The Soft Skills Way™
Agency in motion
For women ready to use their energy with purpose.
The Soft Skills Way™ helps you shift from reaction to intention
so you can own your time and live and lead with clarity and ease.
What is sway?
sway (n.): A state of dynamic being shaped by awareness, choice, and intentional motion.
To have sway is to live and lead with agency — balancing clarity with adaptability, moving with intention, and creating impact in relationship with others.
Soft skills are your tools
Soft skills are not nice-to-haves.
They're the power tools behind every choice you make:
the foundation for living in alignment with your values
and moving toward your goals with intention and clarity.
What you get
Live coaching twice a month
Your Sway Map
Connection between sessions
The opportunity to share reflections & gather insight from the group; connect the dots & keep connected.
Quarterly 1:1 coaching
One private 60-minute coaching session each quarter — just you, me, and what matters most.
90-minute sessions (1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 6:30pm PT). Coaching, conversation, laughter & real connection. Tools, reflection, intentional action.
Clarify your values, build self-command, define success on your own terms & stay grounded in what matters most without comparison or pressure.
All of this for $97/month.
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"I have benefitted greatly and continue to grow and thrive in the unique small group coaching environment so richly created and deftly facilitated by Michelle Ornat.
I look forward to each session with anticipation, knowing that Michelle has considered the needs of our group, both expressed and intuited during past sessions, and tailored a plan that is both fully engaging during the session and thought provoking for many weeks afterward.
One of the things I treasure most about the small group coaching model is the opportunity to work truly in concert with others under Michelle's guidance. Hearing the perspectives of others, experiencing their trust as we think and share deeply and trusting them in return, celebrating breakthroughs and holding space during struggles, is an incredible catalyst for growth.
Michelle's coaching style resonates with me: prepared, fully present, warm, patient, receptive, free of judgment, insightful, challenging.
Over the past ten months, I have examined my values, worked on developing soft skills that support them, and through that process have experienced both the elimination of blocks and growth toward alignment of my values across all facets of my life. I recommend Michelle wholeheartedly!"
- Rosemary V.
Why I created The Soft Skills Way
I discovered something that changed everything: soft skills are the bridge between knowing yourself and actually living as your fullest self. They're not nice-to-haves. They're how you access agency, how you move from reaction to intention, how you activate your clearest thinking.
But there's more. I discovered the power of community through coaching.
I realized that growth doesn't happen in isolation. When brilliant women come together and support each other's evolution, something shifts. Growth compounds.
That's when I knew I needed to create a space for women who are ready.
Women who want to challenge themselves to master the skills that matter.
Not just in theory, but in real life, together.
Without judgment. With connection. With results.
What the Soft Skills Way makes possible
Over time, you begin to recognize yourself as the kind of woman who leads her life on purpose. You make more aligned choices, use your voice with clarity, and feel ease where there used to be overthinking.
The Soft Skills Way isn't about doing more. It's about living with clarity, confidence, and ease — so the choices you make support your vision for your work, your relationships, and your life.


