GrowthSkills Foundation

GrowthSkills Foundation GrowthSkills formed to help people improve how they live, love, work and relate. One of our offerings is the 5 day. Henry Cloud and John Townsend.
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intensive workshops that were developed by Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend. We believe God created each of us to thrive and have abundant, joyful, and productive lives. (John 10:10b) Using our own resources, each of us can achieve part of what God wants for us. However, to achieve more, we need to take in more of the right ingredients such as wisdom, grace, insight and support. GrowthSkills helps people take in the ingredients they need and live the life intended for them. In our workshops, you will receive wisdom, insight and practical application from Drs. Their ability to present complex topics in an enlightening, humorous, interactive lecture is unparalleled. You will also experience the power of a small group lead by highly skilled facilitators. Attend a workshop! You will leave more of the person God created you to be and with more skills to build the life that you want.

Leadership growth doesn’t always start with learning something new.Sometimes, it starts with recognizing the patterns we...
10/08/2026

Leadership growth doesn’t always start with learning something new.

Sometimes, it starts with recognizing the patterns we already carry.

How do you respond when you feel challenged?
What happens when someone disagrees with you?
Do you become defensive, controlling, avoidant, or overly accommodating?

Self-awareness gives us the opportunity to pause, understand what’s driving our reactions, and choose a healthier response.

Great leadership isn’t just about influencing others. It’s also about learning how to lead yourself.

What’s one pattern you’ve had to become more aware of as a leader?

10/07/2026

Strong leaders aren’t only challenged by the people around them — sometimes, the biggest obstacle is the patterns they bring into the room themselves.

The way we respond to pressure, conflict, feedback, control, or uncertainty doesn’t disappear when we become leaders. Those patterns often become even more visible.

That’s why leadership development requires more than learning new techniques. It requires self-awareness — recognizing the behaviors, reactions, and habits that may be getting in the way of the results and relationships we want.

The question isn’t just:
“How do I become a better leader?”

It’s also:
“What am I doing that may be making leadership harder than it needs to be?”

At GrowthSkills, the Ultimate Leadership Workshop helps leaders identify those patterns, understand what drives them, and develop healthier ways of leading themselves and others.

Because sometimes the next level of leadership starts with getting out of your own way.

Difficult conversations aren’t usually difficult because we don’t know what to say — they’re difficult because of what t...
10/06/2026

Difficult conversations aren’t usually difficult because we don’t know what to say — they’re difficult because of what the conversation can trigger.

Feedback can feel like rejection. Conflict can feel like threat. And when people feel threatened, defensiveness often follows.

Strong leaders learn how to do both: tell the truth clearly and create enough safety for the other person to actually hear it.

That might mean slowing down, leading with curiosity, choosing your timing carefully, and focusing on the behavior or issue rather than attacking the person.

The goal isn’t to avoid discomfort.
It’s to become better at navigating it.

At GrowthSkills, we believe healthy leadership requires honesty, self-awareness, emotional regulation, and the ability to have the conversations that matter.

💬 What’s harder for you: giving difficult feedback or receiving it?

10/05/2026

A boundary isn’t about controlling someone else.

It’s about deciding what you will do when a line is crossed.

You can be loving, patient, and understanding while still saying:

“This doesn’t work for me.”

“This hurt me.”

“If this continues, I need to respond differently.”

Healthy boundaries don’t create distance for the sake of punishment. They create clarity, responsibility, and the freedom for healthier love.

And sometimes, the most loving thing you can do is stop protecting someone from the consequences of their own choices.

💭 What’s harder for you: setting a boundary or sticking to it?

Save this for the next time you need the reminder.

10/02/2026

Transformation doesn’t always take years. Sometimes, the right environment, the right tools, and the right conversations can create change you can see in just a few days. ✨

That’s what happens inside the Ultimate Leadership Workshop.

Participants don’t just learn new leadership concepts—they begin to see themselves, their relationships, and the way they impact others differently. They leave with greater self-awareness, stronger tools for connection, and a clearer understanding of the kind of legacy they want to create.

Because leadership isn’t only about what you accomplish. It’s about who you become and what you leave behind.

Ready to experience the transformation for yourself?

📅 November 2–6, 2026
🔗 Visit the link in our bio to learn more and register.

Avoiding confrontation can feel like keeping the peace—but sometimes it just postpones the problem.Healthy confrontation...
10/02/2026

Avoiding confrontation can feel like keeping the peace—but sometimes it just postpones the problem.

