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The Mindful Hustle

The Mindful Hustle

By: Donnie
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The Mindful Hustle is the podcast for high-achieving entrepreneurs ready to scale their business by mastering their mindset, identity, and energy. Hosted by Donnie, each episode features raw, insightful conversations that explore the inner world behind outer success. If you’re driven, growth-minded, and ready to become the version of yourself who effortlessly attracts results—this is your space.

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Episodes
  • Episode 25 – From Cybersecurity to Spiritual Mastery My Conversation with Sean Atkinson on Identity
    Jul 25 2025

    In Episode 25 of The Mindful Hustle, I sit down with Sean Atkinson—a high-level cybersecurity executive, spiritual thinker, and host of CISO Tradecraft—for a conversation that’s as grounded as it is transcendent.

    Sean’s professional resume is impressive, but what truly moved me was his willingness to strip back the armor and speak honestly about identity, childhood conditioning, and what it really takes to walk in your truth. From growing up in a Jamaican household with strict expectations to redefining masculinity through the lens of God’s love, Sean brings a rawness and depth that you don’t often hear from men in tech.

    We explore:
    🔐 How cybersecurity mirrored his emotional need to “protect and defend”
    💥 The moment success stopped feeling like alignment
    🙏 How prayer and faith opened him up to softness, surrender, and strength
    👤 The work of detaching from titles and reclaiming true identity
    💡 Why “the real you” is found in moments of stillness, not performance

    This episode is for anyone who’s ever asked: Who am I beneath all these layers I had to wear to survive? It’s for the high-achiever who feels a quiet longing for more. And it’s for the soul who knows God is calling them deeper—but doesn’t yet know how to let go.

    Sean reminds us that spiritual mastery isn’t about escaping your reality—it’s about integrating your divine truth into every room you walk into. His journey is a powerful mirror for so many of us who are redefining success on our own terms.

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    35 mins
  • Episode 23 — Unlearning the World to Find Your Soul Daina Hughes on Grief and Healing
    Jul 23 2025

    In this deeply introspective and soul-nourishing episode, we sit down with Daina Hughes, a soul coach, energy healer, and co-author of Ask & Tell: Spiritual Conversations That Ignite Growth. Daina opens up about the heartbreak that catalyzed her spiritual awakening—the tragic loss of her best friend at 18—and how that grief cracked open a deeper search for truth, identity, and healing.

    We explore Daina’s transformative journey from skepticism toward spirituality to becoming a respected soul coach with Angelic Healing, a practice founded by her father. Through honest reflection, Daina shares how her healing path led her to challenge societal expectations, redefine success, and lean into intuitive living guided by feelings—not formulas.

    She also reveals how her work as a coach is less about telling people what to do, and more about helping them remember who they are, while building the courage to live fully from that truth—even if it means losing relationships along the way.

    Expect rich insights on:
    💫 What it really means to “meet yourself”
    📖 The intention behind her powerful co-authored book
    🔥 Why healing can’t be one-size-fits-all
    ❤️ How grief and growth can coexist
    🌿 Why the feeling behind the goal matters more than the outcome

    If you're navigating your own identity shift, spiritual growth, or trying to reconnect with your authentic self—this episode will move you. Daina’s presence is gentle but potent, and her words will remind you that how your life looks is fleeting—but how it feels is where your truth lives.

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    22 mins
  • Episode 22 Music, Peace & Higher Consciousness with Jazz Legend Rick DellaRatta
    Jul 21 2025

    In this deeply moving and enlightening episode of The Mindful Hustle, host Donnie sits down with jazz legend, composer, and humanitarian Rick DellaRatta — founder of the Jazz for Peace movement. Known globally for his virtuosity and vision, Rick has shared the stage with music’s elite and been honored alongside philanthropic icons like Bono and Elton John. But it wasn’t fame or accolades that redefined his path — it was 9/11.

    Rick recounts the pivotal moment he witnessed the tragedy of September 11th from his New York rooftop, and how that day led him to write a poem — which later became Jazz for Peace, a global initiative using music to unite cultures, solve real-world problems, and elevate human consciousness.

    In this wide-ranging conversation, Rick opens up about:

    His early musical journey, improvising as a 6-year-old on a piano he believed was a gift from Santa Claus

    How jazz and classical greats like Thelonious Monk and Bach shaped his sound and soul

    The spiritual power of music to raise consciousness from fear and greed to wisdom and compassion

    Why peace is underfunded — and how even 1% of what we invest in war could radically transform the world

    His famous quote on the power of humanity, creativity, and intelligence to avoid destruction

    A stunning live performance of his “Jazz for Peace” poem, improvised in the moment exclusively for this episode

    Rick doesn’t just talk about peace — he’s engineered systems to make it real. From donating instruments to schools to bringing Israeli and Palestinian musicians together at the UN, his mission goes far beyond the stage.

    Whether you're an artist, activist, entrepreneur, or seeker, this episode will challenge you to see the world — and your potential — in a radically different light. It’s not just about music. It’s about waking up.

    If you’ve ever felt called to do more, be more, or contribute to a better world, Rick’s story will reignite your purpose.

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    36 mins
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