Practical tools and reflections to help you reset, recover forward, and lead well, without burning out.
We all face pressure.
But resilience isn’t just about pushing through, it’s about knowing which areas of your life need recovery and which are already strong.
I developed the “What’s Your Sphere of Resilience?®” assessment to help individuals and leaders operate in the Joy Zone™.
This assessment measures eight key dimensions that shape your capacity to thrive:
Spiritual
Intellectual
Emotional
Physical
Social
Professional
Lifestyle
Financial
What’s Your Sphere of Resilience® demonstrates excellent internal consistency reliability (Cronbach’s α = 0.90) across a sample of professional leaders.
Each of the 8 dimensions has been tested for reliability, with the assessment grounded in neuroscience and evidence-based resilience research.
It’s a quick, evidence-based assessment designed to help you reset before burnout sets in. It’s anchored in Nicole’s Ready, Set, Go® framework and Joy Powered Performance™ approach, and used with executive teams navigating sustained pressure and rapid change.
This is not a personality quiz. This is a validated diagnostic tool used by leaders, teams, and organizations to identify capacity gaps before performance breakdown begins.
Your results will be sent straight to your inbox, along with strategies to help you strengthen your resilience in every sphere of life. Don’t wait for burnout to tell you it’s time to change, your reset starts now.
For people who lead, live, and care, deeply.
Welcome to Joy Notes, Nicole Van Valen’s space for honest conversations about resilience, leadership, and staying grounded when life pulls you in a hundred directions.
If you’ve ever thought:
“I’m doing all the right things… so why do I still feel off?” You’re in the right place.
Each blog is a reflection, a reset, or a reminder, built for people who want to show up with clarity, lead with compassion, and stay rooted in what really matters.
What to expect:
Short reflections and practical resets for leaders navigating stress, change, and high expectations.
Sign up for Nicole’s monthly Joy Notes, small doses of insight, clarity, and calm.
Here’s what happens next:
After the dust settles from the event, you’ll get a follow-up email from me with:
Each one of the emails is customized for your specific session, and it takes me just a few days to share the takeaways. I appreciate the time you just gave me, and your patience. It makes a huge difference.
Let’s stay connected, and let me know if I can support your journey.
Please let me know if I can ever be helpful.
-Nicole
