How to Ask for a Pay Rise and get it Your company does not want to pay you more money. Sorry but that’s true. They want to keep all the money for their bottom line/shareholders/projects/warchest. You don’t get rich by giving money to the people who actually make the money! If you do that they’ll expect more… Ahh the annual …
CfG at MCM London Comic Con – May 2018
Coaching for Geeks Returns to MCM Comic Con – This Time It’s London Yeah we smashed our way through MCM Birmingham Comic Con back at the NEC, back when it was snowing, back when I had a big team there with me. We’re heading to the Excel Centre in London for MCM London Comic Con, 25-27 May 2018, and some …
Gamification 101 (or How I Turned my Dead Facebook Group Around Using Stickers)
This blog post first appeared in the Coffee With Dan Facebook group Cast your mind back, Wayne’s World style, to July of this year; Spider-Man: Homecoming had just come out and I had written a piece on it that I was fucking proud of. **Crickets** Awesome. My group was on life support and needed a kick up …
Caving in High Heels with Amazonian Cosplay – Podcast 51
Beth Malcolm, AKA Amazonian Cosplay, takes her work to the next level. She not only hand crafts her work, which has included Cersei Lannister, Flemeth, Queen Hippolyta and more, but also treks out into the wilderness to take scenic photographs. Follow Amazonian Cosplay on Instagram, Facebook, and find her full portfolio on the Amazonian Cosplay website. Beth goes on …
How to Start a Wizarding Emporium – Podcast 45
Magical Items! Whilst the precious things of Oliver’s Brighton may not actually give off a glow if you were to cast ‘detect magic’ upon them, they are very fancy indeed. Oliver Dall had an idea to open a Wizarding Shop, and not just to open a shop, but to make it an experience. His strong belief that life should be …
Star Wars: Secrets of the Empire review
The all-too-familiar sound of the Stormtroopers’ laser blasts ringing in our ears (someone’s been training these guys too, they know how to hit). Each blast keenly felt in the haptic rumble of our weighty body armour, we return fire feeling the heat of Mustafar’s lavascape in front of, and around us. To the left of me, two fellow rebels …
Eugenius! Review
Big songs, big talent, big heart – Go Eugenius! Eugene, Janey, and Feris, Geeks in 1980s America. Running into bullies, attending school, Eugenius! Mashes together a comic book adventure with a teen love story, weaving 80s neon, cartoon and movie references throughout its musical glory. Life seems pretty standard for Eugene and his friends until Hollywood comes a calling and …
History of Video Games Exhibition – Interview with Mark Ashmore
Episode 42 – It may not be the answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe, and everything, but the history of video games is also very important Arcade machines. Once upon a time you’d find them in chip shops, shopping centres, and arcades full of flashing lights, bleeping soundtracks, and smoking youths shovelling 10 pence piece after 10 …
Q&A Feat. Mutant Monster – Firefighters Came For Our Bacon!
Mutant Monster are Japanese punk sisters wanting to kick ass! Currently touring the UK with an extended version of ABNORMAL. You can pick up their latest CD across the UK and Europe with two completely new songs. This interview talks about the girls extensive UK musical influence, bacon, and London’s buses holding the magical second floor. Robin from Coaching for …
10 Reasons Why Your Stupid New Years Resolutions WILL Fail (idiot)
2018. New Year. New You And yet, you already know you’re doomed to failure don’t you? Just like the 80% that fail by the second week of February. You can already feel the excuses and the reasons, and the “I’ll do it tomorrows’ lined up to give you an easy out from the thing you committed to doing when you …
Hyper Japan – Con Survival Guide
Right then – HYPER JAPAN CON SURVIVAL GUIDE – This is not a review (it is a little bit), it’s part of the Coaching for Geeks Convention Survival Guide, to help you get the most from any convention. Going to a con? Want to contribute? Email robin@https://www.coachingforgeeks.com What is it? Hyper Japan is “the UK’s largest celebration of Japanese …
What is my Purpose?
