Extraordinary Leadership I Dagmara Asbreuk Coaching & Consulting

Extraordinary Leadership is a leadership transformation company that merges executive coaching, deep identity and energy work, and leadership advisory to help executives and teams lead with boldness making lasting impact & living a legacy behind.

We don’t just develop skills. We help leaders evolve from within to drive exponential business growth, team transformation, and a new era of leadership.

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AIIR Consulting

Senior Executive Leadership Coach

Positive Intelligence

Mental Fitness coach | Positive Intelligence

net4tec

Developed and lead 2 editions of a leadership development program for female leaders, focusing on building highly effective teams and growing talents.

EntreNous Program- Building Highly Effective Teams  - design and facilitation 

Kongsberg Automotive

Head of 2 global project purchasing teams serving 2 different Business Units.
Member of BU management teams and Purchasing management team.
Reporting directly to VP Global Project Purchasing & dottet line to (Sr) Executive VP of Business Units (Heads of Business Unit).
My mission was to implement a newly transformed organization focused on project execution, initiation & lead of supplier VAVE and supplier integration in customer projects on time and budget. Build organizational knowledge & develop teams and talents.

Global Project Purchasing Manager

DENSO

My mission was to strengthen the regional purchasing organization and supply base in Europe covering 11 plants. Together with my team of 3 project and commodity leaders, 7 purchasing executives and leaders in Europe we developed and implemented a regional direction and processes in key areas: supplier and risk management, organizational competency, and Supplier Relationship Management. 
Together with my team, we covered the area of raw materials and parts. 
One of my key roles was to develop my own team, guide and develop my members to become regional leaders.
Reported directly to Head of European Purchasing.

European Purchasing Manager

I initiated and led an establishment of a regional direction on Supplier Management for parts and raw materials, through new cross-functional cooperation. I led a project of 7 strategic buyers and managers from different locations in the European procurement organization that focused on developing key regional supplier management processes. 
I recruited, onboarded, and supported the development of a new European purchasing team.
Reported to Head of European Purchasing and dotted line to VP BU Purchasing.

European Purchasing Team & Regional Project Leader

My mission was to assure cost targets and supplier excellence for the whole portfolio of Aluminium & Flux (Raw Materials) for 7 plants in Europe and spend of 80mln€. 
The responsibility was from benchmarks and internal analysis, vision and strategy definition, guidance on market and price trends, alignment with key top stakeholders in regional management and BU’s to execution in cooperation with cross-functional stakeholders and plant buyers including contract management and negotiation of long-term agreements.
Beyond the above key role, I actively contributed to leveling up commodity management in the organization by establishing a regional standard

European Commodity Manager

I led an aluminum extrusion area and was responsible for strategy development and execution, supply base management, and cost management for 7 plants with a spend of over 40mln€.
Beyond that, I proactively contributed to the development of the regional commodity management function for raw materials, by building a supplier market and capability knowledge, and process efficiency.

European Commodity Buyer

FAURECIA AST, Mouzon, France

Responsible for assuring supplier readiness and meeting cost targets for French customers' projects. Managed suppliers for injection molding, stamping parts, and textile.

Project Buyer

Where inner expansion lead to quantum leaps in
leadership, organization & business.

Do you want to multiply your impact, grow your organization & business beyond limits, set a new standard & shape a new way of leading?

Do you look for 'out of standard' approach to leadership success? 

I partner with impact- and growth-driven CEOs, executives & founders who are ready to lead from a new paradigm -  where energy meets strategy, and success comes from within - effortlessly with  fulfillment &  joy.

My clients activate their highest potential, gain deeper clarity, elevate energy, and tap to intuition that transform their leadership & business growth.

This is what I call the New Leadership Paradigm — leading with vision, aligned energy, elevated consciousness, and magnetic presence, not pressure or overdrive.

It’s how extraordinary leaders unlock exponential impact, results & legacy with joy & ease.

My clients become legacy leaders attracting new opportunities effortlessly.
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Dagmara Asbreuk

Starting your own business is one of the most exciting and demanding - career transitions.

Guiding many leaders through their transition into entrepreneurship, and building my own business, one truth became very clear:

Entrepreneurship is more than a career move - it’s your own evolution.

