If you're working to develop your new brands identity, it's important to first understand what a brand is and what it takes to create one. With billions of businesses trying to succeed, having a strong brand has become crucial for new businesses to differentiate themselves from the competition. In todays episode I spoke with Lucy Down from Freshleaf Creative all about how to get the foundation of your brand in place to help you feel aligned and confident to reach business success. Lucy Down is a Dorset-based brand designer & photographer helping female business owners & artisan brands build their website and online brand, so that they can turn their experience and passion into a thriving business. During this deep dive into all things branding, Lucy shares so much valuable insights into, How to create your brand essence Why your brand essence is the most important part of your business How to reflect consistency across the board through visuals, your core message and even the fonts you use. How to choose the right photographer for your brand and capture the true essence of who you are and what you stand for. And through achieving all of this will connect you to feeling confident and proud to get out there and be visible in your business Listen now! How to Contact Lucy Down: Website: www.freshleafcreative.co.uk Facebook: www.facebook.com/freshleafcreative Instagram: www.instagram.com/freshleafcreative
Social anxiety is one of the most debilitating experiences a person can have. From fears in going to a social event, feeling shame after leaving a party or even feeling unable to show up within a professional capacity which later impacts on your success and self belief. In todays episode, host Rachel Boswell talks about how to start shifting your perception of what’s really going on when feeling that you can’t be the bold and flamboyant person you think you should be when entering a room. And that you should be responding to your own needs when navigating social settings. Rachel shares that being a Highly Sensitive Person, the need to take your time to ‘Socially Scan’ before feeling confident to enter into conversations with people, is perhaps a necessary in managing overwhelm & overstimulation. Join the Business the Calm Way Academy – Doors now open! The monthly membership for introverted and highly sensitive business owners who want to start and grow their business without sacrificing their life. https://rachel-boswell.com/membership/
Dreaming of the financially free life you could create in your business? So many of us start out in business with a deep purpose to help and create more autonomy in life. But starting a business comes with many challenges such as navigating reduced monthly income, taking time to build up a consistent revenue and feeling pressures, stressed and overwhelmed at how to create the security you need to relax into things. Today I’m joined by Dr Nikki Ramskill, The Female Money Doctor. Dr Nikki believes that we cannot be truly healthy while a money nightmare is going on in the background; health and wealth is intimately intertwined. She is a certified money coach, and runs an award winning blog, The Female Money Doctor.Com. She helps women from all over the world to improve their mental health and well-being through getting organised with their finances and building wealth for the future they truly deserve. We talked extensively about leaving behind the social pressures of success and creating your own wealth doing what you love. From changing careers and starting a business, to leaving behind the status quo and stepping into your own power with a positive money relationship. We talked about Hitting a self awareness cycle in your life in your mid to late 30s and creating an affluent future How society influences your relationship with money and can cause pressure and stress about reflecting a materialistic persona and professional identity How major life events impact your need to spend and make yourself feel better The relationship between your business confidence, money mindset, spending and your monthly menstrual cycle. Picking up on thought patterns and working through your money mindset blocks Understanding your sacred money archetypes How your money mindset blocks show up in your business Fearing investing in your business and getting trapped in the sea of freebies & challenges Learning mistakes from making money Fears around selling and what you can do in your business to start opening up to receiving more money into your life. How you’re subconsciously sabotaging your business through your money blocks How to start clearing your money blocks, opening up to receiving more money and becoming debt free How to navigate money conflict with loved ones when it comes to investing in your business Listen now! Contact Dr Nikki Ramskill: Website: https://thefemalemoneydoctor.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/femalemoneydoctor/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/femalemoneydoc/ Facebook: https://facebook.com/thefemalemoneydoctor Tiktok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMNJccTcv/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyyP40p8xIi8g55z47ZF68w Join the Business the Calm Way Academy – Doors now open! The monthly membership for introverted and highly sensitive business owners who want to start and grow their business with a more holistic approach. https://rachel-boswell.com/membership/
