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Business clarity and bravery: Two questions UK business owners need to ask
Discover whether you need more clarity or bravery in your business. Take this free 4-minute quiz for UK business owners and get your personalised action plan.

Mark Franklin
Mar 33 min read


Are you stuck or just tired? Understanding your creative exhaustion
Are you stuck or just tired? Feeling exhausted by your creative business but can't pinpoint why? Learn the difference between burnout and being stuck, and what to do about it.

Mark Franklin
Jan 203 min read


Affirmations are a bit like marmite
Explore why affirmations often fail and how you can turn them into effective daily habits that reshape mindset and overcome limiting beliefs.

Mark Franklin
Jan 133 min read


New Year, New Me: Why It Often Falls Short
Why “New Year, new me” rarely works and what does instead. A gentle, realistic approach to sustainable change for creative business owners.

Mark Franklin
Dec 23, 20253 min read


Twelve days of quiet confidence
Twelve days of quiet confidence– A dozen daily reflections to bring calm and steadiness through the break and into the new year

Mark Franklin
Dec 16, 20252 min read


The results are in
The results are in – The 2025 Brave & Brilliant Business Owners survey is now ready to share... grab your copy of the full report.

Mark Franklin
Dec 2, 20252 min read


The Two Nos - the secret to business success
The two nos of business – the one you receive and the one you give. Both free you and your audience up to stay true to your paths values and vision. Are you ready to say no?

Mark Franklin
Nov 25, 20253 min read


“That moment when they lean in…”
“That moment when they lean in…” It's the cue from a client's body language that they've hit on something that might change the course of their day, month... year.

Mark Franklin
Nov 11, 20252 min read


Brave & Brilliant Business Owner Survey
I'm repeating my annual Brave & Brilliant Business Owner Survey into how our mindset affects the version of success we create for ourselves.

Mark Franklin
Oct 28, 20251 min read


"Stop hitting yourself!"
Stop hitting yourself. We each have an inner voice that whispers criticisms, introduces reasons to hesitate and creates a consistently unhelpful air of ongoing self-doubt.

Mark Franklin
Oct 7, 20252 min read


Stop Being Stuck
'Stop Being Stuck' Disarming limiting beliefs by removing the emotional charge from historic events and behaviours.

Mark Franklin
Sep 30, 20252 min read


Embracing Change: The Doomsday Scenario
The Doomsday Scenario is a story I create for coaching clients that sets a date by which time they let go of all their safety nets to create the business they deserve.

Mark Franklin
Sep 23, 20253 min read


The biggest problem with being self-employed...?
The biggest problem with being self-employed...? Your boss. Self-care is one of the most over-looked elements of running a healthy, happy and sustainable business.

Mark Franklin
Sep 9, 20251 min read


Five mindset-boosting morning habits to set you up for the day
Start your day with clarity. Five mindset-boosting morning habits that boost focus, energy and mindset for solopreneurs and small business owners.

Mark Franklin
Sep 2, 20253 min read


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


The Victory Wheel
'The Victory Wheel', illustrating a circular seven-step pathway to move your business from where you are, to where you deserve to be.

Mark Franklin
May 20, 20253 min read


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

Mark Franklin
Apr 29, 20252 min read


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 22, 20252 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


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
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