Video killed the radio star, so you better show it some respect
We all know that video is important to growing an online business. But like flossing your teeth, which is also good for you, not everyone is consistent with it (or have ever done it). Since video is so important, and since it's been a long time since I've done a...
The only guarantees in life are …
I once had a question from a coach who was thinking about subscribing to my Secret Coach Club print newsletter. He asked: "What are the guarantees with it?" I told him there are no guarantees in life, except death and taxes (hat tip to Ben Franklin for that). Here's...
How to “recession-proof” your coaching business
Last week there was a discussion going on in my Facebook group around a recession hitting the US/world economies, and what that would mean for coaches. The word 'recession" is being thrown around a lot lately … Some people are shaking in their boots and worrying about...
This item saved me during a recent podcast interview
Once upon a time, I used the same scripted questions for my podcast. While they would vary occasionally, there was a core group of questions that I stuck to asking everyone. After about 100 or so episodes, I got bored of this approach and decided to ditch the script...
A tale of two TV shows
I'll start this by saying that I enjoy the TV series "The Flash". I just got caught up on the latest season and it's fun, has good characters, humour, and plenty of emotional moments. But I actually prefer another superhero show: "The Boys" … Why? Because The Flash...
A sneak peek inside September’s Secret Coach Club
The September issue of Secret Coach Club heads to the printer on Sunday night, and it's going to be jam-packed with vital information for coaches. First off, I'm dedicating a good chunk of the issue to shedding light and dissecting the tricks that Internet Marketers...
The right time for new coaches to start selling
A question that I got from a new client of mine: When should coaches start selling? This client just began his coaching business, and hasn't offered anything yet because he says he wants to wait until he has more followers and eyeballs on his stuff before doing it....
Coach for stay-at-home moms spills the beans today
Kat McLead is my guest on a brand new episode of "Natural Born Coaches" today. She's a coach who helps stay-at-home mothers build their businesses (without working 24/7), and in this episode you’ll hear: How Kat was able to identify and drill down to her nicheThe way...
As old-fashioned as a drive-in theatre
I took my son Gray to the drive-in theatre last weekend to watch "Angry Birds 2". I love drive-ins and feel a lot of nostalgia around them since I went a lot as a kid (I'm crossing my fingers and hoping they make a comeback, like vinyl records did …) Drive-ins aren't...
If you don’t want to be selling moldy, rotten bananas by the side of the highway …
A client of mine was having some resistance around raising her fees, so I told her the following story during our session earlier this week: A coach friend of mine once jacked his fees up to a level far above anywhere he'd been at before (it was something like triple...