Perfectionism isn’t always about being highly motivated, focus and engaged on achieving success. Nope! There’s another type of perfectionism that keeps you small. Holds you back from being able to achieve what you want – not just in your business, but in your life too. Not to mention that Highly Sensitive People can burnout easily from trying to work all hours under the sun to achieve success and fulfilment in life. And so often those two things go hand in hand. You are trying to be the highly motivated, focused and engaged person. But your Highly Sensitive traits won’t let you. This will then trigger your stress response and you won’t be productive and practice, but overwhelmed, stress and anxious. And this is the perfect breeding ground for the type of perfectionism I’m talking about. This type of perfectionism can show up in so many ways, but the most common themes are, Keeping your business projects in development mode Focusing too much on trying to make things perfect (behind the scenes) before going public with your offers. Using your drive for perfection on doing one thing that stops you from doing something else Holding yourself in high expectations and taking yourself too seriously Thinking that you should know everything or be able to do something without developing yourself first. So how can you rid these sabotaging perfectionist habits and feel more calm and motivated in your business? In this episode I talk about what perfectionism is and how it could be showing up in your business, and how you can start to uncover the cause of your perfectionism and create habits like adopting a growth mindset, approaching your learning in business with self compassion and connecting to and working from your comfort zone to cultivate natural confidence without fear and anxiety triggering your perfectionist habits. Listen now! Join the Business the Calm Way Academy Wait List – Opening Soon! The monthly membership for introverted and highly sensitive business owners who want to start and grow their business with a more holistic approach. https://rachel-boswell.com/business-the-calm-way-wait-list/
When you trust other people more than yourself, your business is going to suffer. So how do you start to feel empowered to follow your own intuition and judgement on what is right for you and your business? Being a Highly Sensitive Person means you have the ability to connect deeply with others. Your high empathy means you can provide mutual benefits within a relationship by being a kind and considerate person. But this trait can so easily lead you towards people pleasing, doubting yourself & needing that external validation because you think other people know best. In this episode I share that to start feeling more empowered to make decisions that serve you and your business, you don’t need to set hard and fast barriers. You just need to choose who is influencing you, and who in your life can help you achieve what you are working towards. Its not about thinking that someone is negative, but that they don’t necessarily help the outcome you are working towards. And you have the choice in how you respond to that. You can see them as having other strengths that help you and that what you are needing from a relationship, you can gain somewhere else. This allows you to create more deep and meaningful relationships that feel aligned, that help you grow ...and your business too. Listen now! Join the Business the Calm Way Academy Wait List – Opening Soon! The monthly membership for introverted and highly sensitive business owners who want to start and grow their business with a more holistic approach. https://rachel-boswell.com/business-the-calm-way-wait-list/
Wish you could say no without the impending guilt? Do you get frustrated with yourself because you hate letting people down? Feel you can’t manage your boundaries or be confident to get out there and do the things you want to do – because you’re constantly wondering what other people think?! Being a Highly Sensitive Person means that you are naturally a kind, thoughtful and agreeable person. And you feel deeply that its important to help people, be supportive and create deep and meaningful connections. But what happens when you loose sight of yourself in those situations and allow those happy moments with people to turn into fear driven experiences where you worry about disappointing others or being rejected. And worse, it stopping you from stepping out and being visible and making your business a success. In todays episode, I talk about the biggest hurdle that I have had to overcome in creating a successful business. How to stop people pleasing! I share in depth why you start to people please in the first place, why its not just about saying no, and how you can start to peel away the layers of your own people pleasing behaviours and start to put yourself first (without needing to let go of helping others). Listen now! Join the Business the Calm Way Academy Wait List – Opening Soon! The monthly membership for introverted and highly sensitive business owners who want to start and grow their business with a more holistic approach. https://rachel-boswell.com/business-the-calm-way-wait-list/
Do you hate conflict? As Highly Sensitive people, it’s a shared experience to want the best for everyone. Most likely you are someone who fears conflict and will do anything to stay away from having difficult conversations with people. And doing this has perhaps caused you to hold back in being the best you can be in business. As being the recipient of conflict can often create a defensive reaction as its common to feel that the complaint being communicated is an attack on your personal morals. But by starting to understand firstly, what your reactions mean, can help you to feel more confident at being able to have difficult conversations in your business. In this episode I am joined by Nicole Posner who is a Communication and Conflict Expert, supporting Leaders, Business Owners and their teams to communicate more effectively, and successfully navigate difficult conversations with confidence and ease. As an Executive Conflict Coach, Consultant, Trainer and accredited Workplace Mediator, she has an interest in the psychology of conflict combined with extensive experience in communications following a background in PR. Nicole shares so much great advice on how to feel more confident in having difficult conversations as someone who has a fear on conflict. She shares how you can start to take control of the situation through some really easy strategies, break through your own fears and be able to not just have difficult conversations. But be able to positively strengthen your relationships with people through effective communication. How to contact Nicole Posner: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicoleposnermediator/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nicole_posner_london/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NicolePosnerLondon
