To Succeed... Just Let Go

Yes, in this episode, we have a real-life example of what happens - and how effortlessly it happens - when you turn up to your own life. Listen and accompany Mark on the journey of a lifetime - from the crippling thoughts that hold us all back, to the enlightenment that comes from simply bothering to turn up to the here and now, armed with an essential understanding of... the kind of life you'd lo...

Today, you can rid your life of worry, anxiety and stress. Today. Today, you can start living the kind of life that you really want to live. No more feelings of inadequacy; no more thinking that you might be undeserving; no more feelings of guilt. Today, you can get out of your own way. For it's not your thoughts that are getting in your own way or holding you back. Rather, it's only the manner in...

Yes, you can glide through your day, every day, like a graceful ballerina - never putting a foot wrong, always being the right person, in the right place, at the right time, effortlessly doing what you need to do without giving it a second thought (or even a first thought). The secret to achieving anything and everything that you'd love to achieve all boils down to one key thing: turning up! We kn...

A big and bold statement - after all, how do you treat yourself to the life you'd love when you have to contend with the madness of normal crazy people, day-in, day-out? Well, in this episode, I explore exactly how to deal with the bad behaviour of people who are not in control of their own state of mind. I explore exactly how to deal with the frustration, annoyance, worry, anxiety and anger that...

I've decided we need to explore the real stories of some of my clients and Program Owners because, for all the wonderful science in the world that confirms how we can manage and set our mind to achieve our goals and objectives, the real action is in the real adventures of real people. Today, we start with a salutary tale - one where my friend was literally bombarded by the grand opportunities that...

Actually, the title of this episode could be shortened... how to live your life. Because, if you're not in flow , if you're not present, you're absent - absent from your own life. And the really horrible thing is that being absent is normal! To be ab normal you have to refurbish your brain!! In fact, it's a little more fundamental than that and a lot easier than you might think. You need to fundam...

Psychology often wraps facts up in unnecessarily complicated language so let me say this really simply: You can achieve anything that you know you can achieve. It is that simple - nothing needs to be added. And yet... The normal mind doesn't know - it thinks it knows! The normal mind thinks that you're inadequate (we all have our perceived inadequacies); it thinks that you're undeserving and, in c...

I mean it - the difference between war and peace all boils down to the baggage that we carry around with us - the baggage that blinds us, that gets in our own way. Are we talking about big wars, like the war in Ukraine? Well, as you'll discover, we could be. But, whilst today's episode is not going to change the world overnight, what we're exploring has the proven power to change your world... ove...

Yes, ordinary everyday life is full of ups and downs, hurdles and challenges or, not to put too fine a tooth in it... crap. And that crap is real. But which is easier? Rise to the occasion and deal with the crap or think about how crap it is and layer crap upon crap to the point that you (believe that you) cannot cope? The answer's obvious. But that doesn't mean that's what you're going to do beca...

It will probably come as a surprise to you but, in our everyday lives, there is simply no such thing as fear. Yes, we're often "afraid" of doing or saying what we deep down know that we need to do or say - or we're often simply afraid of making a fool of ourselves. But none of that is real fear. You're simply experiencing a reaction to what I describe, in this episode, as "the ghost in the machine...

Even if you’re a world-class meditator (not sure what that is, actually!), there will be days when you’re a bit “flat”, a tad “out of sorts” or even mildly anxious, often without being able to pinpoint as to why that might be. So what!  At least you’re aware of your state of mind - most “normally-minded” people are blissfully (clearly not the right word!) unaware.  And, being aware, ther...

Yes, you read the title of this episode correctly. Most people think that they know what they want. But it is that very thinking that gets in the way of us knowing. The fact is, of course, at an instinctive level, we do know. We know exactly what is best for us. More than that, we know exactly how to get it. Again, it's only our thinking mind that thinks it knows best. That's why you need to get o...

A couple of weeks ago I celebrated my 26th anniversary of working for myself - doing what I do with my clients, what I explain in this podcast. As I reflected on the past 26 years it occurred to me that there is a common thread running through the conversations that I've had with oh so many people over that time. That common thread? Above all else (because if you get this right it deals with all e...

We know about healthy mind, healthy body - we discussed that topic in considerable detail in last week's episode. This week we explore what managing your state of mind does to your physical brain and your functioning mind, bearing in mind (if you pardon the pun!) that, as defined by psychology, "mind is what the brain does". In this episode we explore how to manage your state of mind (you're the o...

You've heard the expression, you are what you eat. Well, you are what you think or, more correctly, you are how you think. If your mind is ill-at-ease, your body will suffer dis-ease. There are direct causal links between what we're thinking and our physical wellbeing. Over many years at this stage, research has established links between stress and heart disease and cancer. The links between stres...

Astonishingly, more than 75% of people say that they have been bullied at some time during their adult life.  Bullying is something that ruins people's lives.  But bullying is something that you can deal with effortlessly - but only when you're in the right state of mind. In this episode, we explore why bullies bully.  We explore what is actually happening when bullies bully. ...

We're talking work/life balance in this episode or, more to the point, we're exploring how you can live the kind of live you'd love to live where work is an integral part of how you live your life in flow. The key factor in enabling you create the kind of work/life balance and, indeed, life that you'd love to live is the attitude of mind that you bring to the party. Attitude is the key success fac...

Today probably feels much like any other day because your mind is designed to make it so. That leads to a creeping lack of ease of mind - so many people tell me that they're seeking peace of mind - and, when one's mind is ill-at-ease, we bring about dis-ease in the body. That's just one of the things we explore in this episode. And, of far greater importance, is what happens when we cultivate ease...

Imagine discovering your own inner potential and realising that doing what you need to do to live the life you'd love to live could be... effortless. All scientifically confirmed: effortlessness is a scientific fact when you're in flow - when you're free of the thoughts that hold you back - most importantly, when you're free of your own self-limiting thoughts. You are not who you think you are. Yo...

As we approach a New Year, no doubt you, like everyone else will be looking forward to new things you want to achieve. Psychologically speaking, there is a whole load of things wrong with that last sentence. The part of your brain that will enable you effortlessly change your life is blocked when we look forward. That same part of your brain that will enable you effortlessly do what you need to do...

Any, every, choice you make, any decision you take, small, medium or large is, when you're using your mind normally, a step in the wrong direction.  And, as you know, this podcast is all about putting your best foot forward and taking a step in the right direction. So, this episode tells you what you need to do to: Start making the right choices and decisions in your life... today Start doing...

Consider all that's been said and written about developing "self-confidence"; all you've heard about self- improvement ; all the stuff churned out by the personal development industry, the self-growth industry. And consider what modern psychology and neuroscience knows about the so-called Conceptual Self... the person you think you are, the person that... isn't really there. You don't need to deve...

It's a simply choice - there are only two alternatives - we're not talking about some complex multiple-choice question: do you want to stay dead or do you want to start living your life to the full? Tough decision! In this episode, we'r exploring the flow of energy and attention - how the normal mind directs our attention and energy back in on ourselves until we end up buried up our own nether reg...

In this episode we're exploring some fundamental truths about life... your life. First of all, your life is lived in moments - nows - just as the universe exists in moments or nows. Secondly, there's no such thing as an unimportant now - we never know the day or the hour when something significant is going to happen. We might think we do - and we explore that in this episode too. Most fundamentall...

Most people have very low expectations of themselves - there are "normal" psychological and even physiological evolutionary reasons for that. So, when you do something that you consider to be "brave" or "courageous", you surprise yourself. But... prepare to be amazed! The really exciting thing about this is that, when you do start surprising yourself, it becomes a habit, a way of life and that lea...