Potential to Powerhouse: Success Secrets for Women Entrepreneurs - 54 - Healing the World, One Circle at a Time, with Mindfulness Coach and Actress Andrea Bendewald

54 - Healing the World, One Circle at a Time, with Mindfulness Coach and Actress Andrea Bendewald

08/10/22 • 57 min

Potential to Powerhouse: Success Secrets for Women Entrepreneurs

Andréa Bendewald discovered the power of circling early on in her acting career. Upon moving from New York to Los Angeles, she attended her first circle, which was comprised of actors, singers, writers, and producers, and found out that these successful and self-empowered women had the same complex inner emotional landscape as she did. She instantly felt less alone and more supported. She is now a circle facilitator and brings that same life-changing magic into her business, The Art of Circling. In today’s episode, Andréa and Tracy come together to explore how the authentic sharing of ourselves strengthens our intuition, increases our self-esteem, and enhances our overall expansiveness.

Key Points:

How Tracy and Andrea met.
Andrea grew up in the Lower West Side of Manhattan during the 80’s and this provided an incredible basis for an inspiring childhood and young adulthood.
Andrea began acting at a young age and even attended a high school for performing arts.
Andrea dives into what both of her parents were like and how their work ethics shaped her into who she is today.
Stop forcing things and start fitting into the flow so you can begin to enjoy life and trust the process.
The mindset of enjoying the process helps Andrea tremendously through her acting career, as the audition process is tedious; if you don’t love and enjoy auditioning, you are in the wrong job market.
LOVE WHAT YOU DO.
Andrea revisits the beginning of her friendship with Jennifer Anniston.
Andrea tells the story of her first acting gig on a sitcom alongside Harland Williams and Jason Bateman.
Andrea explains that she wasn’t in her “Zone of genius” and decided to cave into her obsession of circling.
Andrea tells her story about her first circling experience in Laurel Canyon right after she moved to LA from NYC.
Tracy and Andrea bond over their shared experience with talking sticks.
Burning Man led Andrea to fall in love with art for art’s sake again, and upon returning home from the festival, she decided to buy a teepee and create a sacred space for circles in her backyard in Beverly Hills.
Today, Andrea rides on the joy of having the best of both worlds through knowing what to say yes to, and what to say no to with respect of keeping the energy flow moving.

Memorable Quotes:

“In a circle, we get to remember who we truly are and reconnect with who we truly are before everyone told us who we were supposed to be.”

“When women gather, shift happens!”

“Self-made people many times have children who are self-made people... they understand that there are a lot of moving parts”

“I spent so much extra energy trying to force things... sometimes you force and you get it, it does move the needle, but I wish I could back and do it again, and just try and enjoy.”

https://www.instagram.com/andreabendewald/

https://theartofcircling.com/

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Key Points:

How Tracy and Andrea met.
Andrea grew up in the Lower West Side of Manhattan during the 80’s and this provided an incredible basis for an inspiring childhood and young adulthood.
Andrea began acting at a young age and even attended a high school for performing arts.
Andrea dives into what both of her parents were like and how their work ethics shaped her into who she is today.
Stop forcing things and start fitting into the flow so you can begin to enjoy life and trust the process.
The mindset of enjoying the process helps Andrea tremendously through her acting career, as the audition process is tedious; if you don’t love and enjoy auditioning, you are in the wrong job market.
LOVE WHAT YOU DO.
Andrea revisits the beginning of her friendship with Jennifer Anniston.
Andrea tells the story of her first acting gig on a sitcom alongside Harland Williams and Jason Bateman.
Andrea explains that she wasn’t in her “Zone of genius” and decided to cave into her obsession of circling.
Andrea tells her story about her first circling experience in Laurel Canyon right after she moved to LA from NYC.
Tracy and Andrea bond over their shared experience with talking sticks.
Burning Man led Andrea to fall in love with art for art’s sake again, and upon returning home from the festival, she decided to buy a teepee and create a sacred space for circles in her backyard in Beverly Hills.
Today, Andrea rides on the joy of having the best of both worlds through knowing what to say yes to, and what to say no to with respect of keeping the energy flow moving.

Memorable Quotes:

“In a circle, we get to remember who we truly are and reconnect with who we truly are before everyone told us who we were supposed to be.”

“When women gather, shift happens!”

