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Coach Terri transformed me from an individual contributor to a true leader. I felt a positive change in myself, and so did the people I work with. She guided me through business situations by asking the most thought-provoking questions and providing me with the space and the time to find the answers. I feel extremely lucky to have her as my coach in my early career. I am calmer, more collected, and well-equipped with the right tools to navigate any tough business situation. I have a much better base and toolset to build upon. As I discover more hidden triggers with coach Terri, my potential is unlocked along with it. How lucky I am!
In personal development, we often face an invisible inner barrier reminiscent of the infamous glass ceiling seen in the professional world. This “inner glass ceiling” limits our growth, caps our potential, and obstructively mediates our aspirations to live an internally and externally authentic life. The inner glass ceiling is a metaphor for the mental and emotional construct composed of early conditioning, fears, societal expectations, self-protection, and even self-imposed perceptions of our own potential. It inhibits us from realizing our true selves, sabotaging our attempts to live a life that is a true reflection of our values and beliefs.
One common manifestation of this internal barrier is the gap between our “inner intention” and our “external actions.” We all have internalized narratives and expectations that dictate what we should be doing, how we should behave, and what roles we should fill. These ‘shoulds’ are often inconsistent with what we want deep inside. The result is a life lived in response to the expectations of others or societal norms rather than our true desires and values.
Breaking Through the Inner Glass Ceiling™ is designed to empower women to confront and overcome their unique inner glass ceiling. It mines the gaps to foster personal growth, authenticity, and resilience while providing them with the tools to navigate life’s challenges in alignment with their true selves.
In my years of training and coaching women, I have found some themes that come up quite a bit. However, this is not linear, and each person’s inner glass ceiling is more of a unique constellation of experiences and interpretations. These interpretations are shaped by the authority figures in our lives and our cultures’ traditions; we then adapt in the outer world to these dynamics in order to fit in and be loved.
The Inner Glass Ceiling™ is constructed in a gradual way, usually outside of our awareness. Here are just a few of the common themes that have come up in my coaching and training programs. Remember, you are unique. Our goal is to identify and make the invisible visible, not label.
Putting everyone else's needs first and ignoring your own.
This can manifest as not asking for your needs to be met or expressing your unique POV.
If you constructed a role to be the peacemaker in relationships, fear of conflict can be a trigger.
Believing we have to please everyone making it difficult to prioritize personal boundaries.
This can manifest as not asking for your needs to be met or expressing your unique POV.
Worrying that one has it right can manifest as constantly reworking and rethinking.
The voices around us unconsciously influence the life we should be living. Some are in our best interest, and some are not.
When we don't understand our internal blueprint, change can be fearful and can challenge our blueprint, creating inner conflict.
The desire to "fit in" can eclipse the willingness, and the courage it takes, to step into a unique set of gifts and talents.
Over eight weeks, I’ll guide you in gaining more awareness of your inner glass ceiling—releasing what holds you back from your limitless potential and transforming into the powerful, confident woman you want to be. Through a combination of live workshops, online content and exercises, live Q&A calls, and lots of support, we’ll explore the fundamentals of the Inner Glass Ceiling™, create a map of your unique constellation of worries and beliefs that compete with your stated goals, and identify practical steps you can use right away.
By the end of the program, you’ll be able to recognize and understand your unique Inner Glass Ceiling™, effectively use strategies to overcome challenges when triggered, cultivate self-compassion while experimenting with new behaviors, nurture your inner resilience, and harness the power of continuous learning to live an authentic and fulfilled life in alignment with your deepest values and aspirations.
You will have access to our growing library of digital professional and personal development classes, which are interactive, beautiful, and accessible on every device. These courses support your career, leadership, and personal growth with topics on Career Management, Change Management, Communication, Productivity, and include our unique non-fiction authors classes.
Terri is a terrific coach and mentor, and her work as a leader of this course brings a powerful addition to her portfolio. Terri brings her years of experience in organizational development and personal development to creating an experience that is meaningful, impactful, and customized to your very own needs.
Terri is a delight to work with. She is a great facilitator and coach. She is professional and gives expert advice and support in a friendly and empowering way. I joined a Programme, and it was an amazing six-month journey of self-discovery, sharing with, and learning from other women. Thank you, Terri, for using your passion to help women develop and empower them to thrive in the workplace.
