Welcome to the Saturday Summary! I hope you enjoy and connect with a few ideas.
Personal Highlight – Podcast Interview
This week, I had the opportunity to connect with Andrea Miller and Tammy Thomson on their Show Me the Way podcast. We discussed personal branding, career development, and finding our unique differences. The episode is titled “Own Your Unique Difference” and lasts 25 minutes.
What I’ve Posted – Blog Summary
My favorite post this week is the summary of how to create our personal brand pyramid. A close second is the rally cry to “be audacious”.
Companies are Collections of People. Far too often work becomes about structure, process, and policy. This post reminds us that people are at the center of all of it and how to bring that forward.
Be Audacious. This post is one of my favorites of the week. It inspires us to be bold and goes through the process of creating a BHAG – a Big Hairy Audacious Goal.
What is a Personal Brand? We hear about personal brands all the time, but what does that really mean? This article talks about personal brands and how all the little choices we make adds to it.
Creating Our Personal Brand Pyramid. Have you worked with brand pyramids at work? I’ve taken all I’ve learned about branding and created a framework for summarizing our personal brand.
Don’t Rush to Bed. The final post of the week presents an idea of getting ready for bed well before it’s time to go to bed and how it has the potential to improve your nights.
What I’ve Listened To – PodList
These three podcasts all focus on how to make the most of our days and what we overlook as we strive for “the good life”.
How to Make the Most of Your 24 Hours. 42 minutes. Everyday Better with Leah Smart. In this episode, Leah interviews Cassie Holmes. She offers tips on time crafting and making every day more enjoyable – even tasks like commuting and chores at home.
Realistic Time Management Tactics. 47 minutes. Edit Your Life. Christine interviews Kelly Nolan to talk about time struggles, calendars, setting boundaries, and more.
What We Miss in Our Pursuit of the Good Life. 17 minutes. The Next Big Idea Daily. Lorraine Besser highlights concepts from her new book The Art of the Interesting: What We Miss in Our Pursuit of the Good Life and How to Cultivate It.
What I’ve Been Doing
This week I worked on the content for a Personal Branding workshop that will launch early next year. I also spent time sorting all the blog posts I’ve written in the last 2 years to pull out patterns and structure for what’s next. The pull of the new year had me starting work on the “year in review”.
Outside of work, I spent time reading – both fiction and non-fiction. As I finish the books, I’ll mention them here in case there are readers out there who might be interested. I also took walks, spent time with the family, and had lunch with a friend / past co-worker.
What Do You Think?
Which podcasts and blog posts resonate with you this week?
What one idea do you take away for the week ahead?
What do you hope to see here in the future?