No more complainin’ for me
Well it finally happened, we got our first taste of snow this season. But I'm not going to complain ... I admit that I sometimes fall into the trap of complaining about things that really aren't a big deal. - a flat tire - a lost key - The Maple Leafs losing (a far...
Sorry, no booby prizes here
I have to apologize to you ... In my email yesterday, I made the improper use of an apostrophe!!! When I wrote "the Wal-Mart's and Best Buy's of the world", I should have written "the Wal-Marts and Best Buys of the world". Bad, bad Marc ... A thoughtful reader emailed...
Here’s why I didn’t do any Black Friday/Cyber Monday sales
If you're subscribed to any number of lists, your inbox has been filled with "eye-popping" sales for Black Friday and Cyber Monday over the last few days. You're hearing things like: - "80% off!" - "90% off!!" - "95% off!!! ... you're CRAZY if you don't buy this!" -...
Deadlines are your friend
I'm moving today. Even though I hired movers to handle it, it's still been a lot of work packing and lugging stuff around this week. I enjoy moving about as much as getting a root canal, or watching the Yankees win the World Series 🙂 I've known the moving date for...
Success isn’t a popularity contest
Happy Thanksgiving to my American friends! Here's what's on my mind this morning: A lot of coaches are too concerned with what others think of them. If they see someone unfriend them on Facebook, they're thrown off their game and wonder "Why?!" all day long. If...
Beatles, beetles, and coaching …
I once read that a tree planted in memory of the late Beatle George Harrison was destroyed by actual beetles. True story. It happened in Los Angeles a few years back. Now that's ironic! Also ironic is coaches who refuse to hire a coach to help them with areas that...
Digging for buried treasure
One of my favourite shows is The Curse of Oak Island - a reality show on the History Channel. The show follows two brothers - Rick and Marty Lagina - who bought the rights to dig on Oak Island, a mysterious island in my neck of the woods (Atlantic Canada) that's...
The cure for the common flu
I've made some pretty bold claims about the effects that listening to my podcast will have on coaching businesses: - More, and better, clients - Increased revenues - Less stress and more fun ... But I've never gone as far to claim that it can help those fighting the...
Should you pay for referrals? My answer is …
Should coaches pay for referrals? The debate popped up in The Coaching Jungle this week, and since I'm often asked this question I decided to give my two cents on it. I say you should. I gladly pay for referrals, and will do it with a smile on my face until the cows...
Bad clients will make you go bald
I'm working with a new client who has blown me out of the water since we started working together. She's totally prepared, and "on the ball". No chasing her around. She knows what she wants, and she's ready to do the work for it. (She's launching a cool new podcast,...
