@Mike Greene @Scott Dwyer that book is amazing I have only listened to the last section (the bit you was talking about) once and it makes you feel like the most awesome creation on the planet it eliminates worry doubts fears it’s incredible Ive only listened to it once I can’t wait to listen to it again later Thank you for the recommendation 👍

It has been one of the greatest honours of my life to be the father of two incredible young women. From the moment they took their first breath, my life changed forever. I would take a bullet for either of them without a second thought. But I also understood that my job wasn’t simply to protect them: - My job was to prepare them. - To help them become strong, independent, resilient and capable of navigating life long after I’m gone. Like most things in life, I learned as I went: I wasn’t blessed with great examples of fatherhood. I had an incredible mother, but sadly two of the poorest examples of fathers anyone could wish for. One deserted the family. The other was violent and showed little sign of what it meant to be a parent. For many years I could have used that as an excuse. But life teaches us something important. We learn from good examples and bad examples. Sometimes the people who hurt us teach us exactly what not to become. What saddens me is that neither of those men are alive today, and neither took the opportunity to become a better version of themselves. Because that’s one of the greatest gifts we have as human beings. We are not condemned to remain who we are. At any moment we can choose to change. - To grow. - To learn. - To become better. As I look back, I hope my girls have always known how deeply they are loved. But I also hope they’ve seen more than love: - I hope they’ve seen resilience. - I hope they’ve seen courage. - I hope they’ve seen integrity. - I hope they’ve seen that when life knocks you down, you get back up and keep going. And if I’ve managed to pass on even a fraction of those lessons, I’ll consider my job as a father a success. Of course, none of that happens alone. The truth is that I’ve been blessed with an incredible partner in parenting. In many ways, my greatest role model for how to be a parent wasn’t my father. It was my wife. Happy Father’s Day to all the dads, stepdads, grandads, father figures and mentors who choose every day to show up, guide, support and love.

On this mornings Syndicafe zoom we covered 10 principles that between them could genuinely change the direction of someone's life. Not just business life. whole Life. Here's a snapshot of what we got into: 🔥 Why losing a bad client might be the best thing that happens to you this year 🔥 The reason Alfie Best, Charlie Mullins and Neville Wright built what they built, and why you have every single thing they had 🔥 Why your price is a public statement about what you believe you are worth 🔥 The one mistake that turns a £10k proposal into someone else's internal hire 🔥 Why mindset is 95% and skillset is only 5%, and what that actually means for Monday morning 🔥 A 20-minute read that, done every day for 30 days, will change how you see yourself forever And that is just six of the ten core themes we covered Here's the thing. The summary of this session is attached below. Read it. It's good.... (although I am a bit biased) But reading a summary of this morning is like looking at a photograph of a world-class meal. It tells you something. It does not feed you. The real thing is the conversation. The questions that come up live. The moment someone shares something that lands differently because you are in the room when they say it. The bit that hits you personally that no summary could have predicted. That happens twice a week in this community. Wednesday evenings and Saturday mornings. It costs less per day than a coffee. If you have been meaning to start coming, this is the nudge. If you drifted away, this is the reason to come back. If you have never been, ask yourself honestly: what is the cost of not showing up to the thing that might change everything?

First in the mind. Then in the world. Most people never stop to consider this: - Every business you've ever seen. - Every building. - Every invention. - Every achievement. It all existed somewhere before it existed anywhere 👇 First as a thought. Then as reality. ⚠️ So here's the problem: Most people are rehearsing failure. They spend their days quietly asking: → What if it doesn't work? → What if I fail? → What if people judge me? → What if I'm not good enough? Then they're surprised when confidence never shows up. 🔍 Think about it logically. If the voice in your head keeps repeating: ❌ You're not clever enough ❌ You're not experienced enough ❌ You're not connected enough ❌ You're not worthy enough How could you ever become those things? You're programming the very computer that runs your actions. Then wondering why the output never changes. 💡 Here's the difference I see every day: - The entrepreneur who believes there's a way forward keeps searching. - The entrepreneur who believes they're beaten stops looking. Same economy. Same opportunities. Different thinking. Different outcomes. 🔥 And this isn't magic. It's cause and effect: → Your thoughts shape your decisions → Your decisions drive your actions → Your actions become habits → Your habits create results → Your results become your reality That's why mindset matters. That's why personal development matters. That's why the story you tell yourself matters. Because whether you realise it or not, you are rehearsing your future every single day. So the only question that counts is this 👇 Are you rehearsing success? Or are you rehearsing failure? Because the future is always created twice. 🧠 First in the mind. 🌍 Then in the world.

A bird sitting on a branch never fears the branch breaking. Not because the branch is strong. Because it trusts its wings. Too many people spend their lives looking for stronger branches: → A better economy. → Lower interest rates. → A supportive government. → The perfect business partner. → The right market conditions. → More certainty. The problem is that branches break; - Markets change. - Governments change. - Customers change. - People let you down. Life happens. If your confidence is built on everything around you staying stable, you’ll spend your life living in fear. The most successful people I know don’t trust the branch: - They trust themselves. - They trust their ability to adapt. - To learn. - To recover. - To rebuild. - To start again if necessary. I’ve been bankrupt. I’ve been homeless. I’ve lost businesses, opportunities and money. The branch broke. More than once. But every time, the wings were still there. Real confidence isn’t believing nothing will go wrong. It’s knowing you’ll be okay when it does. Stop asking: “Can I trust the economy?” “Can I trust the market?” “Can I trust them?” Start asking: “Can I trust me?” Because when you truly back yourself, you stop looking for guarantees. And that’s when you attract the people, opportunities and relationships that help you soar even higher. The branch was never your safety net. You were.