An Alternative To Watching Other People’s Highlight Reels
With the popularity of social media, it's easy to fall into the "comparison trap". Jump on your favourite platform and you'll be bombarded with posts and images that give the impression that everyone is blissfully happy, making loads of money, travelling to exotic...
How to have “Limitless” productivity
One of my favourite movies is "Limitless", starring Bradley Cooper. In a nutshell, it's about a struggling writer who takes a super pill called "NZT-48" which opens up 100% of his brain's capabilities and turns him almost-superhuman. Early in the film, Cooper's...
Something I’ve never done before
In the spirit of keeping things fresh and exciting, I'm going to do something I've never done before. Is it … Climbing Mount Everest? Skydiving from 12,500 feet? Running with the bulls in Spain? Streaking onto the field of a major sporting event? Don't worry, I'm...
Ray Kroc’s real secret to success
A must-watch movie for entrepreneurs is "The Founder". It stars Michael Keaton as Ray Kroc, the man who went from being a 52-year old milkshake mixer salesman to building McDonald's into the most successful fast food empire in the world. (I highly recommend Kroc's...
Adam’s magic lamp will grant you this wish
If I ever stumbled across a magic lamp, I have some ideas for what three wishes I would choose. One would have to be a Stanley Cup for the Maple Leafs, since the last one was a long time ago. While we're at it, how about another World Series for the Blue Jays? The...
This works (unless you’re in Buford, Wyoming)
A question that popped up about the "Life Mastery Circles" that Adam Gilad is talking about in his webinar this week: "Will they work in a small place?" Yes, yes they do. That's one of the beauties of the Life Mastery Circles - you don't have to be in a bustling...
A fun way to add revenue to your coaching business
I have Adam Gilad as my guest on Natural Born Coaches today. In the interview, he shared why it's important to incorporate fun into your coaching business, and how that can lead to more clients for you. He has a unique way of getting more coaching clients, and you can...
Getting out of your shell
We're supposed to be hit with a big snow storm in my part of the world this weekend. It's calling for up to 40 cms of the white stuff (that's almost 1.5 feet) People have been flooding the grocery stores and stocking up, as if a zombie apocalypse is on its way. It...
How to get more clients with coaching hot seats
If you want to get someone to buy something, offering a sample is a good way to do it. Costco offers samples to entice you to buy cheese or other snacks. Cable companies offer previews of channels to convince you to subscribe. Car companies offer test drives to make...
Making revenue while playing games?
There's scientific evidence that playing games benefits adults as well as kids. Games spark creativity and innovative thinking. They cause people to bond. And most important for coaches – they open up people’s sense of possibility. Sadly, most people are too busy...