Our relationships in life are key to our happiness so how's your relationship with your business? Are you spending quality time with it and not just the day to day? In this final episode of series 6, Mark explores how we can foster a better relationship with our business

In this episode Mark talk about how we can fall into the trap of taking ourselves too seriously, why we should avoid it and how we can change our approach to leading our business and have more fun

Setting goals is important but why do we set goals that we don't want to achieve? In this episode Mark explains why this happens and how you can set goals that you really want to achieve.

What we believe can often be what holds us back from making the changes we want to make. In this episode Mark explains the link between our beliefs and the choices we make and how to break the cycle if its not serving us.

Motivations, Outcomes and Tasks, a personal MOT will help to get you on track to reach your goals https://www.thereluctantleader.academy/MOT

Mark talks to Rob Law MBE about his business journey of bringing his idea of a ride on children’s suitcase to market, from rejection in Dragon’s Den to multimillion pound brand whilst coping with the debilitating disease Cystic Fibrosis.

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Mark talks to Liam McKelvie about his struggle with mindset and how he now speaks about maintaining a growth mindset

Find out more about Liam here https://zerolimbits.com/

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Mark talks to Sarah Matyjasik about the importance of making our health and wellbeing a priority so we don’t end up burning out.

Find out more about Sarah Here https://smpoweronline.com

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Marks talks to Chris Marr about creating a culture of marketing throughout a business, from answering the phone to creating content.

Find out more about Chris here https://www.thecontentmarketingacademy.co.uk @hellocma @Chrismarr101 

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Mark talks to James Sale the creator of Motivational Maps about motivation and why its so important to Leadership

Find out more about James here http://jamessale.co.uk

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Mark talks to Paul Smith about how and why we should connect with our communities. Paul also shares his thoughts on combining print with digital marketing to create a joined up solution.

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Mark talks to Eoin McQuone about the business case for sustainability and where you can start to put a plan in to action

Find out more about Eoin here https://www.sustainablebd.com/

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Mark talks to Dee Clayton about how you can get better results from using the right presentation skills. 

Find out more about Dee Here https://simplyamazingtraining.co.uk 

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There are many reasons to write a book, in this episode Mark explains his motivations for writing "Motivated" the book and why it's important to know the reason you are doing what you do.

More information about my book here and how you can order your copy

Mark talks to Tamsen Garrie about creating a mental health policy in the workplace and how to make it everyone’s responsibility

Find out more about Tamsen Here https://www.mentalhealthintheworkplace.co.uk @MentalHealthWP

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Mark talks to Natalie Lewis of Dynamic HR about creating a culture in business and how getting it right will make your leadership role much easier and more fulfilling

Find out more about Natalie here https://www.dynamichrservices.co.uk

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Mark talks to Darren Clark about the challenges that having Dyslexia adds to running a business and how he is now on a global mission to support those who suffer with the condition.

Find out more about Darren here

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Mark talks to Neil Jordan about how being aware of our thinking and how we can become good thinkers

Find out more about Neil here https://www.facebook.com/groups/1414398891945395/

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Mark talks to Greg Cooper about how to use Linkedin to grow your network and find and attract new customers. 

Find out more about Greg here https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregcoopers/ https://www.frontofmindcoaching.co.uk

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Mark talks to Nick Elston about how anxiety has affected his life and how he has used his experience to develop a speaking business to help others.

Find out more about about Nick here https://nickelston.com

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Mark talks to Ashley Bishop, Men’s health coach, about the importance of maintaining physical fitness in a leadership role

Visit Ashley’s website here https://www.superchargedbodysystem.com

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Mark talks to Sammy Blindell about creating your personal brand, increasing your visibility and attracting your ideal clients

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Mark talks to Susan Heaton-Wright about communication and how to a superstar communicator

Find out more about Susan here https://superstarcommunicator.com/

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Mark talks to Sean Fergusson about how networking on the golf course is an ideal way to really get to know people and develop a network.

Find out more about Sean Here https://www.fore-business.com 

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If appraisals are hated by appraisees as much as appraisers, what can be done to make them a win-win? In this episode Mark give you a way in which you can make every appraisal productive and enjoyable for both parties

Mark talks to Simon Tyler about the importance of attitude and how shifting your attitude can positively affect your life and work

Find out more about Simon here https://www.simontyler.com @simplysimont

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Mark talks to Oliver Parker about finding the right people to join your team, common mistakes that are made and the principals to stick to to get the right person.

