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5 Self-Leadership Practices to Ignite Your Next Business Breakthrough

As women leaders, we all hit those moments in our business journey where growth slows, energy dips, and momentum feels out of reach. The frustrating plateau. The good news? 

Your next business breakthrough doesn’t require overhauling your entire business. Instead, it starts with you—your awareness, clarity, and confidence. 

Here are five self-leadership practices to help you reignite your inner strength and push through that growth plateau.

  1. Cultivate Self-Awareness Growth begins with a deep understanding of where you are and what’s holding you back. Regular reflection—journaling, meditation, or simply taking time to pause—can help you identify patterns, habits, and mindsets that might be limiting your potential. Ask yourself: What’s the real cause of this plateau? Often, the answer is within.
  2. Clarify Your Vision Stagnation can occur when your vision becomes blurry. Revisit your business goals. What does success look like for you in the next 12 months? Clear, defined vision is fuel for action. When you’re clear on your “why,” the “how” becomes easier to navigate.
  3. Build Unshakable Confidence Confidence isn’t just a nice-to-have; it’s the foundation for making bold decisions. Embrace the power of self-affirmation. Remind yourself of your strengths, past achievements, and unique abilities. The more you believe in your capacity to succeed, the more momentum you’ll create.
  4. Own Your Boundaries Women leaders often face the challenge of balancing business growth with personal responsibilities. Defining and protecting your boundaries is essential to staying focused and avoiding burnout. Say “no” to the things that don’t serve your vision, and “yes” to what moves you forward.
  5. Embrace Resilience Breakthroughs don’t happen overnight. Resilience is your best ally when pushing through plateaus. When setbacks happen—and they will—stay committed to your vision, learn from the obstacles, and keep moving forward.

By tapping into your awareness, gaining clarity, and building confidence, you’ll transform the plateau into a stepping stone to your next level of growth. Ready to break through?

DIVE DEEPER

Powerful business growth strategies aligned with transformative coaching is the catalyst that unlocks your self leadership, potential, confidence, clarity and ultimately growth by design.

Success isn’t a destination but a continuous and intentional evolution. Together, let’s ignite the spark that propels you and your business to the next level.

* Re-ignite your business and break free from stagnation

* Find a clear & accelerated path to growth

* Re-align your business to your deeper purpose & your authentic self

* Up-shift your results and go from good enough to thriving

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💡Imagine having a compass and a seasoned guide to navigate business plateaus. That’s exactly what I offer. Together, we co-create a roadmap to re-align your passion, purpose, and profit with who you are.

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My clients find clarity and confidence, get unstuck, lead with intention and go from good enough to thriving, as we navigate the crossroads of your next level of personal and business growth, together.

What some clients say:

“Michela helped me transform from somebody who couldn’t see the forest from the trees into a strategic, big-picture thinker and leader.” – Robert R.

“I now have a sales strategy in place and have completely re-envisioned myself in the role of CEO.” – Anita R.

“Business Strategies and Therapy meet in Michela’s ridiculously effective coaching sessions.” – Lili M.

“Working with Michela has helped me grow my business to 6 figures plus and create systems to work more efficiently.” – Francesca G.

Jumpstart Your Business Strategy Call: 

If your business has stalled or you’ve hit a roadblock, you might need a jumpstart. This is a 90 minute 1:1 strategy consulting session, including a custom Business Performance Audit and tailored Action Plan. Book your Session. We will clarify your vision, identify roadblocks, uncover opportunities, and strategize the next best steps to get your business back on track.

About Michela Quilici

Michela Quilici is a Business Growth Strategist, Self-Leadership Coach, international bestselling author, and award-winning entrepreneur. For over 25 years, she has partnered with ambitious founders and CEOs—from early-stage ventures to 8-figure businesses, globally, to break through growth plateaus with clarity, confidence, and direction.


Known as a Business Navigator, Michela creates strategic roadmaps that align the business model, the operational systems, and the leader behind the business, blending sharp commercial insight with deep self-leadership to drive sustainable growth.


A professionally trained Flamenco dancer for over a decade, Michela helps speakers and dancers reconnect with their embodied presence, inner compass, and authentic expression. Michela is also the founder of Ladies Who Lead Global, an International movement of professional women with a mindset of leading beyond limits. Her work has been featured in Forbes, USA Weekly, and Canadian Living Magazine. She is a member of the Forbes Coaches Council, the official Speaker Coach for TEDxVUAmsterdam, and named Top 15 Coaches in Amsterdam.