OK, life coaches. Your big moment has arrived. This morning, a segment about life coaching gift certificates aired on NBC’s Today Show, thanks to efforts by the International Coach Federation. Cool!
Want to capitalize on that and get your own media? Create a press release (or use the one available to ICF members at their [...]

I am pleased to welcome my former student and friend, Master Coach Joeann Fossland to my blog. Joeann has a blog for her real estate practice and is the leader of a group of professionals that publishes three blogs for philanthropic fundraising. She has embarked upon a Virtual Tour to promote their cause, and today’s [...]

I’ve been working recently with an end of life coach, Bettina Desrochers, who has a knack for writing the vulnerable stuff most of us long to remember but don’t have the guts to share or even think about. Her post about losing her baby at birth is one of the most powerful things I’ve read [...]

Reader Lisa Soloman wrote to tell usa bout a free conference call service that helps you record AND can hold up to 1000 callers!
She writes: “It’s called Simple Event, and you can find details about the service at https://www.simpleevent.com/. If you want to record, it’s simple: plug your phone line into a recording adapter [...]

Recently friends and GKN staffers have recommended the following cool free telebridge services for use with teleclasses. www.freeaudioconferencing is a decent service which can help you host a call for free for up to 100 visitors. However, we’ve also found an even better one! Free Conferencing Live Office can house up to 250 callers for [...]

I have some exciting news … and a new strategy to share. While in St. Louis last month at the ICF conference I did something I always do at every ICF conference: I had tea and dessert with Andrea Lee.
Andrea Lee and I are creative soul mates who both run businesses appealing to life coaches, [...]

Got a comment the other day on the blog from no less a luminary than Guy Kawasaki, who I recently heard keynote on innovation at the ICF conference in St. Louis. Guy had some wonderful points to make that day – the most important (to my ears) being that you either have to innovate or [...]

In a few short years, WordPress has become the world’s most popular blogging software. But how does it work? How do you get started using this totally free blogging platform?
Join blogging expert Andy Wibbels and me for a meaty, fun 1-hour demo and Q & A (‘WordPress 101‘)  on how to take advantage of [...]

Have you ever noticed what happens when you create an info product? It follows a fairly reliable life span.
First … lightening strikes and you think of a new product. Cool! Suddenly you’re inspired and you find yourself cranking this baby out in the wee hours. It’s going to be FANTASTIC. You can almost feel [...]

Never underestimate the power of humor to draw humans to your website or blog. No matter what business you are in, marketing with charm and true cleverness can truly rock your world.
Witness what no lesser a personage than biz guru Guy Kawasaki calls ‘one of the cleverest blog posts’. It’s two zany young guy’s account [...]