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Emotional Intelligence

Self-Awareness in the Six Seconds Model: What It Actually Means, and How to Build It

September 30, 2026 / by Pause Factory / Emotional Intelligence / 0 comments

Body silhouette illustrating where emotions are felt physically

Jessica Nelson had a plan. She did well in school, finished university, settled down, and became a teacher. Then, without warning, life stopped following the plan. A series of health issues arrived. A relationship ended. She found herself asking a question many people eventually ask, in one form or another: how did I get here? […]

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Coaching with the Six Seconds Model: Emotional Intelligence Tools for Real Coaching Conversations

September 30, 2026 / by Pause Factory / Emotional Intelligence / 0 comments

Fork in the path illustrating scripted versus curious coaching

A new coach is trained to follow a script. Ask this question first. Wait for this kind of answer. Move to this next step. It feels safe, because someone else already worked out the “right way.” But something quietly goes missing in that safety: curiosity. The moment a coach believes they already know the correct next question, they stop actually listening for what this specific person, in this specific moment, actually needs.

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Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace: Building Resilience with the Six Seconds Model

September 25, 2026 / by Pause Factory / Emotional Intelligence, Personal Development / 0 comments

Emotional intelligence in the workplace, the Six Seconds Model applied to workplace resilience. Leaking bucket illustrating workplace emotional drains

A Slack notification pings mid-task. A meeting runs long, so lunch gets skipped. A colleague’s short reply reads as sharper than it probably was intended. None of this is a crisis on its own. But add enough of these small moments together, day after day, and something starts to give. Six Seconds calls this a […]

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