When Harry and Lloyd missed the bus
We live in the best time in history to be in business. Entrepreneurs in the "old days" (pre-Internet) would have given their front teeth to have access to billions of people for free. Today you don't need expensive billboards, radio ads, newspaper ads, or even office...
Some of the best advice that I’ve ever received from a podcast guest
One of the most powerful things a podcast guest ever told me came from Bob Burg (author of "The Go-Giver"). During our chat, Bob said: "Marc, money is an echo of value" Hmmm. Something simple, yet so deep. If you aren't seeing money coming into your bank account, you...
Interview on Heartrepreneur Radio
I was a guest on Terri Levine's podcast, where I talked about charging what you're worth! Give it a listen here: https://heartrepreneur.com/1598-2/
Those pesky crabs in a bucket
When building your business online, you're going to encounter strangers who pop up and throw negative stuff at you. Those kinds of people are easy to spot, but there are different (and potentially more damaging) folks who can hold you back from giving 100% with your...
The North American House Hippo
There's an old Canadian television commercial that featured the mysterious "North American house hippo". The camera follows a tiny house hippo around a home, showing it antagonizing a cat, stealing toast crums and going about its daily routine. It all looked very...
(Podcast) How to Build a Successful Coaching Business in a Unique Niche with Dr. Richard Madow!
On today's episode of Natural Born Coaches, I have Dr. Richard (Rich) Madow on the show. He coaches in a unique niche - helping dentists grow their businesses, and in this interview you’ll hear: Rich’s start in the dental industry in 1984, and how he utilized print...
Last call for November’s Secret Coach Club
The November issue of Secret Coach Club heads to the printer in a few hours, so here's the final call! Inside the issue you'll learn: How to hijack news stories, popular and obscure ones, so you'll never be at a loss for content ideas ever again (if you ever struggle...
Ray Kroc’s secrets to success
A must-watch movie for entrepreneurs is “The Founder”. It stars Michael Keaton as Ray Kroc, the man who went from being a 52-year old milkshake mixer salesman to building McDonald’s into the most successful fast food empire in the world. (I highly recommend Kroc’s...
The importance of rivalries
Rivalries can be a powerful motivator. Take sports, for example. Without Larry Bird to compete with, Magic Johnson wouldn't have achieved all that he did. Or politics, where the Democrats and Republicans play off one another and use the other side to push their people...
The Pygmalion Effect
A long time ago I read about something called "the Pygmalion Effect", and was reminded of it when thumbing through Shawn Achor's (excellent) book "The Happiness Advantage" this week. Achor writes: "According to the Roman poet Ovid, the sculptor Pygmalion could look at...