Meet Shaine Miller | Mental Fitness Coach

We had the good fortune of connecting with Shaine Miller and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Shaine, what do you attribute your success to?
I am fascinated by the stories we tell ourselves that are limiting to our success and happiness. Whether taught to us by our society, our families/direct connections, the media, or what we make up for ourselves-we tend to put more weight in the limiting beliefs we have than the unlimited potential we have.

Guess What-the rules about how we should live our lives are all made up so we can create our own!

Herein lies the important factors that have made my life and work so fulfilling and impactful to others. 4 years ago I began a journey of questioning and reframing all of these narratives I was imprisoned by. In a 6-figure corporate job that was “safe” but not fulfilling, in a marriage that wasn’t healthy/growth inspiring/aligned, in a body that wasn’t cared for/healthy/loved, and in a lifestyle that wasn’t making my heart leap every day.

I learned to use fear as my guide:
1. Afraid to leave a job you hate-quit
2. Afraid to end a marriage that isn’t serving your greater good-kindly end it
3. Afraid to sell your stuff and travel the world-sell your stuff and live where you want, when you want.
5. Afraid of the ocean-get scuba certified

And so on and so forth. My fear has become my biggest strength!

Although based in Phoenix-I travel all over the world while working with clients and as a digital nomad with various other projects. I am where I want to be, when I want to be, and show up how I want to be!

This journey through the fear and “uncertainty” of change led me to my current work as a Mental Fitness Coach (Positive Intelligence) with my business partner and fellow coach at Azimuth 360. I couldn’t sit with the things that were no longer aligned in my life. I also couldn’t live in fear of greatness anymore and my greatest passion now is being a guide on the side for those looking to do the same in their lives. Our clients make huge and aligned career changes, forge healthier more growth-inspired relationships (of all kinds), vastly improve their relationships with their bodies and health, and create lifestyle practices that create intellectual/emotional/spiritual fulfillment.

All by challenging narratives and thought processes that don’t serve them anymore.

Can you give our readers an introduction to your business? Maybe you can share a bit about what you do and what sets you apart from others?
My coaching practice weaves positive intelligence and health/wellness coaching into a whole human format. My clients choose and face major life changes and re-alignments with courage and playfulness. We can choose exactly how we want our lives to be and with creativity and resourcefulness-sometimes all we need is a curious, intentional, and supportive push.

It was not easy leaving 6-figures, 5 weeks paid vacation, and the perceived “safety” of corporate America to pursue my passion for coaching. But with grit and a little creativity and resourcefulness myself-it turned out to be the easiest thing I have ever done. I sold my house and all my things, got out of debt, took classes, re-aligned my beliefs that I can do anything I set my mind to, and above all-that I AM worthy of success and abundance! Those changes and sacrifices have allowed me to open my own coaching practice AND travel the world full time while I do it. BIG change from 20 years of nights, holidays, and weekends at my “safe” corporate job.

How? Changing the stories I told myself, about myself!

I have learned that a sense of worthiness and capability tend to be the biggest underlying roadblock to success-whether you are an entrepreneur or pursuing any goal in life. Here’s the secret i want everyone to know about my brand and story-you are, I am, we are WORTHY AND CAPABLE!

If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?
If I was showing a friend around the Phoenix area for a week we would enjoy hiking the Superstition Mountains, check out First Friday downtown, coffee and live music at Jarrod’s in downtown Mesa, brunch at Luci’s at the Orchard or Arcadia Farms, bruschetta Boards at Postino’s, spa day at The Phoenician or Boulders Resort & Spa, live jazz at The Nash, and take them to the cutest little crystal shop Everything Just Rocks for an energetic gift to take home!

The Shoutout series is all about recognizing that our success and where we are in life is at least somewhat thanks to the efforts, support, mentorship, love and encouragement of others. So is there someone that you want to dedicate your shoutout to?
Huge shoutout to the coaches of the world, the change-makers, the light-workers, those that pay it forward, and those that act with kindness every day. It’s not necessarily politicians that will change the world-it’s YOU!

Website: azimuth360.org

Instagram: @itookawalkinthewoods

Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/shainemiller

Other: TikTok: @itookawalkinthewoods

Image Credits
All images taken by Shaine Miller. Darden Digest Image Published by Darden Restaurants Inc.