Your business grows to the level of your own growth.

I see there are at least 2 camps on how to build your business:
1️⃣ Chasing best strategies, working very hard, pushing a lot - ending up in exhaustion

2️⃣ Building a business from aligned inner place & from the new paradigm of leadership (energetic, intuitive, conscious)

I am choosing the number 2.

That path definitely requires an inner growth & shift in leadership paradigm.

👉 Here are 9 beliefs that were paradigm shifting in my business.

Some of them are opposite to traditional approaches.

To succeed with your business, you must become the leader your vision and business require. 

That is a strategic priority, not a nice to have.
Everything starts there.

Which beliefs do you run your business with?
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➡️Follow me to discover a new paradigm of leadership.

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9 beliefs that shifted paradigm in my business

You Don’t Need to Push Harder - You Need to Restore Flow.


You can have the right strategy, vision, and goals but when your flow is blocked, even the smallest action feels heavy.

You start doubting yourself.
Overthinking. Procrastinating.
Feeling disconnected and depleted.

Recently, a client came to me feeling exactly that.

Her nervous system was protecting her - not because she wasn’t capable, but because it didn’t yet feel safe to expand and move forward.

That’s where the real shift begins.
- From doing more → to being more aligned.
- From forcing movement → to creating safety, space, and trust inside.

This is how leadership evolves in the new paradigm - Quantum Leadership.

Leading with awareness of the Law of Resonance.
Prioritizing inner state alignment before action and strategy.

Because who you’re being - not just what you’re doing - shapes your results.

Flow can not be forced.
Flow is a natural state of inner alignment where everything begins to move again with ease and less efforts.

Every journey to restore flow unfolds through three natural stages:
1️⃣ Regulate 
Calm the nervous system, create inner safety, let energy move again.

2️⃣ Elevate 
Release resistance, rebuild confidence, expand capacity for ease and trust.

3️⃣ Stabilize 
Anchor habits that sustain flow and hold more success with grace.

When you restore flow, clarity returns.
Confidence expands.
Creative momentum reignites.

You don’t rise by pushing harder - you rise by aligning deeper.

Your next executive role won’t come because of your experience.


At this level, your expertise and results are already expected.

They’re the entry ticket - not the differentiator.

What truly makes the difference in landing your next executive role and thriving in it - is your magnetic presence & energy you radiate when you speak, listen, and lead. 

The way people feel when they’re with you.
The trust, calm confidence, and certainty you radiate.
That quiet power that makes others feel “I want to work with this person.”

Because presence speaks louder than any resume.

And it’s what creates opportunities that logic alone can’t.

In my work with executives navigating transitions, I often say:
👉 “It’s not about doing more - it’s about becoming & being more.”

To create your next chapter intentionally, you need:

1️⃣ Aligned clarity from within - knowing not just what you want next, but who you’re becoming to succeed.

2️⃣ Courage in letting go - of identities, beliefs, patterns, or environments that no longer reflect your potential or next level.

3️⃣ Embodied presence - transpiring trust, confidence, certainty, and your next-level self.

These shifts help you become magnetic - naturally attract the right opportunities, clients, and roles.

People feel it.
They trust you.
They choose you.

Whether you’re preparing for your next executive move, attracting strategic clients, or elevating your leadership team - the path begins with you “Becoming magnetic”.

This is what we focus on in the first phase of The Legacy Leader™ - helping executives reconnect with their essence, elevate their state, and embody the leader their next level requires.

If you’re standing at the edge of your next chapter - let’s explore 
the faster, and most aligned way forward.

Every time you’re called to your next level…

It’s because your soul desires expansion.

It wants you to grow, serve at a deeper level, impact more people and live from your fullness.

And that requires you to rise.
Again. And again. And again.

After all, you’re not here to play small.
You’re being invited to lead from the bigness of who you truly are.

There are two ways your next level calls you forward:

1️⃣ You aspire for more.
More impact.
More meaning.
More joy, abundance, growth, fulfilment.
More alignment in your career - bigger roles, broader influence, deeper purpose.

2️⃣ Life pushes you forward.
Through challenges, stagnation, misalignment, disconnection, or results that no longer match who you are becoming.

