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Liz Brunner

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🎤 Speaker, emcee + event host
🏆 Award-winning journalist + author
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Sometimes the bravest thing you can do is outgrow the life you worked so hard to build.⁠
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Leaving broadcasting after 28 years was not about walking away from success. It was about realizing that success and fulfillment are not always the same thing.⁠
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My next chapter began when I stopped asking what looked impressive and started asking what felt aligned with who I had become.⁠
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If something no longer fits, that does not always mean you are off track. Sometimes it means you are ready for what comes next.⁠
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#IntentionalTransformation #TheITFactor #CareerReinvention #PersonalGrowth #PurposefulLeadership by @lizbrunner

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At some point in your leadership journey, you stop asking for permission.⁠
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Early in our careers, many of us look outward for reassurance. We want confirmation that we’re making the right decision, saying the right thing, or moving in the right direction. That instinct is natural, especially when we’re growing and learning.⁠
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But over time something shifts. Experience teaches us that leadership isn’t about waiting for validation. It’s about trusting the judgment we’ve built through the moments we’ve navigated, the challenges we’ve faced, and the lessons we’ve learned along the way.⁠
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Self-trust doesn’t appear overnight. It grows quietly through experience and reflection. And when it does, your leadership begins to feel different—more grounded, more intentional, and more aligned with who you truly are.⁠
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Because at a certain point, leadership isn’t about asking for permission anymore. It’s about trusting that your voice and perspective already belong in the room.⁠
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#LeadershipGrowth #SelfTrust #ExecutivePresence #WomenInLeadership #IntentionalLeadership by @lizbrunner

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7 months ago

We've all experienced *that* person—the one who walks into the room and everything shifts. No announcement. No performance. Just presence. That’s not luck. That’s the IT Factor. And yes—it’s something you can cultivate with intention and support. 🔗 in my bio to learn more about how I can help to bring this out in you! by @lizbrunner

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9 months ago

The quietest team in the room is not always the most aligned.⁠
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When questions, concerns, and alternative ideas start disappearing, leaders should pay attention. Silence can look like agreement when it is really caution.⁠
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Healthy teams are not built on constant consensus. They are built on enough trust for people to keep speaking honestly.⁠
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#Leadership #LeadershipCommunication #TeamCulture #PsychologicalSafety #TheITFactor by @lizbrunner

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Public speaking gets easier when you start focusing on what it is people want to hear and what you want them to remember.⁠
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One of the most useful shifts I teach is to start with the ending. Once you know the point you want people to leave with, the story becomes much easier to shape.⁠
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#PublicSpeaking #Storytelling #CommunicationSkills #ExecutivePresence #TheITFactor by @lizbrunner

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4 days ago

There is a difference between wanting something and deciding that it matters enough to organize your life around it.

Clarity has a way of changing how you move. You stop waiting for perfect timing or perfect confidence and start taking the next step because you know what you are moving toward.

That idea stayed with me after my conversation with @benmezrich on an episode of my Live Your Best Life with Liz Brunner podcast, which later became award-winning episode.

If you are working toward something that matters deeply to you, I hope you’ll listen to the full conversation.

#LiveYourBestLife #PersonalGrowth #IntentionalTransformation #TheITFactor #PodcastInspiration by @lizbrunner

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6 days ago

You do not need more certainty. You need one decision you are willing to trust yourself with.⁠
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Self-trust grows when you move before everything feels perfectly clear. Take the step, and let confidence catch up.⁠
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#SelfLeadership #PersonalGrowth #IntentionalTransformation #Confidence #TheITFactor by @lizbrunner

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9 days ago

What happens when success is no longer the only thing you’re striving for?

I just finished @arthurcbrooks The Meaning of Your Life, and so much of it connected with questions I have been thinking about for years. I am a striver, but I am also a seeker. Achievement matters to me, but so does understanding what all of that growth is actually for.

What stayed with me most was the connection between purpose, self-knowledge, and meaning. If you have accomplished a lot and still find yourself thinking about what comes next, this is well worth the read.

If this is something you’re thinking about too, I explored it more deeply in my latest blog. Use the link in my bio for more.

#IntentionalTransformation #Leadership #PersonalGrowth #PurposeDrivenLeadership #theitfactor by @lizbrunner

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11 days ago

The pause you keep avoiding may be the leadership practice you need most. For high achievers, slowing down can feel uncomfortable. ⁠
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We are so used to moving, producing, and staying one step ahead that stillness can almost feel like falling behind. But stillness is not laziness. Sometimes it is where clarity, discernment, and presence begin.⁠
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If you have been moving from one thing to the next without stopping long enough to hear yourself think, this may be your reminder.⁠
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#ExecutivePresence #LeadershipDevelopment #PersonalGrowth #BurnoutPrevention #IntentionalTransformation by @lizbrunner

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13 days ago

I thought I was writing a book about transformation. But I did not expect the writing to transform me.⁠
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I began Get Your "I.T." Together as a way to share what I have learned about Intentional Transformation, presence, alignment, and becoming. Then I found myself writing through surgery, recovery, uncertainty, and moments that required me to practice exactly what I was putting on the page.⁠
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Somewhere along the way, the book became more personal than I ever expected. It stopped being only about what I could teach and became a reminder of what I was still learning, too.⁠
Maybe that is the truth about transformation: we are never simply finished with it. There is always another opportunity to become more intentional about who we are and how we show up.⁠
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#GetYourITTogether #IntentionalTransformation #TheITFactor #PersonalGrowth #Leadership by @lizbrunner

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16 days ago

Trust is rarely lost all at once.⁠
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It is shaped in the small moments: the follow-up, the promise kept, the choice to be fully present when it would be easier not to be.⁠
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Consistency is one of the quietest forms of leadership, and one of the most powerful.⁠
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#Leadership #LeadershipCommunication #Trust #ExecutiveLeadership #TheITFactor by @lizbrunner

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18 days ago

You may be more ready than you think.⁠
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So many accomplished people wait for one more sign before stepping fully into what they are capable of. One more title. One more credential. One more invitation.⁠
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But confidence is often built after you take the step, not before it. Growth begins when you stop waiting to be chosen and start choosing yourself.⁠
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#IntentionalTransformation #PersonalGrowth #SelfLeadership #TheITFactor #Confidence by @lizbrunner

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