Today I’m with the Mikes! Mike Sharman and Stopforth are wizards of the digital world and masters of telling the stories that connect brands and companies with people. But both have been on unique and powerful personal, professional and health journeys. That’s what we dive into today.

Mike Sharman specialises in helping B2B and B2C digital social media posts go viral. He is the co-founder of Retroviral Digital Communications and RetroActive Digital, and the author of the best-selling book The Best Dick: A Candid Account of Building a $1 m Business. He is an expert in all things digital, marketing and viral.

He is the author of the brand new book Brandalism: https://www.exclusivebooks.co.za/product/9781990931635 

Mike Stopforth is the founder of consulting firm Beyond Binary, co-founder of social media crisis consultancy 48HOURS, a keynote speaker, and podcast host.

Prior to this work Mike built Cerebra into Africa's leading social media agency, selling it to WPP in 2013. Before that he co-founded Afrigator, an aggregator for African content creators, selling it to Naspers in 2008.

Join us as we explore:

Why Mike Sharman wrote his latest book NAME but how to try and mitigate the pains of writing a book.

Mike Sharman’s journey from standard “gyming” to a functional movement mindset.

How three key changes of perspective are helping Mike Stopforth, a coachee of mine, transform his health and life.

The power of partnering with yourself and loving yourself by asking “would I do this to someone I love”.

The trappings of the entrepreneurial grind, and why both Mikes needed moments of suffering to see the changes their bodies and minds were begging them to make.

What we do with our kids to help them navigate past the pain points both Mikes experienced.

How each Mike deal with or even leverage stress in the ever-shifting modern world, and why stress is not the same as anxiety.

Mentions:

Testimonial – Mike Stopforth, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8OWLrzfwHM&t=1s

Book – Cal Newport, A World Without Email: Reimagining Work in An Age of Communication Overload, https://www.amazon.com/World-Without-Email-Reimagining-Communication-ebook/dp/B08BKSJX1M

Author – Julia Donaldson, Children’s Books Author.

Book – Lost Connections: Why You’re Depressed and How To Find Hope,

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