50# - Client Result: How Archana Broke Through Her Money Blocks and Scaled from £10k to Over £103k

K in: 2023

in the, in the mastermind. In: 2024

And how she's grown her company while being a present mom. So if you are ready for a really honest conversation around subconscious mind, mindset, money blocks, strategy, and scaling sustainably, this podcast episode is gonna be for you. So without further ado, let's dive in. So I now welcome back to the podcast.

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And I never, never in the 20 years was I ever happy in what I did, but never realized that I, there was any way that I could shift from my path until. COVID Actually, that was my, for for many people, obviously it was a very bad time for me. That was my saving grace, I think because during COVID, my mental health really deteriorated.

probably because. I, I was just lost. I was lost. I didn't know where I was going. I had two businesses, dental practices, so you know, the businesses were there, but I was never really happy. And I think during COVID I sort of went through an emotional journey of discovering myself. I think a lot of people did.

Yeah. And that's when I. Realized that I needed to do something before I went further down the hole and, you know, went to a place that I couldn't get myself out of. And I went through a journey of finding myself. and that involved many people in my life, my husband, for a start, because he was also, he's also in the profession.

And I had to have a. Conversation with him. That was difficult for me because I was going through a journey with him and I wanted to break free. So I think that was the hard bit for me. And, having that conversation really helped me to move from being a dentist to discovering what I wanted my passions.

And then came the travel, went through a journey of, re Changing the way that I practiced, the way that I, came from being a mom, a dentist, and a, business owner to a brand new business, new career, new journey. And I was in it for about a year and. It was not really going anywhere. And I thought, well, am I, can I really do this?

You know, is this for me? I'm already, you know, finding myself stuck. So, and that's where I found you and, and I think I remember.when we had the first clarity call, I said, I'm not sure if this Mastermind is for me because I'm just, I didn't even have a name for the business at that point. And I was like, do I do this mastermind?

'cause I know it's all about strategy and helping grow business and, You said to me, this is exactly the right space for you. and it wasn't until I started that I realized that this mastermind isn't just about business strategy. It is working within, with, with yourself, and changing the way that you are to then unlock the strategy.

So the mindset work, I didn't even realize the power of the mindset work, which is. The one thing that I was so glad that I did this mastermind, it really helped with changing my mindset and uncovering all the beliefs and the blocks that I had that then opened up everything, the shift that happened straight away.

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You know, they just kind of put up with what they're meant to be doing, being a good mother, being a good wife, being adoring Lord, you know, doing all the things, wearing all the hats. And I do see a lot of women not putting their own needs first. So. When you actually started, like, that dis that journey of like self discovery, like what did that look like for you?

If you don't mind sharing in COVID? Because I think a lot of people do say, you know, I, I, you know, the classic one is when, there's that film, he pray love, right? And then is it, is it Julia Roberts and she goes to Bali to find herself. And I know so many people use. This term, but sometimes people don't know what that exactly means.

So what did that look like for you? Like what was the process?

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We still had staff, you know, all that was still going on. But because I had my husband at home not being in clinic, we could, we had that time to talk to each other and, and I think it was. The fact that we were able to have these conversations where before we, I would go into one room, he would go into another room and we wouldn't see each other till the end of the day.

And then you just don't wanna talk about anything. So it was the fact that we made time or had time to talk to each other and. He, we, we sort of split our job almost like he took a lot of it on, and I was like, you know, I had the kids at home who were homeschooling and, and there was all of that going on, so I had to take that into account and I said, look, I need to cut down on this bit and focus more on this bit.

And then. At the time, I was like, okay, I can do this. Because I wasn't doing the clinical dentistry was where I was really, not in the right place, but the business part of it was fine with me, but it still wasn't fulfilling. So for me it was, I was doing the work and I was like, okay, this is not making me happy.

And I could still feel myself keeping. To myself, it was, I was in a sad place. It was not being happy, not feeling like I'm fulfilling my ambitions. It was, it was almost like COVID gave me the self realization that I, I need to be happier to continue living in this life. Yeah. It was that self-worth of, you know, what I was doing was not, not doing anything for me.

And it was to a point where then my husband said to me, he goes, what do you want to do in your life? Because we, I can see this is not it. So it took somebody else to say to me, I can see this is not it. Why don't you find out what you want to do? And I'll at that point as well, like, oh wow, I can actually let go of this past and that.

It was at that point where I said, my husband has said to me, I can let go of this. And that was the key thing. up until that point. It was follow your husband, follow his dreams. Do what? You know what?