Do you feel stuck, overwhelmed and confused about what you have to do to start your business? Well, its not necessarily the tangible aspects that are holding you back. But the mindset behind doing the tangible actions within business. In todays episode, I talk about the things I wish someone had told me when I started my business. I share my own past challenges and how your past can crop up and hold you back from feeling confident to do what you need to do. Join the Business the Calm Way Academy Wait List – Opening Soon! The monthly membership for introverted and highly sensitive business owners who want to start and grow their business with a more holistic approach. https://rachel-boswell.com/business-the-calm-way-wait-list/ Download the guide to creating a burnout free business The 5 Key Freedom Hugging Strategies to focus on when starting or scaling your business, so you can reduce the overwhelm and feel in control over your time, energy and emotions. https://rachel-boswell.com/calm-business-blueprint/
Do you hate conflict? Most of us do, but if you are someone who experience high levels of anxiety and guilt within conflicting situations, you may have found this has impacted your confidence, success and even how much risk you feel able to take in business. In todays episode, host Rachel Boswell talks about how to feel confident and assertive when dealing with a conflict. Rachel shares her own past challenges with conflict due to her past people pleasing struggles and how you can start to shift past fears of conflict and start to view them as situations of personal growth and ways to deepen your personal relationships and even the success of your business. Listen now and don’t forget to subscribe to be notified about future episodes. Join the Business the Calm Way Academy Wait List – Opening Soon! The monthly membership for introverted and highly sensitive business owners who want to start and grow their business with a more holistic approach. https://rachel-boswell.com/business-the-calm-way-wait-list/ Download the guide to creating a burnout free business The 5 Key Freedom Hugging Strategies to focus on when starting or scaling your business, so you can reduce the overwhelm and feel in control over your time, energy and emotions. https://rachel-boswell.com/calm-business-blueprint/
In todays episode, host Rachel Boswell talks about why achieving self-confidence is so important to the success of your business. Rachel talks in depth about how to connect to your own self-empowerment and how you can start to create self confidence. She shares the misconceptions of what we think confidence should be, and how you can drop the social imposed beliefs and connect to your natural confident self. Join the Business the Calm Way Academy Wait List – Opening Soon! The monthly membership for introverted and highly sensitive business owners who want to start and grow their business with a more holistic approach. https://rachel-boswell.com/business-the-calm-way-wait-list/ Download the guide to creating a burnout free business The 5 Key Freedom Hugging Strategies to focus on when starting or scaling your business, so you can reduce the overwhelm and feel in control over your time, energy and emotions. https://rachel-boswell.com/calm-business-blueprint/
In todays episode, host Rachel Boswell talks about how to overcome a fear of failure in your business. Rachel talks in depth about how you maybe dealing with some pretty uncomfortable emotions and self doubt as you navigate your way to becoming the ambitious business owner you want to be. But all is not lost. You can start to break through those fear blocks that have you stuck and start loving business. Join the Business the Calm Way Academy Wait List – Opening Soon! The monthly membership for introverted and highly sensitive business owners who want to start and grow their business with a more holistic approach. https://rachel-boswell.com/business-the-calm-way-wait-list/ Download the guide to creating a burnout free business The 5 Key Freedom Hugging Strategies to focus on when starting or scaling your business, so you can reduce the overwhelm and feel in control over your time, energy and emotions. https://rachel-boswell.com/calm-business-blueprint/
In todays episode, host Rachel Boswell talks with Monika Anna about how using astrological cycles can help to create balance in life and connection to your business. That using the starts and moon cycles can help with effective goal planning to allows for that much needed rest and reflection that all Highly Sensitive People need in creating an overwhelm free business. Monika Anna is an astrologer, coach, and educator and is the founder of The Modern Yaga. A safe space that helps you explore your inner world through the insights of astrology and mindfulness and practical coaching. The aim, to reveal and explore your true potential, and unique rhythms and gifts; so that you can stand in your power and embrace all of life. Monika grounds the ancient wisdom of the stars with psychology and everyday life, making it both accessible and practical. We talked in depth about, What is astrology? How the language of the universe manifests within your life and in your business. How you can use the moon cycle, seasons and planetary transits for effective goal setting where it reduces down stress, anxiety and overwhelm. So I really hope that you enjoy this episode. It's something that’s inspired me and I will be talking about the impacts of using Moonology within my own business planning. Please come and join me to start implementing this amazing strategy for goal setting that will allow you to reach your dreams www.rachel-boswell.com How to contact Monika Anna: www.modernyaga.com https://www.instagram.com/modernyaga/ https://www.facebook.com/themodernyaga Want to build your own burnout free business? Download the FREE guide here and discover the 5 easy steps to a calmly led business https://rachel-boswell.com/
