My “Three Pillars” secret to success
One of the tricky things about growing a successful coaching business is there are so many things that people tell you that you have to do. If you spend any amount of time on social media, you'll be hit with 100 suggestions. The problem with this approach is: 1) There...
How I grew my Facebook group to 10,000 members
The Coaching Jungle Facebook group is about to pass the 10,000 member mark in the next few days, and I'm pretty pumped about that. The group has become a huge part of my business, and I've gotten to meet/work with a ton of cool folks because of it. Since I'm so...
The best ROI for coaches
Out of everything that I've done to grow my coaching business, the best ROI has come from being interviewed on other people's podcasts. I just released a new solo episode where I show how you can get booked on more shows as a guest. Have a listen here:...
About that live training today …
Here's a question from someone interested in today's lead generation training with Karl Bryan: ===== I love listening to Karl Bryan but I'm not a business coach, will it still pertain to me? ===== I love listening to Karl too. He's an interesting guy with a good sense...
My favourite question to ask clients
Here's one of the questions that I like asking my clients: "If you could snap your fingers and have the life that you want one year from today, what would it look like? (note: I give the exact date, IE: February 18th, 2019, since it seems to have more impact that way)...
How to handle a difficult client
I'm going to tell you something that will save you a lot of grief, keep you from losing hair, reduce your wrinkles, and likely increase how long you'll live: If you're dealing with a difficult client, drop him/her immediately. It doesn't matter if the client is having...
The Cable Guy would be a hungry coach
Coaches shouldn't chase prospects. They shouldn’t become obsessive creeps like Jim Carrey’s character Chip Douglas in The Cable Guy, who stalks Steven (played by Matthew Broderick) in a desperate attempt to win his friendship. In one scene, Steven gets home and finds...
When an activity makes you break out in hives
Since yesterday was Valentine's Day, let's talk about love. Coaches should focus on doing things that they love, since business is a lot easier that way. On a coaching call this week, I encouraged a client to do more Facebook Live videos. She admitted to me that she...
Reaching into the mailbag
On today's podcast, I reach into the mailbag and answer some questions from listeners. Here's the link to tune in: http://www.themarcshow.com/episode-14/
Are your leads weak?
Leads are important for any business. I'm reminded of the movie Glengarry Glen Ross. It's about a real estate office where sales people compete for the coveted "Glengarry Leads" - the hottest leads that are reserved for "closers". In the most famous scene of the...