My favourite books of 2021
I have an addiction: Books. I can't go to the bookstore without buying an armful of them. I can't visit Amazon without filling my shopping cart. I can't go a day without reading them. If Marie Kondo, who recommends having no more than 30 books, saw my bookcase she'd...
Cats and laser dots
Ever use a laser pointer with a cat to see it chasing the dot all around the room and up the walls? It doesn't matter how tired the cat is, it'll jump around at the little dot whenever it magically appears. In the history of cat-kind, no feline has ever caught that...
Last call for my first ever Black Friday/Cyber Monday sale
Full disclosure: I don't usually do Black Friday or Cyber Monday sales. I'm not sure why - it probably has something to do with my contrarian streak that has me doing the opposite of the majority, since every Tom, Dick, or Harry does these sales now. But this year I...
Tumbleweeds
A few Novembers ago, I went to visit my father who lived about an hour and a half away from me at the time, and I drove the scenic route there. Screw the highway driving with mostly nothing but trees - I took the back way that went along the Bay of Fundy and through...
Fit before fee
There's a saying that every coach should tattoo on their body, or at least commit to memory: "Fit before fee" It means that you work with people who are a right fit for you, and not just any Tom, Dick or Harry who's willing to pay you. I know it's hard to say that if...
(Podcast) Becoming a More Powerful You, with Kathy Caprino!
It's been about six years since Kathy Caprino was last on Natural Born Coaches, so I thought it was time to bring her back! And keeping with the theme of last week’s episode of helping you have the most successful new year possible, Kathy shares how to finish 2021...
Taking a wrecking ball to the myth of “overnight success”
Human beings aren't usually known as being patient creatures. This isn't me preaching from my soapbox as I openly admit that I've struggled with being patient myself! Something hit me as I was reading Steve Martin's "Born Standing Up" … He became famous in the 1970's,...
The Terminator’s guide to coaching success
Although he's said some stupid stuff recently, like telling Americans to "screw your freedom!", I'm still a fan of Arnold Schwarzenegger. He's the embodiment of the American Dream, and a great example of someone who used discipline to achieve his goals. I recently...
Creators vs Destroyers
As a loyal fan of Star Wars (before Disney wrecked it), I may regret typing this, but it has to be said: I think that Jar Jar Binks was actually good for something! I was listening to an interview that George Lucas did, and he was asked about the tremendous amount of...
Creators vs Destroyers
As a loyal fan of Star Wars (before Disney wrecked it), I may regret typing this, but it has to be said: I think that Jar Jar Binks was actually good for something! I was listening to an interview that George Lucas did, and he was asked about the tremendous amount of...