Business Brain Rewire

Taking time-off as a purpose-driven entrepreneur can feel hard because you are already behind on your goals. You don’t want to prolong the growth of your business, and know that you’ll come back to even more work after the vacation. But you are already tired, burned out and craving rest…

It’s also easy to worry that sales will dry up while you are away. Can you even afford a vacation right now?

Vacations can also leave you feeling disconnected in your business because you unplug and literally forget about everything in the business.

But it is possible to take regular vacations and structure them correctly so that you feel more aligned with your personal life AND your business at the same time. Vacation can be restful and rejuvenating for both you and your business at the same time too.

It’s not an all-or-nothing thing: business or personal.

This podcast episode will share a new way of thinking about vacations so that you can take the vacation you really crave while continuing to grow your business while you are away.

Tune in, if you are ready to handle vacations differently for the year ahead so balanced growth can happen for you.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

> Why taking vacations is often a band-aid for a deeper issue that can’t be solved with a vacation

> How to approach your business so you don’t burn out

> How to structure your vacation so it brings you more strategic ideas and alignment

Important links in this episode:

Show notes available at rankandfile.com

Book a consult with Kari if you want to approach your business model and sales strategies in a more strategic way so you can achieve financial sustainability in a balanced way at rankandfile.com/coaching

Every purpose-driven entrepreneur wants to feel aligned with their business.

Alignment means you feel grounded, secure, clear, focused, and motivated.

You feel excited about the impact you are creating and clear on exactly what sets you apart.

You know who you serve, what you bring to the table, and how to explain that to your customers.

You have a clear vision for how to grow your company and how you want to get there.

You feel ethical and have a good gut feeling about your marketing, sales, and growth strategies.

So how can you, as a purpose-driven entrepreneur, ensure you stay aligned?

And what should you do if you accidentally find yourself feeling misaligned or like something is “off”?

“Aligned” is used really loosely in the entrepreneurial world and can become a vague, fluffy topic.

But today, I’m breaking down alignment so you know exactly what it means in practice.

I share the two types of misalignment that you can find yourself in: ‘When Greed’ and ‘How Greed.’

I give real-life examples of ‘When Greed’ and ‘How Greed’ so you know when you find yourself falling into these traps.

I also share how to overcome ‘When Greed’ and ‘How Greed’ so you can feel aligned, purposeful, clear, and focused as a business owner.

Join me on this podcast episode if you are a purpose-driven entrepreneur who wants to make an impact in the world, with a sustainable income and balance for your personal life and wellbeing.

Alignment is part of the equation. Your strategies will be more effective when you are aligned. Your actions will produce more of the results you want. You’ll be making an income and an impact! So it’s important that you know how to stay aligned during your entrepreneurial journey.

In This Episode, You’ll Learn:

- What being ‘aligned’ as a business owner really means

- How to know when you are aligned and the benefits it has

- The two types of misalignment: ‘When Greed’ and ‘How Greed’

- Specific examples so you know how to catch yourself when you are misaligned

- How to shift back into alignment

Important Links:

Show notes and additional business tips for purpose-driven entrepreneurs available at rankandfile.com

Book a free consult with Kari at rankandfile.com/consult

Do any of these things ever happen to you?

>>> You want to feel clear and confident about your pricing, messaging and strategies… but you still question these things a lot.

>>> New products, niches or entirely new business ideas pop into your head in the shower…

>>> You don't have enough time to implement your sales and marketing ideas, but if you are honest… you say yes to all sorts of other things for your kids, friends, neighbors on the fly.

Friends… These are classic examples of BRAIN DRAMA.

Brain drama is a survival mechanism of your brain to keep you from doing new things, getting out of your comfort zone and reaching the next level of success. Because same = safe to your brain.

Brain Drama is super annoying… because it's so sneaky and powerful. The symptoms are hard to spot.

Brain Drama can literally have you derailed for 6 months, headed in a dead-end direction. But to your knowledge, you're working hard, checking things off, and moving forward…

Don't let Brain Drama derail you any longer. You've got to know what it is, how to spot it, and how to manage it so you can be a strategic founder and CEO.

Listen in to learn all about Brain Drama. Then, join me at the upcoming Masterclass where I’m diving even deeper into Brain Drama and sharing a tool - called The Self Coaching Model to overcome it.

