A Stranger Approaches at a BBQ …
Since this is the Memorial Day long weekend for my American friends, and a lot of people will be enjoying hot dogs and cold drinks at backyard BBQ's, I want to share something that I use often with coaches. You know that I preach the importance of being able to...
Mission Impossible (Coaching Edition)
I watched the most recent "Mission Impossible" movie on Netflix a few nights ago ... It's the fifth one, "Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation", for those of you keeping score at home. It's filled with the usual silly, over-the-top shenanigans by Tom Cruise just like in...
More Fun Than Filling Out a Census
This weekend I'm filling out our mandatory Canadian long-form census ... Fun! A whole bunch of people were upset when our last government got rid of it, and there were celebrations when the new government brought it back. (Yes, we Canadians are strange - celebrating a...
Sai, Sai, American Pie …
I got to know Sai Blackbyrn awhile back, and I had him on my podcast earlier this week where he shared golden nuggets for coaches. So I'm excited to be partnering with him on a webinar coming up soon, called "How To Turn Your Coaching Business Into An Inspirational...
My Kindergarten Teacher Was a Smart Lady
Back when I was a small pup, I had a kindergarten teacher named Mrs. Mabey. Since I grew up in a small town, kindergarten was at her house, and she did something that we kids thought was really cool. Whenever she played movies for the class, she printed up tickets for...
Are You a Startup Coach?
Earlier this week I had Sai Blackbyrn as a guest on "Natural Born Coaches", and I was impressed with the advice that he shared. It can be hard to fit everything into a 30 minute interview (time really does fly), so Sai is hosting a webinar called "How To Turn Your...
Coaching Mister Ed
Ok, that subject line came out strange. I'm not the Horse Whisperer - I don't know Mister Ed ... But a lot of coaches are like horses! Let me explain: Yesterday, I had a group call where I compared a new client to a horse. She has a TON of pent-up energy, and her mind...
Stan “The Man” Lee
I just read that Stan Lee is making his last appearance at New York Comic-Con later this year. (If you're not familiar with him, he's the creator of Spider-Man, Iron Man, the Hulk, and many others.) Although I don't read comics anymore, I do love watching the...
Jumpin’ From the 9-5
One of my clients has done so well that she recently gave notice at her job to go into coaching full-time. That's pretty cool (I'm not sure who was more excited - me or her)! What's the secret to her success? Well, we've been working together since late December, and...
The Art of Letting Go
Last summer, someone hired me to be his coach ... But then his plans changed and he decided to hold off on doing anything. I was bummed. I liked him and really wanted to help him get his coaching business rolling. But what can you do? I let him go, and wished him...