I read, listen to podcasts, and pull from personal experiences to push my thinking in all areas of personal and team growth and development. The posts focus on my perspectives around the information I’m currently consuming. I hope these ideas and prompts are relevant to you and your personal development journey. Enjoy!
PodList & Summary – 5.18.24
Welcome to the Saturday recap. Enjoy! Personal Development This week the posts cover boundary setting, finding joy and grace in our lives, and looking in unexpected locations to solve inefficiencies. Understanding Personal Joy. The first post of the week has us...
Solving Inefficiency
There was an episode of Little Happier recently that talked about desire paths. The grass worn shortcuts people create when constructed paths take longer, less convenient routes. The short, 3-minute episode suggested we look for other desire paths in our lives. My...
Decline with Confidence
We are asked questions all the time where the words don’t and can’t are interchangeable. Would you like dessert? Can you volunteer at the school on Thursday? Could you please attend this meeting at 6:30 tomorrow morning? Using can’t in these circumstances puts the...
Living Gracefully
There was a quote from Seth Godin that caught my attention: “A graceful person gets things done but does it in a way you’d be happy to have repeated. A graceful person raises the game of everyone nearby, causing a race to the top, not the bottom. The thing is, no one...
Setting Boundaries
There is a lot of information about the benefits of setting boundaries. Improved wellbeing. Higher productivity. Deeper engagement. Increased self-esteem. Yet, the benefits don’t help us figure out how to set the boundaries. My Perspective I think we should each...
Understanding Personal Joy
Joy is an interesting concept. Many intertwine joy with happiness. Yet, they are different. Happiness is a more extended emotional state frequently linked to external factors. We tie happiness to our general well-being and pursue it as a long-term goal. Joy is...
PodList & Summary – 5.11.24
Welcome to the Saturday recap. Enjoy! Personal Development This week is an eclectic mix of posts that cover confidence, productivity, and self-care. Confidence to Stand Out. This first post of the week takes a lesson from the flowering spring trees who aren’t afraid...
Schedule = Comfort or Anxiety?
Someone recently asked me the question: Does a full schedule give you comfort or anxiety? I found the question thought-provoking. My Perspective As I began to consider the question, I realized the answer is “it depends”. With a full calendar of meetings that others...
Bits of Time
You know the situation. Waiting in line. Arriving early for an event. Sitting through a child’s practice. The moments where we have time open and no plan. We tend to fill this time without intention. Scrolling social media, listening to music, or just doing nothing....
Purposeful Self-Care
This morning, I listened to an Optimal Living Daily podcast titled “The Weight of Emotional Clutter”. The concept reminded me of a post from earlier this year titled “Clutter Blocking Your Wellbeing”. In this post, I looked at how clutter could show up in all 8...
Longer Days
As the daylight hours get longer, I start to feel like I have more time to get things done. More energy. More drive. There has always been “spring cleaning”, but this is broader than cleaning my spaces. So, I did a bit of searching to see if there is a connection....
The Confidence to Stand Out
I love spring. Longer days. Warmer weather. The world is turning back to color. Every year, I take photos of the flowers and flowering trees. I have so many. They make me happy. Yesterday, I noticed something else about these beautiful flowering pops of color. They...
Weekly PodList & Summary – 5.4.24
Welcome to the Saturday recap. Enjoy! Personal Development This week, the focus is on productivity. Sometimes we are busy. Sometimes we are productive. Often, we confuse the two. These posts help us understand and sort out the differences. To Do List...
We Move What We Measure
I’ve always been driven by measurement. Targets are an indicator as we move toward a goal. If we need more sales, plan strategies & tactics and track sales. If we want to increase our email list, consider how to do that and measure to see if it’s working. The list...
Exploring Productivity
Earlier this week, we established that busy and productive are not the same. We likely all concluded that we would rather be productive than busy. That sounds easier than it really is. We need to push against the enemies and embrace the friends of productivity....