Both circumstances lead to the same invitation:
Rise higher from within.

Every time you choose to rise higher, above the current self and paradigm.

You rise to your truest, highest and most powerful self.
And everyone you lead rises with you.

And here’s the truth:
Each time you go through this process, supported and equipped - you move through it faster.

Your leadership expands faster.
Your impact grows faster.

👉 So here is a reflection for you today:
Where are you invited to rise?
What legacy are you invited to step into?

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✨ If you know you’re meant for your next level - not someday, but now, then The Legacy Leader™ is your space.

It’s where CEOs, executives activate multidimensional growth, and rise into leaders who set a new standard - for themselves, their teams, and their organizations.

📩 Get in touch if you want to explore this evolution.

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✨ Lifting the baseline you operate from
✨ Releasing what no longer belongs to your path
✨ Shaping the next version of you
✨ Expanding safety in your body to hold more
✨ Strengthening your ability to lead your mind - so it supports, not sabotages, your expansion
✨ Elevating your state
✨ Embodying new ways of thinking, being, and leading

Your soul desires expansion.

Here’s a reminder I returned to in my own leadership journey this year -
and one I believe many leaders need to hear.


For a long time, we’ve been taught that growth is about becoming.
Becoming better.
Becoming stronger.
Becoming more confident.
Becoming our “next-level self.”

But here’s the truth:
Leadership growth is not about becoming.
It’s about embodying the powerful & true you - you already carry inside.

The one your mind often tries to doubt, minimize, or confuse.

The shift happens when you move from:
❌ “Who do I need to become?”
to
✨ “Who am I being called to embody right now?”

Because the truth is:
Your highest identity isn’t somewhere in the future.

It already exists within you - waiting to be attuned to, not chased.

You do not need to create it.
You need to attune to the frequency that already exists.

This is the paradigm shift that changes everything:
→ your decisions
→ your presence
→ your energy
→ your clarity
→ your impact

Leaders don’t rise by striving.
They rise by remembering their truth and attuning to its frequency.

So if you’re in a season of transition, uncertainty, reinvention or stuckness -
let this be your anchor:

You already hold the identity your next chapter calls for.
Your work is to attune to it - not become it.

This is what we do in The Legacy Leader™ - guiding CEOs, executives, and founders in attuning to their higher identity, so multidimensional growth becomes inevitable.

Want to know more. Let's connect.

Most leaders and teams challenges don’t come from strategy.

They come from inner patterns leaders need to master.

This week on the Extraordinary Leadership Podcast, I sat down with Christopher Salem - workplace strategist, bestselling author, and EQ expert - to unpack the real drivers behind high-performing teams:

How leaders manage emotions, communicate, and create psychological safety.

What moved me most was Chris’s honesty.
He shared how early emotional patterns shaped his leadership… until he chose to break through and lead from clarity, grounded presence, and intention.

In this episode Chris share his simple yet powerful framework - “Five Things You Can Control,” - any leader can use to build psychological safety, ownership, and sustainable high performance:

In this episode we unpack each of the 5, and especially:
✅ How assumptions destroy trust and what to replace them with
✅ Shifting from reactivity to grounded response
✅ Aligning behavior with the leader you want to be
✅ How attitude shapes influence
✅ Taking aligned action that actually moves the needle

If you want to elevate your communication, team collaboration and impact as a leader - this conversation is a must.

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The 5 EQ Drivers to Master in Leadership and with Teams with Chris Salem

Your mind cannot realize what your body cannot hold.


This year reminded me how vital it is to strengthen the body’s capacity - the nervous system’s ability to hold expansion toward bigger visions and goals.

Because no matter how strong your mindset - if your nervous system isn’t ready, it will slow you down.

In my work with executives, embodiment of the next-level self is always at the forefront - because you cannot realize your next chapter without elevating your inner baseline.

The version of you that got you here - your current identity, beliefs, emotional range, and energetic capacity - cannot take you there.

That’s why ambitious leaders who focus only on strategy or skills often repeat the same patterns again and again.

Because the same inner architecture keeps recreating the same results.

To realize your next-level vision, the baseline must elevate.

👉 The challenge is this:
Your current baseline feels safe and familiar - to both your mind and your body.

