Empowering Enterprises

Bernadette M. Smith

Bernadette's unique experience and style has made her an accomplished Certified Coach, facilitator, and author. Specializing in Personal and Career consulting and coaching, she works extensively with women in the areas of life and career transitions, goal attainment, leadership and personal growth. Founder of Empowering Enterprises, Ms. Smith has over 10 years of coaching and teaching expertise. Her clients include business professionals, health care professionals, attorneys, small business owners and busy moms. She helps women set strategic direction, manage talent, and develop leadership while building on their strengths.

Bernadette develops and empowers women by showing them the 4 Corner Foundation Formula that supports every life transition. Acting from a philosophy of partnership with her clients, Bernadette guides women in transition to exceed prior performance through questions, dialogue, calculated risk, and the fundamental belief that each person has her own answers within. Bernadette's coaching methodologies allow each person to find those answers for herself and design actions that are aligned and consistent with that clarity that produces good health and a great life with successful careers. She provides structure and practices to support the implementation of those actions and the realization of each client's business and personal goals.

A recognized leader in the field of personal development, Bernadette has also delivered guest lectures to undergraduate and masters level classes at Rutgers University.

Bernadette's background in psychology led her into the field of coaching. A graduate of two highly renowned Coach Training Institutions, Coach University and B/Coach, her coaching and consulting practice was established in 1996. A member of the International Coach Federation, the only "official" governing body of coaching, Bernadette has worked and trained with Master Coaches Thomas Leonard, Debbie Ford, Marlena Field, Michael Losier, Laura Berman Fortgang, and Michael Jay. Her Certification in Parenting was received from the Dreikurs Institute in Chicago and the International Network for Children and Families. Professional affiliations include The International Coach Federation, The North American Society of Adlerian Psychology, Coach University, The International Consortia of Business Coaches, and the New Jersey Women Business Owners.

 

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"How wonderful it was for me to realize how very gifted you are as a listener and that you possess the ability to take large amounts of seemingly unrelated information and feed it back in a way that inspires growth." Denise P., Pennsylvania

 

The Top 10 Steps to Becoming Personally Empowered

Contrary to common belief, the most effective control over one's life can be gained in an almost effortless manner. The truly empowered person "has it together", exudes a glowing poise that is apparent to others. Here are ten steps whereby you can begin to experience empowerment in your own life.

1. Start from where you are and take one step at a time.
2. Examine your resistance points--the things that irritate you, limit you, or cause you to react.
3. Recognize that whatever you are experiencing at this very moment is appropriate to your need to grow.
4. Stop worrying about whether others are getting theirs!
5. Realize that it doesn't matter what happened to you or who did it to you; the only thing that matters is what you do about it.
6. Learn to refrain from having judgment.
7. Learn to operate holistically by opening up to the other possibilities that are always there.
8. Finish your unfinished business.
9. When faced with an apparently hopeless situation, take action, any action.
10. Consider the wisdom of doing absolutely nothing!

Do you want to learn more about these 10 Steps, and see how they can help YOU to become personally empowered? Bernadette can support and inspire you to live your life by design - call or email her today!