Jimmy Carter 2.0?
Things aren't going too well with the economy at the moment. I wasn't around for much of Jimmy Carter's presidency, since I was born near the end of it, but I've heard stories of the malaise, crazy inflation, skyrocketing gas prices, etc and I'm getting some déjà vu...
About those “zombie coaches”
Although "The Walking Dead" will finally be dead after this (11th) season, a number of spin-offs, including one called "Isle of the Dead", will be hitting the boob tube. I used to enjoy TWD and watched it religiously until about five or six years ago, when it became...
A different way of doing joint ventures
I do my joint ventures differently than 99% of the people online. For example: Most do joint ventures where they promote a partner for a little a bit, and then take a percentage of sales from that campaign. But I do mine as a “flat fee” – the partner pays a set...
About that darn fear thing
Although Franklin Roosevelt arguably has the most famous quote about fear ever (“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself"), I came across some other good ones on the subject recently. I was reading the late Felix Dennis' book "How To Get Rich", and it includes...
Wanted: a good “battery mate”
A very cool record could be made in Major League Baseball this season. St.Louis Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright and catcher Yadier Molina are just 20 starts away from the all-time "battery" record (a battery in baseball is the combination of the pitcher and catcher)...
Joint venture fees increasing on July 1st
I regularly increase my coaching fees, and on July 1st I'm bumping them up across the board once again. I've done this for eight years, but full disclosure: Every time I do it I feel some hesitation! That darn little voice in my head gets chirping with nonsense like;...
The best quote about coaching ever?
Bob Nardelli, former CEO of Home Depot, had this to say about coaching: “I absolutely believe that people, unless coached, never reach their full potential" I agree with what Bob said, but unfortunately a lot of people respond better to hearing about dollars and...
This will pay the light bill (and more …)
I shared a meme around the other day with a woman tweeting out: "I'm easily attracted to men with power" Followed by a guy responding with: "Just paid my light bill" (Ha ha ha …) It reminds me of the quote from Michael Beckwith: "You can't light up the world if you...
Repeat, repeat, repeat, repeat, repeat …
I often repeat some of the same ideas and beliefs when I post content. Not always word-for-word but similar, or with a bit of a spin on it … I noticed that some of the people that I follow do the same thing. Why? Is it because I’m out of ideas and just recycling them...
The great 7-Eleven uprising
There was once an uprising with 7-Eleven franchisees. The company had been changing the arrangements over the years, and franchisees felt like they were being given the shaft. These changes included: forcing stores to sell more 7-Eleven branded items, even though they...