Compassion and Curiosity: The Keys to Entrepreneurial Success

Conventional wisdom says the keys to entrepreneurial success lie in cultivating problem-solving, communication, and leadership skills. But what if I told you that the secret to success starts with your mindset? Many women entrepreneurs play small in their business because of limiting beliefs like, "you're not enough." It's time to break free from those limiting beliefs and embrace your authentic, empowered self. In this enlightening episode, I sit down with Kamini Wood, a multi-talented entrepreneur, author, podcaster, and certified life coach, to explore how we can overcome the barriers holding us back. Show Notes | Transcript "Awareness is only part of the way there. It's that doorway to change. Once we become aware of it, it's really up to us to then decide what... given my values of today and what's true about me today, what is it that I actually want to live into?" - Kamini Wood As the founder and CEO of Live Joy Your Way and creator of the Authentic Me method, Kamini helps high achievers overcome anxiety, stress, perfectionism, and more by empowering them to release trauma and rediscover their true selves. As we navigate the complexities of entrepreneurship and personal growth, Kamini offers invaluable insights on recognizing and overcoming limiting beliefs. In this episode, you'll discover: How to identify hidden limiting beliefs that may be sabotaging your business growth The importance of setting healthy boundaries as a form of self-care and relationship-building Practical techniques for cultivating self-compassion and mindfulness in your daily life Strategies to overcome perfectionism and take action in your business Key insights include: Why curiosity is a powerful tool for personal growth and resilience The role of gratitude in building optimism and bouncing back from challenges How to reframe past experiences and create empowering new narratives The importance of understanding your values and needs to live authentically Kamini also introduces us to her Authentic Me method, a powerful approach to helping individuals uncover their true selves by aligning with their core values and needs. This method offers a fresh perspective on personal development and entrepreneurial success. Whether you're struggling with imposter syndrome, perfectionism, or simply feeling stuck in your business, this conversation offers practical strategies and compassionate guidance to help you break through. Tune in to start your journey towards becoming the authentic, empowered entrepreneur you were meant to be! Resources: Join the Soulful Women's Network: https://www.facebook.com/groups/soulfulwomensnetwork Receive daily inspirational email messages: bit.ly/LoveLightNotes Need support? Go to engagewithgloria.com to schedule a call. Connect with Kamini Website: kaminiwood.com Instagram & Facebook: @itsauthenticme Connect with Live Love Engage: Send Gloria Grace a message ☕ Support the podcast ❤ Love this episode? Leave us a review and rating LinkedIn: Gloria Grace Rand Facebook: Gloria Grace Rand YouTube: Gloria Grace Rand TRANSCRIPT Compassion and Curiosity: The Keys to Entrepreneurial Success Episode Transcript - Live Love Engage Podcast Host: Gloria Grace Guest: Kamini Wood Episode Introduction Gloria Grace: Namaste. Tired of playing small in your business because you've got this inner voice telling you that you're not enough? Well, our guest today is going to explain how you can break through the barriers holding you back so you can finally embrace the authentic, empowered entrepreneur or professional that you were born to be. Before we get to her, and it's going to be awesome, I want to welcome you to Live Love Engage, especially if this is your first time joining us. I am Gloria Grace, the founder of Align to Shine Academy, and I empower women over 50 to step into their highest potential with clarity and confidence. Meet Today's Guest: Kamini Wood My guest today is Kamini Wood, and she is a multi-hyphenate person. She's an entrepreneur, an author, a podcaster, and certified life coach who specializes in helping high achievers overcome: Anxiety Stress Perfectionism ADHD Toxic relationships As the founder and CEO of Live Joy Your Way and the creator of the Authentic Me method, Kamini empowers individuals to break free from limiting beliefs, release trauma, and rediscover their authentic selves. This is actually Kamini's second appearance on Live Love Engage, so I want to officially welcome you back to our podcast. Kamini Wood: Thank you for having me back. I'm excited to be here with you. Recognizing Limiting Beliefs in Business Gloria: Limiting beliefs often lead to things like imposter syndrome for entrepreneurs in particular, but it's not always easy to recognize those things. How can we realize that maybe that's why we're sabotaging our