On this episode Kat is joined by Francesca McClory, who is killing it in her business in Future Cloud Accounting and who has been on the most incredible life journey, who talks about when you put your mind to something and believe you can do it, you really can. KEY TAKEAWAYS So many people stay stuck and don’t dare change something because of the unknown of what will be next. I’ve embraced that, I don’t want to stand still and be unhappy. My first marriage ended because I sensed something wasn’t right just weeks before the wedding. He admitted he was unsure he wanted to go through with it, if someone’s unsure about something weeks before you shouldn’t go through with it just to save face. It’s uncomfortable starting again, I was humiliated but I’m so much happier now. I do little challenges with myself which is how I got into fitness training while running a business, because so many people told me I wouldn’t have time to do it. Training has helped me run a better business, even if it comes across as selfish, I’d rather  make time to do the things that make me happy, otherwise what’s the point? The stronger you get and the more you achieve through doing an activity, the more you look after your body, it makes you more confident about yourself and your abilities in your friendships and relationships. Unless I’m injured, I’m always doing something. You have to have a balance on LinkedIn. To me it’s simple: You either share your solutions to people’s problems, share some motivation, but the more you help others the better, you won’t necessarily get something back – you shouldn’t do it for that – but just watch what happens. BEST MOMENTS “In order to do certain things in life you’ve got to get uncomfortable.” “Fitness is absolutely key in life.” “Comparison is good, to a point, for inspiration. But, if you’re spending too long looking into other people’s lives and feeling unhappy in your own, that’s where you’ve got to think ‘what am I doing?’” “I became an accountant because I realised that everybody needs an accountant and I love businesses.” ABOUT THE GUEST Francesca McClory is the managing director of Future Cloud Accounting and co-founder of Quirq –  a personal branding agency. Whilst working as an accountant with various businesses including retail, construction, cafes, bars, restaurants and farms, Francesca discovered a passion for helping businesses find solutions to help them grow. She also loves how using cloud technology to its full potential then enables businesses to make better decisions. LinkedIn Website ABOUT THE HOST Kat started her career as a teacher, before moving into Tech where she worked in different executive roles within teaching and consulting working across the globe, both in the public and private sector. Despite appearing 'successful' on the outside, she paid a heavy ‘life’ price. In 2016, her whole world collapsed. The reason? The compound effect of years of unhealthy and toxic habits that destroyed her health, relationship and career. She suffered a severe breakdown and lost everything. In the middle of this she got headhunted for her first CEO role. She rebuilt herself by changing just one small habit, and built a series of positive habits which has transformed her professional and personal performance, resulting in becoming the healthiest and happiest version of herself.  She is a positive habits international keynote speaker and teacher, giving talks and delivering high impact programmes to organisations across the globe.  LinkedIn Instagram