“Leadership is a series of behaviors rather than a role for heroes.”  - Margaret J. Wheatley Leadership - we need MORE of it in this...

Coaches want clients — and they REALLY want to help their clients.  We all want that. My beloved business partner and best friend...

Let me begin.  Coaching certification programs can be valuable and helpful, depending on who you are.  They give structure and offer a...

There's a lot of talk in the coaching profession around, "If it's not a HELL YES, it's a no." This is often in the context of hiring a...

COACHES for you: IT'S TIME TO DE-SLIME! First a definition: slim·y /ˈslīmē/ adjective covered by or having the feel or consistency of...

This blog is for newer coaches and more seasoned ones. If you are more seasoned (more than 3 yrs) scroll down, although you will get...

OK people. It's time for me to share this - and - you might not like it. However, as Steve Chandler said to me many years ago on one of...

One of my favorite moments in the first year that Michelle Bauman (my best friend and business partner) and I taught at the University of...

IF I ASKED YOU ON A SCALE OF 1-10... ...how important you think the work we’re doing as coaches is?  What would you answer? If you said...

If you're a coach who wants to work with strong individual coaching clients, or facilitates coaching groups (virtual or live) or work...

Coaches from the 2019 CFJ Coaching Success School

I did not jump into full time professional coaching.  Nor did Michelle Bauman, my best friend and business partner. We both had full time...

"Why would you want to be something that you have never experienced yourself?" - Michelle Abend Bauman in an audio interview with Steve...

Coaches WANT to and NEED to grow. That's what's on my mind as we go offline and into the holidays. THINKING - long post! I recently spent...

HOW does SOMEONE MAKE 6 OR 7 FIGURES IN THE PROFESSION OF COACHING? This is a great question - a milestone in a coach's trajectory. Even...

The close of 2018 is less than 8 weeks away. Are you good? Good with your level of earnings and the people you served? If YES - GREAT!...

Coaches - for your Consideration FILLING MY PRACTICE IS THE "HARD PART" . . . MANY coaches say this to themselves (secretly or not so...

FEMALE COACHES THIS IS FOR YOU - (super long post fyi this one requires willingness - male coaches, please read as well!) I have had the...

One of the things I often see with professional coaches - particularly those on the newer end (first 2-3 years is THIS (2:30 minute...

Have you noticed that this profession is ripe with the potential for comparison and envy? ROOT CANAL ENVY - is THAT A THING? I don't know...