The Small Goal That Makes a Big Win
Yesterday, on the Pathways to Paydays Summit, one of the people who accepted hotseat coaching was at step 0 of her business. She has no sales, no clear offer, no real business. I gave her a piece of advice which I believe will also be powerful for hundreds of you in my community because few […]
Excuses Versus Prerequisites
“When _______, I’ll start ________.” Is that an excuse or a valid statement? Sometimes you legitimately need one thing to happen before another thing can happen. You can’t drive your car until someone shovels the driveway. You can’t go to work until you are dressed. You can’t eat dinner before someone cooks it. Other things […]
What Business and Life Coaches Can Learn From Sex Workers
They identify the right kind of potential clients, tease them with a preview sufficient to get them excited and into the right state of psychological arousal. At the proper moment, when the prospect is at peak excitement, they make their offer, and the client happily hands over their money for the services they are excited […]
The Paradox of Failure
What is the key to success? Failure. Yes, failure. The one thing that all successful people have in common is that they have failed… a lot! Like a whole lot. Michael Jordan puts it this way: Success only comes from one thing: trying. You will never succeed more times than you try. You will usually […]
Dan Mangena, Dream with Dan – Podcast Episode 72
Daniel Mangena made and lost millions twice before he was diagnosed with Autism in his late 20’s. His natural gift of systemization allowed him to spot opportunities but his natural inability to read and anticipate people would cost him his success until he learned how to harness it. Not knowing how to quit, Daniel kept […]
I Own My Schedule. My Schedule Does Not Own Me.
Last week, my schedule was a mess. If you tried to book a complimentary coaching session with me, it would have been showing the first open date somewhere in mid August. That’s no way to run a business.
Gratitude and Shiny Object Syndrome
My daughter has enough toys for three kids. Still, every time we go to a store, she wants to get a toy. Perhaps this sounds familiar from your business? How many books do you have that you haven’t read? How many courses have you paid for that you haven’t completed? How many networking connections have […]
Vision and Shiny Object Syndrome
Why are we so drawn to new, exciting things? Could it be because we don’t know what we want, but we’re sure it’s different? For many of us, our goals a vague and nebulous.Make more money.Get a better job.Have a good relationship.
Better an Awesome You than a Mediocre Knockoff
I often see discussions on business forums on personal appearance and professional appearance. People will talk about having to dye their hair back to normal colors or hide the more colorful parts of their personality from their social media. The solution is not to remove your unique elements. Rather it is to clearly lean in […]
Swagger
What is swagger? It is a sense of comfort in the world. It’s taking the sense of familiarity you have on your home turf and taking it everywhere because the entire world is your home turf. Have you ever been at a party and met someone you assumed was the host because they were so […]