So when you step into a new level of growth, discomfort and resistance naturally arise.

The mind starts to overthink, confuse, sabotage.
The body contracts, freezes, or numbs out.

👉 whispering: “You want to expand… but I’m not ready yet.”

If you push through this phase, your nervous system moves into overdrive -
and eventually, it will force you to stop.

It might look like tiredness, exhaustion, lack of clarity, disconnection, procrastination, or even physical symptoms.

You are not falling behind - it’s a sign of expansion.

And your body says: “Pause. Integrate. Expand your capacity within.”

This is where true leadership transformation happens.
The nervous system becomes your gateway.

When your body- nervous system - feels safe to hold more- you can hold higher levels of responsibility, vision, and impact.

➡️ That’s when leadership becomes magnetic.
➡️ That’s when influence feels effortless.
➡️ That’s when results multiply.

Grateful for the new discoveries and somatic tools I now bring to my clients who are navigating the same expansion.

Because…
Your vision cannot grow beyond what your body - nervous system - can hold.

👉How much capacity are you allowing your body to build for the next level you’re stepping into?

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Options To Grow

I help successful leaders become even better by measurably improving their leadership effectiveness.

I was trained by Marshall Goldsmith (#1 rated executive coach in the world). I use a unique method based on over 30 years of research. (Stakeholder-Centered Coaching)

How is it different from other forms of coaching? 

- Coaching happens in your job. It doesn't take much of your time. (As a former C-Level executive, I know how important it is to you.)
- You only pay me if you succeed. (I’m serious)
- Success is not defined by me but by your stakeholders. (You choose them) 

Curious? Contact me here. https://optionstogrow.com/11-executive-coaching/

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Founder

Quadient

-Member of Quadient executive committee.
-In charge of the DACH & Italy P&I-350 people-100 m€ Revenue
-Aggregate more than 7 companies in different countries and business lines to create this new region.
-Launch strategical projects for Digital Transformation and core preservation.

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Chief Operating Officer DACH & Italy

-In charge of Switzerland & Italy P&I-130 people-40 m€ Revenue
-Create the region.
-Launch strategical projects for Digital Transformation and core preservation.

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Managing Director Switzerland & Italy

-In charge of the Swiss P&I-60 people-20 m€ Revenue

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Managing Director Switzerland

In charge of the Neopost indirect Channel for Europe, Middle East, Africa, Central and South America.

Director Emerging Markets

In charge of the development of Eastern Europe, Central Europe and Balkans states.

Export Manager

Product Manager

Sales manager

Senior Client Manager

Sales Representative

Accelerating C-Level Impact | Ran a 9-figure business | Executive Coach

What if leadership was your best lever for accelerating your important projects? 
 
You're talented, successful, and have high ambitions for your teams and yourself...
 
Your challenges are getting bigger and bigger. 
 
And you know that what got you here won't get you there. 

 
In theory, we all understand what good leadership looks like. 

→Seek first to understand, then to be understood. (Habit #5 in Mr Covey's famous book )
→Build a climate of trust.
→Avoid trying to win all the time...

But (let's face it), changing leadership behavior is hard.

Especially in the heat of the moment...

When you're juggling different appointments, preparing an important presentation, reviewing figures that aren't as good as expected...

Executing what we know in leadership theory seems impossible.

❇️How can I help? 

I work with you to identify a behavior affecting the team and replace it with one motivating the team. 

❇️What's going to happen? 

→ You continue to win and build with confidence your future success.
→ Positive energy increase in the team
→ Confidence rises

And your nights are better. :)

❇️How can I say that? 

Our coaching process is proven, measurable, used worldwide with over 11,000 leaders, and has a 95% success rate.

I didn't invent it (I wish I had 😀)

It was designed by Marshall Goldsmith, the world's #1 rated executive coach, who trained me. 

Over the past 30 years, this method has delivered exceptional results, earning the trust of more than 150 Fortune 500 companies, including Ford, IBM, Johnson and Johnson, Microsoft, Toyota, 3M, Apple, AT&T, Hermann Miller, KPMG, Intel, and many others.

❇️How is it different from other forms of coaching? 

