If I had to start all over
If I had to start my coaching business from scratch, without knowing a single soul or having a penny to my name, I know how i'd do it: I'd use the "3 Pillars" strategy. In the last seven years I've used this strategy, with some experimentation and tweaks, and will...
(Podcast): Incurable Entrepreneurs and the Art of Following Through with Heather Thorkelson!
Heather Thorkelson stopped by the podcast today, and in this episode you'll hear: Why Heather chose entrepreneurship over the matrix of the corporate world, and what she means when she says that she has “No Plan B”The struggles of following through that she...
Shower thoughts about content
I had a thought that popped into my brain while in the shower one day: Consume too much content, and you'll never be content … It seemed clever at the time, using the word "content" for two different meanings, but it's probably not as brilliant as I first thought....
As he slumped to the floor, this is what he was thinking about …
A LinkedIn post by Jonathan Frostick went viral last month. In it, the program manager for HSBC told the story of having a heart attack on a Sunday afternoon while preparing for his upcoming workweek. As he fell to the floor, the first thought that went through his...
I’ll never be the Jenga world champion :/
A few weeks ago I played Jenga for the first time in many years. I'm not a big fan of the game. I prefer ones without sudden loud sounds (that could be why I was never a big "Operation" guy either) Any hopes of becoming the Jenga world champion were dashed that night,...
A big lesson from Michael Jordan
Last week I picked up Tim Grover's excellent new book, "Winning: The Unforgiving Race To Greatness". (I highly recommend it - and also his previous book "Relentless") Grover has trained some of the greatest athletes on the planet, including Michael Jordan and Kobe...
Paul McCartney’s crazy eye yoga exercises
I stumbled across an article about Paul McCartney advocating the benefits of doing "eye yoga". Apparently he does sets of eye exercises every day, as if he's working out in a gym. Since the eyes have muscles like other parts of your body, he says it's a good thing to...
Walking the walk
Here's a debate in the coaching world: Does a coach have to have achieved something to be able to help a client achieve that same goal? For example, should a fitness coach be extremely healthy? Does a weight loss coach have to have lost a lot of weight in the past to...
(Podcast) Sneak Peek at the “3 Pillars” Training!
A new episode of Natural Born Coaches just went live, and for this one I'm talking about my "3 Pillars Strategy" and giving a sneak peek of the upcoming training I'm doing on June 2nd around it. In this episode, you'll hear: A breakdown of my “3 Pillars Strategy” –...
Coaches aren’t lazy, but they _____
Success in any business isn't guaranteed. Coaching isn't an exception to this rule, despite the promises of instant wealth and six figures in your first month that are floating around online. A lot of coaches struggle to get their businesses off the ground, but I...