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🚫 Pause: Where Your Leadership Takes a Break!
- Nicole F. Smith, M.Ed. (CEO/Founder)
- Jul 18
- 3 min read
What if you could walk into every room, every meeting, every tough moment…
💥 With emotional clarity?
💥 With calm that doesn’t crack?
💥 With communication that builds trust instead of tension?
That’s what happens when you learn to master the pause and lead with emotional intelligence.
Let’s get real for a second…
The hardest part of leading isn’t the meetings, the strategy, or even the pressure of performance.
It’s what happens when emotions rise...
⏸️ when the tension builds
⏸️ when the silence gets loud
⏸️ when you’re triggered and tempted to react...
That’s the moment leadership is won or lost.
One of the biggest shifts in my leadership journey happened when I stopped rushing to fill every uncomfortable pause—and started leaning into it.
Because that pause?That’s where clarity lives.That’s where emotional intelligence shows up.That’s where power returns to the room—and to you.
In the 90-Day EQ Impact® Cohort, this is one of the first things we unlearn:
You don’t have to lead louder to lead better. You don’t have to fix everyone’s feelings—or ignore your own.
You just need the right tools, the right coaching, and a space that supports your growth—not your burnout.
Here’s what you’ll get inside the cohort:
✅ A real emotional intelligence toolkit—finally put to use in real leadership scenarios
✅ 3 bold group coaching sessions to shift how you lead, respond, and communicate
✅ A private strategy session with me to personalize your EQ growth
✅ The EQ Impact® Workbook Series (3 volumes of transformation)
✅ Weekly voice notes from me via WhatsApp to support you when it’s hard to lead
✅ A room full of other bold, brilliant leaders who are ready to lead with emotional brilliance
If you’ve ever walked away from a meeting thinking,
“I wish I’d handled that differently…”
💥 This is your moment to change the next one.
💥 Sign up before August 1st and receive the reduced rate.
💥 We begin August 12th. No excuses. Just emotional growth, straight up.
Access your seat now! Click right below!
Let’s get you out of emotional autopilot—and back into leadership with clarity, presence, and power.
Spots are limited. Time is short. Your leadership deserves this. You deserve this.
OH! Talk to your leadership and see if they will help invest in your professional development! (Development or Tuition Reimbursement...hint, hint!)
Sign up before August 1 for your special pricing and we will begin August 12!
With EQ + purpose,
Nicole F. Smith
Creator of EQ Impact®Emotional Intelligence Strategist
P.S. That pause you keep avoiding? It’s not empty. It’s your power. Let me show you how to use it.
P.S.S. This is a no-refund program—because transformation requires commitment. But if you show up, do the work, and lean into the process? You won’t recognize yourself in the best way.
Let’s do this,
Nicole
Nicole F. Smith
Emotional Intelligence Expert | Creator of EQ Impact®
What do they say!?
Nicole F. Smith, M.Ed.
Emotional Intelligence Expert and Strategist
Creator of the EQ Impact® Framework
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