Author Archives: Kary Oberbrunner
How to maximize your online presence with YouTube
Are you online? The Washington Post says you’re on 9 hours a day if you’re a teen. CNN reports it’s 10 hours if you’re an adult. Simply put, we’re online for a large portion of our day. As authors, coaches, speakers, and entrepreneurs, the real question isn’t are we online, but rather what are we doing online? If…
How to become a 6-figure earner as a coach this year
Coaching as a Side-Hustle Better face the facts. It’s highly unlikely you’re going to retire at your current place of employment. This means your current day job is temporary. Some employees hear this and “go ostrich.” Fearfully, they stick their heads in the ground and ignore this truth. Other employees wake up to the fact it’s their…
3 steps to keep your goals from getting hacked
The Truth Behind Abracadabra As kids, most of us said Abracadabra at some point in our childhood. Maybe we thought this word would add some magic to our wish and make it come true. However, very few of us know the meaning of this word. Abracadabra means “I create as I speak.” Is it possible…
The #1 thing you need to start or scale your online business
I Started Out Clueless When I first started an online business I had zero clue how to do it. Back then I didn’t know if I should focus on increasing Facebook likes, Youtube views, LinkedIn connections, Twitter followers, or whatever else sprang up overnight. The truth is, none of these metrics matter compared to the…
How to unlock your future
Can you Unlock your Future? Is there such a thing as a key that can unlock your future? Sure, but it’s not a magic bean or a Holy Grail. And it’s not 1 key, it’s actually 4 of them. Back in 2012, while still stuck in my day job, I stood on the threshold of…
The truth about hosting your own conference
The Truth about Conferences Someone—who hosted his own conference—once warned me: Doing your own conference is going to be one of the hardest and most rewarding experiences you’ll ever do. You’ll lose money, but you’ll also gain a community. While there could be some truth to that comment, I disagree with several points: It doesn’t…
Ghostwriter Academy: Turn your passion into a profession
I FELL INTO GHOSTWRITING BY ACCIDENT… I’ve been an author since 2004. But for the first 8 years, it was always a side-hustle. After all, with a wife and 3 kids, I didn’t think I could make a living as a full-time writer. Then in 2012, my friend Scott asked me if I could help…
The #1 thing you lack that would catapult your coaching business to the next level
Why you Need to Level Up Do you have a side-hustle, a means of income other than your day job? If so, you’re not alone. In 2013: 6.8 million Americans had a side-hustle. This represents 5% of the population. In 2017: 44 millions have a side-hustle. This represents 18% of the population. Why the increase?…
How to turn a book into a 6-figure business
Why a 6-Figure Author? Trust me. It’s not about the money. Here’s what I mean… I published my first book in 2004, The Journey Toward Relevance. The truth is, I didn’t know what I was doing. No one was mentoring me on the finer details of writing, publishing, or marketing. Naively, I thought I’d sell…
3 reasons why defending yourself can destroy you and your business
People will attack The truth is if you choose to shine brightly, inevitably the darkness will try to extinguish your light. Your growth and progress makes some people feel uncomfortable because it forces them to reflect upon their own lives. But the majority of these people aren’t pleased with what they find. Rather than making…
