by Marc Mawhinney | Jan 7, 2017 | Blog
I’m not a woo-woo guy, but I’m going to veer into some of that stuff today (stay with me here). One of my favourite chapters in Think and Grow Rich is the one about master mind groups. According to the author (Napoleon Hill), a master mind is “a...
by Marc Mawhinney | Jan 6, 2017 | Blog
One of my favourite questions to ask a coach is: “Why did you start a coaching business?” I get all sorts of interesting answers – but notice how I phrase the question. I don’t ask “Why are you a coach?” I instead combine the words...
by Marc Mawhinney | Jan 6, 2017 | Blog
Asking good questions is an important part of a coach’s role. I love it when I ask questions that lead to “ah-ha” moments for my clients. So that’s why I’m such a fan of the book Coaching Questions: A Coach’s Guide to Powerful...
by Marc Mawhinney | Jan 4, 2017 | Blog
Sometimes I feel like I’m a driving instructor more than a coach. In my experience, people are often driving with one foot on the gas and one foot on the brake in their businesses. I see it with some clients … They know what they have to do, and they do it...
by Marc Mawhinney | Jan 3, 2017 | Blog
Robert Downey Jr. is one of my favourite actors. Can you think of anyone who’d make a better Tony Stark/Iron Man? There’s a funny meme that I’ve been seeing that has RDJ rolling his eyes with a caption: “Here comes the ‘new year, new...
by Marc Mawhinney | Jan 2, 2017 | Blog
I have a special guest on Natural Born Coaches today for the first podcast episode of the new year: Shaz Alidina. I got to know Shaz well this year, and I’ve been impressed by what she’s doing with her coaching. She’s a coach who was born in Africa...
