The driveway test
I once saw a video from a relationship coach talking about the “driveway test”. She explained that someone in a relationship should ask how themselves how they feel when their partner gets back home from work, or shopping, or anything really. How does their body feel...
The Chinese bamboo tree
Les Brown once told a story about Chinese bamboo trees that stuck with me: "In the far east they have something that’s call the Chinese bamboo tree. The Chinese bamboo tree takes five years to grow. They have to water and fertilize the ground where it is every day,...
The naked hermit
I once read an article about "The Naked Hermit", a man who left civilization to go live by himself on a secluded island for almost 30 years. He wasn't happy with his life in Japan, so he said "screw it". He sailed off to go walk around naked and enjoy nature by...
Is your foot on the gas, or the brake?
The reason so many entrepreneurs struggle is they're trying to drive down the road with one foot on the gas and the other on the brake. The "brake" is different for each person. It could be: a fear of failurea fear of successself-esteem issuesa fear of what others...
3 ways to shoo freebie seekers away (and draw the right people in)
Recently a member of my Coaching Jungle group complained about “freebie seekers” on his list. A number of people have joined his list to get his free resource, then immediately unsubscribed. How can you stop this?!? Well, you can’t … at least not 100% of the time. I...
Grrrr … one of my biggest pet peeves!
While I try not to let things get under my skin, one of the pet peeves that I have as a podcast host is: When guests don’t share our interview! You open up your platform and give someone exposure to your audience, provide them with the relevant promotional materials...
How to beat the competition to get booked on tons of podcasts!
Back when I started the Natural Born Coaches podcast in 2014, I got a fair number of requests from people wanting to be on the show. I thought it was a lot, but flash forward to 2022 and I'm getting 10x as many pitches! Some of this is because my show has a long track...
The highest-ROI activity a coach can do is _____! (Answer inside)
When coaches ask me what they should be doing to get more clients, I always talk about getting interviewed on podcasts. For just 30 or 45 minutes of your time, your name and message is being put out in front of a bunch of potential clients who didn’t previously know...
Inside The August Issue of Secret Coach Club!
Although we’re in the middle of summer, there’s one thing that I’ve learned from many years in business (and almost a decade in the online coaching space): People still buy in the summer! Don’t think that everyone is out enjoying the beach, boat, or cottage 24/7....
Last call for your free Insane Demand Blueprint!
Last week I was pushing the “Insane Demand Blueprint” that AJ Rivera offered for my community pretty hard. He filled up the spots, and was kept busy with all of them since they take a considerable amount of time to complete each one … But AJ and I were talking and he...