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That that shift happened to me mentally that, okay, no, I don't have to do this. So that's where it started for me. It was from somebody else living with me full time, telling me that you don't have to do this. Go and find what you want to do. So that's where my shift happened and that's where it helped me because he was with me and yeah.

And then my kids were with me because they saw the shift in my, how I was at home, how I was behaving with them, and you know, my calmness it, it just changed me completely just the way I was. So that helped.

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But I think women in general have so much fear around like changing or committing. Was that really coming up for you as well in terms of fear?

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I've al, I've, I was been with my husband since uni, so, you know, I had my handheld from the beginning, so, and he's, he was always there and then it was. Can I do it? And then you start feeling all of these, can I do it? And then you feel guilt trip guilt trips of, you know, mom guilt and you know, wife guilt of can I take care of work home children and have my own business and grow my own business?

And that's where you start having doubts and all of that kicks in and it was trying to. Find a way out of that mindset that, no, I can do this. And it was trying to find that connection between being a business owner, being a business woman, doing it myself, managing the children, managing housework, and still being part of two other businesses, which I still was.

So for me. That was the hardest bit. But then as I let go of some of the responsibilities that I had with the other businesses, the new business got easier and easier because I was able to focus. Yeah,

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And for anyone that doesn't know, obviously with my mastermind, it is subconscious meet strategy because I believe like arch, I just said earlier that the, the reason why you haven't got to where you want to get to. In business or life is not because you don't know how to. You have the how We are living in a world where the how is now so easy.

So easy. But the things that actually stop women and female founders. Is the mindset piece. It's the money blocks, it's the self-doubt, it's the imposter syndrome. It's not feeling good enough. It's not, you know, feeling like they're educated enough, pretty enough, qualified enough, enough experience. It's all these things that come together to actually block women from their vision and goals.

And that's why. On my master, my mentoring calls, yes, we do go through strategy pieces, but a lot of the conversations and mentoring that I'm doing is around,Mindset and the subconscious work. So that's exactly what we did with you, didn't we? Because how do you feel like the mindset and subconscious work really helped you shift your money blocks?

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because a lot of people think, oh yes, like it'd be so great. I'll get more sales in. It'll be brilliant. But the thing is you have to do that money mindset work to actually. Be able in a, in a state to receive, but then also be able to hold that money. So let's speak into a little bit around that. So how did that mindset work help you shift those money blocks?

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And even the fact that it can happen from childhood, that was even more of a like wow moment for me. And so just the fact that there was such a thing was already, it was like, okay, so there has to be money blocks because this is, I know where my weaknesses is. not because we've been poor, because we've always been stable.

Yes, financially, but I've always felt that we've not got enough. I've always felt poorer, even though we never were. And so, you know, you keep. Firefighting with everything in business because you are always thinking, this is not enough. I haven't got enough, but you know, I've never been poor of anything. and then it wasn't until the money blocks happened, I thought, no, you know what this is, this is something deeper that I need to find for myself and find out what is causing this.

And it wasn't until we did the mindset work that I realized that this was something that I was carrying since childhood. Although how irrational it was at the time, it stopped me from doing the things that I've always wanted to do. It shaped me and, and I think uncovering those beliefs, questioning it, releasing it, it was an instant shift in my energy and the way I saw everything.

and I think that was, that was so powerful, that work. so yeah, that was the most unbelievable shift that I've had in, in the whole, you know, series that we, that we did. the strategy was always there, but the mind shift mindset work just unlocked then the strategy for me.

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And I think it's so true. Like, like we said before, it is always that mindset piece. And I think with my mastermind as well, we work on so many different variations of, you know, the blocks that are coming up for women, whether that's mindset blocks, whether that's. Money blocks, whether that's, you know, self-worth issues, fear of being seen, visibility.

And I think also how did you find it being in community with other women, like, 'cause I think you found that so powerful.

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And it took me a while to get my story out there. I mean, I'd been doing this for a year, my, you know, the new profession and not many people knew about it because the fear that I had of going public with it, and the encouragement that I had from the ladies in the group. It was so powerful. It's, you don't know until you are in it that you realize that it isn't just about the, the membership access to all of your content.

It is being in the group, showing up and listening to everybody else and having the conversations with other people that are either in a similar situation or going through the same. Same journey, but that definitely helped and encouraged me to then get my story out there. And I, I don't know how I would've done that without being on the Mastermind.

I don't think I ever would have honored, to be honest, I wouldn't have, and I wouldn't have got to where I am without the other ladies. And you. And you. Yeah.