Healthy confrontation is not about attacking, shaming, or “winning.” It’s about being willing to address what matters with clarity, respect, and courage.

Psychology research has shown that both too little and too much assertiveness can hurt leadership effectiveness. The goal is learning how to be direct without becoming aggressive—and honest without becoming destructive.

That might look like:

• Addressing the behavior instead of attacking the person
• Explaining the impact clearly
• Making a specific request
• Listening without immediately becoming defensive
• Staying grounded even when the conversation feels uncomfortable

At GrowthSkills, we teach that difficult conversations are a skill—and skills can be practiced.

Through strategies like soft startups, role-playing, emotional regulation, and direct communication, the Ultimate Leadership Workshop helps you become more confident in the conversations most people would rather avoid.

Because strong leadership is not about avoiding tension.

It’s knowing what to do when tension shows up.

📅 Next Ultimate Leadership Workshop: November 2–6, 2026
🔗 Learn more through the link in our bio.

Where do you feel stuck right now?Maybe setbacks are taking longer to bounce back from. Maybe fear is making more decisi...
09/30/2026

Where do you feel stuck right now?

Maybe setbacks are taking longer to bounce back from. Maybe fear is making more decisions than you realize. Maybe you’re struggling to communicate clearly, build trust, solve problems, or turn good intentions into actual progress.

GrowthSkills created a collection of FREE, on-demand webinars to help you strengthen the skills that affect nearly every area of life:

Resilience.
People Smarts.
Problem Solving.
Goal Setting.
Listening.
Overcoming Fear.

No complicated commitment. Just practical tools you can access anytime, at your own pace.

Sometimes growth starts with one honest question:

What do I need to get better at next?

🔗 Get your free webinar access through the link in our bio.

09/26/2026

How you start a difficult conversation can change how the other person responds.

When something needs to be addressed, it’s easy to lead with frustration, intensity, or criticism—especially when the issue matters to you.

But effective leadership requires more than simply being willing to confront a problem. It requires knowing how to approach the conversation in a way that makes growth possible.

One strategy taught at GrowthSkills is the “soft startup”: approaching difficult conversations with clarity and confidence, without creating unnecessary defensiveness from the very beginning.

Because leadership isn’t avoiding conflict. It’s learning how to navigate it with the right combination of assertiveness, connection, boundaries, and intentional communication.

At the GrowthSkills Ultimate Leadership Workshop, you’ll move beyond leadership theory and practice real strategies for handling conflict, communicating effectively, strengthening relationships, and leading people through difficult situations.

Better conversations create better leaders.

📅 Upcoming Ultimate Leadership Workshops:
November 2–6, 2026
February 8–12, 2027
April 5–9, 2027
May 24–28, 2027
July 19–23, 2027
September 13–17, 2027
November 8–12, 2027

🔗 Register through the link in our bio.

Some people don’t just challenge your patience — they challenge your boundaries, your confidence, and your ability to st...
09/25/2026

Some people don’t just challenge your patience — they challenge your boundaries, your confidence, and your ability to stay grounded.

These aren’t just relationship skills — they’re leadership skills.

Whether you’re navigating a difficult coworker, family member, friend, or employee, strong leadership requires the ability to stay grounded, communicate directly, and handle conflict without losing yourself in it.

At the GrowthSkills Ultimate Leadership Workshop, you don’t just learn these concepts — you practice them through real-world strategies, role-playing, and practical application.

Because leadership is tested most when relationships get hard.

🔗 Learn more about the Ultimate Leadership Workshop at the link in our bio.

09/24/2026

A reaction is NOT an emergency.

When someone becomes upset, surprised, confused, or frustrated, our instinct can be to immediately explain, defend, fix, or react right back.

But effective leadership often requires something harder:

Notice the reaction. Name what you’re seeing. Then stop—and listen.

Instead of rushing to control the moment, you might simply say:

“You seem upset.”
“You seem surprised.”
“You seem frustrated.”

And then give the other person space to respond.

That ability to stay grounded in emotionally charged moments is a leadership skill—and it can completely change the direction of a conversation.

At the GrowthSkills Ultimate Leadership Workshop, participants don’t just learn leadership concepts. They practice practical strategies for communication, conflict, emotional awareness, difficult conversations, boundaries, and building healthier relationships.

Because great leadership isn’t about preventing every difficult reaction.

It’s learning how to lead well when one happens.

📅 Next Ultimate Leadership Workshop: November 2–6, 2026

🔗 Learn more and register through the link in our bio.

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Irvine, CA
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Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
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