Baby don’t hurt me, don’t hurt me, no more… If I have that stuck in my head, you can too! If you’re just here to register for the webinar hit this button. Sorry, you missed it. You pass the butter Is the other thing that leapt to mind. Sorry, let’s focus. Purpose Hello, Robin here, founder of Coaching for …
Con Survival Guide – MCM London Comic Con
Right then – MCM London Comic Con Survival Guide – This is not a review (it is a little bit), it’s part of the Coaching for Geeks Convention Survival Guide, to help you get the most from any convention. Going to a con? Want to contribute? Email robincoachingforgeeks.com MCM London Comic Con – UPDATED FOR 2019 What is …
Personal Hygiene at Conventions
Pong Let’s get straight to the point. Some people at expos and conventions smell. We’re here to help you make sure that that is not you – you’ll have a better time, the people around you will have a better time, you’re more likely to meet new people, and have a better experience. They Smell Like Sneakers At …
Coaching for Geeks Founder Robin Bates featured in the GTeX blog
12 Experts Growing Together Exponentially – GTeX – founded by Simone Vincenzi and Ben Shorter, works to develop the knowledge, skills and experience of personal development professionals On their blog they regularly gather experts in the field to share their top tips. More clients This month they have gathered 12 experts to share their top tips on gaining …
Interview with the Red Dwarf crew – Rimmer, Kryten, Cat, Holly
Let me fly far away from here… Or at least to last weekend at MCM London Comic Con when we met (most of) the crew of the Jupiter Mining Corporation Solar Class Mining Ship, Red Dwarf. Rimmer, Kryten, Cat, Holly Chris Barrie, Robert Llewellyn, Danny John-Jules, and Hattie Hayridge respectively. We recorded the audio and put it in a podcast for your …
30 Day Challenge – Rules for Victory!
30 Day Challenge – the rules so far…. I will be honest with you. My mentor is very much of the ‘just do it and figure it out as you go – what’s the worst that could happen?’ mentality, so this challenge has developed and taken shape over the last week. Here are the rules/guidance for the challenge. 1) Register …
Stat Circle Worksheet
You likely came here after listening to Episode 29 of the Podcast – Make your gamer mind work for you. Or perhaps you stumbled here. Either way, you might be looking for the Stat Circle Worksheet Click above and it’s yours. If you’re not yet signed up for the 30 Day Level Up Challenge, well, time’s a ticking …
Sorcerers of Southwark: Defend the City – Robin Reviews
Night falls across and evil stirs – it’s time for the Sorcerers of Southwark to Defend the City! A quiet ecology park. A secret enclave of wizards in South London. A mystical menace lurking in the woods. The entrance to the park deserted, except for a few muggle joggers, or are they dark wizards in disguise? It’s time …
Geek Weight Loss – Taking Action: Robin’s Story
Geek Weight Loss – Fat Princess 3 months ago my knee hurt. Every day. I was literally over encumbered and could not run. I had not taken an arrow to it but it felt like my adventuring days were over. Yes. Very good. I was out of breath going upstairs, running for the bus – I used to be pretty …
Being nice for no reason
I’ve been having a shitty day. I’ve spent 4 hours getting to Avonmouth. Trains were cancelled. There were no taxis. I waked for 30 minutes through industrial land, muddy footpaths, HGVs tearing past. I delivered a presentation that I was ill equipped to do -it needed in depth technical engineering know how – but I muddled through and no, sorry, …
SpecialEffect – The Gamer’s Charity
Brilliant episode of the podcast today, and only recorded yesterday! Coach Robin met with Mark Saville of SpecialEffect to talk gaming. Not just gaming, but gaming with disabilities – SpecialEffect create bespoke solutions for gamers who are no longer able to use traditional input devices. From tongue depressors, to eyegaze tracking, via joysticks of all kinds. They do phenomenal work …