{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F5bc46a9f-14c7-48d0-8677-30a082cb90e1","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"Ep. 6 - You Hold The Pen To Your Life - An Interview with Brenda Underwood","description":"Rejection was a big cloud over Brenda\u2019s life for a long time. It was like a pillar from the time she was born. As the youngest of 5 children, for years she allowed rejection to shape the way she saw people and things, how she interacted with others, and even the attitudes she held onto.\nAnd for a time, all this culminated into leading a promiscuous and risky life. She eventually realized that she had to get to a place where she wasn\u2019t seeing herself through the eyes of her critics. She realized that weaknesses do not define us. Everybody has pluses and minuses. She eventually turned her life around by first letting go, and then trusting\u00a0a higher power, her faith, and herself.\nBrenda believes that \u201cWhen people are able to discover their purpose and walk in their destiny, their happy factor increases.\u201d She\u2019s a testament to that. It took years to discover her purpose, but when she did she was able to live life authentically and rise up to her best self every day. She\u2019s on a mission to help others do the same.\nShow Notes\nIn this episode, you won\u2019t want to miss Brenda's story. Listen in to what she\u2019s learned on the journey to live her purpose. Key takeaways include:\nIntentionality vs. \"Life Happens\"\nThe need to let go to have a winning life\nCreate yourself vs. find yourself\nWho defines you? What defines you?\nPaying attention to a higher power or Kisses from Heaven\nWe are all multi-faceted diamonds\nPlan your work and work your plan\nUse your tapestry of talents\nHave a Dream Party\nWho is your reference group?\nYou hold the pen to your life and you get to define you\nBooks She Recommends:\nIf You Want to Walk on Water You\u2019ve Got to Get out of the Boat by John Ortberg\nInfluencers In Her Life:\nMaya Angelou\nColin Powell\nWarren Buffett\nLife Coaches: Tony Robbins and Lisa Nichols\nContact Info:\nWebsite:\u00a0https://www.breakthroughforlife.com/\nYouTube Channel: Breakthrough With Brenda\nMore Info:\nAfter 25 years of corporate level management for companies like Unisource Worldwide, Mitchell Williams Law Firm, and Toshiba America, Brenda founded Breakthrough for Life, a life coaching business committed to reaching out to help others break through to their next level of living.\nAs the founder of Breakthrough for Life, Brenda Underwood is a Certified Growth Coach trained by\nJennie Turton via Lifeforming Leadership Coaching and Professional Coach trained by Lifeforming Leadership Coaching.\u00a0 She has spent the last decade mentoring and coaching people from every walk of life, helping them to win at life.\nEducated in both accounting and biblical studies, Brenda has a worldview that touches hearts and balances budgets, literally!\u00a0 Through her corporate career and ministry service, she has a unique understanding of the dynamics of both corporate and personal breakthroughs. She understands, that the most successful businesses require successful people. The reality is the two are intertwined and happy people make happy employees.\u00a0 When people are able to discover their purpose and walk in their destiny their happy factor increases.\nBrenda has the capabilities necessary to coach individuals into personal breakthroughs that lead to successful lives. She has an astonishing knack for helping individuals reach to the heart of the barriers they face every day. By tearing down the roadblocks and breaking through the blind spots her clients are able to win at life.\nMusic by Jonn Serrie\nWebsite: http://www.thousandstar.com/\nRecord Labels and Links to Jonn\u2019s Music: Valley Entertainment and New World Music","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/6da2d5a6-6516-4edd-9761-3a68cd6c9733/1329e740-77bb-11eb-ba6b-e75e2a707a23.jpg"}