by Marc Mawhinney | Jan 9, 2019 | Blog
Just as an apple a day keeps the doctor away, an hour a day keeps your competitors away. We started doing a Book-of-the-Month thing in The Coaching Jungle, and the first one chosen was “The 5 AM Club” by Robin Sharma. While I can’t say that I liked...
by Marc Mawhinney | Jan 8, 2019 | Blog
My coaching business is about to turn five years old. In that time, I can’t get over how much it’s changed. I don’t see it at first glance, but the 2019 version is much different than the 2014 one. It’s kind of like when I’m out with my...
by Marc Mawhinney | Jan 7, 2019 | Blog
Water has to reach 212 degrees to boil. 150 degrees is hot, but it won’t cut it. Neither will 200 degrees, or even 211. Just as water has to be a certain temperature to reach the boiling point, the level of action coaches take has to reach a certain point if...
by Marc Mawhinney | Jan 6, 2019 | Blog
“Passion alone can’t cut it. For passion to survive it needs structure. A why without how has little probability of success.” Simon Sinek “Start With Why” With the big ball recently dropping to usher in the new year, a lot of business owners have...
by Marc Mawhinney | Jan 5, 2019 | Blog
Selling coaching can be difficult. I’ve heard the term “like nailing Jell-O to the wall” more than once when describing the challenge. What’s the problem? Coaching is different than selling a physical product that people can hold in their...
by Marc Mawhinney | Jan 4, 2019 | Blog
Let’s say there’s a business owner who wants to hire a business coach. We’ll call the owner Joe – from Joe’s Widgets on Main Street. Joe’s been considering two coaches, Coach A and Coach B. Both Coach A and Coach B are good at what...