In todays episode, host Rachel Boswell talks about how to get out of the rut of feeling stuck & frustrated in your business. Becoming a business owner commonly means you need to battle your fears and limiting beliefs about becoming a business owner. But you want to feel confident to feel motivated and push through in creating your business impact. Rachel shares some of her tops tips around navigating those negative thoughts that hold you back and what you can start do when things become a little frustrating and why your emotional connection to your business is the one thing that can help you navigate past those fears and insecurities. Join the Business the Calm Way Academy Wait List – Opening Soon! The monthly membership for introverted and highly sensitive business owners who want to start and grow their business with a more holistic approach. https://rachel-boswell.com/business-the-calm-way-wait-list/ Download the guide to creating a burnout free business The 5 Key Freedom Hugging Strategies to focus on when starting or scaling your business, so you can reduce the overwhelm and feel in control over your time, energy and emotions. https://rachel-boswell.com/calm-business-blueprint/
In todays episode, host Rachel Boswell talks with Joanna Thornhill about creating a calm and nurturing home to help the highly sensitive brain to manage an overwhelming world effectively. The world can be a really overwhelming place for a highly sensitive person and your home is your sanctuary. Your home is the place where you refuel, where you reflect, where you reconnect, and it's so important that you create that space where you can connect. Not just to yourself but to your business, to your passion, to your purpose and to your calling, Today I've invited fellow interior stylist, writer and author, and fellow HSP Joanna Thornhill to join me because her new book, The New Mindful Home is an amazing resource to help any highly sensitive business owners create a space that provides an essence of calm. The New Mindful Home offers a holistic deep dive into designing a home to both support your wellbeing and the planet. We talked in depth about, Why your home interior is important to you as a HSP. How you can end up overanalysing your environment, which means that you’re not finding that much needed time to relax for self care By bringing a mindfulness aspect to how you create your home, you will essentially help your wellbeing How you can adapt the specific areas where you work, by creating zones that help you to connect to your work, to your business and to your creativity. How you can balance the need for both calmness and vibrancy to help energise you to get your work done. How connecting to yourself and listening to your own wants and needs and allowing that creativity to spark can actually create habits and ways of bringing your creativity into your business So I really hope that you enjoy this episode. It's something that is a big passion of mine and the reason why I talk about lifestyle within business success. That it's a big part about creating balance and ensuring that you feel connected to yourself, which will help you thrive within your business. How to contact Joanna Thornhill: www.joannathornhill.co.uk https://www.instagram.com/joannathornhillstylist/ Buy The New Mindful Home https://amzn.to/3MSA9Xu Buy Home for Now https://amzn.to/3N411Eb Buy My Bedroom is an Office https://amzn.to/35Xsg2c *FYI - I may earn a small commission if you purchase anything through the above Amazon links. Don't worry, It won't cost you anything* Want to build your own burnout free business? Download the FREE guide here and discover the 5 easy steps to a calmly led business https://rachel-boswell.com/
In todays episode, host Rachel Boswell talks about the impact of sleeping problems on your life. Rachel shares what kind of sleeping problems could impact you; the relationship between stress, anxiety and sleep; the best way to look at your sleeping patterns and remove the expectation of always having good sleep; what you can do in your waking hours to start managing your sleep; why your habits have a direct impact on how well you sleep and how they could be impacting on your sleep; what you can start doing (and stop doing) to help you increase your sleep. To grab any of my free resources about building a burnout free business strategy that allows you to still have the zest for life then come and visit me at www.rachel-boswell.com
In todays episode Rachel is joined by Adam Weber who is an ex Real Estate tycoon from New York City, who turned to meditation after experiencing high levels of stress within his career. But not only has meditation helped Adam with his work stress, its also helped him to navigate his way after being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Adams method of meditation – Easy to Meditate, is a non-spiritual approach to starting your own meditation practice and has been the impact that has allowed Adam to find a more laid back approach to life. Adams new book ‘Meditation not Medicine the SB5 Method’, that will be launching soon is for those who don’t have 20-30 minutes to meditate and need the same impact but in 5 minutes. Connect with Adam to find out more on when this book will be launched. Episode topics include, Adams inspiring story Why medication shouldn’t always be the go to intervention for stress, depression and anxiety. How you can easily start a mediation practice just by taking a seat How you can change your mind to change your life How to start meditating when you’re someone who can’t relax or sit still You can reach Adam at, The Meditation not Medicine Website: https://meditationnotmedicine.com/ Email: adam@meditationnotmedicine.com
