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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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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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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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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
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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
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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
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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...

Mark Franklin
Nov 11, 20242 min read
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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
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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
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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...

Mark Franklin
Oct 7, 20242 min read
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Don't skip leg day
If 'leg day' was an aspect of your business it would be the boring, unsexy jobs that, actually, make a the biggest difference..

Mark Franklin
Sep 23, 20241 min read
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The Five Whys
The Five Whys is a technique that I share with the brave and brill folk I work with, to help them with their clarity & business bravery.

Mark Franklin
Sep 16, 20241 min read
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Lawyer for the emotional defence
As your "lawyer for the emotional defence", I will prove, beyond reasonable doubt, how capable and brave you are / have been / can be.

Mark Franklin
Sep 9, 20242 min read
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What is your origin story?
What is your origin story? How do you weave who you truly are into your work and the experience(s) you offer your audience?

Mark Franklin
Aug 13, 20242 min read
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Be careful, it's addictive!
"Be careful, it's addictive!" - a warning I once received about public speaking. But could 'addiction' actually be a gift for your business?

Mark Franklin
Aug 5, 20242 min read
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Who is holding your towel?
Who is holding your towel? Who can you turn to, to ensure you are making incremental gains in your business?

Mark Franklin
Jul 29, 20242 min read
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What will it say on your gravestone?
What will it say on your gravestone?
Perhaps a less depressing way of asking the same question might be how do you want to be remembered?

Mark Franklin
Jul 22, 20242 min read
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What three things...
In the spirit of the location app, what three things (or three words) would you use to describe your current mindset?

Mark Franklin
Jul 15, 20241 min read
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The dangers of destination addiction
Weāre addicted to luxury ādestinationsā in the belief that, when we get there, we will be happy.

Mark Franklin
Jul 1, 20242 min read
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