LinkedIn mistakes I didn’t realize I was making
As I was preparing for the upcoming LinkedIn training with Tobin Slaven, I asked him to send over the presentation for me to preview it. Part of what Tobin will be going over is the five common mistakes that coaches make on LinkedIn, and at first I thought: "Well I'm...
Not getting the results you want from LinkedIn? Check this out …
LinkedIn can be a goldmine for coaches. But there are a lot of people who tell me that they just "don't get" the platform. They're lukewarm on it, haven't seen any results, and are wondering if it's worth the time spent. Although I've done a lot of trainings with...
Share your opinions, but remember this
I've noticed that during this COVID-19/Coronavirus thing that a lot of content being released from entrepreneurs is being filtered through that lens. In my world (coaching), it doesn't matter what niche a coach serves - they're probably going to be talking about it....
Everyone has a plan until …
Lately I've been reading a lot about Mike Tyson, including his autobiography "Undisputed Truth" and "Iron Ambition", his tribute to his legendary trainer Cus D'Amato. Tyson's rise, fall, and eventual comeback give a lot of lessons for entrepreneurs, but I'll share my...
See you today?
Karl Bryan has done a number of trainings for my community over the years, and we'll be doing another one later today. Karl is the Chairman of LPW Coaches, who now have over 500 business coaches in 23 countries so he's got a lot to teach about getting more coaching...
Never work with a pain-in-the-butt client ever again
I have a very important rule when it comes to my coaching business: I don’t work with pain-in-the-butt clients. (I have a “No A-hole/No b____” policy that’s served me well) Life’s too short to work with difficult people, and since I started enforcing it, business has...
Getting coaching clients during turbulent times
A new episode of Natural Born Coaches just went live, and my guest is Karl Bryan. In this episode, you'll hear: Why now isn’t the time to hold backHow as a coach you want to be solving a series of problemsTips for adjusting and utilizing your systems during turbulent...
A lesson from Pablo Picasso
Here’s a cool story that I heard about Pablo Picasso: Picasso was sitting in a cafe in Paris when a fan approached him and asked if he would do a quick sketch for her on a napkin. He agreed and quickly drew something on the napkin, but before handing it to her he...
My favourite question to ask clients
Here’s a question I like to ask my clients: “If you could snap your fingers and have the life that you want one year from today, what would it look like?(note: I give the exact date, IE: April 11th, 2021, since it seems to have more impact that way) I like this...
The Cable Guy would be a hungry coach
Coaches shouldn’t chase prospects. They shouldn’t become obsessive creeps like Jim Carrey’s character Chip Douglas in The Cable Guy, who stalks Steven (played by Matthew Broderick) in a desperate attempt to win his friendship. In one scene, Steven gets home and finds...