Marvel’s Phase Four has been underwhelming, but this won’t be
Although I'm a fan of Marvel movies, I (and lots of others) have been disappointed with the current Phase Four, which has been rather "meh" in my opinion. With the exception of a handful of movies, it's been a real mess … but hey, since it's the holiday season I'll...
Tomorrow
Well tomorrow is first day of a brand spankin' new year, and I'm reminded of a quote from Brad Paisley: "Tomorrow is the first blank page of a 365-page book. Write a good one" While technically you can start fresh on any of the 365 days of the year, there's something...
Cold messages from strangers that make you want to hop in the shower
Every day I get a number of private messages from strangers hitting my social media inboxes, and most are barely-disguised pitches to sell me something. There's the good ol' "Hey I was checking out your profile and was wondering what you do?" (my profile answers that...
An easier way for coaches to bring in revenue
I had an interesting conversation with a coach years ago. He wanted to offer some stuff on Patreon to get recurring revenue coming in, and was curious what I thought about his plan. His idea was to sell a bunch of little things on the crowdfunding site: So for $2 per...
How to keep your business’ car from going off the road
I once read a book where the author told a scary story. His name is Sean Webb (he was a guest on my podcast a few years back), and when he was a teenager he was involved in a car accident late one night on a dark and unfamiliar road in Indiana. One minute he was...
Like jumping on a moving train
When you start creating content, it can be a little stressful. During a recent group coaching call, I told my clients that it's like in the movies when a person is running next to a train in motion, and trying to jump into the train car to escape whoever he's running...
Simple sells!
I was once out of town at a popular sports bar that's known for having great wings. When we got our menus, there must have been hundreds of choices for wing sauce. The menu was thicker than The Bible! My friends took a long time combing through the pages and pages of...
Ideas in the shower
I have a weird habit whenever I get a shower: I keep a notepad and a pen by the sink. Why? Because I get some of my best ideas for content while I'm in the shower, and I want to get them down on paper before they float away and are gone forever. Before I started this...
My opinion about unsubscribes
Unsubscribes used to, in the words of Peter Griffin, really "grind my gears". Now I don't care. Of course I want people to like me, but I've been around long enough to know that it's not a realistic goal. I think back to an email that I saw from Ryan Lee about...
What happens when coaches go “off the grid”
I once spoke with a coach who told me a story that has stuck with me ever since: This coach had her best year ever in business … She smashed her previous revenue records, and she was a very happy camper. So she decided to reward herself with a trip to somewhere warm...