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Women just want to kind of struggle on their own and try and work it out, but never take any support, whether that's my mastermind or not. Had you not joined the mastermind? What? What do you think would've happened?

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And I, I, I honestly, honestly think that without being on that Mastermind, I would never have got to where I am and I would've just been stuck. I, I wouldn't have. Being able to talk to anybody else about it. I mean, I've, I've made some friends in this, in this group, you know, and I do keep in touch with a few of them, so you know it, and it's lovely being on that journey together.

And then continuing having some friendships afterwards because you know, you've got people that if you want to talk to, they're there. Sometimes it's difficult talking to your best friends about certain things, but when it comes to meeting strangers, you are, you could open up a lot more easily. and I think that really helped.

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It will, it will enlighten you. It will humble you. It's a real spiritual journey, I feel like, as well as, as well as the mindset. And I think people just don't understand, you know, normal people do not understand like, you know. Even I, you know, I love my husband's debits and he, he's got his own company, so he understands now, but you know, back before he didn't, he doesn't understand what it, how, not even how to run a business, but like what it almost brings up.

Normal people don't realize, you know, how much it takes to run a really successful business like you are doing. And I think this is where it's so powerful to have when you can see, I think the other bit other part of it that's so powerful is when you see other women, and I've always said this, like women coming together is so healing.

And I think that just being able to share your struggles, your wins, your insights. In community with like-minded women, and I know that phrase gets thrown around a lot, but like-minded is people that are on the same journey, they want to grow, they want to make something themselves, they want to create a legacy.

They want to, you know, be bigger, be bolder in their life. Then that is just so powerful. And I know that so many of my, as minders always keep in touch. Like I had a group a couple of years ago. They're like, go on holiday together. I've like literally seen them like, you know, they're always together.

There's like four of them and they're always together and it's so lovely to see. So thank you so much for sharing that. So if you, and like the other thing I've seen a lot coming up in general with women is that they're waiting for this like magical right time.you know. People say, oh no, now's not the right time, now's not the right time.

And I'm really proud, like this cohort, we've got so many ama amazing women that have joined the Mastermind, but you know, people will, people, women use this excuse of time all the time. The irony, what would you say to that?

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Well, it wasn't a question. I almost said, look, I'm just starting out. Maybe I'll come back in a year. Yeah. And I'll join then. And you said, no. Why? You know, what, what, what is it that you're gonna do in a year? You can't, that you have to leave it to join. And I went away and I thought, yeah, what am I gonna do in this year that's gonna improve for me to then join the Mastermind the year after?

And, there was no answer to that question. And I was like, well, yes, actually, you know what, this is the right time because I, if I don't do it now, I either never will, or I'm gonna be just stuck for a year earning under 10 K for another year. And then join it. So it, I didn't want to waste the time. And time goes by very quickly and you don't realize how quickly time goes and wasting it is just wasn't an opportune, you know, thing that I, I had time to do.

So, yeah.

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And the other thing I think about waiting is like it's detrimental to your confidence. You know, when, imagine if you joined the year later, I'm sure you would've still got amazing results, but you would've had that another year of like self-doubt, another year of it. Not working out, trying things, not knowing what you need to work on mindset wise.

And I just think that. That's like time wasted and that's, that's de you know, detrimental to your confidence. Like even for me last year, obviously I mentor amazing women like you, but I always have a mentor. And last year I had the most insane year, as in we had so many family deaths. There were things going on behind the scenes, like really personal things.

And it would've been so easy for me to be like. Oh, but this year's really busy. I've got so much going on. You know, I've got this that I, I know I just committed to my mentor and I showed up because this is the other thing, like even when you are going through a, I, I'd say like in your life in general, like a tough phase, like I think it's fine to take a sabbatical or business breaks if that's what you want to do.

But your business also has to, for me anyway, yes, I took some breaks, but it had to continue in the hard times. Like, you know, I could have taken a sabbatical. I'm in a really blessed position. I could have done that, but I just didn't want to. And I think that, I think sometimes women. Do, you know, use external events and we all have things that happen.

Challenges happen, but no one gets to escape that. So you can't Also, I think you can't almost collapse at every challenge. You know, it's like if you are in a full-time job. I know this sounds awful, but like if you had a family member that died, yes, you'd get bereavement leave, but like how long is that gonna be for?

It's not gonna be for long. And then you have to go back to your job and it's like. I see a lot of women, they just let that consume them. And I think you have to be in that mindset of like, no, I want it. I'm gonna do whatever possible. And of course you have to look after yourself. You know, when I had a family death last summer, I didn't work for two weeks.

