Investing in Your Personal and Professional Growth

Your development is worth the investment. This is a resource to help you request employer support for attending.

The Breakthrough Collective Summit™ offers an opportunity to step away from everyday demands, reflect on what matters most, and invest in your growth as a whole person.

If you're considering requesting financial support from your employer, we've created a sample justification letter to help you communicate the value of this experience—both for your personal and professional development and for the organization you serve.

Use the letter below as a starting point, and personalize it to reflect your goals, circumstances, and organization's professional development priorities.

Subject: Investing in My Development — The Breakthrough Collective Summit™

Dear [Manager's Name],

I am requesting support to attend The Breakthrough Collective Summit™, a two-day immersive personal and professional development experience taking place [Dates] in [Location].

The Summit is grounded in a powerful idea: Professional success and personal fulfillment should strengthen one another, not compete with each other.

As professionals, we invest considerable time developing the skills, knowledge, and capabilities needed to succeed in our careers. Yet our effectiveness, engagement, and ability to navigate change are also influenced by our well-being, relationships, personal priorities, and sense of purpose.

The Breakthrough Collective Summit™ recognizes these connections through a whole-person approach to development, grounded in three pillars: Clarity, Courage, and Connection.

Through expert perspectives, guided reflection using The Breakthrough Compass, facilitated conversations, and meaningful engagement with accomplished individuals from diverse backgrounds, participants have an opportunity to step away from daily demands and intentionally reflect on what matters most.

This experience will provide opportunities to:

  • Gain Clarity: Examine important dimensions of my personal and professional life, recognize changing priorities, and identify areas for continued growth.

  • Strengthen Courage: Challenge assumptions, explore new possibilities, and make intentional choices about my development and future.

  • Build Connection: Learn from different perspectives and develop meaningful relationships that support personal and professional growth.

  • Support Whole-Person Well-Being: Reflect on how career aspirations, health, relationships, and personal priorities influence my overall effectiveness and fulfillment.

  • Translate Insight into Action: Identify meaningful commitments that support continued growth in both my professional and personal life.

Why This Investment Matters to Our Organization

Employees bring their whole selves to work. Their clarity, well-being, personal growth, and sense of purpose influence how they engage, collaborate, contribute, and lead.

Supporting whole-person development demonstrates an organizational commitment to employees as individuals, while creating opportunities to strengthen engagement, adaptability, and professional effectiveness.

I believe participating in this Summit will help me return with fresh perspectives, renewed intention, and greater clarity about how I can continue contributing meaningfully to our organization.

I would welcome the opportunity to share relevant insights and professional takeaways following the Summit.

I am requesting consideration for professional development funding to cover the registration fee of [Amount] and applicable travel expenses.

Thank you for considering this investment in my personal and professional development.

Sincerely,

[Your Name]
[Your Title]