Leadership Skills

Let’s talk about how to have difficult conversations. Stop what you’re doing for a moment, and just think about all the relationships that you have. This can include professional relationships such as your colleagues, superiors, direct reports, clients, vendors and competitors. It can also include personal relationships such as family and friends. Which relationship, if…

At Engaging Breakthroughs, we support the development of strong professionals who want to show up with powerful leadership skills. Our Crush Your Career program mentors individuals through a process that allows them to show up authentically at work. When we break through barriers that hold us back from strong leadership, we hold the power to…

Have you ever considered what the impacts would be on your career and personal life if you were able to foster a sense of real acknowledgment in the workplace? Perhaps employee engagement would be higher on your team. Maybe your boss would be more apt to give you a raise.  You could even find yourself…

I’m excited to share a valuable resource to help break through the barriers that keep you from showing up powerfully. Our proven process will show you how to get what you want more frequently. This blueprint is based on unique strategies developed over 25 years ago to empower people to clarify what they really want…

We are all on our own hero’s journeys, seeking to live our best lives. We strive to do what we really love, experience relationships more deeply, and present our most authentic selves to the world. Essentially, we are learning how to increase emotional intelligence.  Emotional intelligence is what empowers us to harness our feelings to…

This weekend, many of us will gather with family and friends over barbecued ribs and grilled corn, celebrating the warm summer and the emotions it brings. Afterward, we’ll pack up our picnic blankets and coolers and head to the nearest park for a spectacular fireworks show. As we “ooh” and “ahh” with our loved ones,…

Many workplaces tend to place high value on measurable skills and knowledge, such as degrees and certificates, proficiency in computer or foreign languages, speed of work completion, and more. These are often what we think of as “hard” skills. They are specific, and can be improved through show-and-tell teaching. While the hard skills are vital…

Last week, I talked about reframing the other-than-conscious mindset, those beliefs we hold about ourselves that are hidden in shadow. Much of my work in breakthrough coaching addresses those beliefs and helps to explore them. In this process, people become empowered to live more fully and embrace new mindsets that serve them better. This is…

Growth Mindset. Motivation. Willpower. Mental Strength. A great many self-help books share mindset tips like these that you can adopt to fulfill your potential. Think a certain way, and you will succeed. Believe it, and you can achieve it. Psychology Today defines mindset as a “belief that orients the way we handle situations – the…

Having a negative attitude really gets a bad rep. Consider the slogans we face daily on social media and painted on workplace walls: “Just be positive!” “Choose your attitude!” “Be fearless!” “Keep calm and carry on!” “Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened!” “Where there’s a will, there’s a way!” “Live. Laugh. Love.”…