In this episode, Marc shares four acronyms and the lessons that coaches can take from them!

What You'll Hear In This Episode:

- Why showing up on time for scheduled calls separates professional coaches from amateurs.

- The dangers of keeping Zoom open and multitasking while waiting for late arrivals.

- Why the trust deficit is worse now than 5 or 10 years ago and what it means for your marketing.

- The island vs. ocean metaphor - Why building an online community is more effective than relying solely on your social media profile.

- How making consistent offers increases your chances of sales!

d For links mentioned in this episode, go to www.naturalborncoaches.com/episodes

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Marc shares five recommended books that he read in 2025, and the big takeaways from them!

What You'll Hear In This Episode:

- Why waiting for inspiration is killing your coaching business - and what to do instead according to legendary music producer Rick Rubin.

- The Matthew McConaughey strategy: How cutting two major priorities helped him go from B-level performance in everything to A-level success (and why you're probably doing too much)

- Why Ray Kroc didn't achieve massive success until age 52 - and what that means if you think you're "too late" to the game!

- The video game approach to building your coaching business - gamification tactics that actually work, from Nerd Fitness founder Steve Kamb …

- "Be judged or be ignored" - why haters and trolls might actually be a sign you're doing something right.

- Marc's #1 book recommendation of all time came from a random Facebook post … and it's one you've probably never heard of!

- Why reading books from completely different industries (like fast food empires) can give you better business ideas than another coaching book …

LINKS

Book a no-obligation 1:1 strategy call with Marc for your coaching business:

http://www.chatwithmarcm.com

If you'd like more coaching clients without sending cold messages or spending money on ads, the Natural Born Coach Program is for you. Get the details here!

http://www.nbcprogram.com

Join The Coaching Jungle Facebook Group!

http://www.thecoachingjungle.com

Become a Coaching Jungle VIP member which includes special posting perks in the group to reach almost 30,000 potential clients!

http://www.myjunglevip.com

Grow your business with The Coaching Jungle Mastermind!

http://www.coachingjunglemastermind.com

If you have a product or service that helps coaches, and you'd like to get it in front of 100,000 of them:

http://www.jvwithmarc.com

Marc shares the strategy he uses to deal with cold outreach in his inbox, which will save you hundreds of hours every year!

What You'll Hear In This Episode:

- The main types of cold emails/messages that you get, and Marc's proven system for handling them.

- Why engaging with vague small-talkers can haunt your inbox forever …

- How to flip cold pitches into revenue instead of just deleting them!

- Learning to identify low-value emails that don't deserve replies.

The annoying trend that salespeople are currently doing, and why Marc doesn't reply to those people.

Avoiding "time vampires" who will drain your energy.

A powerful three-step homework assignment to do after this episode!

LINKS

Book a no-obligation 1:1 strategy call with Marc for your coaching business:

http://www.chatwithmarcm.com

If you'd like more coaching clients without sending cold messages or spending money on ads, the Natural Born Coach Program is for you. Get the details here!

http://www.nbcprogram.com

Join The Coaching Jungle Facebook Group!

http://www.thecoachingjungle.com

Become a Coaching Jungle VIP member which includes special posting perks in the group to reach almost 30,000 potential clients!

http://www.myjunglevip.com

Grow your business with The Coaching Jungle Mastermind!

http://www.coachingjunglemastermind.com

If you have a product or service that helps coaches, and you'd like to get it in front of 100,000 of them:

http://www.jvwithmarc.com