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It can be so tempting to believe that making That One Big Decision is going to change your business and life. You’re going to create that coaching program, or sign up for a course, or contact 10 potential clients every day, and everything will improve. So you make that decision… but if your choice to change stops there, your life will stay the same. Why? Because for that choice to have any effect, it has to be followed by countless others. - You have to choose to take the steps required to create that coaching... Read More

Dear Badass, Beautiful Coach... Have you ever had a time when you told your clients about your amazing system or strategy that you KNEW would change their lives... only for them to respond with disinterest or confusion? And do you ever worry that you might not be ENOUGH of an expert, or wonder if your well of knowledge is deep enough to be worth the price you want to charge? In this video, I describe a deceptively simple, yet important truth that many coaches forget, and I explain how forgetting it causes them to confuse their clients,... Read More

New Year's Day is fast approaching. For some people, 2021 will be the year when they reach some of their most cherished goals; for others, it will be just one more year of the same old struggles. Which type of person will you be? Obviously, we all want to be the first type. So to help you accomplish that, I made a quick video with some specific, actionable tips you can use to achieve your goals in the coming year, and every year afterward. What goals are you working to achieve? I'd love to hear from you in the... Read More

ByMark Johnson Without effective employee engagement, a company will struggle to succeed. It is therefore imperative to create a work environment in which workers feel motivated so that they are able to be productive. There are a couple of core principles that will help you achieve maximum engagement by concentrating on employee motivation and creating a warm, engaging work environment. Give Your Employees A Push Towards Positivity With the pressure that comes with having a global community, it goes without saying that a... Read More

Once in a while, children's movies give us important reminders about what it takes to succeed. I was recently watching the "Married Life" montage in Up , and I noticed a pattern in the way Carl and Ellie pursued their shared dream of going to Paradise Falls. This pattern is reflective of the way many people pursue their dreams, so I decided to delve into it in today's blog post. This article will contain spoilers for Up , so if you haven't seen it yet and you care about spoilers, then go watch this great movie and come back when... Read More

For many people, running their own business isn't the first step they take in their breadwinning endeavours. You may have an existing job that you want to keep until your business takes off, or to keep indefinitely if you like it enough. Even if you have entirely traded working as an employee for being your own boss, you may find that you have two sets of talents that are disparate enough to warrant two separate businesses. For example, I love helping business owners to connect with more of the clients who need them, and I'm also... Read More

Do you feel like you're dragging yourself through each day, just trying to make it through to the end of your to-do list, and often running out of time or energy before you run out of tasks? I've been there, SO many times, because I was making the same mistake that all too many of us are taught to make from a very early age. Thankfully, I'm getting better at avoiding it, but there are still days when I need reminders about why this happens and how NOT to slide back into that crippling trap. Today, I stumbled upon one such reminder: a... Read More

In today's distraction-packed world, it can be a challenge to focus on one task for a protracted period of time. You're just getting into the groove, your train of thought is leaving the station, and you're ready to be productive... and then an email comes in, someone messages you on Facebook, or you think of something else that has to be done, and the next thing you know, you've lost half an hour. Now, not only are you behind schedule, but you're wasting even MORE time on mentally kicking yourself! This challenge comes up a lot in... Read More

2016 was an interesting year. Over the last twelve months, I've lost months of work through a file corruption incident , I've published a humor novel for cat lovers , and I started my first-ever long-running webcomic . I all but lost one of my biggest clients, and gained several more. I started a business venture that maxed out both of my credit cards and made me wonder if I'd be able to pay the bills, then got enough client projects to pull me back from the brink. I started a Patreon channel so I could get closer to... Read More

Do you ever have times when you feel like you don't know as much as you need to in order to help people and be an expert in your field? Maybe you're just starting out, and are surrounded by peers who have been working in your field for decades. Or maybe you've been at it for a while, but someone always seems to know something about your chosen profession that you don't, and it's making you wonder how many other gaps there are in your knowledge. If you feel that way, you're far from alone. Many people struggle to feel confident in... Read More