Leading with EQ Journal - Trigger Reflection

Emotional Intelligence Journal

This journal isn’t about mastering others. It’s about meeting yourself.

Inside, you’ll find simple, steady prompts to help you pause, notice, and understand what’s really happening beneath the surface:

• The emotions that rise before words
• The patterns that quietly shape your reactions
• The space between reaction and response

It’s not a performance tool. It’s a self-awareness practice.

For anyone ready to build emotional clarity, compassion, and steadiness—this journal offers a quiet place to begin.

Who This Journal Is For

• Professionals and leaders who want to build steadiness, not just skill
• People who feel reactive and want to understand the ‘why’ beneath it
• Those navigating stress, change, or the quiet pressure to hold it all together
• Anyone curious about emotional clarity and self-awareness
• Those who want to respond with choice, not just habit

Author Note

I didn’t create this journal as a quick fix. I created it as a mirror - for the moments you need to pause, reflect, and return to yourself.

In my work, I’ve seen how easy it is to confuse intelligence with performance. But emotional intelligence is not about appearing calm or controlled - it’s about becoming real with what you feel, and learning to hold it with compassion.

Use these pages as often as you need. No rush. No pressure. Just space.

— Abigail Richard