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Business Bravery Quiz: Why clarity is the secret to sustainable success
Image of a complicated highway interchange (junction) surrounded by snow-covered fields. White and light blue text is placed over the top on a dark Blue panel. The text reads reads: "Business Bravery Quiz: Why clarity is the secret to sustainable success"

Mark Franklin
Aug 5, 20252 min read


When did you last think about what you do well?
When did you last think about what you do well? We are so quick to overlook (or dismiss) our strengths – what effect does this have on our self-worth?

Mark Franklin
Jul 29, 20252 min read


I was taught Imposter Syndrome at school
I was taught Imposter Syndrome at school. Our reports ranked us alongside our peers, forcing us to compare and 'look sideways' rather than to our own successes.

Mark Franklin
Jul 22, 20251 min read


What is somatic therapy?
Discover how somatic therapy helps you process emotions through the body, not just the brain, with warmth, humour, and a gentler approach to healing.

Mark Franklin
Jul 15, 20252 min read


The feeling of flying
The feeling of flying – that elusive moment where everything in your world is just... well, perfect!

Mark Franklin
Jul 8, 20252 min read


Five 'mistruths' we believe about our business
The five 'mistruths' we believe about our business – habitual thinking that presents an opportunity to delay or defer the successes we deserve.

Mark Franklin
Jul 1, 20252 min read


Our relationship with failure is a choice
Our relationship with failure is a choice – it is perspective based on a mixture of fact and/or emotion. Which do you choose?

Mark Franklin
Jun 24, 20252 min read


Imposter Syndrome is a bad habit
Imposter Syndrome is a bad habit. We have become so consistent in our belief that we're not good enough, we ignore the overwhelming evidence to the contrary.

Mark Franklin
Jun 10, 20252 min read


Happiness Negotiation
If you are actively putting off happiness today for a promise of better tomorrow, you are on the wrong side of 'The Happiness Negotiation'

Mark Franklin
Jun 3, 20252 min read


Practice makes permanent
'Practice makes permanent' is one of my favourite quotes. In just three words it offers the solution to getting as good as you want to be, to do the things you want to do. Simple! Except it's not that simple. Practice requires a dedication to both time and effort. The clarity to know that energy is required to move from where you are to where you want to be, as well as the commitment to seeing the journey through. It is a move away from the comforting routine you have already

Mark Franklin
May 13, 20252 min read


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
May 6, 20252 min read


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 15, 20251 min read


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 8, 20253 min read


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 25, 20252 min read


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 18, 20252 min read


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 11, 20252 min read


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 4, 20251 min read


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 25, 20252 min read


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 4, 20252 min read


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 28, 20252 min read
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