Triggered
Last week, a Facebook friend posted a poll. Shortly after he did it, one of his "friends" jumped in with this comment: ===== "I don’t even know why you post these types of “polls”. Seems like all you’ve wanted to do over the last few months is not actually have a...
The ultimate Rorschach test for entrepreneurs
How do you feel about "The American Dream"? In my opinion, this question is the ultimate Rorschach test to determine an entrepreneur's chance of success. I talked about this during my interview with Ben Settle for the 600th episode of "Natural Born Coaches" (which is...
A chat with Michael Zipursky
A new episode of "Natural Born Coaches" just went live, with my guest MIchael Zipursky. In this episode, you'll learn: The differences between coaching and consultingHis thoughts about local clients vs. virtual clientsWays to build your business using...
About lukewarm joint ventures
I don't do lukewarm joint ventures. A "lukewarm joint venture" is one where you do a little bit of promotion for it (the odd email or social media post), but you really just tip your toe in the water. They also have you using swipe copy that your partner sends you,...
This could have been its own program
Yesterday I was talking about getting booked on more podcasts. I feel so strongly about the need for coaches to be interviewed often that I've dedicated a whole module inside my "10 Clients In 90 Days" program to it. In this module, I've included everything that one...
Interview on The 10-Minute Mentor
Here's an interview that I just did on Rich Perry's show - if you're starting a coaching business on a shoestring budget, check it out! http://www.blogtalkradio.com/10minutementor/2019/03/21/starting-a-successful-business-on-a-shoestring-budget-with-marc-mawhinney
A simple way to get booked on more podcasts
I'm a big fan of getting out to be interviewed on podcasts. In terms of ROI, few things match it. It costs you nothing (other than 30 minutes or so of your time) and it's an opportunity to reach a bunch of people who didn't know you before. At the beginning of 2019, I...
An easier way of doing things
Imagine this: What if every time a new subscriber joined your email list, you had to open up your email and compose a message to deliver them the opt-in gift they receive for subscribing. "Hey Mike, here's that ABC report that you requested", or "Hi Mary, I wanted to...
Choose your own adventure
When I was a kid, I used to love "Choose Your Own Adventure" books. They were the ones where you made decisions that led to different endings in the stories. For example, your character could be hiking up a mountain to reach a castle at the top when you encounter a...
In robots we trust?
It's a common Hollywood trope to have robots rise up and take over the world. We haven't gotten to that point in real life, but there's some freaky stuff going on. For example, I recently read that a Buddhist temple in Japan is using a robot to preach to its people...