Featured Training

Transformative Critical Thinking™

(with the "MPO Advantage"™ )

What is "critical thinking", really? (Hint: It has nothing to do with how "smart" you are.)

Without it, teams make reactive decisions. Miss opportunities. Squander time and resources. Communication breaks down, trust erodes, and innovation stalls -- directly undermining competitive advantage.

When done effectively... Efficiency, innovation and contribution become enmeshed in daily life. Leaders and teams feel more confident, aligned and supported.

Sounds good on paper, right? The reality is -- despite traditional 'critical thinking' training -- teams rarely get there (or stay there for long).

Solution: Transformative Critical Thinking with the "MPO Advantage".

This highly-successful transformative custom training was designed in response to organizational requests to help teams function for long-term impact.

Participants will learn to:
-> Quickly cut through confusion, overwhelm, and simplify lots of information being thrown at them (both internally and externally) when trying to navigate a challenge.
-> Listen better and understand others (and themselves) on a deeper level.
-> Identify and choose the best outcomes to complex personal and professional challenges.

-> Maximize collaboration and teamwork
-> Create measurable results.

"While there are tons of trainings available offered by a number of skilled professionals, we knew the outcome we needed was critical and the delivery essential. Celeste immediately came to mind.

The resulting training far exceeded our expectations and underscored to us what sets Celeste apart from other skilled professionals out there.

While we brought the team together with the goal of providing a specific training, it was so much more. It served as an education session, a stretch exercise and a relationship builder/renewal for our entire team. It fostered and reignited a team spirit and collaboration that we had not seen in years.

We are glad we chose Celeste and look forward to doing more great things with her in the future."

- Amy, Chief Administrative Officer (CAO)

- Pam, Director of Administrative Operations (DAO)

- Kelly, Human Resources Director

Navigating the Complexities of

Supportive Leadership ™

(aka Navigating Supportive Leadership™ )

What makes a truly effective, supportive leader?

Leaders at all levels often find that even their best efforts to support team members while managing their own performance targets leads to increasing complexity and stress. This can leave both leaders and teams feeling drained, inadequate, and confused -- hurting performance, engagement, and communication.

Celeste Stacey's signature, keynote-based custom workshop helps leaders spot and navigate the nuanced challenges blocking their best, balanced, and supportive work. You will learn practical ways to handle complex team dynamics with confidence, finding both personal balance and creating real, measurable results for your team.

Participants will learn to:
-> Strategically challenge common assumptions of what it means to guide, support and care for the individuals we work with every day.
-> Identify and understand "hidden disease" in key interactions and scenarios.

-> Uncover hidden "toxic leadership" patterns and how to overcome them.
-> Navigate the internal and external conflicts that can hinder meaningful change.
-> Co-create solutions that maximize 360-degree impact, growth, value and satisfaction.

"This training is outstanding! Our team struggled with managing certain complex issues that consistently affected performance, staff morale and communication.

Our leaders are now able to effectively navigate these situations with confidence, and create meaningful solutions instead of temporary fixes. Our staff feel more valued and understood, and the quality of our work and communications have noticeably improved.

We were especially excited about how quickly our team was able to apply what they experienced in this workshop to create real change. Celeste's training continues to pay dividends as we build stronger, more supportive relationships across all levels of our organization and we look forward to future opportunities to work with her."

- Eric, Operations Manager

What professionals who've worked with us are saying...

❝ Life-changing, supportive, mind-shifting, freeing! Living a life of constant overwhelm (little/low-quality sleep, constant churn, worry) became my normal. I now understand the source, what was blocking me from moving forward, and have the tools, strategies and coaching to help me shift away from that mindset. It's a reset. Love it! I now have a better, healthier, more stress-free way to live when the Hum starts to rise up and try to take over. I hear so many people saying they are overwhelmed. This is what they need!

❝ Excellent. The feeling of becoming mentally "unstuck" is great. This experience has helped me find the correct words to effectively express what I was thinking and feeling. I feel like I've been freed from mental quicksand. The feeling of a safe space and deep support put me at ease and allowed me to relax right away. As a man in a high-stress role who isn't accustomed to such support, this was a big deal. I can confidently say that the Hum no longer rules my life. I am even losing weight. I feel more in control now than I can ever remember.

❝ Before working with Celeste, I was so overwhelmed that I seriously questioned every career move I ever made and wondered if the sacrifices I made were even worth it. I realized that it wasn't the moves I made themselves, but the way I navigated my life in general. The patterns I perpetuated to keep me in overwhelm by default. I could have gone on for the rest of my life like this and made rash decisions I would have certainly regretted in an attempt to get some relief. I am very grateful that I didn't have to do that. Thank you!

❝ I gained a lot of clarity about MY personal type of overwhelm. I was able to articulate my thoughts and feelings in a way I never could before because I just didn't have the language. I always knew something wasn't right, but didn't know how to figure out what was happening. I just knew I wasn't happy anymore and life felt like a treadmill of never-ending stuff to do and think about. I feel like I suddenly have a mental translator and a way to navigate what felt like foreign territory. The peace I feel right now is so surreal. I would recommend working with Celeste to anyone!

❝ Excellent. For me, everything starts with the "why". I never truly viewed perfectionism as problematic or understood the breadth of its manifestation apart from spending a little too much time on trivial modifications (to emails, presentations, etc.) in ways that fit my standards, but did nothing to advance the message conveyed. I now see perfectionism is much more pervasive than that. Valuable, interesting, engaging, practical... I can apply this to my life immediately. 10 out of 10.

❝ Working with Celeste and participating in The Hum has really helped me find myself amidst the overwhelm. I suffer from perfectionism, procrastination, and struggle with all the "shoulds". I never thought I would ever find a way past this. I am now able to avoid the traps that I routinely set for myself (without guilt!) and enjoy a healthier, mentally-free life again. I haven't felt this way in decades!

❝ Understanding my procrastination and being able to zero in on it in a given moment makes me feel empowered. I found this very practical and easy to apply right away to better understand and modify my behaviors.

❝ Understanding the foundation of my overwhelm was pivotal for me. It helped me understand why certain "asks" for my time have led to overwhelm. I love that I now know how to navigate it.

❝ This has been life-changing for me. I have been able to recognize how my own perfectionism and addiction to overwhelm has contributed to my own Hum. I have been able to release the guilt, perfectionism, and feel whole and at peace. Unfortunately, most people feeling the Hum don't feel that they can make time for one more thing in their lives/schedules. When they commit to this experience, it will give them an incredible amount of freedom.

Need a training to address a unique situation?

LifeCourage designs every experiential workshop to equip individuals with the skills they need to uncover and expertly analyze real-time hidden cues and information that are often largely missed or grossly misinterpreted in everyday interactions and scenarios.

These rich, hands-on strategic learning experiences use a unique, high-impact combination of Human Behavior, Business and Emotional Intelligence techniques, condensed into super-simple models that participants can use immediately to quickly navigate complex problems and get the key insights they need to create the best outcomes.

Organizations choose LifeCourage for the best outcomes.

When lasting impact and meaningful outcomes matter, it's essential to choose a professional development partner who truly understands how to bring out the best in you and your team.

At LifeCourage, we bring decades of expertise in learning & development, business intelligence, mindset & mental wellness, and performance optimization to deliver transformative solutions that drive lasting change.

Signature Trainings:

Are You Feeling "The Hum"?

Watch the 5-minute video below to learn how to get off the "hamster wheel" and into the driver's seat.

Let Us Help You Create Lasting Impact.