How to keep your coaching car from sliding off the road
I just finished reading a book where the author told a scary story. His name is Sean Webb (he'll be a guest on my podcast early in the new year), and when he was a teenager he was involved in a car accident late one night on a dark and unfamiliar road in Indiana. One...
One is the loneliest number
Building an online coaching business can be a lonely experience. Coaches can feel like Tom Hanks' character in "Castaway" - trapped on an uninhabited island with the potential to go a little bonkers. And they don't even have a volleyball like "Wilson" to keep them...
Call for founding members of The Coaching Jungle Mastermind
I'm excited to announce the launch of my new mastermind, "The Coaching Jungle Mastermind", and I'm looking for 8 founding members to join me for it. I just released a podcast episode to talk more about what it's all about, and in it you'll hear: Why a mastermind is...
Christmas comes early
I don't take part in many online summits nowadays, but I had to do "The Best Year Yet" giveaway when I was invited since the two women putting it on are awesome at what they do. I met Jennifer Dunham when we spoke at the same event in Charlotte last year, and she...
Channeling your inner Marty McFly
Although time travel isn't possible (yet), I like to hop in my own version of a DeLorean regularly and go to the past. My DeLorean isn't a cool car with gull-wing doors, but a simple thing called "Facebook Memories" (www.Facebook.com/onthisday) that shows what I...
No Black Friday sale here
If you’re subscribed to any number of lists, your inbox has been filled with “eye-popping” sales for Black Friday and Cyber Monday over the last few days. It's probably the same with your social media feeds … You’re hearing things like: – “80% off!” – “90% off!!” –...
The KISS Principle
A few months back I made a big change with my websites. In the past, I kept everything on my main Natural Born Coaches site. This included hundreds of podcast episodes, blog posts, coaching offers, and a collection of other stuff. In time that site accumulated a lot...
If you aren’t careful, this will drive you nuts
A few years back, a coach posted in my Facebook group about something she was struggling with. She said that whenever a Facebook friend unfriends her, it bugs her and and she really wants to know why. She's not alone. I know someone who installed an app that tells him...
A “great” new podcast for business coaches
Wayne Gretzky is referred to as "The Great One" here in Canada. (I've finally forgiven him for the high-stick he gave to Doug Gilmour that cost the Maple Leafs their shot at the Stanley Cup back in '93 …) Gretzky wasn't a bad player, and when he retired he had the...
Cutting through the PR fluff
Since visibility is so important for a successful coaching business, I had Heather Burgett from PR Stars on the podcast today to talk about it. Heather is a pro when it comes to publicity, and in this episode you'll hear: If public relations (PR) and media exposure is...