Cats and laser pointers
Ever use a laser pointer on a cat to see it chasing the dot all around the room and up the walls? It doesn’t matter how tired the cat is, it’ll jump around to try to catch the little dot whenever it magically appears. In the history of cat-kind, no feline has ever...
Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul
I recently watched the Mike Tyson/Jake Paul fight on Netflix and (unfortunately) stayed up until almost 2 AM my time … My two cents? First, Netflix crapped the bed with their technical issues: pixelated images, lost sound, kicking users off, etc And there was screwy...
(New Podcast) Crafting a Year-Long Business Plan!
Gabe Arnold from Business Marketing Engine is my guest on the Natural Born Coaches podcast today, and he's sharing how to create a one-year business plan! Gabe has worked with over 1,000 startups and hundreds of established businesses over the past decade, and in this...
My advice for dealing with online trolls
I'm on Coaching Jungle VIP Pat Sgro's list, and a few days ago he sent out an email about online trolls. It was a great one, and it struck a chord with me since I'm often advising my clients on how to handle such folks (who are inevitable once you start gathering a...
10 years, few changes
This past March I celebrated the 10 year anniversary of my coaching business. When I catch up with old coaching friends on Zoom, they often ask me what's new with my business … The funny thing is it's stayed pretty similar to what it looked like in my early years...
Some advice “fore” your coaching business
If you feel like you're struggling with your coaching business, or treading water at the moment, then here's advice from a legend in the world of golf: I read that Jack Nicklaus (considered by many to be the greatest golfer of all time, with 18 major championships)...
I’m not Michael Jordan, but …
I'm reading Tim S, Grover's "W1nning", which I highly recommend (his 2013 book "Relentless" is a must-read too) … Grover coached greats like Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant, and in the book he tells the story of Kobe calling Jordan in the middle of the night to ask how...
Not your usual webinar
Many years ago, when I was a little less jaded with the Internet Marketing world, I signed up for a webinar that a well-known coach (who shall remain nameless) was doing. She talked it up to her email list for a week, and when the day arrived I logged in with my...
(Live Training) From 10+ Years In The Trenches: A Proven Approach To Growing A Successful Coaching Business!
One of the tricky things about growing a successful coaching business is there are so many things that people tell you that you have to do. If you spend any amount of time on social media, you’ll be hit with 100 suggestions. The problem with this approach is: 1) There...
(New Podcast) The Reason “Firing Your Bad Clients” Isn’t Enough!
Jason Kanigan returned to the Natural Born Coaches podcast today, to share a lot of golden advice for entrepreneurs, especially around bad clients! In this episode you'll hear: -Why building a strong company culture is so essential - A surprising story of how one...