by Nicole Smithee | Jun 18, 2025 | Leadership, Life
I have the great joy and honor of working with a handful of brilliant teammates while leading Seek First Resources alongside my husband, Ben. They are innovative, dependable, diligent, kind and fun to be around. Seek First Resources would not be reaching more people...
by Nicole Smithee | Feb 18, 2025 | Leadership, Life, Motherhood
As I write this, I am in the middle of packing for a 10-day trip, growing a new business, writing 2 messages for upcoming speaking engagements, responding to group chats, hunting down Paw Patrol Valentine’s Day cards for my daughter’s classmates, planning my mother’s...
by Nicole Smithee | Mar 14, 2024 | Leadership, Life
In my coaching, I help leaders identify, more fully operate in, and develop their strengths. There are so many great tools and resources out there to help us in this area (thank you to all the experts out there for these gems!), but I find that we can easily approach...
by Nicole Smithee | Feb 28, 2024 | Leadership, Life
Good leaders are emotionally healthy. When you are emotionally healthy, it sets you up to love well and lead wisely. But let’s be real, investing in our emotional health isn’t something we were all exposed to growing up. And it’s not usually a class you take before...
by Nicole Smithee | Feb 21, 2024 | Leadership
Confident leaders aren’t born; they are developed. We all have our fears as leaders, and if we wait to feel more confident before doing the things we are called to do, we will be waiting forever. Confidence is less of a feeling and more of a muscle. We have to use it...
