Adventures on the Blog
Stories, (Un)Marketing experiments, inspiring conversations and spiritual business
The $100k Dick Joke (NSFW)
Many of the kind-hearted, helpful coaches and entrepreneurs I work with have issues charging money for what they do. They doubt their value, hold themselves to impossibly high standards, and sometimes struggle with Imposter Syndrome. That’s why I absolutely LOVE it...
“How do I stick with my plan when things get hairy?”
One of the people who’ll be joining us for the REFLECT program asked this question: “How do I stick with my plan when things get hairy?” I assume they weren’t referring to their depilatory needs (I have lots of experience with those, too! 🍯) but rather how to keep...
A Weird Yet Effective Way to Stand Out From the Competition
I like to talk about dragons. A lot. 🐉🔥 In fact, this may be my defining quirk. (Please tell me if you notice something more obviously quirky.) Here’s how dragons came to be my friends and familiars… When I was 19 years-old, I’d just moved into my own into a studio...
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...
Let’s have a Wild Creation chat!
Tell me what lights you up, where you’re flummoxed, and how I can help. We’ll set off for a conversation that surprises and delights us both.
