ALIGNED with Kell Quarrell Kell Quarrell

Episode Description

Donna Hann shares her business journey, from starting a children's party entertainment business to owning a successful dance studio. She discusses the challenges she faced, including stress, overwhelm, and the impact on her marriage and family. Donna explains how she made a mindset shift and implemented systems and processes to create a business that aligned with her values and allowed her to prioritize her well-being. She offers advice for business owners who are feeling unhappy and shares her daily habits for maintaining her health and mindset. Donna Hann and Kell Quarrell discuss the importance of self-awareness, managing energy levels, and owning your role as a business owner. They emphasize the need for women in business to prioritize self-care and create a schedule that aligns with their energy levels and personal needs. They also highlight the challenges faced by regional business women and the importance of community and support. Donna shares her journey of starting a business to support regional business women and the alignment with her own strengths and values.

Takeaways
🎯Building a successful business can come with stress and overwhelm, and it's important to prioritize your well-being.
🎯Reflect on your business and identify if it's still in alignment with your values and goals.
🎯Implement systems and processes that allow your business to operate without being dependent on you.
🎯Consider selling your business if it no longer brings you joy or aligns with your vision.
🎯Focus on self-care habits like breathing exercises, journaling, and getting enough sleep to support your well-being as a business owner. Self-awareness is key to understanding your energy levels and personal needs.
🎯Managing your energy and scheduling activities that fuel you is important for productivity and well-being.
🎯Owning your role as a business owner and prioritizing self-care is essential for success.
🎯Regional business women face unique challenges and benefit from community and support.
Chapters
00:00 Donna's Business Journey
08:11 Feeling Overwhelmed and Making a Mindset Shift
13:40 Implementing Systems and Processes
16:00 Considering Selling Your Business
27:25 Self-Awareness and Energy Management
32:45 Owning Your Role as a Business Owner
38:39 Supporting Regional Business Women
42:00 Creating a Community of Support

In this episode, Kell Quarrell discusses her decision to archive all of her Instagram posts and create a 15-post static feed. She was inspired by another member of her mastermind group who had done the same. Kell explains that this decision will allow her to focus more on authentic and organic storytelling through Instagram stories and reels, rather than spending time creating aesthetically pleasing posts. She acknowledges that this approach may not work for everyone and encourages listeners to trust what feels right for them.
Takeaways
🎯Archiving old Instagram posts and creating a static feed can free up time and allow for more authentic storytelling through stories and reels.
🎯This approach may not work for everyone, so it's important to trust what feels right for your own business.
🎯Business is a game of trial and error, so it's worth exploring new strategies and measuring their impact.
🎯Being consistent with reels and stories is key to maintaining engagement on Instagram.
Chapters
00:00 Introduction and Background
03:01 Creating a Static Feed
06:31 Benefits of the New Approach
08:21 Encouragement to Explore and Trust
09:08 Consistency and Trial and Error
10:15 Conclusion

In this conversation, Angela Lockwood shares her journey in business and how she helps people focus in a highly distracting world. She discusses her early entrepreneurial ventures as a child and her passion for being of service to others. Angela also talks about the challenges she faced when her business grew rapidly and how she learned the importance of slowing down and focusing on what's important. She explains her work in helping people find slowness in their lives and make great decisions, and how she helps individuals and organizations stay focused on their priorities. Angela also shares her own strategies for maintaining focus and productivity. Angela Lockwood shares her strategy for maximizing productivity by understanding her brain and energy flow. She has found that her peak focus is from 5:00 am to 8:30 am, so she schedules her deep work during this time. By doing more in a shorter period of time with less effort, she is able to be more productive and have more energy. Angela's deep work includes tasks like writing proposals, designing workshops, and working on her books. She emphasizes the importance of creating a distraction-free environment and planning ahead to ensure focus and productivity.
Takeaways
🎯Being in business and being of service to others has always been a passion for Angela Lockwood since she was a child.
🎯Rapid growth in business can lead to overwhelm and the need to reassess priorities.
🎯Slowing down and focusing on what's important is crucial for success and satisfaction in life and business.
🎯Understanding your energy flow and finding strategies to stay focused can greatly improve productivity and effectiveness. Understand your brain and energy flow to maximize productivity.

🎯Schedule deep work during your peak focus time.
🎯Do more in a shorter period of time with less effort.

