Episode #959: From Matthew McConaughey to Ray Kroc: Unconventional Books Every Coach Should Read

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 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: 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! Join The Coaching Jungle Facebook Group! Become a Coaching Jungle VIP member which includes special posting perks in the group to reach almost 30,000 potential clients! Grow your business with The Coaching Jungle Mastermind! If you have a product or service that helps coaches, and you'd like to get it in front of 100,000 of them:

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Episode #959: From Matthew McConaughey to Ray Kroc: Unconventional Books Every Coach Should Read is an episode from Natural Born Coaches by Marc Mawhinney.

This episode is 19:27 long.

This episode was published on Feb 2, 2026.

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