business growth? We might have beliefs that we aren't even really aware of that could be causing that type of behavior. Kamini: That's such a great question, because I do think that oftentimes we are operating with stories, narratives, and limiting beliefs that we just don't know are there. We've never taken time to actually evaluate what are the things that we're saying to ourselves and where are those things coming from. Common Entrepreneurial Limiting Beliefs Especially as entrepreneurs, starting my business, there were a lot of limiting beliefs around: Could I do it? Am I enough to do it? Am I smart enough? Am I savvy enough? Am I committed enough? There's all of the "enough" limiting beliefs. The Power of Curious Questions For many of us, what we have to do is start asking ourselves deeper questions. If we notice that our inner critic is constantly nitpicking, or we notice certain patterns that we're seeing over and over again, we need to start asking more curious questions: Where is that stemming from? Where is the belief or storyline coming from? What is that story? Once we're able to identify and become aware of what that belief is or what the narrative is, then we have an opportunity to ask ourselves: "What do I want to do about this?" Awareness is only part of the way there—it's that doorway to change. Once we become aware of it, it's really up to us to decide what we want to do. Given my values of today and what's true about me today, what is it that I actually want to live into? Do I want to keep living into this old story? The Origins of Limiting Beliefs Gloria: Where do some of these limiting beliefs come from? I had limiting beliefs around money, and when I started digging into it, I was surprised where these things came from. Kamini: I have found that oftentimes the limiting beliefs that we have are deep-rooted and they're from: Childhood Sources Some experience or message we received in childhood Cultural upbringing Familial upbringing Societal influences Adult Experiences However, it's not just limited to when we were younger. A lot of us also have acquired certain limiting beliefs throughout our life. They come from either: Messages we receive Experiences we go through and we make them mean something That perpetuates the story or the limiting belief. The Power of Reinterpretation Gloria: I made up a story about something that happened to me when I was a kid. Going through a personal development workshop, I was journaling and all of a sudden it dawned on me: What if I totally misinterpreted the reaction that I had experienced? What if instead of them criticizing me, they were actually bragging about it? It totally rocked my world because I had just made up this story for years—like 50 years at that point. Our brains are amazing, but sometimes they over-rotate. Releasing and Reframing Limiting Beliefs Gloria: Once we've identified those beliefs, how can we start to either release them or reframe them so that we're able to start living that life that we want to lead? Kamini: Really, for me, what it comes down to is a couple of things: 1. Focus on Present Truth Ask: What's actually true about me at this current stage of my life? At the age that I'm at here and now, what's actually true? Oftentimes if we're dealing with limiting beliefs, we're dealing with an old story from a younger time period. 2. Connect with Your Values Lean into your own core values around what is meaningful to you. When you're thinking about these limiting beliefs and you've identified them, you know what's actually true about you, and you're aware of your values. 3. Take Values-Based Action Now you can start taking action. The frame that I move into is: Now that I know what's actually true about me today, and I know these things drive me, what is the values-based action I'm going to take? That's how we start moving through the limiting belief and rewriting whatever that narrative is. We have the ownership to do that, but we have to figure out what is actually meaningful to us and then figure out what action we want to take based on that. Rewriting Your Story Gloria: We can actually rewrite the stories, even the story that happened in the past that formed that limiting belief. You could just make up a new ending and create one that's empowering, because the brain doesn't know any better. Kamini: Absolutely. In those periods where we had that story or meaning that we made, we get to say, "And what else?" It's not toxic positivity—we're not saying let's just pretend. It's more like, "I can look at this differently." This is also how we can learn to work through and heal from trauma. Trauma is not the event—it's how we responded to it. If we keep reliving the same event the same way, we're not actually healing from the trauma. Instead, we start building up the ability to look at the trauma with a different lens. ...