Adventures on the Blog
Stories, (Un)Marketing experiments, inspiring conversations and spiritual business
The One Thing You Need to Know to Change Lives
When I started pole dancing, I started at zero. I had no dance experience and couldn’t execute a pirouette or even a simple step-around the pole without looking like a clumsy idiot. Then I learned the fan kick. It’s a beginner move where you hold onto the pole, lift...
Growing Your Coaching Business Is Like Telling a Joke
A string walks into a bar. The bartender says, "Sorry, we don't serve strings." The string goes into the bathroom, tangles himself up and frazzles his ends. He walks up to the bartender who says, "Hey, aren't you that string that was just in here?" And the string...
How to Change the World Without Burning Yourself Out
The Awakened Business first came as a simple desire to work and play with people who inspire me. At the time, I was teaching wedding professionals how to grow their businesses. I loved the people, but the idea of encouraging couples to spend astronomical amounts of...
How to Communicate Your Value to a Client
Liz was a dance movement therapist and yoga instructor with numerous certifications and a degree in Transpersonal Psychology. She wanted to take her diverse background and create a new offer to transition away from mental health care work into her own business....
An Invitation For Creative Changemakers in Community
For most of my life, I wasn’t interested in community and felt like I didn’t belong. “Outsider” seemed branded on my forehead, no matter where I went. As with many things, I had absolutely no interest in community – until I did. The Play Circle membership was...
How to Create Clients With Natural Networking
A coach friend of mine, Michael MacDonald, sent an email a couple months ago inviting people to a Coffee Catch-up Chat on zoom. “My intention is to feel closer to you, whatever that looks like. Maybe you've got a question or would like a little support. Maybe we'll...
Marketing Lessons From Cheesy Infomercial Pitchman, Ron Popeil
Have you ever seen those old infomercials selling “miraculous” kitchen products with limited time offers on TV? Ron Popeil was the godfather of infomercials and an all star pitchman. One of his most powerful selling tools was a demonstration, like this one for the...
How to Get Coaching Clients Fast (Part 2)
Yesterday I wrote about the ONE THING you really need to do to get more coaching clients: Talk to people. This is the essential ingredient without which you simply cannot have clients, and that when you do, is the best resource for all your marketing and promotional...
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