With a background in Organizational Learning and Leadership Development, I’ve coached and trained more than 10,000 professional women, leaders, academic professors, and entrepreneurs from around the world just like you to access the tools and learning they need to achieve significantly more success and satisfaction.
My programs are not just another coaching service. They are grounded in a unique blend of coaching psychology, adult development, mindfulness, neuroscience, and embodied transformation. This distinctive approach allows me to offer you a customized experience that is tailored to your specific needs and goals.
My expertise lies in understanding and addressing women’s unique challenges as they navigate an ever-changing world. I am known for my deep listening, ability to synthesize complex data, and organizational and business acumen, all of which are dedicated to supporting you in your journey.
Now, I’m offering this new online program to teach you the most important steps to transform your career with greater confidence, communicate with authority, recognize when old habits are triggered, and develop the leadership skills that will move you forward fast to what you truly desire in your work and life. This focus on career transformation and leadership development is designed to energize and motivate you.
As a corporate Learning and Leadership Development professional, Terri Altschul was accustomed to offering best-in-class programs. She was often confused by how difficult it was for program participants to sustain their desired change. Year after year, participants would show up after their programs, asking for support on “the same old feedback.” Then, in 2010, she discovered Robert Kegan and Lisa Lahey of Harvard and their ground-breaking work “The Immunity to Change™.” She first went through this program as a participant and found herself deeply affected by what she learned and the implications of this work for her clients. She then became a Certified Facilitator and Coach and has finally found a proven process that can sustain the long-lasting change many people desire.
Additionally, Terri has studied with the Gestalt Institute and Karen Horney‘s work on communication. She is a Certified Integral Coach and is steeped in Jungian principles of the Self and the Shadow.
This program is not just a collection of research. It is an experiential and a practical application of it. It is designed to be highly effective and relevant, incorporating what I have learned by coaching and training thousands of women.
Within minutes of engaging with Terri, I knew she would be a great personal advocate while pushing me to advance my leadership skills and career objectives. Terri has a great capacity to understand what is required to motivate and guide you in the moment, while coaxing you to expand your own voice. She can tap into a wide range of techniques, some honed over years of experience in corporate settings, and some acquired from her own experiences.
Working with Terri is engaging in honest, open, and meaningful conversations that expand and create a vision of what’s possible. I gave myself a wonderful gift when we started our program; she’s living proof of the power of women joining together in intentional conversations, supporting each others’ goals, and expecting the best of one another.
Each week, Terri will provide live coaching, training, and support on one of the modules. By the end of each call, you’ll have received expert support and training to address the content of your Inner Glass Ceiling. During the calls, Terri will address your questions, challenges, and specific issues and give you hands-on, personalized coaching. (Calls are currently scheduled for Tuesdays at 2:00 pm EST, from October 1st, 2024 through December 17th. Due to the American Thanksgiving holiday, we won’t have a call on November 26th.)
The first module of “Breaking Through the Inner Glass Ceiling™” will give you an in-depth introduction to the program’s core activities and objectives, setting the foundation for your growth journey. You are encouraged to connect and get to know each other better, creating a greater sense of safety and vulnerability.
We start strong in this as you create a map of your inner glass ceiling using the profound Immunity to Change™ technology. In this session, you’ll discover the unique challenge in your Inner Glass Ceiling™ and uncover behaviors that sabotage your stated goals, competing commitments, core fears, and assumptions about the consequences if your worst fears are realized.
In this module, you’ll create a one-year Progress Plan by incorporating data from (1) a timeline of your Inner Glass Ceiling™ and (2) data you gather about the impact of your Inner Glass Ceiling™ through self-observations and feedback from others. This plan will incorporate milestones for your journey, including self-care.
In this module, you’ll learn about the default responses programmed into your nervous system, identifying the hooks and triggers that keep the Inner Glass Ceiling™ out of your awareness. You’ll design carefully crafted experiments to meet those automated responses in the moment and turn them into choiceful actions. As we progress, these strategies will lead you to rewrite your narratives and see results in real time.
