Welcome to WORK OF ART - hosted by Rachel Bell (aka - me).

I teach the art, science, and magic of building a personal brand that allows you to get paid for who you are, not just what you do.

I’ve built an $8M brand using my creativity and imagination — along with the principles of influence, magnetism, and marketing.

In this podcast, I’ll show you how you can do the same thing.

Let’s make your brand - and life - into a work of art. xx

5 - My Business Mindset Principles

5 - My Business Mindset Principles

Rachel Bell

I’m peeling back the curtain on the personal business mindset principles that keep me from spiraling into a stress-fueled mess. Let’s be real—most of you are out here looking for a prescriptive "right way" to do business, but business isn't a formula. It’s an art. If you’re tired of feeling dysregulated and overwhelmed by the noise, it’s time to stop looking for a template and start becoming an expert on yourself.

Listen in as I share how I act as my own "bodyguard" to protect my creative essence and relaxation. I’m breaking down why "context switching" is the silent killer of your productivity and how you can make more money by doing way less. We’re ditching the idea that business has to be serious or hard, and instead, we’re pimping out the journey to be the most epic, comfy, and interesting experience possible. Buckle in, baby.

"What stresses me out today right now is just child's play to a future version of myself."

Here’s a glance at what you’ll hear from me in this episode:  

  • The Expertise of You: Why the most valuable time you spend in business is becoming an expert on your own sabotages, joys, and preferences.

  • The Future-Self Hack: How to project yourself into your "future badass" state to realize that today's problems are just child's play.

  • The Context Switching Trap: Why working eight hours can actually be less effective than two hours of true, deep focus.

  • The "Me-Sized" Business: How to stop following templates that don't suit you and start innovating based on how you want your life to feel.

  • Emotional Stability 101: Why your business is not responsible for your happiness and how to stay "chilling" even when the numbers are wild.

  • Allocating Fucks Wisely: How to protect your energy from the "atrocious" news of the world so you actually have the power to create change in your own community.

Timestamps:

  • 00:00 Introduction

  • 00:24 Why these mindset principles are specifically for the easily stressed

  • 01:44 The "One Question" beneath every business inquiry: What is the right way?

  • 04:39 Rule #1: Why today's stress is just "child's play" to your future self

  • 06:40 "I don’t stress about things for free": Acting as your own bodyguard

  • 07:56 Rule #2: The natural power of working on one thing at a time

  • 08:55 The hidden exhaustion of context switching and "dopamine hits"

  • 11:25 Organizing your life into creative, managerial, and deep work modes

  • 13:44 Rule #3: Rejecting the idea that business must be "serious or hard"

  • 15:42 The secret of innovators: Every "necessary" method was just an experiment

  • 17:24 Rule #4: Why your business isn't responsible for your emotional stability

  • 19:36 Rule #5: Why "arrival" doesn't exist and why you should pimp out the journey

  • 22:40 Rule #6: The more you enjoy the work, the more successful it becomes

  • 24:12 Rule #7: Giving your fucks wisely to avoid paralysis and hopelessness

  • 26:46 Homework: Create your own 5-10 principles to protect your creative energy

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"Every single method that you think is necessary to follow was created by someone who was experimenting."

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