Mindset Techniques for Female Entrepreneurs (Create a Mindset Routine)

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Mar 1

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Mindset Techniques for Female Entrepreneurs (Create a Mindset Routine)

BY MICHELLE KNIGHT

It’s no secret that you can have all the strategy and marketing techniques in the world, but if your mind is not taken care of and supported daily, being an entrepreneur is hard work. If you’ve ever wondered what online entrepreneurs do to feel conf…

When thinking about my own mindset journey it’s always been very ebb and flow. The times when I lacked any sort of mindset consistency or deep inner work it definitely showed in both my role as a mother, my marriage and as a businesswoman.

For me, the 3 main areas affect my mindset most are:

Morning Routine
Money Beliefs
Consistent Messaging

Today on the blog, I want to break down each of these pieces to support you in creating a mindset routine that works for you and your life.

Too often I see entrepreneurs feeling shame, been there done that, around the “traditional” techniques not working for them. I encourage you to take the lessons I’ve learned and use them to inspire you!

Ok, let’s get into it.

1. CREATING YOUR MORNING ROUTINE AS A FEMALE ENTREPRENEUR

Let’s just clear the air around something super important. Yes, we call it a Morning Routine, but that doesn’t mean you need to do it in the morning. That doesn’t mean that if your morning doesn’t go as planned, it won’t work.

The keyword here is routine and I hope you’ll remember that.

Ok, now that we’ve covered that let’s talk about shame (oh so fun Michelle)!

When I started my business and left my 9 to 5, I reached out to entrepreneurs inside of a Facebook Group asking them what I needed to do daily and the response was a morning routine. And they got specific with it, stating that an hour was ideal (i.e. 30-minute meditation, 15-minute writing and 15-minute movement).

So, I did it, because trust me when I tell you enough people were telling me the same thing that I thought they had to be on to something.

We’ll surprise, I found myself struggling for two reasons:

This timeframe didn’t work for me and
I needed something else and for me, that was physical intensity (more time dedicated to working out).

This all came from my own awareness.

Awareness is one of the best mindset skills you can create. Awareness is at the cornerstone of everything, it brings things to the surface you might not recognize day to day. This includes limiting beliefs and blocks, emotions that need to be tended to, as well as the awareness that rest is needed.

And this awareness is so important when we think about the seasons of life.

Just like the seasons in nature, we have the same seasons in life and often each season is asking something different from us. It’s our job to recognize that and make decisions on what’s needed most to create a life on our terms.

For me, this awareness and particular seasons were telling me that I needed to start the day with more energy and shorten the time I was dedicating to my morning routine.

GIVE YOURSELF PERMISSION and release the shame and expectations that one way is the only way.

At this particular time and even today, I realized I needed something more intense.

With this awareness and knowledge, I created a new intention (that’s what I call goals) that apply to my morning routine.

“I’ve created a morning routine that serves me with movement, meditation, mindful writing and nourishment.”

This is important because it’s made for me and allows me the flexibility to do what feels best.

What would your ideal routine look like?
What 3-4 areas would you want to focus on?

When you’re creating your mindset routine, remember that mindset is the best form of self-care.

THE MORNING ROUTINE OF A 6-FIGURE ENTREPRENEUR

I know you love examples, I’m the same way, so here is a glimpse into my own mindset routine and the time I dedicate to each.

Remember, everything is based on my intention, “I’ve created a morning routine that serves me with movement, meditation, mindful writing and nourishment.”

MOVEMENT: I get my blood pumping and body moving first thing in the morning and aim for 30 minutes to 1 hour at least 5 days a week.

MEDITATION: I don’t do a full meditation daily. I aim for 3x a week (other seasons it’s been more like 5 or even 7). My meditations are typically no more than 10-15 minutes in length and I prefer meditations that are led by someone else. Check out YouTube or Spotify to find one that you enjoy.

MINDFUL WRITING: This is my release. I do this 3x a week, except in high seasons of creation like when I’m launching, writing or speaking. I’ve found that asking myself a prompt or question helps with the flow.

I always start with two questions and let my writing go from there.

What do I need to hear today?
What do I need to work through today?

NOURISHMENT: Again fueling my body is part of my mindset. I’m a firm believer that you can have a great mind, but an unhealthy body or even a healthy body, but an unhealthy mind. I strive for both, so daily I’m making my morning breakfast a big part of my mindset routine.

As you can see, the intention I st is my only rule, how I perform each piece is open to what’s needed most at that time of my life.

2. MONEY BELIEFS AS AN ENTREPRENEUR

Money beliefs are so important to address as an entrepreneur because we are the ones bringing in the money.

Your view of money is often deeply rooted in what you’re taught or saw growing up. For many of us it lives in the subconscious and it’s our role to bring it to the surface. We can only do this through heightened awareness and bringing it into our mindset routine.

If you find money isn’t coming easily to you, or you’ve reached a cap you need to uncover what’s blocking the flow of money - we all have this block at some point by the way.

This is where daily meditation and writing can help remove this block because you’re digging deeper than you might do in the normal day to day of living your life.

I have very specific seasons where I do deep money work and I’m in one now.

A few things to keep in mind:

No one can do the work for you. If you find you’re struggling to make progress there is so much support available online. We have a mindset coach inside of Roadmap to Freedom, my group program for new and aspiring female entrepreneurs.
Focus on not only identifying the beliefs but also releasing them (forgive). This doesn’t happen just once it must be repeated over and over again especially as you reach a new level in your business.
Create a habit of catching yourself daily with the messaging you’re putting out into the world and what you’re receiving.

3. CONSISTENT MESSAGING THAT AFFECTS YOUR MINDSET

While I love talking about messaging as it pertains to your brand, it’s also so important to talk about the messaging you put out into the world and the messaging coming back at you daily.

If you’re constantly surrounded by people, media or information that brings you down or talks negatively about money or your potential, you will start to mirror that belief.

Make more deliberate decisions about what and who you surround yourself with.

Listen to a podcast, I highly recommend my new podcast The Beautiful Climb, watch videos that inspire you or read uplifting articles.

Your vibration matters and needs to be high the majority of the time to attract the things you want in life.

It’s also important to catch yourself and what you’re saying daily.

For example: If you tell yourself and others you don’t have time, that will begin to be true for you. You absolutely have the time, it’s how you choose to view it and use it.

We have the decision in how we respond to things that come our way. We might have things that happen to us or for us (depending on your views) and it’s up to you on how you respond.

This is a muscle you have to flex. It’s not always easy, but making a habit is so important!

TIPS TO MAKE YOUR MINDSET A DAILY HABIT

Create affirmations + post them in prominent places (I like the bathroom)
Set daily alarms multiple times a day with reminders to breathe, think positively about money or just to evaluate your thoughts at that moment and change them.
Catch yourself when you’re using a specific language like “I don’t have time!”
Write your intentions (goals) daily so they are at the front of your mind.
Create a mindfulness playlist to ground you when you’re feeling low energy or overwhelmed.
Schedule it! This is so important, it doesn’t happen by chance, these changes don’t fall into your lap you have to practice them and make them a priority.

CONCLUSION

I’ve felt like my routine or mindset wasn’t resilient enough in years past, because I felt like I wasn’t doing enough. This was a belief that only contributed to more doubt and resistance towards attracting what I wanted in life.

Through the years I’ve made my mindset a top priority to overcome perfectionism, remove internal and outside expectations and create a life on my terms.

I chat about my journey and give you the tools to do the same on my new podcast The Beautiful Climb. Learn more at TheBeautifulClimb.com and subscribe on iTunes, Spotify or Stitcher.