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Listen non-judgmentally: Offer a safe and supportive space for the person to share what they’re going through. Avoid giving advice or trying to fix the problem.
As a part of my series about “How To Develop Mindfulness And Serenity During Stressful Or Uncertain Times”, I had the pleasure of interviewing Mindi Huebner, Mindset Mastery Coach.
Mindi Huebner is an Intuitive Mindset Mastery Coach, NLP practitioner, a certified Health, Life and Success Coach, and Clinical Hypnotherapist. Helping women challenge their limiting beliefs, embrace their confidence, and reveal the wildly successful humans they are, takes top priority in Mindi’s world. Mindi assists in the important act of rewiring her client’s brains and unlocking their magic so they can create a soul aligned business and extraordinary life.
Thank you so much for doing this with us! Our readers would love to “get to know you” a bit better. Can you share with us the backstory about what brought you to your specific career path?
After 17 successful years in direct sales with the same company, my division closed. This was my moment, I stepped into the online personal development space, and never looked back. I devoured online coaching programs and gathered several certifications. I started as a health and life coach for female entrepreneurs. It didn’t take me long to realize my obsession with habits, beliefs, and the brain…I received more certifications; NLP, Hypnotherapist, Timeline Techniques and shifted into my sweet spot — Mindset Mastery. Now I am privileged to coach successful female entrepreneurs to reveal and release the limiting beliefs that keep them from creating the soul-aligned business they’ve dreamed of.
Can you share the most interesting story that happened to you since you started your career?
Hands down, it’s the way I’ve developed and grown my intuition and my spiritual practices. I now have a circle of deeply spiritual colleagues and friends who are intuitives, healers, psychics, and more. I read tarot, practice Reiki and tap into my Claircognizance on the regular.
What advice would you give to other leaders about how to create a fantastic work culture?
There are a few key things that leaders can do to create a great work culture:
- Focus on communication: Make sure you keep the lines of communication open with your team, encourage and honor feedback. This helps create a more open and collaborative environment.
- Promote teamwork: Encourage your team to work together and support one another. Create a sense of community and teamwork.
- Celebrate success: Celebrate victories and successes as a team to build morale and encourage collaboration.
- Be positive: Be positive and cultivate empowered energy, this will set the tone for your team.
- Be flexible: Be willing to adjust and adapt as needed in order to ensure that the work culture is constantly evolving and improving.
Creating a great work culture takes some time and effort, but it’s so worth the outcome.
Is there a particular book that made a significant impact on you? Can you share a story or explain why it resonated with you so much?
ATOMIC HABITS by James Clear! Yes, that’s in all caps, and yes I’m shouting it. It gave me a perspective on achievement that rocked my world. I no longer think in terms of just a goal or outcome, I now find the process to embody the person who…I don’t want to read one book, I want to be a reader. I re-read it every year and reference it constantly. I have rewired my brain to think: habit — process — identity for everything. I love to ask myself and my clients, “Who are you being and who do you want to be?” Run, don’t walk, and get your copy TODAY.
How would you define and describe the state of being mindful?
The state of being mindful is the act of being aware and present in the moment. It is about paying attention to what is happening around you and within you, without judgment. Mindfulness can help you to become more aware of your thoughts, feelings, and actions, and can ultimately help you to make better choices in your life.
Share with our readers a few of the physical, mental, and emotional benefits of becoming mindful.
There are so many benefits of becoming mindful:
Improved focus and concentration
Reduced stress and anxiety
Increased self-awareness
Better decision making skills
Greater clarity of thought
Reduced impulsiveness
Better sleep quality
Improved physical health
What are some of the ways that you can develop mindfulness in uncertain times and integrate it into your daily life?
Some simple steps you can take to start developing and integrating mindfulness include:
Take a few moments each day to sit quietly and focus on your breath. We often forget to breathe, taking shallow breaths instead of deep, chest expanding, or belly expanding ones. Notices how your chest feels right now and inhale the biggest breath you’ve taken all day. Tune in to how that feels, notice your heart rate and the tension in your body.
Pay attention to the sensations/emotions in your body as you go about your day and notice them without judgment. I store stress in my neck and shoulders, as do many other people. When I tune in to the sensations, I can acknowledge them and see if they are sensations I want to keep or shift. It’s okay to feel all the emotions, it makes you human. Mindfulness is presence not pretend happiness.
Take a mindful walk, where you focus on the sights and sounds around you. This is one of my favorite ways to decompress and get present, I love to drink in nature and all the sights and sounds of a bustling city — remember we are looking for presence and awareness.
Putting away your phone and other distractions and simply sitting and being with yourself for a while. This can be challenging, I know — I recently unplugged while on vacation and it was AMAZING. I had several aha moments including embracing the fact that being even more present allows me to be more creative and have more fun.
Take time each day to just be in the moment, appreciate the simple things in life and practice gratitude. Whether you’re grateful for the way the sunlight is streaming through the window, the sound of your pet click-clacking across the floor, or the softness of your favorite sweatshirt; notice, acknowledge, and allow yourself to be enveloped in the moment.
What are five steps that each of us can take to effectively offer support to those around us who are feeling anxious?
Validate their feelings: Let the person know that their feelings are valid and understandable.
Listen non-judgmentally: Offer a safe and supportive space for the person to share what they’re going through. Avoid giving advice or trying to fix the problem.
Acknowledge their courage: Let them know that it takes a lot of courage to face their fears.
Offer encouragement: Encourage them to keep moving forward, even when it feels difficult.
Be there for them: Let them know that you want to be part of their support system.
What are the best resources you would suggest for someone to learn how to be more mindful and serene in their everyday life?
A few great books:
“The Mindfulness Solution” by Ronald D. Siegel
“Wherever You Go, There You Are” by Jon Kabat-Zinn
“The Power of Now” by Eckhart Tolle
And some other options:
Online mindfulness courses like Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) classes
Mindfulness meditation apps
Guided mindfulness meditation audio recordings
Can you please give us your favorite “Life Lesson Quote”? Do you have a story about how that was relevant in your life?
“Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.” Maya Angelou
As a lifelong learner, and excellence seeker, this quote is a north star. I am so grateful when I recognize how I can be better and when I’m absolutely doing my best. This isn’t about perfection or arrogance or pretending. It is rooted in knowing who I am and loving the journey of who I get to evolve into.
You are a person of great influence. If you could start a movement that would bring the most amount of good to the most amount of people, what would that be? You never know what your idea can trigger. 🙂
That’s an easy one! It would be “Rewire your brain”.
This is my zone of genius and guiding people in how to do it and helping them recognize what will open up for them when they do, is magical.
You get to release the limiting beliefs holding you back and keeping you down in your life. Rewiring your brain allows you to start recognizing and fighting for your limitlessness instead of fighting for your limits, which are only perceptions. You are amazing, you have everything you need inside you. Rewiring your brain allows you to step into the next best version of yourself. The icing on the cake is the ripple effect it has…Each person who rewires their brain gets to influence others and teach them — it’s a movement that deserves to take off!
What is the best way our readers can follow you online?
I’m active on Instagram @mindihuebner and LinkedIn, again Mindi Huebner. I’d love for you to grab my free guided meditation at www.rewireyourbrainclub.com.
Thank you for these fantastic insights. We wish you only continued success in your great work!
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