Sustaining the change of Breaking the Inner Glass Ceiling™ requires us to have the inner resources to anchor ourselves when we’re thrown off balance. One powerful technique to do this is by anchoring into your core values. This can mean when making choices that deviate from external expectations, you can feel confident and grounded in your choices. You’ll take an assessment to identify the rank order of your core values and identify those values you need to develop to support your continued transformation process.
In this module, you’ll discover how the way you speak and communicate reflects your Inner Glass Ceiling™. It will equip you with the necessary tools to work with fear-based triggers and fight/flight responses so that you will communicate more effectively, even in the face of your worst fear. This rich module will expand your options for meeting and handling personal challenges, better-resolving issues/conflicts, and facilitating issue/conflict resolution.y
The Inner Glass Ceiling™ manifests as a “created” self in the outer world. It is the self we constructed as children that we believed we needed to be in order to be accepted, understood and loved. This created self is disconnected from our true self, where our deepest desires and innate gifts reside. In this module, we will focus on how you can maintain the connection with your true self through self-compassion and self-care. We honor and appreciate all the parts of ourselves.
All I can say is wow! Terri has a gift for helping women discover their inner power through a fun and creative mechanism of exploration. It is evident from the moment you step into her workshop that you are in expert hands! Terri is a compassionate instructor and coach who cares about each individual attendee and strives to guide them toward their own respective stories of empowerment that fuel them for the continued journey ahead. If you have been contemplating Terri’s programs, then contemplate no more – sign up today and prepare to be profoundly impacted.
Terri is a premier trainer, facilitator, coach, and designer. One of Terri’s greatest strengths is her ability to truly listen and adapt “in the moment” to ensure superlative quality. I have known Terri for over twenty years. She is always growing professionally and personally. She is “the gold standard’ in coaching and learning.
Terri is an incredibly skilled and insightful coach. She equipped me with the tools and insight, while providing the right amount of guidance for me to discover my intrinsic motivation. We then mapped out my career trajectory based on those motivators. I learned a lot about myself, navigating difficult professional situations, and capitalizing on my own strengths. One of the most fruitful things we worked on was analyzing and strengthening positive characteristics I measured low on, which I wasn’t even aware of prior to coaching. I highly recommend Terri to any professional woman looking to grow in her career, gain more insight into what drives you, and/or to navigate challenging professional situations.
By the end of this program, you’ll have begun releasing your Inner Glass Ceiling™ and will have a plan to sustain your continued growth.
Enrollment closes Friday, September 13th, 2024 or when the class is full.
We invite you to register for this comprehensive training program without any risk. Unless you are delighted, we will refund your money, no questions asked. Just let us know within 3 days from the program start date. We are confident that you will find this program more than you expected.
The program opens on October 1st. At that time you will have access to your course materials and the first live call with Terri.
All of the live sessions are recorded and will be available in your program portal within 24 hours.
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In many cases, this course should be eligible for reimbursement. It’s best to ask if you’re unsure as every employer has different policies and requirements, but you will be emailed a detailed receipt. If add’l information is needed, we’re happy to provide.
Yes, there are a limited number of scholarships available. Contact Terri at terri@terri.coach to discuss what you are able to pay and how you can contribute to the program.
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Breaking Through the Inner Glass Ceiling™ is for personal use only. We keep this space reserved solely for individuals who are looking for support in their journey to discover and leverage their talents in their lives. Additionally, many of the tools I use require certification. If you are a professional (coach, leader, therapist, educator, etc.) I invite you to take this class for your own devlopment.
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Join Breaking Through the Inner Glass Ceiling and take the first step toward unlocking your full potential. This program is designed to help you shatter the invisible barriers standing between you and your success. Don’t let self-doubt or limiting beliefs keep you from achieving your goals. Enroll today and start your journey toward a more empowered, confident, and fulfilled you. Your breakthrough is just around the corner—let’s make it happen together!
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Terri Altschul is an ICF PCC – a Certified Coach with more than 3,500 coaching sessions. She has trained and coached individuals and groups at all stages of their career and lives in Fortune 100 and 500 companies, Start-ups, and Non-Profit organizations. One of her special gifts is helping you see your untapped potential and identifying the blockers to that potential.
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