Find out more about Oliver here https://capability.consulting

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Mark talk to John Williams about how taking employee wellbeing seriously is not only your moral duty but is a great business strategy. John’s solution is designed to catch the signs early to prevent minor issues developing into more serious situations.

Find out more about John here

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Mark talks to Sharon Gaskin about how to lead, run and develop a membership business

Find out more about Sharon here https://thetrainerstrainingcompany.co.uk/

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Marks talks to Adrian Chase about how learning to stay calm can lead to much better outcomes in the long run.

Find out more about Adrian Here http://www.adrianchase.co.uk/ @ChaseKeepsCalm

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Mark talks to Lisa Westbury about her experience of leading change in the public sector and how she uses what she learnt in her business today.

Find out more about Lisa here http://www.lisawestbury.com @westburylisa 

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Mark talks to Anne-Marie Walby about Emotional Intelligence and how using yor EQ can lead to better results for you and your team.

What climate do you carry with you? Do you light the room up when you arrive or when you leave?

Learning to take time out to reflect is essential to being a role model for your team

Find out more about Anne-Marie here https://bit.ly/2xadmBp

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Mark talks to Clare Forestier about how to make the most of virtual events as an attendee and how to host effectively. We are all used to meeting being held on line but how can we make sure we make the most of the event?

Find out more about Clare here

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Mark talks to Tricia Maitland about the importance of sleep to our well being and long term health

Find out more about Tricia here https://soulstreamhypnotherapy.co.uk 

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Marks talks to David Harries about the challenges of interviewing and about his innovative system that overcomes the common pitfalls.

Find out more about David here http://www.interviewpeople.online/

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Your Motivations with influence how you lead your team, Mark talks about how to get to know the leadership power you lead with and the other powers you may need to develop.

Mark talks to Julia Carter about the challenges of leading a team that works remotely

Find out more about Julia here https://www.zestfor.com or here @JuliaAtZestfor

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Mark talks to Bevis Moynan about being aware of your own mental health and also those you lead and what to look out for in your team.

Find out more about Bevis here https://www.magentacs.co.uk

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Mark talks to Bryony Thomas about her watertight marketing philosophy and book of the same name. If you don’t know where and why your spending money on your marketing you're more than  likely wasting money.

Find out more about Bryony and Watertight Marketing here

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Mark talks to Niki Matyjasik about what a mastermind group, how it works and why you would want to join one

Find out more about Niki here https://www.linkedin.com/in/niki-matyjasik-744ba5b3 

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Marks talks to Jonny Cooper about developing and leading a tribe

Find out more about Jonny here https://www.jonnyhatesmarketing.com

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Mark talks to Susan Payton about your brand Story, your customers are more likely to connect with you if they know why you do what you do.

Find out more about Susan here https://thebusinessofstories.com and @TheBizofStories 

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Mark talks to Sonia Home from C-me Colour Profiling about how we can be more resilient when we know more about our own behavioural preferences and those we work with.

Find more at https://colour-profiling.com

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Mark talks to Chris Burn about the importance of staying connected and having a support network to call on. 

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Mark talks to Alan Rawlins about the art of negotiating, how things can go wrong and how to get the best outcome

Find out more about Alan here https://www.kaleidoscope-property.co.uk/

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Marks talks to Hugh Liddle about sales and sales leadership, what to say and how to say it and how to get the best from your sales team

Find out more about Hugh here https://redcapsalescoaching.com 

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Our Motivators are what drive us to take action so our Business Model needs to be in alignment with what, on this episode Mark talks about how we can do that and the possible mistakes we can make.

Mark talks to Jane Thomas about managing stress levels and avoiding common pitfalls

Find out more about Jane here https://premierlifeskills.co.uk

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Mark talks to Steve Jones from Skills for Business about employee engagement, Steve has just co written a book, Mapping Motivation for engagement.

Steve is a business coach, public speaker, trainer and consultant, he’s an expert at creating ideas and strategies that build businesses, drive revenue and improve business position and performance. He has a passion for making companies and their products the best in their product category.

Find out more at https://www.skillsforbusinesstraining.co.uk

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Mark talks to Mark Evans about how the role bespoke software van have in making businesses more efficient 

Find out more about Mark Evans  here 

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Mark talks to Rachael Chiverton about how can getting more task focused, use our time more effectively and be more productive

Find out more about Rachael here https://rachaelchiverton.co.uk/

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