Adventures on the Blog
Stories, (Un)Marketing experiments, inspiring conversations and spiritual business
Are You Constantly Feeling Busy? This Affliction Affects 2.7 of 3 Coaches
Mary was two minutes late for our zoom call. Again. She arrived out of breath, chomping on the last of her Nutrigrain bar. “Sorry,” she exhaled. “There was traffic on the way back from the gym.” I don’t make a fuss about being two minutes late or five minutes. (It...
How to Get More Out of Life (and What Doesn’t Work)
Once there was a squirrel named Monty. While Monty loved to climb trees and hunt for nuts like the other squirrels, something about his everyday squirrel life just wasn’t satisfying. Monty wanted more out of life. He asked the forest animals what he should do to get...
How to Stop Being a Perfectionist
Back in 1746, Philip Stanhope, the 4th Earl of Chesterfield, wrote a letter to his son saying: “If something is worth doing, it’s worth doing well.” Someone must have gotten ahold of that letter, or maybe the Earl’s son was a better listener than most kids, because...
How to Respond When a Potential Client Keeps Rescheduling Appointments
Last month, someone contacted me about possibly hiring me as a coach. Hooray! Always happy for an unexpected opportunity to create a client. We set an appointment to explore what we might create together (aka an “enrollment conversation,” in many coaching circles)...
How Long Will It Take to Grow a Full-Time Coaching Business?
Many of the people in my IMPACT membership are coaches just starting their businesses or transitioning from a business like counseling or massage therapy. They often ask: “How long will it take to create a full-time business that makes money?” I’ll draw from my...
A Wacky Thought Experiment to Manifest What You Want
Six years ago I was wandering around Portland, Oregon asking random people if they knew where you could find a $3 bathtub. Actually, I wasn’t the one asking; my nutty friend was asking about bathtubs and beavers, but I giggled and went along for the ride. Needless to...
Why the world needs coaches now
There’s a lovely saying: “We plan, and God laughs.” No matter how clear, compelling and SMART your goals for 2025 may be, life is going to have its way with you. Timelines may go sideways due to illness or injury. What you planned doesn’t go off because of…I don’t...
3 Reasons Why IMPACT Will Change Your Life (In a Good Way)
It’s time to get REAL about why you should join the IMPACT membership before REFLECT starts on January 22nd. I’m going to do this by invoking the authority of my mentors as proof that I’m the real deal. This is called the “Authority Principle” of persuasion, which I...
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