You'll be a smarter, more strategic business owner. Spending just 1 hour with me, will reap dividends for your entire professional career as an entrepreneur.

Go to rankandfile.com/masterclass to get all the details and to RSVP.

You might think feelings shouldn’t be combined with business, but your feelings and emotions are actually fuel for your best work. Every action you take is motivated by your emotions.

Feeling inspired? Feeling excited? Feeling confident?

These emotions produce a very different action and result than feelings of doubt, dread or overwhelm.

This is why it’s so important to understand the emotions of entrepreneurship.

Once you understand the neuroscience behind your thoughts, feelings, actions and results. You’ll be better able to grow your business in an objective way, while working with your meltal health and wellbeing.

Want to feel better AND grow your business?

Listen in to the podcast this week.

Here’s what I cover:

- How entrepreneurship activates your central-nervous system

- The 50/50 Concept

- What to do with normal activation and negative emotion

FREE TRAINING COMING UP:

Also, you don’t want to miss a very special training I have coming up, also on the mindset of entrepreneurship. I’m teaching all about BRAIN DRAMA. Brain drama is something that neurologically affects every entrepreneur, and you want to be aware and armed with a toolkit to fight against it. Otherwise, you’ll find yourself spinning your wheels, stressing out, procrastinating and more.

RSVP for this special free training at rankandfile.com/masterclass

What is being Half-Baked in Business? Being Half-Baked is literally what it sounds like – not being complete, whole. You are half-in, half-out. It means you are not going all-in as the founder and CEO.

Most entrepreneurs are Half-Baked in atleast one area of their businesses, without even realizing it. They have insecurities, confusion, a lack of clarity. And this causes them to shy away from something.

If you are struggling to reach financial sustainability in your social impact, purpose-driven business, I’m sure that you have several areas where you are Half-Baked.

In today’s episode, I talk about the symptoms of being half-baked (financial sustainability is only one of them). And I share what beliefs cause you to hold back instead of being all-in mentally and emotionally and really going for it in your business.

I also introduce the Belief Triad – a mindset tool that will help you build stronger beliefs as the CEO in your business so that you can feel more ready and confident as you go out there to grow your business.

And don’t worry. Going “all-in” doesn’t mean pressuring yourself, burning out, or taking on business strategies that don’t match your personality or values. It also doesn’t mean growing your business at a pace that’s not right for you.

At Rank & File Coaching, you can always be confident that you’ll find business advice that is designed to bring you the social impact, income and personal life/wellbeing that you desire.

Join me today, and let me help you really go for it in your business.

In this Episode, You’ll Learn:

> What Half-Baked in Business Means

> How to know if you are “Half-baked” in your business

> What beliefs cause you to hold back instead of being all-in and really going for it

> The Belief Triad – what it is and how to use it

Show notes available at: rankandfile.com

Are you trying to reach your vision of growing a financially-sustainable, purpose-driven business but feel like you are struggling to figure it out with the time and resources you have available?

Exploring the past of the Patriarchal Society can actually help you get there as a woman today.

Successful entrepreneurs think differently than average people. These mindsets and ‘ways of being’ are what we need to extract and apply to our own ventures. We don’t need to DO business like white-haired, corporate men (as modern women, we really can make the rules!) but we need to adopt ways of thinking that help us break out of the boxes we have historically been kept in.

This episode explains how the Patriarchy has created limiting beliefs that keep people small in business. I’ll help you bust through the typical victim story that many people tend to get trapped by and show you the two key mindsets that successful people hold that are available to everyone.

When you see what is possible for you and realize that the limitations are just in your mind, you can accomplish so much more good and impact in the world.

In This Episode, You’ll Learn:

- How the Patriarchy has affected entrepreneurship

- How to properly use the past of the Patriarchy to tell a story of possibility and not of victimhood

- The 2 key mindsets that make people successful that are actually available to everyone

- How to be braver and go bigger in your business with the current time and resources you have

Show notes available at rankandfilemag.com/the-podcast

Schedule a free consult with Kari - rankandfilemag.com/coaching

Did you know that there is a process of entrepreneurship with specific steps? Following these steps will create a financially successful, impactful business faster (with much less stress along the way).

