I'm sharing something a little different: two energetic exercises that have profoundly shifted my relationship with money, and why this inner work matters just as much as the practical side of building a business. I get honest about my own money wounds, rooted in my family's immigration story and old beliefs about earning money for things I didn't actually want to do.

I walk you through two exercises I've personally practiced: first, visualizing the embodiment of your relationship with money (and being willing to look at what shows up, even if it's uncomfortable), and second, identifying the size of your energetic "vessel" for receiving and holding money. I share vulnerable stories from both, including a childhood memory of church collection bowls that shaped my early relationship with giving and receiving.

This episode is a reminder that expanding your capacity to receive isn't just a mindset shift. It's an ongoing practice, just like the practical financial planning we teach inside the incubator and at Momentum by Design.

In This Episode:

• Our early experiences around money (family, culture, religion) often shape subconscious beliefs we're still carrying as adults.
• Visualizing the "embodiment" of your relationship with money can surface wounds you didn't know you were carrying.
• We each have an energetic "vessel" with a symbolic capacity for how much money we can receive and hold.
• A container too small for the flow of money you're calling in can create overwhelm, not abundance.
• Expanding your capacity to receive is an ongoing practice, not a one-time fix.
• Energetic work and practical financial planning aren't separate. They work together to move your business forward.

Resources:

Sign up for Momentum By Design Event October 23rd (Live in Littleton, CO) or October 30th (Online)

https://www.spiritualbusinessincubator.com/momentumbydesign

Learn more about the Spiritual Business Incubator:
https://www.spiritualbusinessincubator.com

Purchase my book here!
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1966346050/

Podcast website:
https://www.spiritualbusinessincubator.com/newageceopodcast

View the full show notes for this episode:
https://www.spiritualbusinessincubator.com/blog/episode21

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/annanicholsmba

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https://www.instagram.com/annanicholsmba

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I'm digging into a stage so many founders find themselves stuck in: solopreneurship. It's an amazing place to start a business, but for many of us, it was never meant to be the final destination. I talk about how to know when solopreneurship has stopped being aligned, why so many of us stay stuck delivering everything ourselves instead of stepping into the next level, and what it actually takes to evolve rather than burn out or dissolve.

I break down the real reasons solopreneurship becomes misaligned (your vision was always bigger than one person, your human design points to partnership or team, or your life circumstances are shifting) and share a personal example using my husband's journey as a manifestor to illustrate how understanding your own energy changes how you build. I also share a wild statistic on why founders inside structured incubators are far more likely to still be in business five years from now.

This episode is an invitation to stop asking "how do I do more" and start asking "what's the aligned next structure for my business."

In This Episode:

• Solopreneurship is a powerful starting point, not necessarily the end goal.
• There are three real reasons solopreneurship stops being aligned: your original vision, your human design, or your life circumstances.
• Businesses inside structured incubators are 85% more likely to still be operating five years later.
• Taking action without a comprehensive plan disperses your energy instead of building real momentum.
• Understanding how your unique energy flows (hello, human design) changes how you structure your business.
• Evolving past solopreneurship requires both internal work and practical, structural business decisions.

Resources:

Sign up for Momentum By Design Event October 23rd (Live in Littleton, CO) or October 30th (Online)

https://www.spiritualbusinessincubator.com/momentumbydesign

Learn more about the Spiritual Business Incubator:
https://www.spiritualbusinessincubator.com

Purchase my book here!
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1966346050/

Podcast website:
https://www.spiritualbusinessincubator.com/newageceopodcast

View the full show notes for this episode:
https://www.spiritualbusinessincubator.com/blog/episode20

LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/annanicholsmba

Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/annanicholsmba

Connect with Anna Nichols:
Instagram: @iamannanichols (https://www.instagram.com/iamannanichols/)

In this episode, I'm coming to you fresh off Colorado Startup Week, where I've spent the week talking to founders, investors, and venture capitalists managing hundreds of millions (in some cases billions) of dollars. I share what happened when I started explaining how we use human design at the Spiritual Business Incubator to help founders build businesses faster and more intentionally, and why investor after investor paused, leaned in, and told me this was genuinely innovative.

I get honest about a fear I've carried for a long time: that blending the "woo" with real business fundamentals wouldn't be taken seriously. This week proved otherwise. I talk about what investors are actually looking for (a fast, reliable return), why alignment and intentional timing directly impact how quickly a business moves through its growth stages, and why "hustle" isn't a dirty word when it's rooted in genuine mission and alignment rather than burnout.

This episode is part reflection, part pep talk, and a reminder that the parts of you that feel too spiritual, too different, or too "out there" might actually be your biggest business advantage.

In This Episode:

• Investors care about one thing above all: getting a return in the quickest timeline possible.
• Human design and alignment can directly speed up how fast a business moves through its growth stages.
• The fear of not being taken seriously often says more about self-doubt than reality.
• Hustle isn't inherently bad. Hustle rooted in mission and alignment looks completely different than hustle rooted in burnout.
• Founders and investors want real, numbers-driven conversations, not just inspiration.
• Bridging practical business fundamentals with spiritual alignment isn't a compromise. It's a competitive advantage.

Resources:

Sign up for Momentum By Design Event October 23rd (Live in Littleton, CO) or October 30th (Online)

https://www.spiritualbusinessincubator.com/momentumbydesign

Learn more about the Spiritual Business Incubator:
https://www.spiritualbusinessincubator.com

Purchase my book here!
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1966346050/

Podcast website:

https://www.spiritualbusinessincubator.com/newageceopodcast

View the full show notes for this episode:
https://www.spiritualbusinessincubator.com/blog/episode19

LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/annanicholsmba

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/annanicholsmba

Connect with Anna Nichols:
Instagram: @iamannanichols (https://www.instagram.com/iamannanichols/)