Time
A quote about time, from Harvey MacKay: "Time is free, but it's priceless. You can't own it, but you can use it. You can't keep it, but you can spend it. Once you've lost it you can never get it back" I'm talking about time because a common objection I hear from...
David vs Goliath email lists
If you have a small email list, you can feel a little like David vs the Goliaths with their enormous lists. I've been asked by some people if they need to have a certain size list to benefit from sending daily emails. My response? If you have a list with even three...
The worst karaoke song in the world
A friend shared a funny video the other day. It was of a guy singing karaoke in a bar, and his song of choice was "Tequila". (By the way, my go-to karaoke songs are "Burning Love" and "Brown Eyed Girl" - I've broken a few windows with them back in the day). So I'm not...
How to beat the turkeys of the online world
Today is Thanksgiving, or "Turkey Day", here in Canada. Speaking of turkeys, there are a lot of them in the online space. Who are the online turkeys? People masquerading as experts, when they just rolled out of bed this morning (or last week) and decided they're...
What happened when this coach took his filter off?
Here's a message that I received from a coach (and Secret Coach Club subscriber) Martin a few days ago: ===== Just thought I’d share with you: I took your piece of advice to remove the filter, made a post, and I got a ton of abuse! But I got a lot of qualified people...
The magic number that coaches should know about
There's a magic number that applies to politics, but can also apply to personal development: That number is 60. In his book Campaign Confessions: Tales from the War Rooms of Politics, veteran Canadian political campaign manager John Laschinger writes about the...
I want to hold your hand
A stat that blows my mind is that just 4% of people who buy online programs actually finish them. That means that 96% allow them to sit on their virtual shelf collecting virtual dust, even though they paid good money for them. I'm not sure how accurate this stat is -...
How to sick-proof your business
The thought of getting sick is a nightmare for most online entrepreneurs. Others may have bad dreams about giving a speech naked, or falling off a cliff to their death, or Justin Bieber moving back to Canada (not saying that I've had that one) ... But for those of us...
An alternative to podcasting
Podcasting has been a big part of my business growth since I launched Natural Born Coaches back in November 2014. I think podcasts are a great way to grow your business, but they aren't for everyone. I have to admit - they're a lot of work! The first 300 episodes of...
A way to get more mileage from your content
When you repackage your content on multiple platforms, you add more mileage to what you're doing. You create something once, and then put it out to three, four, five (or even more) places after that. Alexa flash briefings are a great way to do this. Before I started...