Lessons from poker (part two)
Continuing today with the lessons that I've learned from the great game of poker ... Back when I was playing a lot (about a decade ago), I had a weekly game with some friends. One of those friends, Mark, had an interesting strategy. Every time he had a "bad beat"...
Lessons from poker (part one)
I'm teaching my little guy to play poker at the moment, and over the next few days I'm going to be sharing some business and life lessons that I've learned from playing the game. (Poker and golf are two things that hold a ton of lessons for entrepreneurs) Lesson #1:...
Marc meets The Spinning Beach Ball of Death
A few years back, I saw something I hoped to never see on my Macbook: "The Spinning Beach Ball of Death" This wheel is the multi-coloured one that shows up when your computer freezes, and it's enough to make you want to throw it out the window or smash it to bits with...
Dripping vs dropping (my two cents)
A few days ago a member of The Coaching Jungle asked this question: === Does anyone have any input on if it's better to drip out an online course (5 weeks) or to give them access to all of the content from the beginning? ===== It's a great question, and here's my two...
Shattering the glass ceiling
We heard a lot about the "glass ceiling" last year, during an election where it looked like Hillary Clinton was a lock to become the first female president of the United States. (The location they chose for her "victory party" even had an actual glass ceiling - how's...
If you want a connecting advantage, here you go …
Since making connections is so important in business, I asked Joyce Layman to come on the podcast this morning. Joyce is a pro at this stuff, and she shared tips for how you can build stronger relationships. Here's the link to listen in to this brand new interview:...
Don’t pull a Megyn Kelly
I watched a video the other day detailing the struggles of Megyn Kelly since she moved from Fox News to NBC. Kelly was with Fox for over a decade, and she became a big name (especially after her feud with Donald Trump). It seemed like the sky was the limit when she...
A crazy “strategy” to grow your coaching business
Earlier this week, I noticed that I was at the 5000 friends limit on Facebook, and I had a few hundred friend requests sitting there unanswered. So I put a post up, encouraging people to unfriend me if my message didn't resonate with them. I had one person call me...
Fishermen and coaches
I grew up in a small fishing community on the East Coast of Canada called Maces Bay, and I come from a family of fishermen. My grandfather fished for a living, and even named his boat "The Matthew and Marc" after my twin brother and I. My father never fished (he was a...
The power of writing a book
What can writing a book do for your business? Here's what just a few of the members in The Coaching Jungle had to say about what their books did for them: ===== Andrew Carleson (a coach who's doing big things in the restaurant world): "Awesome!! A book has taken my...