Ditching my “Stone Age” method of taking client notes
Up until now, I've had a pretty basic system of tracking notes for my clients and mastermind group members … I've been using a Moleskine notebook to record notes about their goals and regarding our conversations, to reference and jog my memory when needed. While I...
A Swiss Army Knife for your coaching business
The world’s largest Swiss Army knife is the “Wenger Giant”. The thing weighs about 20 times more than the standard Swiss Army knife, and has 141 different functions. The vast selection of tools in that one knife includes: A laser pointer with 300-foot rangeA tire...
Why most coaches fail
It's not easy to build a successful online coaching business. I heard a stat recently that 80% of coaches who start businesses walk away from coaching within two years. What's to blame for this depressing stat? A big part of it is likely … Overwhelm! In addition to...
Scale your genius, scale your business
I have Jane Sagalovich, the founder of Scale Your Genius, on the podcast today. Jane's on a mission to inspire and guide coaches, experts, and consultants towards reclaiming their time, building more wealth, and creating more impact … In this episode you’ll hear: All...
That greedy little bugger Joe Rogan!!!
Earlier this week Joe Rogan signed an exclusive $100 million dollar deal to take his podcast over to Spotify. While the reaction in my network was mostly positive, there were some Negative Nellies who bashed him as being a "sell-out" and/or greedy for doing the deal....
Empty store shelves
Are you “open for business”? All of the social media posts, blog posts, videos, podcast interviews and calls in the world aren’t going to make a difference if you aren’t offering anything! Yet every day I see coaches being busy doing everything except putting out...
Here’s what I think of the media
Earlier this week, I shared my opinion of what I think of CNN (and the crazy lockdowns that politicians have been subjecting people to around the world) on social media: ===== CNN using the slogan "Facts First" is like McDonald's going with "Health First" for theirs....
Even Michael Jordan needed a game plan
Although I'm not the biggest basketball fan in the world, I enjoyed watching "The Last Dance" series on Netflix and I highly recommend it to any entrepreneur. It chronicles the championship runs of Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls in the 90's, and after seeing it...
KISS isn’t just a band, it’s a way of doing business
Here's something I shared inside my "Coaches' Roadmap For Success" that was just released: "I once met a new coach who had 28 different programs and packages … he needed a spreadsheet to keep track of them all! This wasn’t just confusing to him, but confusing to his...
How the heck do coaches niche down?
The word "niche" is thrown around often in Coachville. If there was a drinking game where coaches would have to take a shot every time they heard the word, they'd be on their behinds in little time. Since one of the most frequently asked questions that I get from...