→ Coaching happens in your job. It doesn't take much of your time. (As a former C-Level executive, I know how important it is to you.)
→ You only pay me if you succeed (I'm serious)
→ Success is not defined by me but by your stakeholders. (You choose them)

❇️Want to know more? 

→DM me here on Linkedin. 
→Email me at Dror@optionstogrow.com
→Visit my website https://optionstogrow.com/11-executive-coaching/

Let's embark on this transformative journey, unlocking your leadership's and team's true potential.

Dror

Dror Allouche

Stop waiting to be saved.
The moment you realize no one is coming is the moment you get your power back.

We think the strings are real.
The difficult boss, the missed promotion, the lack of opportunity.

But they're not. They're in our heads.
And the moment you see them for what they are, you can cut them forever.

My career took off the day I cut my own strings. 

Career acceleration isn't about blaming.
It's about seeing where you hold the scissors.

7 moments successful people own:

1. The Missed Promotion
❌ "They always choose their favorites"
✅ "What I need to improve to get promoted?"

2. The Failed Project
❌ "The team didn't deliver"
✅ "How could I have led this differently? "

3. The Difficult Boss
❌ "They don't understand me"
✅ "What can I change to make my message better understood? "

4. The Career Plateau
❌ "This company doesn't give opportunities"
✅ "What are my other options? "

5. The Meeting Conflict
❌ "They always oppose my ideas"
✅ "How I say things that make them say no?"

6. The Feedback Loop
❌ "They don't see my value"
✅ "How can I become a proactive feedback hunter?"

7. The Market Changes
❌ "Everything is uncertain now"
✅ "What new skills I need to learn?"

The truth about responsibility:
→ It's not about the past
→ It's about your future
→ It's not guilt, it's power

Don't just break the strings. 
Become the one who was always in control.

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THE STRINGS ARE IN YOUR MIND

Most leaders chase success, hoping it will make them happy.
The happiest leaders I know chase a purpose, and success follows them.

When I started my career, I often linked my success to the approval of others. 

The promotion. The bonus. The congratulations of my peers.

But it's fragile.  

Promotions vanish. Bonuses change. People leave. 

My career progressed much faster when I changed my perspective. 

And Albert Einstein said it best when he advised us to tie our lives to a purpose, not to people or things.

This isn't a soft sentiment. 
It's a strategic framework for a resilient career.

Here are 4 ways to build your life around a purpose:
(Actionable points in the carousel)

1️⃣ Shift from Taking to Giving
↳ A job is about what you can get. A purpose is about what you can contribute. 
↳ The paradox is that the more you focus on giving, the more you end up receiving.

2️⃣ Make Purpose a Necessity
↳ A compelling future isn't a "nice-to-have" anymore. 
↳ It's the fuel that gets you through the inevitable tough days. It's a strategic necessity for a long career.

3️⃣ Live a Coherent Life
↳ Connect who you are, what you believe, and what you do. 
↳ When your actions and your values are in alignment, you become unstoppable.

4️⃣ Let Purpose Be Your Boss
↳ The most successful people do the work they dislike in service of the purpose they love. 
↳ A strong "why" can overcome almost any "how."

Stop tying your happiness to things that can be taken away.
Tie it to a purpose that can only grow.

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4 ways to build your life around a purpose

Taking accountability shouldn't sound like an apology.
But sometimes we confuse the two.

A small sentence can make or break our start.

Opening with "I'm sorry we missed the target" can shift the audience from confidence to uncertainty.

Don't gamble with your executive presence. 
It's one of the obvious criteria when your next promotion is being discussed. 

Here's the critical difference between apology language and accountability language:
(with actionable tools in the carousel)

1️⃣ When projects miss deadlines

"I'm sorry we missed the deadline."
vs.
"We missed the deadline. Here's what I'm doing to prevent this."

↳ Apologies focus on your feelings
↳ Accountability focuses on solutions

2️⃣ When your team makes mistakes

Don't say: "I apologize for my team's error."
Say this: "My team made an error. I own it. Here's the fix."

↳ Apologies ask for forgiveness
↳ Accountability demonstrates control

3️⃣ When delivering difficult news

Skip: "Sorry to bring you bad news."
Lead with: "Here's the situation and our path forward."

