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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 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


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 3, 20255 min read


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 audience(s). Our relationship with Fear (and failure) is something I believe to be a matter of opinion - a choice that we get to make. A not-so-simple choice If you lean into the factual version of event related to a moment of 'un-success', you are more likely to view the experience more positively: A learning experience A teachable moment So

Mark Franklin
Dec 23, 20241 min read


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


The power of lifting others up
Explore the power of lifting others up - an emotional gift you can give that directly impacts the energy of those around you.

Mark Franklin
Dec 9, 20242 min read


Confidence = Bravery + Experience
If Confidence = Bravery + Experience, how can we lean into your existing examples of both bravery and experience to grow your confidence?

Mark Franklin
Dec 2, 20242 min read


Find your business 'groove'
Action, impact, energy & technique - four core principles to help you find your business 'groove' & get your audience dancing to your tune.

Mark Franklin
Nov 25, 20243 min read


How brave & brilliant are we?
The results of the 2024 Brave & Brilliant Business Owner survey are in, with some exciting developments in both confidence & self-belief.

Mark Franklin
Nov 19, 20242 min read


Embracing Imposter Syndrome
'Embrace' is, perhaps, a surprising word choice but, before I explain the how, let me explain the why. Have you recently found yourself looking sideways, feeling we're not good enough or not deserving of the 'wins' you crave (or may already be achieving)? Our brains have evolved to pull us back to safety. Rather than take risks and put us in danger, it is attempting to keep us into a comfort zone of more familiar expectation (and therefore predictable results). That's thousan

Mark Franklin
Nov 11, 20242 min read


If you say that you don't have time, you're lying!
A little time exploring the heartfelt, completely personal to you 'what and why' makes it easier to get to the 'how and by when'.

Mark Franklin
Nov 4, 20242 min read


What question do you have the best answer to?
Imagine you all have shops next to each other on the high street. What is it about your window that tells me you are the shop for me?

Mark Franklin
Oct 28, 20243 min read


Playtime & the 'magic of its inefficiency'
A little taste of freedom and fun will make a massive difference to the energy you subsequently bring back to your desk, after 'playtime'.

Mark Franklin
Oct 21, 20242 min read


Supporting World Mental Health Day
Supporting World Mental Health Day, I'm offering a free 60min online workshop on Monday 9th December (2pm UK).

Mark Franklin
Oct 10, 20242 min read


Proof of how good you really are
"You don't deserve success" For the overwhelming majority of small business owners I worked with over the past twenty years - the key obstacle that has prevented them from achieving the success they deserve is the little voice in their own heads telling them they don't deserve it*. That little voice is a liar. Proof of how good you really are The proof of just how good you really are, could be stuck behind a barrier preventing you from accessing your existing clarity and brav

Mark Franklin
Oct 7, 20242 min read
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