Loneliness as an online entrepreneur
I once read an article about "The Naked Hermit", a man who left civilization to go live by himself on a secluded island for almost 30 years. He wasn't happy with his life in Japan, so he said "screw it". He sailed off to go walk around naked and enjoy nature by...
Changing things up
Don't be afraid to drop or change things that are no longer serving you or your business. I once spoke to someone who had a super successful membership community launch (he got almost 1000 paying members in just one week!) but he shut it down because it was too much...
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away (well ok, in this one), female Star Wars fans weren't able to buy women's clothing for their favourite movie franchise. They had to settle for buying the men's small sizes, and then cross their fingers and hope it fit well....
(New Podcast) How Married Entrepreneurs Can Achieve Work-Life Balance
Robert and Kay Lee Fukui are the co-founders of Power Couples by Design and the authors of "Tandem: The Married Entrepreneur's Guide for Greater Work-Life Balance" … They stopped by The Natural Born Coaches podcast today and in this episode you'll hear: How Robert and...
Green, yellow, red
Not all prospects are the same. In a perfect world, 100% of leads coming in to you would be ready to whip open their wallets and buy what you're selling today, but that's just not the case. I once heard a stat that approximately 3% of people coming to you are ready to...
Mr.Motivation
There's an episode from the early 2000's revival of "The Twilight Zone" called "Mr.Motivation". It's a fun episode to watch and on YouTube if you want to check it out … Anyways, the main character (Charlie Stickney) works at a pharmaceutical company where he's bullied...
Not for scaredy cats
The subject line for an old email I sent out was "More Than One Way To Skin A Cat”. Anyone with common sense or who took time to read the email would see that I wasn’t referring to literally skinning a cat, but rather about there being multiple ways to build a...
And then there were none
Agatha Christie's book "And Then There Were None" follows the troubles experienced by 10 strangers who are summoned by a mysterious person to a remote island. One by one they're picked off (murdered), hence the title of the book. It kept me guessing right until the...
The driveway test
I once saw a video from a relationship coach talking about the “driveway test”. She explained that someone in a relationship should ask how themselves how they feel when their partner gets back home from work, or shopping, or anything really. How does their body feel...
How to bleed less in battle
"He who sweats more in training bleeds less in battle” - George S. Patton I see a lot of people in the online space who want instant riches, without putting in the necessary effort. In my experience, it’s the behind-the-scenes efforts that lead to the highlight reel...
