Clients for life?
I once spoke with a past guest on my podcast who made a great point about coaching clients. He said that while it’d be nice to have a client work with you forever, that’s probably not in the cards. It doesn’t mean that you’re a bad coach or anything, but that it’s not...
The people who helped Doc Halladay
In honour of Canada Day, let's talk about the best pitcher to ever wear a Toronto Blue Jays jersey: Roy "Doc" Halladay. Halladay had a long list of achievements in his baseball career, including winning the CY Young Award in both the American and National Leagues,...
A sneak peek inside the July issue of Secret Coach Club
The July issue of the Secret Coach Club newsletter goes to the printer tonight, and here's a little sneak peek of what's inside its pages: I share a different way of doing a big partnership for your business, and something that can add tens of thousands of dollars...
Natural Born Coaches episode #666 (not for the easily-offended)
Today we hit episode #666 for the "Natural Born Coaches" podcast, and some guests might be a little hesitant to be featured on this particular episode number. But Dennis Demori isn't one of them. I've gotten to know Dennis over the last few years, and I've been...
6 business-building lessons from a fictional Hollywood super agent
One of the most entertaining television characters of all time is super agent Ari Gold from "Entourage". Although many would deem him to be "too arrogant" or politically incorrect to be a role model, a lot can be learned from him … Besides all of his great lines...
A lesson for coaches from a modern day Romeo
I once heard a funny story about a man who was (to put it nicely) not very attractive … He didn't have much in the looks department, he was unemployed, and he wasn't a candidate to star in the next season of "The Bachelor". But every night that he hit the town he had...
A common niching question that I get
I once had an email from a coach interested in joining my Secret Coach Club, and it contained a question that’s popped up more than a few times over the years: === I work with corporate so will this be applicable to this market/niche? === The answer is “yes”. My...
Changing minds
I once read an interesting book called "How To Change Your Mind". It's all about psychedelic drugs like LSD and the effect that they have on the human brain, and author Michael Pollan tells the story of one LSD researcher who in the 1980's hatched a plan to help...
When you feel like you aren’t making progress with your coaching business
My son Gray turns 12 today, and every one of his birthdays reminds me that time flies quickly. Sometimes when we're out around town we'll bump into someone who hasn't seen him in a year or two - and that person will say with surprise: "I can't believe how much he's...
An oldie but a goodie
Just because something is old doesn't mean it's good. I appreciate the older stuff. Take music for example. If I have a choice between listening to Elvis, The Beach Boys and Buddy Holly or the new stuff that the crazy kids are listening to nowadays, give me the...
