Crazy Busy

Get inspired by creative entrepreneur and realtor Janel Muhammed, who shows us how to think outside of the box and follow our passions to make a profitable business. Janel took a childhood love of staging houses, mixed that with a zest for travel (and curiosity about homes on foreign soil!) and created a unique business that she loves. 

Though it's sure that Janel's 2020 plan is changing right now, (we spoke in January),with an innovative mind and spirit like hers, it's clear that she has the right attitude to navigate any challenge.

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Have you ever done “all the right things” in your career, but still felt empty inside? When Susan Nicholas became a surgeon, she experienced an intense emotional void that almost drove her to take her life. Luckily, she kept going, soul searching until she found a more meaningful path.

Now, she is an energy healer, speaker and author living her purpose as CEO of Human Consciousness Consortium and SusanNicholas.org.

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Rosenna Bakari, Ph.D., an overachieving, highly-educated author, psychologist and scholar had her normal fast-paced word turned upside down when, as an adult, she realized she needed to heal from childhood sexual abuse. She turned her pain into passion as she committed to consistently showing up for herself and other adult survivors through her empowerment organization Talking Trees.

Listen in to hear her inspiring story and how commitment and consistency creates the space for true change.

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Helena Escalante is a copywriter and entrepreneur who runs multiple successful businesses, something that I know many of my listeners are curious about. In this interview, learn how Helena recommends you set your mindset up for success if you think you're the serial entrepreneur type! Plus, how to enjoy every part of the process + Helena’s story on beating perfectionism!

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Meet Stephanie Redlener, a leadership and sexuality coach that charted her own career path without having any clue how it was all going to work out!

Karin and Stephanie had a weirdly similar back story (starting with both refusing to join the Gifted & Talented program in their early education)! If you’ve ever had trouble listening to your heart, or if you did listen to your heart and felt like, “None of my decisions make sense! Where is this all leading??” then this episode is for you. You'll also learn the two ways that Stephanie notices her female leadership clients hold themselves back.

Heather Carlucci was a New York City chef and restauranteur who turned her gifts into a successful business as a psychic medium and medical intuitive. Listen in to hear Heather's journey from Crazy Busy chef, to soul led entrepreneur - and learn about the boundaries she had to set, the pace and space she had to incorporate into her life in order to make the switch. 

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Donna Ognibene was the most active person you could think of. A gymnast, an actor and personal trainer, she sustained several injuries from her teens to early 30s that forced her to learn how to pivot and rebound her health. Listen in to hear how Donna coped with these sudden changes and the limitations on her life. Plus, learn a bit about how Donna helps herself and her clients stay healthy while on the go. 

An uncertain future is part of life, no matter how much we can fool ourselves to think otherwise when things seem stable. We never know exactly what's around the corner.

Most entrepreneurs, including myself, have had multiple pivots. Sometimes it's out of dissatisfaction and a hunger for purpose - seeking that place we're supposed to be, where we feel put to good use. 

Other times it's out of necessity. The way we've done things isn't working anymore and we have to do something different. 

The most potent pivots can happen when it's both. We are being forced to change out of necessity and we move towards passion, instead of collapsing into our fear.

That's what Gina Molinari did with her career and one reason why I'm sharing her interview with you first.

We're going to be doing something different over the next 8 weeks! Karin interviewed 8 entrepreneurs about how they stop the crazy busy crisis, and became the leaders of their own lives and businesses. Tune in to be inspired by their stories. 

Are your company meetings optimizing expensive company resources? Maybe they are ineffective, boring and/or frustrating?

Meetings are a problem area for almost all my clients. They're thought of as a "necessary evil", "inherently inefficient" and a big old time suck. 

But that's not good enough for me and it doesn't need to be for you. Meetings are one of the biggest opportunities we have for teams to collaborate.

I've put together four reasons why your meetings aren't managed well and - most importantly - the tools to fix them.

It's all in the latest episode of Crazy Busy, How to Run a Successful Meeting

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Are the words slipping out of your mouth actually hurting you? Karin shares the power of words and why what you don’t realize you’re saying can subconsciously hold you back and undermine your relationships.

After listening to this show, you’ll have a whole new awareness around what you say and what words you want to put on your STOP DOING list.

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If you're a business leader, manager, or ambitious professional, it's essential that you know how to keep yourself and your team in the executive function. Executive function is a set of mental skills that include working memory, flexible thinking, and self-control. We use these skills for strategy, collaboration and creativity.

When you or your team gets knocked out of the executive function by an emotional trigger, (yes, we all have them) you lose time, productivity and money. That's because trouble with executive function can make it hard to focus, follow directions, and handle emotions, among other things.