↳ Your authority matters more than their comfort
↳ C-Suite leaders don't apologize for reality

4️⃣ When you disagree with leadership

"Sorry, but I disagree."
vs.
"I see it differently. Here's why."

↳ Never apologize for your perspective
↳ State your conviction clearly

5️⃣ When priorities change

"I'm sorry, but we need to reprioritize."
vs.
"We're reprioritizing based on new information."

↳ Change isn't failure
↳ It's strategic leadership

6️⃣ When addressing stakeholder concerns

"I apologize for any confusion."
vs.
"Let me clarify our position."

↳ Don't assume you did something wrong
↳ Assume you're leading through complexity

The pattern is simple:

Stop softening your ownership with apologies.
Start leading with clarity and conviction.

C-Suite executives take full accountability.
Without diminishing themselves.

That's executive presence.

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6 Scripts to Build Executive Presence

7 Brutal Truths About Getting Promoted I know at 50
(That I Wish I Knew At 30)

My story:
↳ Started as a junior Salesperson
↳ Promoted 8 times in 20 years
↳ Reach the C-Suite and lead a nine-figure business. 

Here are 7 brutal truths I learned…
(And what to do instead in the carousel)

1️⃣ You are not your numbers
↳ Companies rate you on results
↳ But tying your worth to numbers is a trap
↳ Aim to become better, not just perform better

2️⃣ Doing everyone's work keeps you stuck
↳ Being the go-to person feels good
↳ But it keeps you where you are
↳ Great leaders build teams, not cross off tasks

3️⃣ Working alone doesn't work
↳ Even perfect solutions fail without support
↳ Engage others from the start
↳ Team buy-in beats solo perfection

4️⃣ Saying "yes" to everything is saying "no" to growth
↳ Being always available doesn't make you valuable
↳ Smart people set boundaries
↳ Your ability to say "no" shows your growth potential

5️⃣ Letting bad behavior continue destroys trust
↳ Your silence shows acceptance
↳ Good people leave when values aren't protected
↳ Act quickly when values are broken

6️⃣ Avoiding decisions hurts your career
↳ Waiting for everyone to agree wastes time
↳ Good leaders make clear calls
↳ Pick a direction, even when it's tough

7️⃣ Worrying blocks your success
↳ Most of your fears? They never happen
↳ While you're worried, others are moving ahead
↳ Action beats worry every time

The biggest truth?
These aren't just lessons.
They're choices you make every day.

Your career moves forward when you:
• Choose action over fear
• Choose boundaries over pleasing everyone
• Choose difficult discussions rather than easy paths


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7 Brutal Truths About Getting Promoted I know at 50

Your dream job is probably the one you already have. 

You're just doing it wrong.

Many leaders feel trapped in "golden handcuffs". Successful, well-paid, but secretly bored or unfulfilled.

They think the only solution is to quit and "find" their passion elsewhere.

But what if you didn't need to leave to find it?

I've started my career in sales. I often heard colleagues complain: "It's hard, it's boring, it's risky..."

And that's understandable. Who likes to hear 10 "no's" for one potential "yes"?

I didn't. But I stayed. Why?

Because I stopped looking at it as "Sales" and started looking at the sub-modalities. I became passionate about communication, psychology, negotiation, active listening...

The daily practice of these specific skills gave me incredible energy. My entire career was built on the skills I learned during a job I could have easily hated.

You don't need to change your job to do what you love. Sometimes, it's right in front of you.

Here's a 3-step guide to re-engineering your role for satisfaction and high performance:
(with actionable tools in the carousel)

1️⃣ Deconstruct Your Role
-> Your job title is just a label, but your actual work is a collection of dozens of 'mini-skills'
-> Break it down into components.
-> Which specific micro-skill sparks a light in you?

2️⃣ Focus on the Energy 
-> You cannot be excellent at everything. Filter ruthlessly for what excites you
-> Automate, delegate, or eliminate the rest
-> Even a small shift in ratio can transform your week

3️⃣ Design Your Week
-> Satisfaction doesn't happen by accident. It happens by design
-> Protect the time for the work that matters most to you
-> Block high-energy work as non-negotiable appointments with yourself

You don't need to quit to find your passion. 
You just need to look closer at what you already have.

