From Barriers to Breakthroughs

About From Barriers to Breakthroughs

You’ve done the work. You’ve read the books, followed the strategies, and gained the knowledge. But there’s still something holding you back. That invisible barrier between knowing and doing isn’t about willpower or motivation. It’s about discovering the internal shift that finally lets everything click into place. Hosted by Rebecca Mountain, a high performance coach and two-time international best-selling author, this podcast helps you find and remove what’s been standing in your way. Rebecca brings more than two decades of experience guiding thousands of people to lasting transformation in their lives, businesses, and relationships. From leaving a restrictive religious community to rebuilding her life, raising four kids, and creating a thriving coaching business, gives Rebecca a deep, personal understanding of what it takes to break through. Each episode brings you real stories, powerful insights, and practical tools that move you from stuck to unstoppable. You won’t find empty promises or endless tactics here. Just the truth about what actually creates effortless change that lasts. If you're ready to break free from what’s holding you back and step into the life, love, and success that’s waiting for you, you’re in the right place. Let’s turn your barriers into breakthroughs!

Publisher

Rebecca Mountain

Category

business · education · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

24 Jul 2018

Latest episode

20 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

183 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   20 Oct 2026

   How To Be Irreplaceable

   What happens when everything you've spent years learning can suddenly be accessed by anyone in five seconds? That's the reality AI is creating, and it's making a lot of very smart, talented people nervous. But here's what I want you to understand. AI isn't making you less valuable. It's changing what makes you valuable. And if your biggest selling point is how much you know, we need to have a conversation. I want to challenge how you think about your value in sales, leadership, recruiting, and business. Because knowing the right answer and getting someone to act on it are two very different things. We'll look at why human judgment, emotional intelligence, and the ability to understand what really drives people are becoming your greatest assets. I'll also walk you through a simple exercise to uncover what makes you difficult to replace. You don't need to become an AI expert or chase every shiny new tool. You need to get damn good at the things that turn knowledge into meaningful action. Because information changes nothing until somebody does something with it. Key Takeaways: · How to become irreplaceable in the age of AI by developing skills that technology can't easily replicate. · Why selling outcomes instead of information changes how you influence decisions and create value. · How to uncover the emotions behind people's decisions so you can address what's really holding them back. · Why critical thinking and human judgment are becoming essential leadership skills, especially when the right answer isn't obvious. · How to identify your unique professional value and close the gap between knowing what to do and actually doing it. About Rebecca: In 2008, I blew up my life in spectacular fashion. I left a cult, got divorced, and for a time, lost even the few people I had leaned on. I thought greener grasses awaited me. I was wrong. Despite building a wildly successful digital marketing business, remarrying and growing my family to four kids, I felt nothing but dread each morning. Then came what I now call Epiphany Town. It was that electric moment when I stopped defining my life by what happened to me and began building on purpose. That phase lit me up in a way I had never felt. Now I devote every ounce of my energy to guiding others through their own version of Epiphany Town. I help them find the barriers that are actually holding them back, finally let go of self-sabotaging stories, and leap into a life that is meaningful and deeply fulfilling. I believe each of us has a story to tell, a gift to offer, and a life worth waking up for. Whether your goal is to impact one person or a million, I am here to help you see your place, claim your voice, and live your life on your terms. https://rebeccamountain.ca/ (https://rebeccamountain.ca/) Thanks for listening! Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! If you enjoyed this episode and think that others could benefit from listening, please share it using the social media buttons on this page. Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a comment in the section below! Subscribe to the podcast If you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast episodes, you can follow the podcast on Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app. Leave us an Apple Podcasts review Ratings and reviews from our listeners are extremely valuable to us and greatly appreciated. They help our podcast rank higher on Apple Podcasts, which exposes our show to more awesome listeners like you. If you are enjoying the show, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts.

2. 

