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Caution compounds over time
Your potential to enjoy the success that your business deserves will greatly reduce as your penchant for caution compounds over time.

Mark Franklin
Aug 263 min read


Unlocking Your True Potential: Embracing Action
Clarity & bravery mean nothing without action – even with clear vision and a solid plan on your side, you might still be getting in your own way.

Mark Franklin
Aug 193 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 292 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 82 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 32 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...

Mark Franklin
May 132 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 62 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 292 min read


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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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