The Mindset Shift That Scales

Unlock the growth mindset every 8-figure CEO swears by

Welcome to WE Lead to Scale! If you’re a woman entrepreneur (WE) scaling through 8 figures, this newsletter is for you. Each week, we’ll share tools and insights to grow your leadership, align your team, and think like a growth-focused CEO. Red Admiral Ventures is here to help WEs lead with clarity, confidence, and vision. Subscribe for free today, and let’s start building your 8-figure success story.

Why Your Mindset Is the Key to Scaling

Are you tired of spending all your energy treading water to run your business, putting out fires and dealing with setbacks? 

If so, you’re not alone. 

Many women entrepreneurs scaling businesses face the challenge of getting unstuck, overcoming obstacles, and gaining momentum amidst the day-to-day noise.

The secret? A growth mindset. A mental approach where individuals actively seek out situations that are slightly unstable or unpredictable, viewing them as fertile ground for learning, innovation, and personal growth. They embrace balancing order and chaos to push beyond comfort zones and foster creativity.

A growth mindset isn’t just a nice-to-have—it’s the foundation for:

• Transitioning from reactive to proactive leadership.

• Building powerful, aligned teams that move strategy forward.

• Thriving  in the tension between chaos and order by living on the edge of chaos.*

Today, let’s explore how you can shift your mindset to scale with intention and confidence.

4 Ways to Scale

Growth mindset isn’t just a buzzword. It’s the key to leading with clarity and scaling your business sustainably. Here’s how to know if you have it—and how to develop it if you don’t.

1) Start With 8-Figure CEO Thinking**

The difference between businesses stuck at 6 figures and those scaling to 8 figures is the CEO and team mindset:

• 8-Figure Business leaders ask their teams what they’re focusing on. 6-Figure Business leaders tell their teams what to work on.

• 8-Figure Businesses tie their strategy to their vision. 6-Figure Businesses react to whatever opportunities come their way.

• 8-Figure Business leaders carve out monthly time for clarity breaks. 6-Figure Business leaders grind for 60+ hours a week, believing hustle is the only way.

Action Step: Adopt these habits with the belief that your business—and your leadership—can grow beyond today’s limits.

2) Aim to 10X Your Business

Too often, WE CEOs focus on incremental progress, driven by fear of failure or a desire to mitigate risk. But as authors Hardy and Sullivan argue, thinking in terms of 10X goals creates clearer priorities, fewer pathways (think 80:20 rule), and greater focus.

Action step: Write down your 10X goal for 2025. It could be in terms of 10x revenue, or profits, or days off for the year, etc compared to your actual in 2024. Now look at where you spend time in your business and ask yourself: What’s one activity where I am most valuable in my business and I should focus more on to achieve my 10x goal?

3) Clarity Breaks

Chaos thrives when you don’t make space to think. That’s why scheduling a monthly clarity break is non-negotiable for growth-minded CEOs. Give yourself 2 hours—or a full day—to reflect on where your business is, where you want it to go, and what’s getting in the way.

Action step: Open your calendar right now and block out your first clarity break within 30 days.

4) Change Your Mindset from Fixed to Growth

When challenges arise, do you think:

• Fixed Mindset: “This is just how it is. I’ll make do.”

• Growth Mindset: “What can I learn? How can I make this better?”

Growth-minded leaders see obstacles as opportunities to innovate and improve.

Action step: Think of the last time you had a setback in your business. Did you respond with a fixed or growth mindset?

Build Your 1-page Growth Roadmap

Ready to take the first step toward clarity and scaling? My one-page growth roadmap is a 4-hour session for $1197 ($1,000 for the month of January only.)

The roadmap includes five major elements. Each one defines an aspect of your business and seamlessly connects your mission, vision, values, and goals to achieve clarity and direction.

Explore more ways Red Admiral Ventures can support your journey to scale. Visit our website to learn about our WE coaching services and tools for scaling business.

Start Leading With a Growth Mindset Today

You can’t lead your business to scale without leading yourself first. A growth mindset is the foundation for clarity, alignment, and success—and it’s something you can build starting today.

Today’s Action Steps:

1. Schedule your clarity break.

2. Write down one decision that aligns with 10X thinking.

3. Take the Positive Intelligence Assessments and schedule time to discuss with me.

Scaling your business doesn’t have to feel chaotic. The right mindset and tools can lead to exponential growth in your business

What’s Holding You Back From Being an 8-Figure CEO?

Help me plan future newsletter content by taking this single click survey. What’s your biggest growth mindset challenge as a WE CEO?

• Shifting from reactive to proactive leadership.

• Making time to work on the business and strategy.

• Thinking beyond incremental growth.

Click here to reply.

Weekly Resource List

Here are some resources to help you develop your growth mindset and apply it to your business:

• Book: Mindset Psychology A deep dive into how fixed vs. growth thinking impacts your success, by Carol S. Dweck, Professor of Psychology at Stanford University and a leading researcher on motivation and mindsets.. 

• Case Study: Canva Raises 200 Million TechCrunch. Cofounder and CEO Melanie Perkins prioritized learning, refining her pitch, and building an aligned team that shared her vision.

• Podcast: System and Soul. Insights on scaling with systems and culture

• Podcast: How Leaders Think. Kenny Lange has some relevant posts and a searchable archive.

Let’s Build Your Path to 8 Figures

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PS

* Edge of chaos is considered the optimal environment for creativity, innovation, and significant learning. Embracing uncertainty and taking calculated risks can lead to substantial personal or professional growth. One example is that your profits will go down while you are investing in growth, but you have to take that path to seize the growth. 

**Thanks to System and Soul CEO Benj Miller for the inspiration behind this post. Check out his 261 newsletter for more insights on leadership and scaling.

– Robin