   6 Oct 2026

   How to Stop Negativity From Derailing You

   Four people pissed me off this week. Four other people made me feel amazing. Guess which four my brain wanted to obsess over? That’s negativity bias at work. We’re wired to pay more attention to threats, criticism, rejection, and things that hurt. The problem starts when one bad conversation doesn’t end when the conversation does. You carry it into your work, your sleep, your relationships, and the mountain you’re trying to climb. I know because I did exactly that this week. I’m breaking down three ways to stop negativity from hijacking your focus. First, learn to separate a real signal from useless noise. Then, deliberately make the good stuff louder through gratitude and savoring. Finally, use my decide, park, act process to get the crap out of your head and get yourself moving again. People will disappoint you. They’ll misunderstand you. They may even judge or reject you. You can feel all of that without handing them the power to knock you off your mountain. You can teeter. You don’t have to fall. Key Takeaways: · Know what deserves your attention Learn how to tell the difference between feedback that requires action and negativity that deserves no more of your energy. · Stop giving negativity the loudest voice Discover why one bad experience can overpower several good ones and how to rebalance where your attention goes. · Use positive moments instead of dismissing them Learn how savoring and gratitude can help you regain perspective without pretending the negative experience didn’t happen. · Get repetitive thoughts out of your head Use a simple process to stop replaying a conversation long after there’s anything useful left to learn from it. · Keep climbing when other people shake you Build a practical way to return your focus to the goal, project, relationship, or life you were pursuing before you got derailed. About Rebecca: In 2008, I blew up my life in spectacular fashion. I left a cult, got divorced, and for a time, lost even the few people I had leaned on. I thought greener grasses awaited me. I was wrong. Despite building a wildly successful digital marketing business, remarrying and growing my family to four kids, I felt nothing but dread each morning. Then came what I now call Epiphany Town. It was that electric moment when I stopped defining my life by what happened to me and began building on purpose. That phase lit me up in a way I had never felt. Now I devote every ounce of my energy to guiding others through their own version of Epiphany Town. I help them find the barriers that are actually holding them back, finally let go of self-sabotaging stories, and leap into a life that is meaningful and deeply fulfilling. I believe each of us has a story to tell, a gift to offer, and a life worth waking up for. Whether your goal is to impact one person or a million, I am here to help you see your place, claim your voice, and live your life on your terms. https://rebeccamountain.ca/ (https://rebeccamountain.ca/) Thanks for listening! Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! If you enjoyed this episode and think that others could benefit from listening, please share it using the social media buttons on this page. Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a comment in the section below! Subscribe to the podcast If you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast episodes, you can follow the podcast on Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app. Leave us an Apple Podcasts review Ratings and reviews from our listeners are extremely valuable to us and greatly appreciated. They help our podcast rank higher on Apple Podcasts, which exposes our show to more awesome listeners like you. If you are enjoying the show, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts.

3. 

   22 Sept 2026

   What To Do When You Are the Bottleneck in Your Business

   I learned this lesson the painful way. I built a successful agency, became the person everyone needed, and eventually ran that business into the ground. I thought being indispensable made me a great leader. What I had really built was dependency. If every decision, approval, problem, and question still lands on your desk, you don’t have a delegation problem. You may be the bottleneck. I’m breaking down how capable leaders accidentally train people to depend on them, then wonder why nobody takes ownership. Real leadership means building people who can think, decide, and act without you standing beside them. That requires more than handing off tasks. You must transfer ownership, authority, clarity, and accountability. And yes, you must let people struggle a little. The hardest part? Becoming willing to be unnecessary. Your next stage of growth won’t come from doing more yourself. It comes from building a business that values your leadership without requiring your constant involvement. You built it around you. Now it’s time to build it beyond you. Key Takeaways: · How to spot the subtle signs that you’ve become the bottleneck · Why giving people answers can quietly train them to depend on you · What has to change before your team can truly take ownership · Where perfectionism and the need to feel needed can limit growth · A simple test that exposes exactly where your business still depends on you About Rebecca: In 2008, I blew up my life in spectacular fashion. I left a cult, got divorced, and for a time, lost even the few people I had leaned on. I thought greener grasses awaited me. I was wrong. Despite building a wildly successful digital marketing business, remarrying and growing my family to four kids, I felt nothing but dread each morning. Then came what I now call Epiphany Town. It was that electric moment when I stopped defining my life by what happened to me and began building on purpose. That phase lit me up in a way I had never felt. Now I devote every ounce of my energy to guiding others through their own version of Epiphany Town. I help them find the barriers that are actually holding them back, finally let go of self-sabotaging stories, and leap into a life that is meaningful and deeply fulfilling. I believe each of us has a story to tell, a gift to offer, and a life worth waking up for. Whether your goal is to impact one person or a million, I am here to help you see your place, claim your voice, and live your life on your terms. https://rebeccamountain.ca/ (https://rebeccamountain.ca/) Thanks for listening! Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! If you enjoyed this episode and think that others could benefit from listening, please share it using the social media buttons on this page. Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a comment in the section below! Subscribe to the podcast If you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast episodes, you can follow the podcast on Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app. Leave us an Apple Podcasts review Ratings and reviews from our listeners are extremely valuable to us and greatly appreciated. They help our podcast rank higher on Apple Podcasts, which exposes our show to more awesome listeners like you. If you are enjoying the show, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts.

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