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This is one of my favourite business stories because it is funny and painfully accurate.A man walks into a pet store loo...
05/09/2026

This is one of my favourite business stories because it is funny and painfully accurate.

A man walks into a pet store looking for a toy for his dog and asks the owner whether dogs actually enjoy these toys. The owner says, in effect, “I’ve never sold a dog toy to a dog.”

That is the whole lesson.

The end user is not always the buyer. And so many experts stay stuck because they keep selling to the wrong person in the chain. They talk to the user, the admin, the gatekeeper, the person evaluating, the person with opinions but no authority — and then they wonder why the conversation goes nowhere or the value keeps shrinking.

If you sell to someone who can only assess effort, you will sound tactical. If you sell to the person who owns the result, your value becomes easier to understand.

So the question is not only: who has the problem?
It is also: who feels the cost, controls the investment, and cares about the outcome enough to move?

Because sometimes the product is for the dog.
But the sale is still to the human.

DM BUYER if you want more on selling to the right decision-maker.

Where do you see people get stuck most often: selling to the user instead of the buyer, or talking features instead of outcomes?

There is a special kind of nonsense that shows up when process starts mistaking itself for importance.Same forms. Same d...
02/09/2026

There is a special kind of nonsense that shows up when process starts mistaking itself for importance.

Same forms. Same delays. Same tiny rituals. Same energy as someone moving a paper three feet to the left and calling it leadership.

Bureaucracy is what happens when means start beating ends. When the procedure becomes more sacred than the result. When the customer’s improved condition matters less than whether the internal dance was performed in the approved sequence.

And this is not just a government-office issue. Businesses do this constantly. Studios do it. Teams do it. Coaches do it. Entire brands hide mediocre service inside “policy.”

Process matters. Of course it does. But good process exists to support outcomes, not replace them.

If your system creates more friction than clarity, it is not professionalism. It is theatre.

Comment BUREAUCRACY if you want a follow-up on this.

Where do you see pointless process hurting client experience most in fitness or coaching?

People often think they are buying a program. At first, maybe they are.They want the answer. The method. The result. The...
31/08/2026

People often think they are buying a program. At first, maybe they are.

They want the answer. The method. The result. The fix.

But long-term value often comes from something bigger than the curriculum itself. It comes from the room. The standards in the room. The language in the room. The momentum in the room. The examples in the room. The feeling that other people are moving too, and that stagnation is no longer the local culture.

That is what community does when it is built well. It is not just a nice extra. It changes adherence. Identity. Belonging. Retention. Energy.

This is also why the wrong people in the room cost more than people think. A room has a tone. And that tone either multiplies the work or dilutes it.

So yes, the product matters.
But the room is part of the product.

DM COMMUNITY if you want me to unpack this more.

Have you ever stayed in a program longer because of the people, not just the content?

Some sales advice still acts as if rapport means sprinkling in enough small talk to seem harmless.That is not rapport. T...
29/08/2026

Some sales advice still acts as if rapport means sprinkling in enough small talk to seem harmless.

That is not rapport. That is social wallpaper.

Real rapport is built much faster when the other person feels understood, respected, and safely led. And that usually comes from relevance, not random niceness. Better questions. Better listening. Better synthesis. Better timing.

There is nothing wrong with warmth. But warmth without clarity can feel vague. And vague rarely converts well.

The right question can build more trust than ten minutes of flimsy friendliness, because people do not just want someone pleasant. They want someone capable.

Not cold. Not slick. Not desperate.
Capable.

Comment RAPPORT if you want a part two.

Do you think too much sales training teaches people to perform personality instead of build trust?

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One of the most useful business lessons is also one of the least glamorous: if you are spiralling, go be useful.A lot of...
26/08/2026

One of the most useful business lessons is also one of the least glamorous: if you are spiralling, go be useful.

A lot of nervousness gets worse because attention folds inward. Am I good enough? What if I mess this up? What if they do not like me? What if I sound stupid? It becomes an echo chamber with your own face on every wall.

Service interrupts that pattern.

Not because it magically cures insecurity, but because contribution changes the direction of attention. When you help someone, explain something clearly, solve one small problem, or make one part of someone else’s day easier, you step out of the theatre of self and back into reality.

That works in sales. In content. In speaking. In business dips. In confidence wobbles.

Sometimes the fastest way out of your own head is through usefulness.

DM SERVICE if you want more on this angle.

What helps you most when you feel professionally wobbly: action, service, conversation, or space?