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3-step guide to re-engineering your role for satisfaction

The 7 most common phrases in business.
They all sound professional. And they're all quietly killing your authority.

Authority isn't destroyed in one big event.
It's lost in small, everyday moments.

Think of your authority like a bucket of water. 
Each time you use a weak phrase, you make a tiny hole.
By the time you notice the pool at your feet, the damage is done.

Here are 7 "leaks" to patch up today:

1. "This might be a stupid question..."
Undermines your credibility before speaking.
✅ "I'd like to understand more about..."

2. "I'm not good at..."
Self-defeating and limits your potential.
✅ "I'm working on improving my..."

3. "I'll get back to you when I can."
Gives a sense of vagueness.
✅ "I'll review this and respond by [specific time]."

4. "That's not my job."
Shows lack of empathy and team spirit.
✅ "Let me help you find the right person for this."

5. "That's not how we do things here."
Shows resistance to new ideas and change.
✅ "Let's explore how this could work with our process."

6. "You always/never..."
Creates defensiveness and breaks connection.
✅ "I've noticed that sometimes..."

7. "With all due respect..."
Usually precedes disrespect or confrontation.
✅ "I see this differently, and here's why..."

Stop worrying about the floods that might sink your career.
Pay attention to the small, daily leaks instead.

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7 Phrases That Kill Your authority Instantly

Your greatest strength is your biggest weakness. 

The drive to do more is killing your success.

We all know that feeling, don't we? 
That inner critic that whispers even when we try to rest:

- "I could push this project forward"
- "That email needs answering"
- "One more call wouldn't hurt"

Here's the truth:
Resting isn't lazy. It's strategic.

5 ways to turn guilt-free breaks into your competitive advantage:
(with actionable tools in the carousel)

1️⃣ Treat Recovery Like Strategy
↳ Schedule breaks in your calendar
↳ Defend them like board meetings
👉 "Recovery time is production time"

2️⃣ Master the Power Pause
↳ 90-min focus blocks
↳ 15-min complete disconnection
👉 "Short breaks prevent long burnouts"

3️⃣ Upgrade Your Sleep Strategy
↳ Make it your most important meeting
↳ Non-negotiable 7-hour appointment with yourself
👉 "Sleep debt compounds like financial debt"

4️⃣ Transform Family Time
↳ Plan it with the same precision as work
↳ Put phones away during quality time
👉 "Presence beats productivity"

5️⃣ Reframe Your Recovery
↳ It's not time off, it's time to rebuild
↳ Track energy gains, not time spent
👉 "Rest is the foundation of excellence"

Relaxing isn't a distraction from your success.
It's fuel for your future achievements.

You're already work like a pro. 
Learn to rest like a pro. 

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I’ve spent most of my career trying to figure out how to grow a business. More sales. Better processes. Smarter strategies.

But the real secret is much simpler than that.

Your words are the most powerful leadership tool you have.
They can be the water that helps them grow, or the poison that demoralizes them.

Here are 4 ways to use your words to unlock your team’s potential:
(plus a practical tool for each in the carousel)

1️⃣ See their future self, not just their current role.
↳ Treat people as they can be, not just as they are. 
↳ This helps them become their potential selves.

🤔 Coaching Question: If your team member were already the best version of their professional self, what one new responsibility would you trust them with today?

2️⃣ Stop motivating. Start removing obstacles.
↳ The most effective managers focus on not demotivating their people. 
↳ Your main job is to remove the things that crush their drive.

🤔 Coaching Question: What is the "pebble in the shoe" of your team that you have the power to remove?

3️⃣ To be a great leader, be a great listener.
↳ Being heard is invaluable. 
↳ Offering it to your team is the fastest way to build trust.

🤔 Coaching Question: In your last conversation, did you spend more time formulating your response or understanding theirs?

4️⃣ Don't provide the answers. Draw out their intelligence.
↳ Leadership is about drawing out the intelligence of others, not demonstrating your own.

🤔 Coaching Question: What would happen if, for one week, you were only allowed to answer your team’s questions with another question?

Your team doesn't need another manager.
They need a leader who will help them grow.

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4 ways to use your words to unlock your team’s potential

The work that matters most in leadership? It's invisible.
And that's exactly why most leaders miss it.

