Sometimes it's as if there's a madman inside most business owners, desperately trying to control every aspect of their day and night. Of course, it's a hopeless mission. That level of control will never be achieved, and if it was, it would be a nightmare of a life. But how do you actually let go of the crazy control freak who will try to take over everything if you give it a chance?

It's so tempting to keep working because there's always so much to do in your own business. But we all need a reset from time to time. It acts like a circuit breaker and allows you to recharge your energy, free up your thinking and make some necessary changes.

It's easy to become so identified with your business that it feels like it's a part of you. If the business is struggling you struggle too. If business is going well, you feel good. The tricky part about this is that your business is controlling your life and you lose personal freedom as a result. It becomes harder to work ON your business because you're not just IN the business, you ARE the business. We explore ,impact, goals and purpose as a way of freeing yourself from being so identified with your business.

Sometimes it's time to change. It may be planned but frequently it happens unexpectedly and you can feel very out of control. How can you navigate the challenges of rapid change? What strategies will help you pass more smoothly through a period of change? How do you move towards what you want instead of trying to escape what you don't want?

Sometimes when people get successful they project an image that's different from who they really are. This can be very disappointing for others who have an expectation of who the person is from their public persona. So how can you maintain your integrity and avoid being put on a pedestal as you grow your success?

How do you make agreements in business that really work? Whatever the contract, an agreement that isn't fair doesn't feel good and can end up leading to trouble later on. So it's very important to find a way to be conscious and responsible in the creating of contracts, so that all parties benefit in the long-term.

How do you know the real value of your personal contribution to your business? It's easy to feel self-doubt and a lack of clarity around your real value, even if everyone else can see exactly who you are and what you bring to the organisation. It's very helpful when you can see it too because it gives you confidence.

Do you ever find yourself getting comfortable when you reach one of your goals? And then your results start to drop off because you're not paying so much attention to that part of your business. This episode explores how we can shift out of the cycle of hard work and comfort zones into a way of growing and investing in the business more consistently.

Explore a new way of valuing each other and building an economy that is based on principles that can help us create a world that works for all. This requires some deep thinking about how we do business and what's most important at this time in our evolution.

When you see business relationships and partnerships fall apart or end up in conflict you can begin to wonder whether it's possible to have true friends in business. And at the same time, good business relies on great relationships. So how can we make that work?