The 7 year anniversary of my coaching business
Today I'm celebrating the 7 year anniversary of my coaching business. In March 2014 I jumped into the online space without knowing much about it (my previous business was bricks and mortar, on-the-ground, and more old school). But I rolled up my sleeves, got to work...
Solving the client report challenge
Most coaches don't send a detailed report to their clients after each session. I don't have any hard stats on this, but I suspect that less than half send any report at all. And for those who do send something, it's probably a slapped-together email, or Word doc, or...
Escaping the conveyor belt
There’s a classic episode of “I Love Lucy” that reminds me of the coaching world. In that episode, Lucy and her friend Ethel get jobs wrapping chocolates in a factory and are warned by their supervisor that if they miss wrapping even one piece they’ll be fired. When...
Crazy flying contraptions and your coaching business
Before the Wright brothers achieved flight in 1903, people were doing crazy things to get in the air. They built weird contraptions with silly wings, wheels, and kites that looked like they were held together by gum, staples, and tape. It’s not surprising that some...
Live Webinar: How To Be A Profitable Coach (with Mitch Russo)
It's not uncommon for coaches to feel like they're running around like chickens with their heads cut off. Or to use a less gruesome metaphor, they're being stretched from all directions like those old "Stretch Armstrong" rubber toys. They're tired, overwhelmed, and...
When Heather met Lion
Since I've gotten to know Lion Goodman, I've heard from a lot of folks singing his praises. One of them is Heather Dempsey, who wrote in a Facebook comment: "Lion is my favorite mentor (and one of my favorite peeps too!) His work is phenomenal and has become my...
(Podcast) Blasting Through Procrastination
A new episode of Natural Born Coaches is now live, and my guest Nina Cooke is sharing how you can get past procrastination. Also in this episode: Nina’s journey to self-confidence and the way she was introduced to the concept of limiting beliefsHow to begin...
How to keep an elephant in one place
A common story about limiting beliefs: When elephants are babies, they're tied to ropes that are strong enough to keep them in place. As they grow older, and much stronger, they could easily break free from the rope but they choose not to since they've been...
If your clients are stuck or resistant
We're just a few days away from Lion Goodman's “How to Clear Your Clients’ Limiting Beliefs" live training, and here's why you should attend: Lion has helped thousands of people clear beliefs from the past and heal their childhood wounds (actually, the number is more...
Why the Miami Marlins did so well in 2020
Baseball's spring training has started, and I love this time of the year … The sounds of the umpires making calls, bats cracking, and (some, socially distanced) fans cheering means that warmer weather and regular season baseball is right around the corner. Lots of...