🎯Create a distraction-free environment and plan ahead for focus
Chapters
00:00 Introduction and Angela's Business Journey
08:27 Challenges of Rapid Growth and the Shift to Slowing Down
14:57 Helping People Find Slowness in a Distracting World
30:11 Effortless Productivity: Doing More in Less Time
36:32 Slowing Down in a Fast-Paced World

In this episode, Kell Quarrell discusses the importance of aligning your business with your values, priorities, vision, beliefs, and skills. She emphasizes the need to understand what success means to you and to make it the guiding principle in your decision-making. Kell also introduces a free resource, the Business Alignment Blueprint, to help listeners assess their current alignment and make necessary changes. She invites women in business to join her membership community, Bold Aligned Business, for further support and accountability.
You can download Kell's Business Alignment Blueprint HERE!

Takeaways

🎯Aligning your business with your values, priorities, vision, beliefs, and skills is crucial for success and fulfillment.

🎯Understanding what success means to you and making it your North Star in decision-making is essential.
🎯Assessing your current alignment and making necessary changes can help you create a business and life that align with your goals and values.

🎯Joining a supportive community like Bold Aligned Business can provide clarity, accountability, and support in various areas of your business.
Chapters
00:00 Aligning Your Business with Your Values and Priorities
06:24 Defining Success on Your Own Terms
09:09 Examining Beliefs and Mindset
10:06 Evaluating Skills and Acquiring New Ones
12:59 Defining Success on Your Own Terms
15:44 Joining a Supportive Community for Accountability and Growth

Episode Summary

Kirsten Morrison shares her journey of starting her business based on her personal development journey and her experiences in LA. She discusses the importance of finding alignment with her human design and how it transformed her business. Kirsten emphasizes the significance of honoring her design as a Manifestor and implementing rest periods and creative seasons. She also highlights the impact of informing rather than seeking permission in her business. Kirsten's authenticity and alignment with her design have allowed her to continue attracting clients and growing her business even during rest periods. In this conversation, Kirsten Morrison and Kell Quarrell discuss the importance of rest and energy management in running a business. Kirsten emphasizes the need for selective energy allocation during rest periods and the importance of communicating this shift to clients. They also discuss the misconception that consistency equals trust and highlight the importance of showing up in integrity and delivering on promises. Kirsten shares her highest values in business, including freedom, authenticity, creativity, and purpose. She also reflects on her biggest win, which was creating a program called Alchemy that aligned with her authentic self. They discuss the significance of authenticity and individualism in business and the importance of understanding one's energy type, authority, incarnation cross, and open centers in human design to support alignment and flow in business.
 
Takeaways

🎯Starting a business based on personal development experiences can spark a passion to help others in the same way.
🎯Finding alignment with one's human design can transform a business and lead to greater success.
🎯Implementing rest periods and creative seasons based on one's design can improve productivity and overall well-being.
🎯Informing rather than seeking permission can create a more authentic and successful business approach.

🎯Authenticity and alignment with one's design can attract clients and lead to business growth even during rest periods. Rest periods in business require selective energy allocation and clear communication with clients.
🎯Consistency does not necessarily equal trust; it is more important to show up in integrity and deliver on promises.
🎯Understanding one's highest values, such as freedom, authenticity, creativity, and purpose, can guide business decisions.
🎯Creating a program that aligns with one's authentic self can be a significant win in business.
🎯Authenticity and individualism are important in business, and it is essential to be true to oneself and not try to please everyone.
🎯Understanding one's energy type, authority, incarnation cross, and open centers in human design can support alignment and flow in business.

Chapters
00:00 Introduction and Background
08:12 Finding Alignment with Human Design
27:16 Values in Business
35:21 Using Human Design for Alignment
 

Episode Summary

In this episode, Kell Quarrell discusses the importance of taking 100% responsibility for everything in your business. She shares a personal experience where a podcast episode was released without sound, highlighting the need for her to take ownership of the mistake. Kell emphasizes that as a business owner, it is crucial to take responsibility for both the things that happen and the things that don't happen in your business. She encourages listeners to assess their role in their business and make necessary changes to improve and grow.

Takeaways

🎯Taking 100% responsibility for everything in your business is crucial for growth and success.

🎯As a business owner, you are responsible for both the things that happen and the things that don't happen in your business.

🎯Finding support and accountability in your network can help overcome challenges and stay motivated.

🎯Taking ownership of mistakes and learning from them is a sign of integrity and authenticity.

🎯Joining a supportive community like Bold Aligned Business can provide guidance and encouragement.

Episode Chapters

00:00 Introduction: Taking Responsibility for Your Business
08:56 The Role of Responsibility in Business Ownership