Lessons Learned From Newly-Released Book Called “Obama’s BlackBerry”
Pursuing Multiple Streams of Coaching Income?
Lessons Learned From Newly-Released Book Called “Obama’s BlackBerry”
So first let me say that as a staunch Canadian, I feel strongly that the ability to make others laugh is profoundly undervalued.
But as author of ‘Multiple Streams of Coaching Income’ which celebrates 5 years in print this year, there are a few other learnable points worth taking:
- Timeliness and speed constitute half of success, if not more. Can you fathom an ‘Obama’s BlackBerry’ coming out in 20 years? Perhaps, but certainly not to this effect.
Many, many millions of dollars are lost each year by business owners who cannot speed up their act. The team behind this title grabbed a gem of a sliver of an idea and ran.
What are you doing slowly that would do MUCH better if you would just speed up? As coaches, we understand the profound growth that becomes possible in a paradox so I invite you to consider these two idioms:
Idiom #1: Strike while the iron is hot.
Idiom #2: Slow and steady wins the race.
How can you hold both statements as true in your world as you take eye-popping action this week?
- Good ideas aren’t always the most serious (or difficult) ones. In the search for self-relevance and identity, coaches (and other business owners) can take ourselves far too seriously, and make this much more complex than they need to – highly unattractive behavior. It’s something to think about while pondering these imaginary text messages (excerpted from the book.)
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- Value is in the eye of the beholder. What value is being brought by this little pocket gift book? I gave it away, didn’t I, in my little opening note? Where might humor have its place in your coaching offerings? Whether your current act of creation is a book or group coaching, a coaching method, podcast or CD collection, is laughter present? Why or why not? Never presume to know what someone would pay for. Be open to surprising possibilities.
What other learnings can you glean here to add to the list?
