Speaking stuff
If you're interested in speaking stuff, I've got a few things going on today that you'll like: 1) I had Davide Di Giorgio as a guest on the podcast today. Davide's a coach who helps his clients shine on stage, and he does a lot of work around preparing people for...
You can’t survive on chipmunks
I'm reading a book by Newt Gingrich called Understanding Trump, and something from it really stood out for me. If you aren't a Gingrich fan, or you despise Trump and anything Republican, stick with me here. You can still learn something that will help your business....
One step forward, two steps back
It's been a rough year for my Toronto Blue Jays. Since they made the playoffs in 2015 and 2016, I cleaned off space on my shelf this spring to prepare for the World Series memorabilia that I'd be buying in 2017. But (to put it nicely), they've been stinkin' it up this...
The strangest niche
We were having a conversation in The Coaching Jungle recently when the subject of strange niches came up. I asked the group to name the strangest coaching niches that they've come across, and one answer took the cake: Apparently there's an ex-stripper who became a...
Illusions of the laptop lifestyle
Today's email is being sent out a little later than usual ... Yesterday we decided to go to the beach, and then last night we took the kids to a nearby amusement park. So I wasn't exactly "in writing mode". It's pretty cool to have a business where I can take a...
So, what the heck do you do?
Since we just wrapped up the 4th of July and there were a few BBQs going on, let me tell you about something I talk about a lot with my clients and in my Secret Coach Club. "The BBQ pitch" The BBQ pitch is my version of the elevator pitch. Elevator pitches never...
One way to get independence
Even though I'm "north of the border", I'm thinking about the United States and the concept of independence today. My business is all about independence: I love having independence with who I work with and how I set my schedule, and every day I help people become...
Climbing out of your sandbox
I don't exactly live in a big metropolis of millions of people. I'm on the East coast of Canada, and while my city isn't a bad size (we have about 145,000 in the metro area), it's not a hotspot for my target market of coaches. If I had to guess, I'd say we'd be lucky...
Winner, winner, chicken dinner
One of the best strategies that I've used to grow my Facebook group to about 6500 members (in very little time) was ... (drumroll please) ... Doing Giveaways. Think about it: How many Facebook groups are you in that actually give stuff away for free? Yet I gladly do...
Shouting at cars passing on the highway
I get this question a lot: ===== I already have a Facebook fan page, how's that different than a group? ===== There's a lot of confusion out there about the difference between Facebook fan pages and Facebook groups, so here's the best way that I can explain it ......