by Marc Mawhinney | Jul 8, 2017 | Blog
It’s been a rough year for my Toronto Blue Jays. Since they made the playoffs in 2015 and 2016, I cleaned off space on my shelf this spring to prepare for the World Series memorabilia that I’d be buying in 2017. But (to put it nicely), they’ve been...
by Marc Mawhinney | Jul 7, 2017 | Blog
We were having a conversation in The Coaching Jungle recently when the subject of strange niches came up. I asked the group to name the strangest coaching niches that they’ve come across, and one answer took the cake: Apparently there’s an ex-stripper who...
by Marc Mawhinney | Jul 6, 2017 | Blog
Today’s email is being sent out a little later than usual … Yesterday we decided to go to the beach, and then last night we took the kids to a nearby amusement park. So I wasn’t exactly “in writing mode”. It’s pretty cool to have a...
by Marc Mawhinney | Jul 5, 2017 | Blog
Since we just wrapped up the 4th of July and there were a few BBQs going on, let me tell you about something I talk about a lot with my clients and in my Secret Coach Club. “The BBQ pitch” The BBQ pitch is my version of the elevator pitch. Elevator pitches...
by Marc Mawhinney | Jul 4, 2017 | Blog
Even though I’m “north of the border”, I’m thinking about the United States and the concept of independence today. My business is all about independence: I love having independence with who I work with and how I set my schedule, and every day I...
by Marc Mawhinney | Jul 2, 2017 | Blog
I don’t exactly live in a big metropolis of millions of people. I’m on the East coast of Canada, and while my city isn’t a bad size (we have about 145,000 in the metro area), it’s not a hotspot for my target market of coaches. If I had to...
