Start a business, save the world
Circa 2005, I boxed up the leftovers from one of my client’s corporate lunch events and dropped it off at an industrial estate near Sydney Airport. Oz Harvest was in its nascency, having started in 2004 by Ronni Kahn,...
Zen and the art of coaching
“The only Zen you can find on the tops of mountains is the Zen you bring up there” (Robert M. Pirsig, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance). Coaching is a lot of “not this” and “not that”, much like zen. It can be...
With online courses, begin at the end
Jane Doe decides to create an online course. She’s seen online courses promising everything from how to grow beautiful orchids, to how to home-school effectively, make your own pickles, or learn business bookkeeping,...
The ego and marketing
For seven years, I marketed my marketing services without using the word ‘marketing’. My audience hated that word. Instead, I talked around the topic, using words such as “communicating” and phrases like “giving...
Reducing your internet consumption while you find new clients
Online course creators don’t love course junkies. Most course creators and coaches want their students to use what they learn, and reap the rewards. Course junkies, by definition, don’t have time to apply what they...
Communicating value versus justifying your price
Having rolled out of bed precisely eight minutes earlier, I wasn’t in my best form. I'd checked my calendar in bed and seen a sales call booked in. The person had booked in with little-to-no notice due to my mistake –...
Reclaiming Mondays
Sunday afternoon sun lays low in the sky, ushering in what should be a mellow evening hanging out with your favourite people, eating good food by a crackling fire, and feeling sated and satisfied by a weekend well...
How to get what you want: part three
To get what you want in business, first you clarify what you want and set meaningful goals, and then you’ve turned those goals into an action plan, the next step is creating your system and being accountable for...
How to get what you want: part two
So you’ve addressed your vexed relationship with goal setting, set yourself some meaningful goals, and planned for your worst-case scenario, while actively believing and expecting your best outcome to fruit (see part...
How to get what you want
As a business coach and trainer, I have an enviable job – I help people to get what they want. The first step to getting what you want is knowing what you want. Sounds pretty simple, yes? Yet the first step is also the...
You are not for sale
It’s a hazard of my job that I spend a lot of time looking for specific examples of strange things on social media. It doesn’t take long to find them. Scrolling past image after image of an influencer holding this...
The beauty of shitty first drafts
I pose a creative question to the group, set the timer, and go. What happens next is both revealing and heartbreaking. Some participants dive in and start writing. Others ask clarifying questions before they’re...