I disagree with many of the traditional ways that the process of entrepreneurship is taught. I think these classic “cycles” like the Lean Startup Methodology, miss some of the most important elements, including HOW actually to approach and think about each step.

And let’s be honest - fear, doubt, confusion, complexity, indecision, stress, and burnout - are all things entrepreneurs encounter along the way.

This episode teaches you my improved entrepreneurial cycle, which makes the startup and scaling phase of business MUCH easier for purpose-driven entrepreneurs.

What’s the difference between my cycle and other entrepreneurial processes like the Lean Startup Methodology? Find out in this episode. Then, apply my steps and see how much more smoothly your business runs as a result.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

> Why the Lean Startup Methodology doesn’t work

> What process to follow instead so that you reach your goals

> The 4 steps of the Entrepreneurial Cycle

>What skillsets you need to follow the Entrepreneurial Cycle

> How to turn overwhelm and frustration into calm, grounded and focused

Visit rankandfile.com for full show notes and to get in touch with Kari

Mindset is an important part of growing your purpose-driven business. So if you are struggling and not using mindset tools, I know why.

This foundational podcast introduces you to mindset: what it is, why it’s important, and how to use it.

I introduce you to the two types of mindsets: Growth and Fixed.

And how to know when you are thinking in a growth-oriented or fixed way.

Finally, I share how to shift to a more growth-oriented mindset in your business so you reach your goals more easily (and enjoy the process more too).

If you are a purpose-driven entrepreneur who wants to use the power of your thinking to make doing business easier and more enjoyable (and reach bigger goals with less friction), this is the podcast episode for you!

In this episode, you’ll learn:

- The true definition of mindset (what it actually means)

- The two types of mindsets: Fixed and Growth

- How to have an entrepreneurial mindset

- How to get started with mindset work

More information about my work, as well as show notes available at: rankandfile.com

Gratitude is the secret sauce to success. Really. If you are a purpose-driven entrepreneur and you want to increase your income, impact, personal-life and wellbeing… gratitude is what’s going to get you there.

Gratitude is the quality of being thankful and full of appreciation. I like to define it as: an attitude of appreciation. It goes beyond individual moments, it’s just like the water we swim in: we are either swimming in discontentment or we are swimming in appreciation and gratitude.

Listen in today as I teach how to apply the mindset of Gratitude in your business. No matter what challenges, difficulties or frustration you may be experiencing right now in your business, gratitude is available to you and is the key to reaching your goals.

In this episode you’ll learn:

- What gratitude actually is (it’s often misunderstood)

- How to balance the negative and positive in your business

- How to practice gratitude no matter what’s going on in your business

- How the mindset shift of gratitude works to help you reach your goals

Important Links from today’s episode are available at: rankandfile.com/gratitude

Work with me one-on-one, and get access to these bonus group calls every single month: rankandfile.com/coaching

A clear and compelling vision for your company is highly motivating and gives you something to work toward.

It helps you make decisions about how you spend your time and what you should spend it on.

A clear and compelling vision (when used correctly) helps you move the needle and reach your goals.

But most entrepreneurs don’t know how to use the tool of a Company Vision.

If you are using the tool in the wrong way, you’ll suffer from these symptoms:

- Unclear (and craving MORE clarity) around lots of things in your business

- Confused or in analysis-paralysis around details (lots to figure out)

- Unmotivated (or second-guessing yourself a lot) in your day-to-day

- Unhappy and unsatisfied with the current state of your business

When you are using the tool in the right way, you’ll experience:

- A healthy amount of clarity (and a healthy amount of mystery and unfolding)

- Motivation and self-trust in your day-to-day

- Ability to make necessary decisions (and the ability to leave un-needed decisions for later)

- Happy, satisfied and full of gratitude for your past, present and future business.

In this episode, I’ll teach you how to go from the first set of symptoms to the second.

Learn how to put together a vision and how to use it, so you are clear, motivated, and satisfied in your business (while you are making steady progress toward your goals).

In This Episode You’ll Learn:

1. What a Vision is best used for (and what uses are totally pointless)

2. How to create a clear, compelling vision for your company (in four easy parts)

3. How to use the practice of Visioning to help you reach your goals

Important Links from Today’s Episode:

Get a clear, compelling vision, relaunch your brand around that vision and reach financial sustainability in just 6 months. Learn more at rankandfile.com/coaching