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Getting in your own way: the real reason your creative business is stuck
If your creative business isn't growing the way it should, the problem might not be what you think. Discover why getting in your own way is more common than you realise – and what to do about it at a free live session on 28th April.

Mark Franklin
Apr 214 min read


Practice makes you proficient. Mindset makes it permanent.
Practice makes you proficient. But mindset makes it permanent. Discover why working on your mental picture matters as much as the preparation itself.

Mark Franklin
Apr 145 min read


Perfectionism is (politely) holding you back
Is perfectionism holding you back in your creative work? Discover what is really behind the "not ready yet" habit and how embracing The Four Fears® can help you move forward.

Mark Franklin
Mar 245 min read


Comparisonitis: why comparing yourself to others is crippling your confidence
Comparisonitis is imposter syndrome with a trigger. Discover why comparing yourself to others cripples creative confidence and what The Four Fears® says about it.

Mark Franklin
Mar 176 min read


Why your fear of failure might be the best thing that ever happened to your creative business
Let me start with a question (don't worry, it's a gentle one) When was the last time something in your creative business didn't go to plan? Maybe a proposal came back with a "thanks, but no thanks." A launch that felt flat. A project you poured yourself into that got quietly shelved. A client who went quiet after what felt like a brilliant first meeting. However it showed up for you, you probably had a word for it. You probably called it a failure. That word "failure" is doin

Mark Franklin
Mar 107 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


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
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