Psychologist Mike Ferguson on defining success, how it relates to happiness and steps we can take to get what we want or where we want to be.

Lunch and Learn: The psychology of success

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In this Lunch and Learn, business psychologist 

 explains why successful people have certain styles and patterns of thinking which anyone can learn to emulate. It's more about how we need to think than what we need to think.

Mike has spent almost 30 years studying 'successful' people and the thinking through which they achieved it.

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Why successful people have certain styles and patterns of thinking which anyone can learn to emulate.

I am a highly accomplished C-suite and Senior Leadership Team member, recognised for exceptional leadership and strategic expertise in sales, marketing and business development. Demonstrated success in international leadership positions, including successful start-ups (UK and USA), Private Equity and IPOs, MBOs and orchestrating three seamless acquisitions. Trusted professional known for managing very complex working environments with a dependable reputation built on trust and honesty. A focused leader experienced in driving companies through high growth, strategic transformations, business integration and fostering high-performing, thriving people-first cultures. Leadership style centred on compassion, motivation and inspiration, setting clear team goals, targets, and incentives to cultivate a culture of continuous communication, interaction and engagement for sustainable performance improvement. Proudly committed to nurturing and developing talent, serving as a hands-on people manager, dedicated coach and compassionate leader who has empowered countless individuals to unlock their true potential and achieve remarkable success.
During my career I:-
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<li>At the age of 27, I created the strategy and led the growth for Mosaic Information Technologies, that resulted in the business being acquired by NASDAQ listed company, Intelect Inc., for $15m after 18-months of a $200k angel investment.</li>
<li>Personally responsible for a $2m trade investment into my start-up, International Multimedia Corporation</li>
<li>Played a pivotal role in starting the Roc Technologies revenue scale-up from £3m to £35m over a 4-year period and part of the senior leadership team that secured BGF’s largest investment for an MBO and acquisition.</li>
<li>Successfully led the Nimbus Partners people integration of 150 people into TIBCO post their acquisition and ran the business unit globally resulting in being promoted to the TIBCO global senior leadership team.</li>
<li>Managed and scaled-up the AvePoint UK business during the pandemic and transformed the territory by implementing a compassionate operating model that became the global standard.</li>
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My core competencies are:
<ul>
<li>Organisational Leadership</li>
<li>People Management</li>
<li>Leadership Development</li>
<li>Board &amp; Stakeholder Engagement</li>
<li>Strategic Vision</li>
<li>Global Business Development</li>
<li>Crisis Management</li>
<li>Data-Driven Decision Making</li>
<li>Negotiating &amp; Influence</li>
<li>Financial Planning &amp; Forecasting</li>
<li>Process Transformation</li>
<li>Innovation &amp; Critical Thinking</li>
</ul>
<ins>Industry Highlights</ins>
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<li>£40m + Merger and Acquisition activity.</li>
<li>10+ industry awards.</li>
<li>8 Start-ups.</li>
<li>30+ years of corporate experience including sitting on Boards and SLTs of global public companies.</li>
</ul>

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As an accomplished change and communications consultant with a 20-year career spanning multiple sectors and my own successful product-based business, I offer business consulting and mindset coaching to help business leaders and ambitious individuals to embrace challenges, inspire teams, grow business, drive sales and achieve business goals. My advisory skill set has been instrumental to top-tier clients like the World Economic Forum, HSBC, Barclays, Shell and Phillips, among others.
Do you want to scale your business and gain more time? Ready to overcome procrastination or leave the groundhog day? Want to know what&apos;s holding you back?
Re-programme your beliefs and design a future where your potential knows no bounds:
? Overcome life’s hurdles with confidence and resilience. Whatever obstacles come your way, we’ll help you overcome them with strength and wisdom.
? Boost Your Personal Impact by building confidence, helping you present your best self to the world.
? Increase Your Earning Potential by balancing your mindset for working smarter, not harder, and find a path to have your earnings grow.
? Accelerate Your Career by changing beliefs that will empower you for your next big promotion or a career move.
? Achieve Your Health &amp; Wellbeing Goals by balancing for empowering beliefs around healthy eating, regular exercise and achieve lasting weight loss.
? Enrich Your Personal Relationships and experience love more deeply by opening new avenues to passion and intimacy, enriching your personal relationships.
? Lead with Impact by creating empowering beliefs that will help you with persuasive communication and effective leadership to connect with and motivate others.
These are just some of the changes you can expect to achieve by reprogramming your limiting beliefs. With a rich background spanning over two decades in Psychology and leadership, I offer sessions that will be the key to unlocking your limitless potential. These sessions are designed to shift your mindset and fast-track your journey towards realizing your dreams.
Each story, including yours, is unique. During the sessions, I aim to provide a personal connection and help you find YOUR path to YOUR success.
It will be an honour to guide you through the transformative process of PSYCH-K, helping you discover the power of your mind to reshape your reality and envision and live your dreams. With each session, you&apos;ll feel more empowered to manage stress and navigate life, business and career challenges, moving closer to your true potential.
This is your invitation to transformation — a journey to unlock your limitless potential, with each step carefully guided by proven methodology, expertise and experiences that span the globe.
About me:
My story begins in the remote vastness of Siberia, where, early on, I learned that our limits are often just illusions. My journey towards success was not paved through perseverance and the power of the mind, which allowed me to achieve what many didn&apos;t think was possible.
This philosophy has been the guiding principle of my life and career.
After graduating with a Master&apos;s Degree in Psychology, I won several scholarships, which led me to study in the USA and UK.
From working at three different United Nations agencies to consulting governments, banks, and oil and gas clients, I&apos;ve learnt, adapted, and grown.
With over two decades of experience in psychology and guiding leaders, I&apos;m passionate about helping you achieve mindset shifts for personal and professional achievements through the power of subconscious mind and turn a journey that could take years into weeks. Let&apos;s achieve your dreams, faster.

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