In this episode, I sit down with Dee McColgan a friend and fellow member of our business community for the past five years to talk about what it really takes to build and run seven businesses at once.

Dee opens up about the relentless work ethic that's carried him through his career, including the hard lessons he learned navigating the 2008 financial crisis as a business owner.

We dig into how that experience shaped the way he approaches risk, resilience, and decision-making today.

We also talk about the mindset side of entrepreneurship: why health and fitness aren't just personal goals for Dee but a core part of how he leads and sustains energy across multiple businesses.

If you're building or thinking about building a franchise empire of your own, this conversation is packed with hard-earned insight.

Seamus reflects on a recent client visit from the US and an unexpected encounter with an 87 year old weaver, the lesson on patience and mastery it left him with, plus insights from the recent Fit Mind meet up on why community matters for growth.

If you're ready for growth and change, let's connect. Drop me an email: enquiries@seamusfox.com

Dan Kavanagh recently made the leap from employed to running his own business.

In this conversation we get into the mindset shift that leap actually requires, why having a group of other business owners around him made the difference, and what he's most looking forward to building a business around his family.

If you're weighing up the same move, or you're already in it and doing it alone, this one's worth your time.

The Hidden Cost of Misaligned Values in Leadership"

Seamus Fox, a mindset and performance coach, shares his journey from a troubled youth in Northern Ireland to advising CEOs worldwide.

He reveals why successful leaders often feel unfulfilled a disconnect between their professed values and actual behaviors that creates stress and loneliness.

Using a proven methodology for value alignment, Seamus explains how authentic leadership, vulnerability, and proper delegation transform both leaders and their teams.

He also discusses why men in business need dedicated support and introduces his upcoming Algarve retreat designed for high-performing men to decompress and reconnect with purpose.

For founders and executives feeling successful on paper but empty inside.

https://coaching.seamusfox.com

Sir Darren Jacklin went from homeless and suicidal to building multi-million pound companies, training executives at 157 Fortune 500 firms, and being knighted for global impact.

In this conversation, Darren gets raw about the real cost of success, what it took to rebuild from nothing, and why he's now sailing the world, focused on getting his body and mind to their peak.

If you want the truth about what it actually takes to build a successful life, this one's for you.

If this conversation hit home and you're ready to close the gap between where you are and where you know you should be let's have a conversation.

https://coaching.seamusfox.com

This episode comes straight off the back of a live Monday night mindset call and the conversation that stopped men in their tracks.

Most high performers are so fixated on the future version of themselves that they've checked out of the life they're actually living.

The goal becomes the cage.

The vision becomes the thing that robs them of the present.

In this episode, Seamus unpacks the concept of purpose over attachment why releasing your grip on outcomes isn't weakness, it's the move that gets you back into process, back into flow, and back to genuinely enjoying what you're building right now.

This isn't about shrinking your ambitions.

It's about stopping the constant deferral of fulfilment to some future finish line that keeps moving.

The men on Monday's call felt it.

This is why.

In this short episode I sit down with two fantastic clients of mine and two sponsors of The Fit Mind Experience 2026!

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A new year doesn’t change your life your standards do.

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In this episode, Seamus Fox challenges the way most people approach January and explains why pressure, overwhelm, and motivation alone rarely lead to real change. Drawing on 21 years of coaching experience across sport, business, and human behaviour, he explores what actually makes a year different.

You’ll hear why survival mode kills progress, how alignment creates momentum, and the three freedoms that shape sustainable success. Seamus also shares five simple but powerful habits that can dramatically improve your mental clarity, energy, and performance in 2026.

This is a grounded, practical conversation for anyone who wants growth without burnout—and clarity without the noise.

The Fit Mind Experience.

https://seamusfox.com/fme2026_belfast