The importance of traffic lights
Back in the old days, traffic lights were a different colour than the red/yellow/green that we know and love today (I say "love" because without them the roads would look like "Mad Max") But it's not well-known that the colours used to be different back in the day....
The mental cost of not having enough coaching clients
If a coach is getting calls from bill collectors all day long, they aren’t going to be 100% tuned into the needs of their clients. Their minds will be drawn back to those money worries, and they won’t be on their “A-Game”. Their clients won’t get good results, so they...
You might be sick of the word “funnel”, but …
I admit it, I sometimes get tired of hearing the word “funnel” in the online world. Seriously, how many times a day do you hear someone talking about funnels? Probably 154 times in my newsfeed yesterday (besides “COVID" it must be the 2nd most-used word online...
Building your million dollar referral system
It's a heck of a lot easier to build a coaching business with referrals than by going with the old "hunting and chasing" approach. If you'd like to bring more referrals in, Referral Marketing Guru has released a 13 page report that's full of golden nuggets and...
(New podcast episode) How to generate consistent referrals!
"Natural Born Coaches" now has an exclusive sponsor, Referral Marketing Guru, and today I had its founder Michael Griffiths on the podcast to share how coaches can get more referrals rolling into their businesses. If anyone should know, it's Michael … he's the #1...
Boat vs island
I recently told a member of my Coaching Jungle Mastermind about the concept of a "boat" vs an "island" for online entrepreneurs. This member has been posting on his personal social media accounts, but doesn't have a community up and running (yet). While I'd never...
My thoughts on Cancel Culture and online shaming
Since I had a few openings on my Facebook to accept new friends, I went through some pending requests the other night. Before deciding whether to accept the requests or not, I had a look at each person's FB wall to see what they were posting. I found myself drawn to,...
Giving yourself a present
A few years back I took the plunge and decided to take Fridays off. In my past life (real estate), I would have felt bad taking a Friday off. Real estate is something where you’re expected to be next to your phone and email 24/7. If I was on a beach on a Friday, I...
Increasing visitor engagement and leads from your website
At 1 pm (EST) today I'll be with Steve Sunshine from TruChat for a live webinar where he'll show a revolutionary way for coaches to grow their businesses. There are a lot of big promises floating around online nowadays, but here are some thoughts from just a few of...
Not your typical bot
When you hear the word "bot", you might think of a little box that pops up in the bottom-right corner of a website. Or you could think of the typical Facebook Messenger bot, which typically operates just one way. We've all seen those things … But there are other ways...