In this episode, Karin gives you a sneak peek into how she works with individuals, teams and companies to optimize their executive function.

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If you've ever gone into fight, flight or freeze mode in the face of a big decision at work or in your business, this episode is for you. Karin breaks down a recent decision she had to make about a technology investment and gives you a framework of questions you can use to help make YOUR big decisions with confidence. 

Welcome to 2020! In this episode, Karin shares her top 5 tips for having perfect vision in 2020. Stop moving so fast, start Marie Kondo-ing your activities, and find yourself ending this year proud of what you've accomplished. Put these five tips into practice and your days will be smoother, happier and a lot more productive. 

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In part two of this series on the art of Confronting, Karin shares her framework for what to do when you need to confront someone. Whether someone is being malicious at work or in life, (fairly uncommon) or just doesn't know that they've upset you (much more common), you'll have the tools you need to handle the situation with grace. 

Are you fearful of confrontation? You aren't alone. Most people don't actually know how to confront in a positive way. In this episode of Crazy Busy, Karin shares what the word "confrontation" really means and how you can think about it to build better relationships at work and in life.  She'll illuminate the reasons you aren't confronting now and tell a story about a time a confrontation created what some might call a miracle. 

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Feeling like you just can't get focused? Frustrated by how you feel at the end of the day? Scared at the fact that you simply aren't meeting your goals? You need to put Sprinting in practice. On this week's episode of Crazy Busy, Karin shares the mistakes you may be making during your workday and how to implement a sprinting method that will help you focus - even if you're distraction-prone.

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Is multi-tasking a real thing? Or is it BS?

In today's episode Karin shares the truth about multi-tasking, with stories and stats to make the case that you should drop this habit immediately. Karin also shares tools to help you quit so you can end your day earlier, become more accurate and creative, and even enjoy your food more, too. Really!

Do you feel like you're getting triggered all the time at work because other people don't respect you? Do you have goals that you're trying to reach but your own behavior gets in the way? If so, you may have a problem with boundaries. 

Boundaries are essential for a health relationship with others and yourself. Learn what a boundary is, why people don't set boundaries (and why they should) and then Karin's simple 3-part process for setting boundaries and communicating them effectively in this episode of Crazy Busy. 

In Part 1 of this series on Perfectionism, we covered the different kinds of perfectionists and how this seemingly positive trait is actually hurting you in work, life and business. 

In Part 2, Karin teaches you The Perfectionist's Fast Track - a tool she uses to help get her clients out of perfectionism and into focused, calm action. This will save you hours and hours of time each day if you put it into practice!

Think perfectionism is a "good" trait to have? Think again. 

Perfectionism comes from an energy of fear and it's keeping you stuck. Though very common, it isn't helping you. 

Listen to this week's episode to see why perfectionism is messing up your flow, which type of perfectionism you most identify with and where it stems from in your background.  Then next week, I'll share my tools to stop perfectionism in it's tracks, so you can start enjoying your work and life again. 

Do you take breaks? Or do you feel like you need to "crush it"?

In this episode of Crazy Busy, Karin shares how taking breaks actually improves your performance at work. She also highlights an all too common phrase she hears every day that should be left behind immediately. (Hint - you don't need to tell us EXACTLY what you're up to in order to take a break!)

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Do you say yes when you really mean no? If you have an issue with people pleasing, taking on more work than you can handle, or getting resentful in your professional life - you're probably saying yes when you really mean no. In this episode of Crazy Busy, Karin breaks down why you're saying yes when you don't mean it and gives you practical tips to break the habit and communicate more effectively. 

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Setting yourself up for success at work starts with what happens before you ever step foot in an office or at your desk - your morning routine. 

Movement, meditation and eating breakfast are non-negotiable in my morning routine - but that doesn't mean I can't have a little fun with it. 

In this week's episode of Crazy Busy, I share with you how I've set up my morning routine so that I get all the benefits without getting bored. 

If you haven't tried a morning routine yet (or can't seem to stick to one...) listen in and put these tips into action. All top performers have a morning routine and it's time you joined the club!

Knowing what a good day looks like and how to plan for one is the first step in your journey to leaving "Crazy Busy" behind. 

In this episode, Karin Bellantoni teaches you how to take everything that's been jumbling around inside of your head, into an actionable daily and weekly plan that leaves you feeling productive and in control. You'll get clear on what needs to happen, what you can defer or delegate and have enough spaciousness left over to account for the inevitable ebbs and flows of your energy and your workload. 

Work is important, but it doesn't need to take over your entire life. When you know what a good day looks like and plan for it, you can truly disconnect in the evening and come back the next day with a fresh mind. 

Leave Crazy Busy behind and become the leader you were meant to be.