Crush the Rush™: The Female Entrepreneur Podcast for Sustainable Business Growth
Crush the Rush™ is the female entrepreneur podcast for sustainable business growth—created for women business owners who want to scale profitably without burnout, hustle culture, or constant social media.
Hosted by Holly Haynes, business strategist and former Fortune 500 executive, this business podcast for women helps established female entrepreneurs build intentional, scalable businesses using simple systems, organic client attraction, and values-based strategy.
Each week, you’ll learn how to:
- Grow a profitable business without working 24/7
- Attract clients organically without Instagram or daily posting
- Build simple, scalable business systems and workflows
- Create predictable revenue through evergreen marketing strategies
- Lead like a CEO while protecting your time and energy
Through practical strategy episodes and honest conversations, Crush the Rush™ breaks down what it actually takes to grow a sustainable business in today’s online economy.
New episodes every Monday.
If you’re a female entrepreneur ready for clarity, systems, and sustainable growth—this podcast is for you.
Crush the Rush™: The Female Entrepreneur Podcast for Sustainable Business Growth
596 - The Planning Mistake High-Achieving Entrepreneurs Make That Leads to Burnout with Mindi Huebner (CLIENT SPOTLIGHT)
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What if the reason planning never seems to stick isn’t your willpower, your discipline, or your color-coded calendar… but your identity? In this episode, I’m joined by subconscious success alchemist Mindi Heubner for a conversation that will completely shift how you approach the new year — especially if you’re tired of setting goals that look good on paper but fall apart in real life.
Mindi breaks down why traditional planning still leads so many women straight into hustle, burnout, and over-responsibility… even when we think we’re choosing ease. We dig into the real drivers behind your habits, why your subconscious identity always wins, and how to step into the calm, confident CEO version of you who plans sustainably — not stressfully.
If you want 2026 to feel different, more grounded, and more you, this episode will help you release the pressure, rewire the patterns that keep you stuck, and plan from your true capacity — not unrealistic expectations.
Today you’ll hear:
- 02:48 – What “life-first business” looks like for Mindi this season — and how identity creates capacity
- 04:36 – The pressure of December, why reflection triggers your inner critic, and how to plan without hustling
- 06:53 – Why traditional SMART goals miss the mark when your subconscious identity isn’t aligned
- 09:28 – How to recognize the identity patterns driving your habits: the Prover, Performer, Over-Responsible One, and Chameleon
- 12:38 – How to shorten the identity gap and plan for 2026 from who you’re becoming, not who you’ve been
- 15:12 – What fear of success actually sounds like — and simple ways to prove to your brain that growth is safe
- 20:03 – Why “how you do one thing is how you do everything” needs a rewrite — and what’s actually true
- 22:58 – The biggest red flag in year-end planning and how to shift into a self-led, sustainable approach
- 25:41 – How 1% identity shifts create the biggest results (plus the tiny change Mindi is making herself)
CONNECT WITH MINDI:
Website: mindihuebner.com
Instagram: @mindihuebner
FREE Identity Quiz: mindihuebner.com/ceoquiz
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