Legacy is important, but don’t forget about this
Yesterday I talked about legacy, but there's an important thing to remember while building yours: Don't lose sight of what's going on right in front of you! I've worked with plenty of coaches who have big goals for the future … they dreamed about their 10, 20 and 30...
Impacting people in the year 2120
Looking at the titles on my bookshelf, I noticed something: Although there are books from all different times there, the ones that stick out and have had the most impact were (for the most part) written many years ago. Sure, there's "Thick Face, Black Heart" by Chin...
Growing your business without mosquitoes and potential bear attacks
Back in the early 1900's, there was an interesting group of four called "The Vagabonds". It was made up of some very smart and successful people : Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, Harvey Firestone and naturalist John Burroughs. They were giants in their fields, and formed a...
Get your delegation strategy today
Later today, Nicole Bandes from "Virtual A Team" will be doing a live training to show how you can use delegation to grow your online business. She'll be providing great free information during the training, but here are some testimonials from her clients that show...
Confessions of a workaholic
Full disclosure: I've struggled with workaholic tendencies for years. Since I started in business as a young grasshopper, I've been addicted to work and have found it difficult to relax. A lot of people have to force themselves to turn off Netflix and open the laptop...
Even Batman needed an Alfred
Being a comic book fan, I knew that Nicole Bandes and I would get along when I read a blog post that she wrote titled "Even Batman needed an Alfred". Batman is one of the best heroes out there, able to keep the streets of Gotham safe. That's not an easy thing to do,...
Outsourcing for a successful 2020
On this week's episode of Natural Born Coaches, Nicole Bandes from "Virtual A Team" stopped by to talk about outsourcing. In this episode you’ll hear: All about what outsourcing is (and isn’t)At what point in your business you should start outsourcing, and what kind...
Why Nicole does what she does
Since 2014, I've asked a lot of coaches and entrepreneurs what their "Why" for being in business is. I've interviewed over 600 guests on my podcast, and we often talk about their motivation for doing what they do. And I've spoken with thousands of others who are my...
How to keep your business from going up in flames
My son and I like to play video games together from time to time, and one of them is called "Overcooked". It's a cooperative game where you play as a team in busy restaurants, racing around to put the orders together and get them out to the customers before the time...
Is it finally time to delegate?
With the new year upon us, a lot of coaches are debating whether to start delegating more of their tasks or not. It's not an easy decision since there are a lot of questions to answer. Nicole Bandes, the founder of "Virtual A Team" will be doing a live training next...