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9 reasons why NOW is the best time to start your coaching business
Should you Start a Coaching Business? 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 the ground and ignore this truth. Other employees wake up to the…
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How to find clarity and courage to say no to shiny objects
Shiny Objects Steal Your Best From You Shiny objects are simply dressed up distractions, designed to sabotage you and your success. They often arrive in your inbox appearing as “good” opportunities sent by sincere people. Unfortunately, pursuing them demands a hefty price tag—measured in dollars and hours. If you’re not careful, they’ll suck you in. You’ll emerge…
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How to Turn your Book into a Dream Business
Dreams aren’t given to you; they’re given through you. Your dream is a temporary trust and unless you take action, it will flee you as quickly as it found you. Start Dreaming. Stop Doing I want you to imagine a life you love. If you’re like most people then this isn’t your current reality…at least not yet.…
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The #1 thing your book, brand, and business needs even more than greater visibility
Visibility? What would you give in exchange for more of it? Your reputation? Bank account? Friends or family? Your soul? The quality of your soul is much more valuable than the quantity of your followers. Your book, brand, and business doesn’t need more visibility. Rather, it needs more vision. When we lose our way—which we…
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How to leverage books to grow your influence, impact, and income
Is your book everything it could be? For far too long, we’ve witnessed inferior books outshine superior ones simply because of better marketing. Although it might not be fair, it’s reality. The Author Elective Series is designed to help authors and aspiring authors create more influence, impact, and income from their books. Don’t worry. You…
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How FREE can catapult or cannibalize your business: A proven strategy to help speakers, coaches, and authors level up
Some coaches, speakers, and authors give away everything. As a result, they cheapen their brand; they burn out too. Others never give away anything. They come off as greedy and stingy; they repel people too. FREE is a tool. It can catapult or cannibalize your business. The difference depends upon how you use it. So what’s…
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The top 3 mistakes people make when creating their website
Do you have a website? Some experts have said if you don’t have a website then you don’t exist. Although this could be taken the wrong way, if potential customers and clients can’t find you then they can’t hire you. A website done well can communicate clarity and competence. It can also increase influence, impact,…
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Episode 108: 4 ways to attract better clients and more of them
(Listen to this episode via itunes, audioboom, or stitcher) We don’t get what we want, we get who we are. If we want to attract excellent clients then we must strive for excellence ourselves. After all, we can’t lead others where we haven’t led ourselves. In this episode I share how attracting excellent clients comes down…
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Episode 107: Ten Trends of Rising Rockstars
(Listen to this episode via itunes, audioboom, or stitcher) The Problem with Outliers Too many times we pay attention to obscure examples of success. We obsess about the exceptions, the outliers, and the one-offs. But patterning yourself after these people is a recipe for regret. If you want to tilt the odds in your favor pay…
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Episode 106: How to find the perfect business partner
(Listen to this episode via itunes, audioboom, or stitcher) It’s been said that you should be choosier about picking a business partner than even picking a spouse. While I don’t necessarily agree with that I do know that business partnerships often begin on a napkin at a restaurant and end with a judge in a courtroom.…