As a coach who believes in this work, I have a coach of my own—Rich—who basically tells me the same things I tell my clients. In any profession, we’re always learning. This week, Rich gave me an assignment that I sometimes give to my clients: Identify your five most recent new clients and tell me
I’m fascinated by the reasons that professionals who are feeling stuck, frustrated, or burnt out—or who are not where they want to be in their practices, businesses, or lives—don’t reach out for the help they need. These reasons include: 1) The John Wayne Syndrome: “Real men [and women] don’t ask for help. They figure out
One way to be sure that you’re living the life you want is to identify what your values are, and then to allow all of your actions and decisions to be based upon those values. My friend Bruce, who died a few years ago, lived by five values that he shared joyfully with anyone who
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“NINE referrals today,” Dan, a financial advisor in one of my workshop programs, wrote to me. This doesn’t sound like a big deal to some people, until they put it in perspective. Up until that day, Dan was averaging four or five referrals per YEAR. The fact that he could receive his usual year’s worth
I spent a couple of hours last week with Reed, an attorney who had heard about my coaching practice and asked to meet with me to see if it was something that could benefit him. As soon as we sat down together, I asked Reed what it would take to make our session amazing for
My father told me a story once about how he had owed a friend, Jim, $10,000 that he couldn’t yet repay. My father had honestly intended to repay the loan on time, but the money Dad was waiting for from another deal was delayed, and now he found himself pacing the bedroom floor at 1:00
