To Be, Or Not To Be (Certified)?
"Should I get my coaching certification?" If I had a dollar for every time I've been asked that question, well I wouldn't be coaching ... I'd be on a sunny beach somewhere, sipping tropical drinks without a care in the world! Coaching certification is a big debate in...
Clients From a Podcast Interview???
Podcasting doesn't always get the same level of respect when compared to its older, more-established sibling, radio. But I keep telling people to not underestimate what a podcast can do for their businesses ... Since I started "Natural Born Coaches", I've had the...
How Near-Death Started a Movement
I've heard some pretty interesting stories after more than 400 episodes of my podcast, but today's guest on "Natural Born Coaches" is up there for one of the most unique ... Riley Dayne is a young man who sleep-walked off of a second storey balcony, and he should have...
A Pricing Strategy From a Jewelry Store Owner
I have something in common with Indiana Jones: I hate snakes. But if there's one thing that I hate more than snakes, it's seeing coaches charging too little for their services! Last week, I shared a story in The Coaching Jungle Facebook group which highlights an...
Jay Gatsby’s Personal Development Secret
One of my favourite books is "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald. If you haven't read it, the title character is someone who - motivated by winning his old flame back - rises from poverty to great heights in 1920's America. Once Jay Gatsby "arrives", he lives in...
Shhhh, Don’t Tell Marc
Hi all you Natural Born Coaches, This is not Marc. Remember yesterday when Marc e-mailed you saying he was going to get out and blow off some steam? Well, he's in the shower now getting ready and he foolishly left his laptop open on the kitchen table ... I'm typing...
The Danger of Over-Motivation
I have trouble relaxing on the weekends. I have a policy where I don't book many calls on Saturdays and Sundays, so I can recharge my batteries. But I'm used to being in "go-mode" all week, so once I get to the weekend I find it tough to let go of that. I feel like I...
Death To “Mate Rates”!
I've learned some cool slang from the coaches that I've met in the UK ... But one term that I really don't like is: "Mate Rates." A "Mate Rate" is when someone expects a discount just because they're your friend. To use it in a sentence re: coaching, someone might...
Elect Morgan Freeman in 2016!
Will Morgan Freeman run for President this year? After all, he's played one on-screen enough (I read somewhere that he's done it 6 times.) He's also taken on roles as a Vice President, and even as God (in "Evan Almightly") ... So whenever the role of President has to...
Funnels, Funnels, Funnels!
I got to know Josh Marsden after I was on his podcast last year, and he reached out to me recently because he wanted to get feedback from coaches on some funnel questions that he has ... (I know, there's that darn word - "funnel" - that so many coaches hate!) Anyways,...