You're measuring the wrong things.
Meetings attended. Emails sent. Tasks completed.
Meanwhile, the work that actually transforms teams happens between the lines.

Here are 6 types of invisible work that separate leaders from managers:

1️⃣ Reading What's Not Said
Address what people feel, not just what they report.

2️⃣ Turning Confusion Into Direction
Cut through corporate speak and connect daily work to the bigger picture

3️⃣ Clearing the Path Before It's Blocked
Remove bureaucratic barriers before your team even sees them.

4️⃣ Building Trust in Tiny Moments
Keep the small promises and show up when it's inconvenient.

5️⃣ Thinking While Everyone Else Is Doing
Connect the dots from random problems to see the real opportunity.

6️⃣ Helping People See Around Corners
Show people the career path they can't see for themselves.

None of this shows up in your performance review.
Your calendar won't reflect it.
But it's the difference between leading people and just coordinating work.

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Your biggest dream feels impossible.
It's not. It's just a project that hasn't been planned yet.

This isn't magic. 

As Napoleon Hill said, "Whatever Your Mind Can Conceive and Believe, It Can Achieve.”

Here are 5 principles of a practical dreamer:
(with actionable tools in the carousel)

1️⃣ Believe It Before You See It.
↳ Your mind must create a clear and compelling future reality before you can build it in the real world.
🤔 Coaching Question: If you had a magic wand and could create your ideal career with 100% certainty of success, what would it look like in vivid detail?

2️⃣ Attract Success, Don't Chase It.
↳ You attract success by who you become, not by what you chase. Focus on your own growth, and opportunities will come to you.
🤔 Coaching Question: What kind of person would you have to become to make your biggest goals inevitable?

3️⃣ Win the Decade, Not Just the Year.
↳ We overestimate what we can do in a year, but drastically underestimate what we can do in ten. True vision is measured in decades.
🤔 Coaching Question: If you were planning your career for a decade instead of this quarter, what is the one thing you would start doing differently today?

4️⃣ Do Less to Achieve More.
↳ The key to making progress on what truly matters is not to add more tasks, but to subtract the ones that don't.
🤔 Coaching Question: What is the one thing you are currently doing that, if you stopped, would create the most space for your most important work?

5️⃣ Close the Knowing-Doing Gap.
↳ Knowledge is useless without action. The only thing that creates results is execution.
🤔 Coaching Question: What is the smallest possible action you can take in the next 10 minutes to turn your biggest idea into a real-world experiment?

Your dreams don't need magic to come true.
They just need a plan.

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Visualize it. Believe it. Build it.

Most people walk into difficult conversations with a script.

Leaders walk in with a ritual.

The difference? 
One prepares what to say.
The other prepares who to be.

When I failed at difficult conversations, it wasn't because I wasn't prepared. It was because I had prepared myself poorly.

I was focusing on what I thought I should say instead of trying to understand the other person. 

Here's the 5-minute pre-conversation ritual that works.
(with actionable tools in the carousel)

1️⃣ The Stakeholder Lens Shift (60 seconds)
↳ Stop asking "What do I need to say?"
↳ Start asking "What does this person care about most?"
👉 Write down their top 3 priorities before you write your own

2️⃣ The Outcome Anchor (60 seconds)
↳ Define what success looks like for BOTH of you
↳ Not just your goal, their goal too
👉 "If this goes well, what changes for them?"

3️⃣ The Emotional Pre-Flight (90 seconds)
↳ Name what you're feeling (anxiety, frustration, defensiveness)
↳ Acknowledge it, then park it
👉 Three deep breaths to reset your nervous system

4️⃣ The Assumption Check (60 seconds)
↳ List your assumptions about their position
↳ Mark each one as "verified" or "assumption"
👉 Most of your stress comes from stories you haven't verified

5️⃣ The First Question (30 seconds)
↳ Don't plan your opening statement
↳ Plan your opening question
👉 "Help me understand..." beats "Here's what I think..." every time

That's it.

Five minutes.

The conversation won't follow your script anyway.
But you'll be ready for what actually happens.

Stop preparing speeches.
Start preparing presence.

If you have a tough conversation coming up and want to ensure you show up as a leader, let's talk. Send me a DM.

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