Don’t be a Harlem Globetrotter!
While on a coaching call earlier this week, I told a client of mine that he was being a "Harlem Globetrotter". My client is great at what he does. He's been at it a long time and he knows what he's talking about … but he's overcomplicating things. Like the...
What I learned from “The Pitbull of Personal Development”
Larry Winget, "The Pitbull of Personal Development", told me a story years ago that has always stuck with me: In 2013, Larry wrote a book called "Grow a Pair", which had a cover of him holding two big watermelons. As the book was nearing completion, the publisher got...
Marc’s mailbag: a common question about podcasts
A question came into my mailbag from one of my Secret Coach Club subscribers: "Marc, do I need to have a podcast?" Although I often preach the benefits of hosting a podcast, not everyone should have one. Podcasts are a lot of work (especially if you do your own...
Building an impenetrable shield to guard against “clients from hell”!
Life is short, so you should have fun with your business and do things you like doing in it. It also means working with people you want to work with, and avoiding the dreaded "clients from hell" … I've been fortunate to work with great clients since I started my...
If you’re open to crazy marketing strategies, read this …
I once heard about a crazy marketing strategy that involved toothpaste. Back in the 1950's, a man approached a toothpaste company with an idea that he promised could increase their sales by 40%, without increasing their production cost. He offered to sell the idea to...
(New Podcast Episode) Bouncing back from adversity
I had one of American's leading mid-life dating coaches, Jonathon Aslay, on the podcast today. After losing his 19-year-old son Connor in 2018, Jonathon’s grief led him on a soul-searching inner journey where he became aware of an often-overlooked dimension of the...
Needy is creepy
If there's one thing that will kill your coaching business, it's neediness. it's like Kryptonite to Superman, or cutting Samson's hair. As a past guest on my podcast, Rich Litvin, likes to say: "Needy is creepy" A lot of coaches remind me of Jim Carrey’s character...
A lesson from ‘a show about nothing’ (and a whole lot more)
During its successful nine season run, "Seinfeld" was known as "a show about nothing". Despite this moniker, I've found some golden nuggets buried inside a number of episodes. I've applied one strange, memorable lesson from a certain episode into my business (and...
What Milana is getting from the mastermind
Since I started running my Coaching Jungle Mastermind groups, I've been impressed by the quality of the members and the results that they're getting. One of the members is Milana Leshinsky, the creator of Group Coaching Genie and someone who has accomplished a lot in...
If Colonel Sanders was in a mastermind
It's been a long time since I've had some Kentucky Fried Chicken, but I've always been inspired by the story of its founder, Colonel Sanders. It's crazy to think that Sanders started his chicken empire in his 60's - he was 65 when he got his first small social...