THE FALL
POWER PAUSE

It is our great joy to gift you with the “Personal Leadership Edition” of the Fall Power Pause,
modified from the cyclical strategic planning & prioritizing work we do with teams, groups and organizations.

Why? Because leaders need a place to land–now more than ever.

As leaders, we need a place to get centered and clear as a human and as an individual before we can show up as our best self, stay focused on what matters, and guide our people and our mission in ways that both support the goals we are working to achieve together and the wellbeing of the humans doing the work.

It’s been an intense year — and as we return from the summer mindset, move through back to school, and try to get ourselves and others focused on the last 3-4 months of the year, we could all use a space to take a breath and take a beat to:

• see the progress made (and harvest the momentum that’s already here)
• reveal what’s creating pressure – and what you can shift now to prevent overwhelm
• refocus your energy, so effort given matches benefit created
• set a focused, flexible, sustainable pace that supports a strong finish and a replenishing December.

Enjoy this as a self-paced leadership retreat, which includes a step by step Guidebook — or let us walk you through the process using the live Reset & Refocus session we did on 9/19. RSVP below. 

We are honored to support you and your work in the world,

What You Will Receive when you RSVP: You will receive access to the Guidebook, which leads you through 3-step self-reflective and creative process using visual thinking and our cyclical living and prioritizing methodology. You can just use the guidebook  OR you can tune into the recording of the live Reset & Refocus session we held on Sept 19th.

THE IMPACT

The Personal Leadership Power Pause process creates space to look at your whole life – to consider what you need and desire as both a human and a leader, and give you insight and clarity on:

My Wellbeing Foundation – What do I need to stay centered, sustained & clear? 

Pausing as you head into the last quarter of the year, to get clear on what will support & sustain your mental, emotional and physical wellbeing and what will drain it, will determine how resilient, effective and internally balanced you are the rest of the year. Fall is the natural time to assess what’s creating pressure and overwhelm, revealing what you can shift, and putting structure into place to support your self-sustainability, even within uncertainty and intensity.

My Work in the World  – What projects & priorities matter most? What can I reflow?

Centered within, you can get clear on what matters most and what is actually possible (and smart) and in alignment to get done by the end of the year. Instead of being driven by external and internal time pressures and expectations that drive you try and do too much, you can be a wise steward of your time, focus, energy, and resources, and prioritize and reflow priorities in ways that create sustainable success.

My Presence & Relationships – What people & activities will keep my heart & spirit bright?

Committed to what matters to you and what you require to stay sustained, you’ll have what you need to show up as your best self in your leadership at work with your team and colleagues, and personally with your family, community and friends.

Changing our December/January reality starts with the decisions and choices we make for ourselves and our teams in September/October. When we pause before heading into the last 3 months of the year, we are more likely to make wiser choices about how to focus our personal and team resources – setting ourselves and those we influence for more success, impact and wellbeing.

THE PROCESS

The Fall Power Pause has 3 steps, which the guidebook walks you through:

1.REFLECT on Progress to Create Momentum – Acknowledge the impact of the energy you’ve given this year – gain a sense of how your effort has made a difference, and gain insight on where the momentum forward is, personally and professionally.

2.RELEASE Pressure to Create Space & Clarity – Apply the “Pressure Release Process” – a best-practice to do once a year to reveal the systemic and self induced pressures creating overwhelm, energy drain and interference + see what you have the power to influence and shift + then take small but significant actions that release pressure and create space, clarity & energy.

3.REFOCUS Priorities to Create Meaningful Impact – Illuminate what matters most through the end of the year & set pace that allows you to downshift in December – create space by reflowing projects not for this year into next, and set your priorities for just this next cycle, the last 3 months of 2025, professionally and personally.

A hand-crafted, illustrated guidebook that walks you through the 3-step Fall Power Pause.

Includes: visual thinking templates, intentional inquiries, step-by-step instructions and space to write in the guidebook (print single sided) or use your own paper/journal to write in.

Sometimes it’s just better to have someone walk you through an experience, share context and examples, provide creative inspiration, and lead you through step by step (so you can just relax and enjoy the process.)

We recorded the live Reset & Refocus session we held on September 19th which you can tune into and let us lead you through the process.

What You Will Receive:  You will receive access to the Fall Power Pause Guidebook, which leads you through 3-step self-reflective and creative process using visual thinking and our cyclical living and prioritizing methodology.

Katherine Torrini is a graphic recorder, facilitator and strategic illustrator who has brought her visual magic to the likes of NASA, Dell, Coca-Cola, Chevron, AT&T, Southwest Airlines and The Institute for the Future. The common thread through all of Katherine’s work is her passion for reconnecting people to their innate creativity and empowering them to use it to live their most fulfilling lives—personally and professionally. Connect at www.CreativeCatalyst.com or https://www.linkedin.com/in/katherine-torrini/.

Power Pauses are visually facilitated, cyclical planning sessions that provide a more creative and collaborative process to prioritizing, focusing, setting expectations and making progress on goals based on how humans and teams naturally work best.

These strategic sessions usually happen at quarterly or twice-yearly intervals and work great for teams or for leader/managers, and include:

• The Year-Start or Year-End Power Pause: Creating From Momentum – occurs in mid-late January/February for teams, giving your people a place to land at the start of the year, or in early December to create a path for downshifting. The focus is on: reflecting on the team successes, shorts, and impact, and create a path and focused priorities to sustainable success and wellbeing in the next year, from the wisdom gained and lessons learned.
• The Team Prioritizing & Synergy Power Pause – occurs at the start of the business calendar year or in March/April or September/October for teams to get clear on how best to focus, prioritize and work together for a specific time span – year, half year, or quarter. Can include: workshops focused on working wiser vs. harder, stress personalities & wellbeing strategies, and creating greater synergy & connection among team members.
• The Mid-Year Power Pause: Review. Re-align. Refocus. – occurs in July/August for teams or managers & leaders to pause at half-year, review goals & priorities, and re-set focus for the second half of year.

This whole-brain approach, centered around sustainable success for individuals, teams, and organizations:

• alleviates burnout and overwhelm
• reduces fragmentation of resources and unnecessary work
• leads to an overall greater impact to business success and employee wellbeing
• supports individuals and teams to become more innovative, flexible and resilient
• energizes people to feel more engaged, connected and empowered

The Power Pause methodology is a propriety system that can be customized and licensed for teams and organizations through the Expanding Possibility Consulting Group. We love working with teams, training leaders & managers, and creating experiences for people that support both individual & organizational wellbeing and success.

We ask that these materials and processes are not reproduced or shared.

Thank you.

To learn more or explore bringing this to your team, group or organization:
Reach out to Christine Arylo at Christine@ExpandingPossibility.org

Without a pause in place, many well-meaning leaders and managers react to the intensity in the system, pushing through to December like a marathon, and as a result crash themselves and others into burnout. So we end the year depleted, get swept into holiday pressures, and instead of starting the new year refreshed with energy reserves, we & our teams return still depleted, starting the new year in defecit. There is a different way… we just need to create space to see it and put structures in place to support it. This is why we created the Power Pause Systems for Leader & Teams.