I just couldn't. I just kept crying constantly. It was really hard. But at the same time, like you have to have that devotion to your vision and your business as well, you know? I

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In my head, in my brain, I put it in there that, no, this has got to stop. I've got to stop procrastinating. I've got to stop, wasting time. I am was in my mid forties and I was. Like I, you know, I, I only have a certain number of years left before I'm gonna be not be able to do things, you know? So I was like, right, this is it.

And you know what? Since that day I no longer procrastinate on things that need to get done. I just do it. If I want to join another course, I just join it. And that's the way I've made my mindset work. Better for me, working smarter work, not working harder, but changing the way I work so that it is smarter, increasing my standards, reflecting in what I'm doing with my time, my energy, because we don't have a lot of time, and that's what I took from the mastermind.

And now if there's something that has opportunity has come, I just grab it because if I don't, I'll either lose it, somebody else will take it, and I would've wasted time. And then in the end, I might do it anyway. And so I would've wasted that time, you know?

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In total. Can I just say like, you are so confident now, like the way your demeanor, the way you hold yourself, the way you speak, it's just so different. 'cause obviously I saw you at the event and we didn't get to chat together that much. You are on the panel extremely confident, but now like I'm speaking to you like this, it's like, oh my God.

Your confidence has increased so much.

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Public speaking, you know, you know, having, having just a conversation and not worrying about what other people are gonna think. And that's probably what, what it was, it was what will other people think about what I have to say? And that was very scary for me. It isn't anymore. And again, that shift happened during the Mastermind.

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But I do, I have met women that think, oh my God, can they be a really present mother? Can they run a really successful business? Like, 'cause there's this, there's this kind of notion, and I think it's fine. It's totally up to what women wanna do. Like when you have a baby, maybe you just devote a lot of time to your child.

But then I know other women that don't want to do that. They genuinely wanna build something for themselves and leave a legacy and be ha they have a huge vision. How do you, I don't like the word balance, but how do you blend it all with like motherhood and business, and obviously you've got your other businesses and you've got, you know, your husband.

How, how does that all work for you?

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Yeah. And they would understand and they, and for me. Everything came down to whatever I'm doing is gonna be a reflection of me as a mom to my children and how they see me, how they could potentially then see themselves. So if I create this path for me, I follow through. My children are seeing that. You know, this can be done.

You can change careers and still, you know, go through life with something different later on in Sage that I was showing up for my children because I wanted to show them that, look what, whatever you do in life, you can still continue doing other things, different things. And they really helped me. Get to where I am as well.

And they were very supportive. I had my son's a little bit younger, but he understood as well. And, and I just think that both of them together were, they've just been amazing. They've really, they've been encouraging me. So, you know, and that really helped. So for me it was slightly different and, you know, they were slightly older, a bit more understanding, and I, I wanted to show them that, you know.

I can do this.

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I'm not, you know, I'm not sacrificing. I'm getting everything that I want in my life. And still being, having time for them, which I always make sure I do. I do respect my own family time, so set the boundaries with my businesses and I say, right, this is how my calendar is going to look like. Make sure that I do keep time for them for holidays and.

And that's, you know, having that strategy and having those, the, the biggest thing that helped me with the work we did was the vision boards. And that then gives you an idea of. How you want your business to look like for the year and that then your calendar, then everything, slip slots around it and just making sure that you fit in the family time and

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Done in a matter of, you know, couple of hours as opposed to six hours and you know, so it was just working smarter and that really helped because that then focused my time. Without the procrastination. So yeah,

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Because I know this week the doors are open, there are women listening, they are on the fence. What would you say?

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Thank you so much. And I think, yeah, in your testimonial, I think you said something about like being really held and. I think a lot of women think, oh, they're gonna come into a group. They're not gonna be seen or heard or held. But for me, that's like the biggest principle.

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Like every week that I wasn't posting on them, I'm like, oh my God, what did I do this week? You know, that was, that was brilliant. You know, and that happens weekly. So it was nice being held accountable for the, your, everything on your platform is there for everyone to, to look at and, you know, work through the workbooks.

But being. Present and coming to the calls and you know, having discussions. That is probably the, the biggest thing, the takeaway that I would say from the calls.

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I know you did at my event. So where can everyone find you if they want to connect with you?

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But that, yeah, that's where I am at the moment.

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I'm also taking Clarity calls as well, so you can DM me the word call on Sharn Khaira mentor. and yeah, thank you so much for being here a and I will catch up with you soon.

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