Here’s how I handle my discovery calls
I want to share how I handle my discovery calls, since I often get asked by coaches how they should do theirs. This is by no means the only way to do them. Different methods work for others, I've just found that this works for me (and works for most of the coaches...
Contenders, Pretenders, and Also-Rans
I'm a bit of a political junkie. I don't sit on Facebook arguing about politics, but I pay attention to elections and leadership races, and I'm currently listening to a 16 hour audiobook outlining where Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaign went wrong. Nerdy, I know ......
The “Should-a’s” will kill your coaching business
I once had a client who had a bad case of the "Should-a's" Since I just coined that word, you probably haven't a clue what I'm talking about. So let me tell you her story: She was a nice lady who wanted to become a coach, and she knew a lot about the coaching industry...
If it’s good enough for Steve Jobs
Pablo Picasso had a quote: "Good artists copy, great artists steal". Steve Jobs used that when describing the success of Apple. You "borrow' from others, and put your own spin on it until people think it's original and all yours. For example: My son is really into a...
Coaches aren’t like potato chips
There's a "crisis" happening in Japan at the moment, where a potato shortage is causing a frenzy over potato chips. Bags of chips, which usually sell for about $1.20 US, are now selling for $14 and consumers are rushing stores to grab any they can find. They're even...
Not your average “webinar”
Let's face it, most webinars are really just heavy sales pitches. The host blabs on for the first 20 minutes about his background, how he's risen from incredible hardship - like living in a dumpster or surviving on Kraft Dinner and water for years - and promises that...
Pulling that book outta you
I don't need to lecture you on how valuable releasing a book can be for your business. You probably hear it multiple times on social media. Since a book can be your best business card, I had Erica Glessing on the podcast today. Erica has written a ton of books (18 so...
When you get a big, fat goose egg
Since it's Easter Sunday, here's a story that I just heard about goose eggs. A couple of days ago, I was recording the 500th episode of Natural Born Coaches, which is an interview with Jill Stanton (from "Screw The 9 To 5" fame). Jill told the story of the very first...
Freedom
One of my favourite quotes is from Bob Dylan: === "A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and goes to bed at night and in between does what he wants to do" === The quote is often referenced when talking about "success", but I think it applies to "freedom" as...
A cautionary tale from my friend the Easter Bunny
Since the Easter Bunny is making her rounds this weekend, and I happen to know her well, I thought I'd share a story that she once told me: Years ago, before she was the egg-hiding legend that she is today, the Easter Bunny (or EB, as she insists I call her), carried...