I broke a few of my rules to be a speaker on this event …
Although I've always been an early riser, I usually don't book client calls or interviews for too early in the morning. I prefer to start them at 10 AM, to give me time to do my morning routine, for my brain to wake up, and to be on my "A-Game" by the time I pop open...
A power tool for master coaches
Coaches are raving about ClientFolio, including Mark S. A. Smith who had this to say: "As a CEO/executive performance coach, managing the interactions with my coaching clients is cumbersome and chews up my cognitive capacity, which is what my clients pay for....
Why I’m a fan of client assessments
I recently hired a coach, and we did our first session last Friday night. Actually it's two coaches, since they're a team … Anyways, a week before our first session they sent me an assessment to complete that dove deep into my business: the current situation, what I...
It all started in a little garage
There's a tiny little garage in Palo Alto that doesn't appear to be special at first glance, but it is. In the 1930's two men named Hewlett and Packard started a company in that garage that grew to be worth billions, and "The HP Garage" is now considered to be the...
(Podcast) How To Keep Coaching Clients Longer with Mitch Russo
Mitch Russo stopped by Natural Born Coaches today to show how coaches can keep their clients longer. In this episode you’ll also learn: Mitch’s own coaching journey and what motivated him to create ClientFol.ioStrategies you can start incorporating into your work with...
The 7 year anniversary of my coaching business
Today I'm celebrating the 7 year anniversary of my coaching business. In March 2014 I jumped into the online space without knowing much about it (my previous business was bricks and mortar, on-the-ground, and more old school). But I rolled up my sleeves, got to work...
Solving the client report challenge
Most coaches don't send a detailed report to their clients after each session. I don't have any hard stats on this, but I suspect that less than half send any report at all. And for those who do send something, it's probably a slapped-together email, or Word doc, or...
Escaping the conveyor belt
There’s a classic episode of “I Love Lucy” that reminds me of the coaching world. In that episode, Lucy and her friend Ethel get jobs wrapping chocolates in a factory and are warned by their supervisor that if they miss wrapping even one piece they’ll be fired. When...
Crazy flying contraptions and your coaching business
Before the Wright brothers achieved flight in 1903, people were doing crazy things to get in the air. They built weird contraptions with silly wings, wheels, and kites that looked like they were held together by gum, staples, and tape. It’s not surprising that some...
Live Webinar: How To Be A Profitable Coach (with Mitch Russo)
It's not uncommon for coaches to feel like they're running around like chickens with their heads cut off. Or to use a less gruesome metaphor, they're being stretched from all directions like those old "Stretch Armstrong" rubber toys. They're tired, overwhelmed, and...