Most objections are not deep philosophical resistance. They are usually just confusion wearing a defensive outfit.If peo...
24/08/2026

Most objections are not deep philosophical resistance. They are usually just confusion wearing a defensive outfit.

If people keep asking the same question, that is not always a sales problem. Sometimes it is an asset problem. A messaging problem. A sequencing problem. A clarity problem.

One objection might be random. Five objections pointing to the same thing is feedback.

That means the answer is not always to get better at “handling objections.” Sometimes the answer is to stop generating the same uncertainty in the first place. Improve the page. Improve the call structure. Improve the explanation. Improve the order in which information appears.

The cleanest sales systems do not rely on charisma to carry preventable confusion. They design for comprehension.

That is a much calmer way to sell.

Comment OBJECTIONS and I’ll do another post on this.

What objection do you hear most often — and what do you think it is really pointing to?

Unnamed ideas die young.Not because they are weak, but because they are hard to remember, hard to repeat, and hard to ca...
22/08/2026

Unnamed ideas die young.

Not because they are weak, but because they are hard to remember, hard to repeat, and hard to carry. If it is always “that thing I teach in week three” or “that concept I mention on calls,” it stays trapped inside your head instead of becoming usable IP.

A name creates shape. It gives the idea edges. It turns fog into an object.

That matters more than people think. Because once an idea has a name, it can travel across content, conversations, offers, workshops, and team language. It becomes easier for clients to remember. Easier for prospects to repeat. Easier for your own brain to organize.

This is not branding fluff.
This is architecture for memory.

If an idea matters, give it a container strong enough to survive outside your mouth.

DM IP if you want help naming frameworks and ideas.

What is one concept you teach all the time that still does not have a name?


Hours are easy to compare. That is exactly the problem.The moment you sell time, sessions, calls, deliverables, or imple...
19/08/2026

Hours are easy to compare. That is exactly the problem.

The moment you sell time, sessions, calls, deliverables, or implementation as the main event, you make yourself easier to substitute. You sound useful, yes. Strategic, not always.

Clients do not actually want your calendar. They want what changes because of your work. Better decisions. Better retention. Faster progress. More clarity. More revenue. Less waste. Less friction. More momentum.

That is why outcome language matters. Not because it sounds fancy, but because it reflects reality more accurately. The value was never the meeting. The value was what the meeting made possible.

The more you describe the mechanism, the more ordinary you sound.
The more you describe the shift, the more your expertise becomes visible.

Comment OUTCOMES if this hit a nerve.

Where do you think most service providers undersell themselves most: in pricing, language, or who they pitch to?

A lot of people are not actually pricing their service. They are pricing their own emotional tolerance.They choose the n...
17/08/2026

A lot of people are not actually pricing their service. They are pricing their own emotional tolerance.

They choose the number they can say out loud without feeling sick. They choose the figure that feels polite. They choose the amount that won’t make them feel exposed. Then they call it strategy.

But your self-worth is not the same thing as your client value. And your nervous system, while very persuasive, is not always a reliable pricing consultant.

Better pricing starts by understanding consequence. What is this problem costing the client? What is staying stuck costing them in time, money, stress, missed opportunity, inconsistency, leakage, or avoidable mess?

That is the real anchor. Not your discomfort. Not your inner child. Not the number that lets you hide from the possibility of being fully seen and still declined.

Price against the cost of drift.
Price against the size of the gap.
Price against the value of change.

DM PRICING if you want a deeper breakdown.

What do you think most people price from: value, fear, market copying, or pure guesswork?

A lot of people hold back their best thinking because they’re scared that if they explain too much, nobody will pay.I un...
15/08/2026

A lot of people hold back their best thinking because they’re scared that if they explain too much, nobody will pay.

I understand the instinct. But weak free content does not create demand. It creates doubt.

Your best prospects are not sitting there thinking, “Please give me less evidence that you know what you’re doing.” They are scanning for clarity. They are checking for depth. They are asking themselves whether you can see what others miss, explain what others muddy, and lead them somewhere useful.

Free content should do real work. It should sharpen perception. Create trust. Give language to problems people have felt but not articulated. It should not be a flimsy teaser designed to keep your best ideas locked in the cellar.

People still pay for implementation. For support. For context. For sequencing. For accountability. For someone who can see what matters and in what order.

Teach generously.
Then let the delivery do the rest.

Comment CONTENT if you want me to do more on this.

Do you think most coaches under-share because of strategy — or because they do not trust the depth of their own work?

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