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How to overcome perfectionism and keep your business moving forward
Struggling to overcome perfectionism as a solopreneur? Discover four practical strategies to stop ‘just right’ thinking from stalling your business progress and start sharing your work with confidence.

Mark Franklin
5 days ago2 min read
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Victory Calls
Victory Calls – an instant, accessible and game-changing new coaching proposition from Mark Franklin, The Four Fears® Guy.

Mark Franklin
Apr 292 min read
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When did you last upgrade?
When did you last upgrade? It's a novel outlook on an easily overlooked opportunity to improve our own vision, direction and meaning... our 'why' as it were.

Mark Franklin
Apr 222 min read
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You only need to play the right notes
You only need to play the right notes - the ones that serves the business story (song) you want to share with the world.

Mark Franklin
Apr 151 min read
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It's never about the time
It's never about the time - the hesitations to us starting the tasks we need to do come from other, deeper places.

Mark Franklin
Apr 83 min read
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Never Settle
Never Settle! What is the next, small but brave step you need to take towards greater contentment?

Mark Franklin
Apr 21 min read
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If I could fix one thing in your business, what would it be (and why)?
Sometimes, the bravest thing any business owner can do (especially a solopreneur) is put their hand up and ask for help.

Mark Franklin
Mar 252 min read
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Write a better story for your family
Are your actions moving you closer to being able to write a better story for your family?

Mark Franklin
Mar 182 min read
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The Secret Fifth Fear I don't talk about...
I'm going to share with you the secret fifth fear I don't talk about... or am I?

Mark Franklin
Mar 112 min read
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Where are you on a scale of fearful to fearless?
Knowing where you are makes it easier to decide what you need to do next to get to where you want (and deserve) to be.

Mark Franklin
Mar 41 min read
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Modal thinking (what you believe, you become)
Modal thinking is a nifty label (that I might have just invented?) to apply to the thoughts that occur most in our minds.

Mark Franklin
Feb 252 min read
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How brave and brilliant are you at what you do?
How brave and brilliant are you at what you do? The chances are you are much better than you give yourself credit for...

Mark Franklin
Feb 181 min read
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Your Mind Monkeys are wrong!
The successes we hope for in our business often sit just the other side of hesitation. Something has made us pause rather than act.

Mark Franklin
Feb 112 min read
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By avoiding danger, we avoid opportunity
You cannot pursue opportunity without risking danger. The killer question, then, is "What does danger actually look like for you?"

Mark Franklin
Feb 42 min read
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What's the difference between failure and opportunity?
Failure & Opportunity are actually one and the same thing. The only difference is the point of view, or 'opinion', you give to each.

Mark Franklin
Jan 282 min read
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Cover reveal - publishing February 2025
Cover reveal for "How to Embrace the Four Fears® of Business Ownership" - publishing February 2025

Mark Franklin
Jan 211 min read
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Three must-do actions to ensure you get the 2025 you deserve
My hope is that you're firing on all cylinders as you look ahead to what 2025 has to offer (and what you have to offer it). "New Year,...

Mark Franklin
Jan 132 min read
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Four reasons not to set New Year's Resolutions
Four reasons to not set New Year's Resolutions, as well as tips to successfully build a new habit without the pressure of the "1st January".

Mark Franklin
Jan 35 min read
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How to Embrace the Four Fears® of Business Ownership
How to Embrace the Four Fears® of Business Ownership - this is the very concept I answer through all the work I do with my clients and...

Mark Franklin
Dec 23, 20241 min read
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Act, auction... avoid
"Act, auction... avoid" will give clarity on what you should be doing in your business. But what about the bravery to then actually do it?

Mark Franklin
Dec 16, 20242 min read
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