by Marc Mawhinney | Mar 4, 2020 | Blog
I was once on vacation somewhere warm and came across a scary scene on the beach: A drunk college kid was swimming out into the ocean while he was being egged on by a group of his friends on the shore. The waves were crazy and powerful on that day, so it probably...
by Marc Mawhinney | Mar 3, 2020 | Blog
When you’re surrounded by good people, you’ll get better results. Consider the world of hockey: Back in the 1980’s, Wayne Gretzky and the Edmonton Oilers were the team to beat. They won five Stanley Cups in the decade (including 1990), and the...
by Marc Mawhinney | Mar 2, 2020 | Blog
A new episode of Natural Born Coaches just went live, and Paul Edwards is my guest. Paul is a professional ghostwriter for faith-based influencers, thought leaders, entrepreneurs and executives. He’s also the host of the “Influencer Networking...
by Marc Mawhinney | Mar 1, 2020 | Blog
Yesterday I shared a story from Mike Tyson’s book (“Iron Ambition”) about his trainer Cus D’Amato, and here’s another one that coaches should keep in mind … D’Amato was always picky with the fighters that he worked with, and also...
by Marc Mawhinney | Feb 29, 2020 | Blog
Cus D’Amato, the legendary boxing trainer who took Mike Tyson off the streets and turned him into a world champion, had a unique way of determining who was a contender and worthy of his time. In Tyson’s book about his trainer, called “Iron...
by Marc Mawhinney | Feb 28, 2020 | Blog
When I started my coaching business, I thought I had to keep my calendar open as much as possible. Grant Cardone said that “White space is the devil”, and I was determined to not have any white space on there. I had available bookings 7 days a week,...
