How to enjoy the festive period without turning January into damage control Read time: 5 minutes T-minus 9 days until that big fat dude in the bright red suit slides down your chimney and delivers you the goods. I told my fianceé yesterday morning that when I was a kid, I was 100% convinced that I heard Santa on the roof. Little 10-year-old Mark heard bells and the patter of hoofs. To this day, I'm still not convinced that he wasn't up there. So, while I'm not here to debate the legitimacy of...
7 days ago • 5 min read
We're well and truly into the final month of the year, which means a few things:1. I'm now blasting Christmas music around the apartment and singing without a musical note in my head. 2. I will be watching this video at least 2-3x times per week. 3. People will be burnt the F*CK OUT! So, in today's newsletter, I'm cutting through the BS and giving you a plan so you can go into 2026 feeling refreshed, rather than a burnt out sorry excuse of yourself. Can you tell I've had enough caffeine today...
14 days ago • 6 min read
It's crazy for me to think, but I've been in the coaching world for over a decade now! It's literally the only job I've ever had, unless you count selling credit-building cards for less than a day when I first moved to London in 2015. I've told that story before, and it's bloody hilarious 😂 If you don't know it, msg me, and I'll share the details. The point I'm trying to make is that I've seen and heard 95% of what there is to experience in this brilliant but equally bat shit crazy industry...
21 days ago • 5 min read
Last Wednesday, a client shared a story that perfectly sums up why so many entrepreneurs feel like they are constantly running on fumes. He said... “Mark, I don’t feel stressed, but I feel absolutely wrecked.” As far as lines go, it's an absolute classic. People imagine stress as pacing around a room or screaming into a pillow, but the most dangerous form is the silent one. The type you've learned to live with. The type you’ve normalised because it's been part of your life for so damn long....
28 days ago • 4 min read
With the festive season about to hit hyperdrive, I'm starting this week's newsletter off with some terrible Christmas jokes 😂 Q: What do you call a blind reindeer? A: No-eye deer. Wait, it gets better... Q: What do you call a blind reindeer with no legs? A: Still no-eye deer. I know they're terrible, but I'm not sorry - I absolutely love it! 😂 Right, sh*t jokes aside. Time for the serious stuff next. Recently, I've had a few clients asking for advice on how to stop themselves from waking up...
about 1 month ago • 6 min read
I've officially booked flights to spend Christmas back home in Ireland for the first time since 2019. The GIF above is how I'll be approaching the entire trip. I'll be having several "mental health days" sitting in a pub with a warm fire and a pint of Guinness in my hand. This might sound completely irrelevant to health, but as you'll see in today's newsletter, that trip to the pub actually plays a key role in my overall health strategy. Before you race to the pub to sink pints 😂 let me...
about 2 months ago • 10 min read
In a minute I'm going to share the biggest lessons I've learned from 10 years in the trenches coaching clients. So, hopefully you can apply a few of them to your life and start living a happier, healthier, and all-around greater life. But before I get into all the serious stuff, I'm going to make you laugh. What’s brown and sticky? A stick. (I just tested that one on my Fiancée and she nearly fell off her chair 👍) What kind of noise does a witch’s vehicle make? Brrrroooom, brrroooom. I would...
about 2 months ago • 7 min read
You've heard me harp on about the importance of strength training and the need to build an adequate amount of muscle to aid your quality of life. Not only for the here and now, but the years and decades to come. While building muscle and developing strength is extremely important, there's an element that is key to longevity that countless people neglect. And as I'm going to highlight with several studies, has been shown to be a greater predictor of longevity than muscle strength. That key...
2 months ago • 10 min read
I quite possibly had the BEST massage of my life this past weekend. Me and my fiancée went for couples massage, where a little Asian lady proceeded to crawl up and down my spine with her elbows and knees as if she were trying to escape prison. It reminded me of 2 things: I need to make massages a regular thing. If you do as much training as I do, you need to keep up the maintenance. Little Asian ladies are so STRONG! I left that place feeling both battered and invigorated. I'd been having...
2 months ago • 6 min read