In todays episode, host Rachel Boswell shares how to know if you are sabotaging your business. And what you can do to stop. If you’re stuck, feeling stressed out and overwhelmed, listen now to discover how you could actually be sabotaging your success. Find out why an increase of sabotage can impact your business as an Introverted or Highly Sensitive Person. Key topics include: What is self sabotage? Understanding and navigating your sabotaging thoughts & behaviours The real reason why you unknowingly sabotage yourself How you could be sabotaging yourself in your business. Learn my 3 part method to navigate any sabotaging behaviour To find out what specific sabotaging behaviour you’re following, head on over to www.rachel-boswell.com to take my Quiz. Join the Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/sensitivepodcast
What is SEO? This week Rachel is joined by SEO expert Marion Leadbetter. Marion is an SEO strategist that can be found over at the SEO Upcycler. She loves helping businesses grow through google and believes anyone can master the search engines, no matter their skill level. She makes SEO easy to understand and easy for you to bring into your business strategy. Marion has been featured in SEMrush, Digital Women, The FEA, Women in business Scotland and been a mentor for Women in Tech SEO. So, if you’re someone who has spend time and money creating the most beautiful website, that no one seems to visit, or the blogs you write just don’t seem to be driving the traffic you were hoping they would, then this is the episode to show you how to dust off your website and start making it work for your business. So grab a pen and paper as you really don’t want to miss the ton of amazing info that Marion is sharing in this episode Episode topics include, How to easily understand SEO. What does Search Engine Optimization actually mean. What does SEO stand for? What Google trends impact how you implement SEO into your business Red flags to watch out for when looking for SEO help. The key things you need to know is starting an SEO strategy Why having patience and consistency with SEO will pay off big time for your business success Why you need to prioritise SEO over Social Media every time. SEO & Tech Communities to join: Women in Tech https://www.facebook.com/groups/1659712421002371 SEO Sisters https://www.facebook.com/groups/sistersinseo You can reach Marion at, The SEO Upcycler Website: https://www.theseoupcycler.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/leadbetterMaz Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/leadbettermaz Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theseoupcycler/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marion-leadbetter-098439153/
In todays episode, Rachel is joined with Jules Devitto. Jules is the founder of Highly Sensitive Humans – an online community that offers courses, coaching, articles and a podcast for Highly Sensitive People. She helps those who identify with the traits of high sensitivity to navigate emotional overwhelm, step into their authentic power and align with their true purpose in life. Jules has a BSc in Psychology, MA in Education and MSc in Transpersonal Psychology, Consciousness and Spirituality. She is an accredited and certified Transpersonal Coach, Authentic-Self-Empowerment Facilitator, as well as an experienced teacher and educator. We spoke at length about connecting to your spiritualty and shadows. And how working with them on creating your authentic power will help you to navigate challenge and reach your personal potential. We talked about the perception of life’s challenges and how leaning into and using our moments of suffering actually help you overcome life’s hurdles and create resilience. Jules shares her Wellbeing Model for awakening your authenticity on a mind, body, emotional and spiritual level. From using Mindfulness, managing your boundaries, reframing your limiting beliefs, using self-compassion, communication with self, living by your values, spiritually connected & shadow awareness. You can embody holistic change and transformation as a Highly Sensitive Entrepreneur. You can reach Jules at, Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/highly.sensitive.humans/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/highlysensitivehumans Highly Sensitive Humans Website: www.highlysensitivehumans.com Coaching: https://www.highlysensitivehumans.com/bookings-checkout/30-minute-introductory-call/book Join the online 8-week course: https://highlysensitivehumans.lpages.co/8-week-course/ Head on over to www.rachel-boswell.com to reach out to take the test on what’s killing your confidence, or grab one of Rachels freebies on developing your calm business confidence. Join the Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/sensitivepodcast
In todays episode, host Rachel Boswell shares her secrets in how to go from messy overwhelm & stressed, to organised and confident in your business. Listen now to discover how incorporating the right practices, the right habits and the right perspectives, will ensure everything becomes easier in your business. You can learn what you have to do in order to create a calm and overwhelm-free life by incorporating Rachel’s core business concept of taking action, and managing your mindset to support the action, without sabotaging your business. Head on over to www.rachel-boswell.com to reach out, to take the test on what’s killing your confidence, or grab one of Rachels freebies on developing your calm business confidence. Join the Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/sensitivepodcast