“Self-made people many times have children who are self-made people... they understand that there are a lot of moving parts”

“I spent so much extra energy trying to force things... sometimes you force and you get it, it does move the needle, but I wish I could back and do it again, and just try and enjoy.”

https://www.instagram.com/andreabendewald/

https://theartofcircling.com/

Previous Episode

53 - Changing Your Trajectory and Taking Control of Your Destiny with "Purpose" Author Jessica Huie

Jessica Huie MBE is an entrepreneur and the author of the bestseller PURPOSE: Find Your Truth and Embrace Your Calling published by Hay House. Jessica enjoyed a glittering career as a journalist and publicist and has worked with some of the world’s biggest stars and business people, including Samuel L. Jackson, Simon Cowell, Kelly Rowland, and the Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle. In 2006 Jessica launched Color Blind Cards, a multi-award winning multicultural greeting card company that drove an early conversation around the importance of ethnic representation in retail and became the first independent brand to secure a high-street presence for black cards in the UK. Her first book, Purpose, as well as her transformation evolved from the profound space between life and death in which she found herself as a caretaker for her beloved father.

IN THIS EPISODE:

[00:03:07]: Jessica Huie believes that you do not have to fit into one label at a time and answers Tracy’s question on if she would consider herself an entrepreneur or an author.

[00:04:22]: What was Jessica like as a child and what was her perspective like on her future career possibilities?

[00:08:19]: Jessica tells the story about getting expelled at 15 years old.

[00:14:43]: How did Jessica deal with growing up mixed race in London?

[00:16:31]: Jessica became a single mother at 17 years old and had a rocky beginning to her career that was made even harder by the shame her father felt for a daughter that did not reach what he believed was her true potential.

[00:23:23]: Jessica’s post-grad experience after deciding to go back to school with her abundance of determination and breaking into the field of PR and journalism

[00:28:13]: Tracy and Jessica conversate about how they believe having a degree affected their path to success.

[00:30:18]: Jessica tells the story behind Color Blind Cards, a greeting card company she founded after a pivotal experience she had with her young daughter.

[00:35:30]: After Jessica’s success with Color Blind Cards, she decided to start her own PR agency, bringing her back to her career roots.

[00:38:12]: In 2016, Buckingham Palace presented an award to Jessica Huie, given to her by the Queen.

[00:39:42]: How Jessica’s father’s journey with terminal cancer led her to write her book, Purpose, and what the writing experience was like in such a challenging time for her and her family

QUOTES:

“I always had the strong ability to dream... I kind of found safety in my imagination.”

“I have this gift of being able to see people in ways that they cannot yet see themselves, and then supporting them and bringing that out.”

“I was driven by this desire to have my daughter see herself and know that she is enough; she doesn’t need to aspire to be anyone other than who she is.”

RESOURCE LINKS

Jessica Huie Instagram

Jessica Huie LinkedIn

Next Episode

55 - Making Life a Celebration (Not a Chore) with Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar is a global spiritual and humanitarian leader, changing lives around the world from all walks of life. Rooted in the innate desire to help people, he founded The Art of Living Foundation, which has transformed not just individual people, but companies, prisons, and schools. In this special episode of Potential to Powerhouse, Tracy speaks with the beloved Indian guru about the secrets to living a stress-free and joyful life through the practice of meditation and changing one’s perspective. Gurudev shares his expertise on the formulas to decrease stress and depression and how to manage our outlook through breathing techniques, meditation, solitude, and silence. This episode is full of deep insights that you can apply to your life no matter your circumstances, so tune in if you are ready to unlock a fresh perspective that will make you want to celebrate all life has to offer!

Key Points:

Tracy introduces Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar and provides some jaw-dropping, phenomenal statistics about Gurudev’s impact.
How does Gurudev feel about his impact and how he has touched so many lives around the world?
Gurudev started meditating at 4 years old. How did his life journey get him to where he is now?
The Art of Living Foundation
Gurudev’s experience of going into 10 days of silence
Why chasing success is a big mistake and how you can achieve lifelong joy and mental clarity
How to best find your life purpose
How gratitude is the key to happiness and feeling our best
Solitude: Silence is the “mother of creativity” and why everyone should try a 3-day silent retreat.
The formula to stress and how to get rid of it
How to navigate relationships by practicing patience
The formula to getting depressed.
Gurudev’s advice to anyone who may feel like they are not where they “should be” and may be living a life of comparison
The World Culture Festival and how to get involved