ABOUT SESSION 01 | BEFORE THE PAUSE | COMING OCTOBER 20, 2026
THIS SESSION IS FOR YOU IF...
You sense a career or life change may be coming and want to prepare before decisions become urgent. You're considering stepping away but aren't sure what needs to be in place first. Or something has just changed, and you want to make your next decisions from preparation rather than pressure.
The Power of the Pause
Sometimes Stillness Is the Strategy
Too often, preparation for a pause begins on the day the pause itself begins. By then, the options have already narrowed, and decisions are being made under pressure.
The pause doesn’t begin the day you leave work. It begins the day you start preparing.
This session is about the weeks you still have. Whether something is coming that you can feel but can’t yet name, or it just arrived and you’re deciding what to do first, this is the work that gives you room to choose.
What you’ll work through: the PAUSE Framework™, as a strategy.
What you leave with: The Seven Questions, the reflection set to return to every time life surprises you. It starts with the one most of us never stop to answer: What season of life and leadership am I truly in right now?
On-demand video, about 25 minutes, plus the Session One workbook. The pauses are the workshop. You’ll stop the video and write.
What you’ll work through:
The PAUSE Framework™, as a strategy.
P | Pause Preparation
Plan before life asks. The earlier we plan for life’s surprises, the more options we have.
A | Asset Stability
Take stock of what you’ve already built: professional, financial, relational, emotional, reputational.
U | Understanding Your Narrative
Because if you don’t define the pause, someone else will.
S | Strategic Counsel
Decide whose wisdom gets a voice in your decisions, and whose doesn’t.
E | Equanimity
Steady stillness when everything around you is urging you to move.
THE PAUSE EXPERIENCE™
Three seasons. Three sessions. One intentional way forward.
SESSION 01 | BEFORE THE PAUSE
The Power of the Pause
Sometimes Stillness Is the Strategy
Prepare for the pauses you can see coming and the ones you can't. This session introduces the PAUSE Framework™ and helps you examine the practical, professional, and personal considerations that can make a season away feel less like a disruption and more like a strategic decision.
SESSION 02 | DURING THE PAUSE
On Pause: Now What?
Living a Season of Pause on Purpose
Once you're in the pause, the question changes from Should I step away? to What do I do with this time? This session helps you give the season enough structure to support your well-being, invest in yourself, stay connected, and use the time intentionally without turning the pause into another performance metric.
SESSION 03 | AFTER THE PAUSE
Reframing the Pause
Turning a Career Pause into Professional Positioning
A pause doesn't have to become a gap you apologize for. This session helps you identify what changed, what you learned, and what you can now contribute, then translate that experience into language that supports your professional re-entry and use in a resume, LinkedIn profile, or interview.