Business the Calm Way is a mix of business mentoring, mindset management, and lifestyle design for Introverted and Highly Sensitive Entrepreneurs. Entrepreneur Mindset & Lifestyle Coach Rachel Boswell takes core business methods and lifestyle strategies that can be used to create business success without causing overwhelm, and with personal wellbeing and life balance at the heart. Rachel also invites other successful Introverted and Highly Sensitive business owners to share with you their expert knowledge on creating a successful online business. www.rachel-boswell.com
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,
And through achieving all of this will connect you to feeling confident and proud to get out there and be visible in your business
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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.
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The monthly membership for introverted and highly sensitive business owners who want to start and grow their business without sacrificing their life.
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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
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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
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyyP40p8xIi8g55z47ZF68w
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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,
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.
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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.
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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).
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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.
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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.
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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,
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
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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,
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/
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Want to build your own burnout free business?
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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,
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:
To find out what specific sabotaging behaviour you’re following, head on over to www.rachel-boswell.com to take my Quiz.
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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,
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
Join the online 8-week course: https://highlysensitivehumans.lpages.co/8-week-course/
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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.
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From writer's block, fighting doubts that you don't know enough and worry people will think you're too big for your boots. As a business owner being able to successfully market your business, with ease and confidence, can be the biggest roadblock that stops your business from ever getting out and starting gate.
And if you have what feels like a mountain to climb in learning all about content marketing, you may not even have a clue what you need to start doing in the first place.
This week Rachel talks in depth with Cate Butler-Ross who helps heart-led business owners become better writers, communicators and content creators, so they can reach more people with their work.
As a national magazine journalist Cate has been helping women share their message and their stories since the early 2000s; from Oscar winners and Olympians, to Industry leaders and activists. These days, through her online learning and new media platform, The Luminous, she now helps coaches, creatives and other light leaders share their message with the world - because while everyone has a platform these days, not everyone has found their voice.
Key topics included,
You can reach Cate at,
Instagram: www.instagram.com/catebutlerross
Website: https://theluminous.media/
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In todays episode, Rachel Boswell answers the question ‘what is a highly sensitive person?’. She talks through the four main traits of being Highly Sensitive – Depth of Processing, Overstimulation, Emotional Reactivity & Empathy, and sensory sensitivity. And how they can impact you as an Entrepreneur Business Owner.
Finally, Rachel shares tips and advice on how to build self-awareness, create self-empowerment as a HSP, dropping the guilt of self care and starting to manage boundaries.
Research Links:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4086365/
https://sensitivityresearch.com/vantage-sensitivity-theory-sensitive-people-benefit-more-from-positive-experiences/
CHECK OUT THE BOOK ON HIGHLY SENSITIVE PEOPLE: https://amzn.to/3qQQGlD
TAKE THE TEST: https://hsperson.com/test/highly-sensitive-test/
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In todays episode, host Rachel Boswell talks about her journey from having panic attacks from her crippling self-doubt, to having tranquil confidence and loving her calm success.
She shares what has driven her to develop the Business the Calm Way brand and what her vision is for the podcasts impact.
Head on over to www.rachel-boswell.com to reach out to Rachel or grab one of her freebies on developing calm business confidence.
Todays episode talks to the confident part of you that's bursting to be set free in business.
You know you've got what it takes to shine bright in the world and make the difference you want to make. But your self doubt, overthinking mind and emotional overwhelm keep you hidden.
As a highly sensitive person, the business world can feel fierce and intense, but you're not alone. Business doesn't have to be overwhelming. And you don't need to sacrifice anything. To be the success you want to be.
Because you can unleash the confidence that sits just below the surface and live life exactly how you want.
www.rachel-boswell.com