had an amazing journey in Silicon Valley, and he’s now got a solution for coaches looking to streamline their businesses! In this episode you'll hear: • How there’s a...
If you need a new website, look no further
If you need a new website, I highly recommend Pinnacle Brands. Not just because they're the official sponsor of my podcast, but because they do great work at a reasonable price. They don't just do sites for business coaches and life coaches, but also leadership...
Why the “Multiplicity” approach to building your website doesn’t work
While looking at various coaching websites, you start to notice that a lot of them seem very similar. There's a familiar feel with the design and copy, maybe not blatant rip-offs but close. It's like someone liked someone else's site and used that template/feel, then...
On detachment … and creativity
Here are some more gems from Judd Apatow's collection of interviews in "Sicker in the Head", and how coaches can apply them to their businesses: In his chat with Kevin Hart, Hart talked about how he approached his auditions: "I'm just trying to make this casting...
Advice from comics that applies to coaches
Since I enjoyed Judd Apatow's "Sick In The Head", a collection of his interviews with famous comedians and celebrities, I decided to pick up the book's sequel ("Sicker In The Head") recently. There's a lot that can be pulled from the interviews in both books, not just...
Some topics that could interest your podcast audience
I've opened up some extra time in my calendar to be interviewed on podcasts. Whenever I’m a guest on a show I like to focus our discussion on whatever best helps the audience. That being said, here are some common talking points: Starting a successful business on a...
When you have to hike Mount Everest before going on a podcast
I posted this rant a while back, but I still feel the same way re: some podcast hosts' crazy application methods for guests: ===== I just turned down an opportunity to be a guest on a podcast after the host sent me to his application page, which would have taken an...
(Podcast) The lessons learned from building Netflix, with Marc Randolph!
In May 2021 I had a special guest join me on the Natural Born Coaches podcast, and listeners told me it was one of the most powerful episodes they’ve heard on the show. That’s why I'm releasing my interview with Marc Randolph (co-founder and founding CEO of Netflix)...

