As my friend and Canadian Super-Coach Karl Bryan remarked recently:
Uber didn’t kill the taxi industry.
Insane levels of government regulations, inflated, and unworkable license schemes did.
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Netflix didn’t kill Blockbuster.
Inflated, inflexible and unnecessary late fees did.
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Amazon didn’t kill retail.
High rent, poor customer service, lack of selection and long lines are.
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Airbnb didn’t kill hotel chains.
The lack of innovation, lack of options and rising prices are.
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The reason these billion-dollar behemoths fall over is that, as they grow, they get further away from the solutions their clients require.
That’s spot-on, and in your coaching business, innovation is the key to standing out from the crowd.
Hell, it might even be the key to your survival.
- When they zig, you zag
- When they drop their prices, raise yours
- When they give up, keep going
- When they play it safe, get controversial and dangerous
- When they stop doing freebies, give EVEN more away
Whatever you do, don’t blame THEM for the death of your business.
Jonny
PS – Are you coming to Birmingham in March? You’ll miss some amazing people if you don’t!Â