Welcome to the Saturday Summary.
The post I want to highlight this week is titled Reflection + AI = A Personal Learning Plan.
I’ve spent some time working on AI prompts that can help us create a learning plan and this post provides an overview of those prompts. As you consider what you might want to learn in the upcoming year, I’m hopeful this post can provide some inspiration.
My Other Blog Posts This Week
Survivor Syndrome After Layoffs. With all the news of layoffs in the past month, I thought this might be relevant. While most conversation is (and should) be on those impacted, this post highlights that employees who remain after a layoff are also struggling. There are actions included that both employees and employers can take to help move through transitions.
More Planning, Less Stress. With the holiday season kicking off, the likelihood of overextending ourselves increases. This post reminds all of us how a little bit of planning can save our future self of having added stress.
Paths to Revenue. We often think about revenue as it relates to business, but what about the revenue that drives our life? The income streams that enable our daily spending. This post thinks about paths to revenue. Consider it through the lens of both your work and your overall life.
The Journey of a Book. Some are readers and others are not. This post explores how books provide an opportunity to go on a journey…. It’s not about the destination.
Podcasts That Caught My Attention
This week, I would recommend the first one to make the most of the weeks left in 2025. The others are an eclectic mix of topics. I hope at least one speaks to you right now.
When You Look Back on This Year. 6 minutes. Before Breakfast. Think about what you want to remember, so you can make these priorities happen.
Build a Life Based on Your Own Definition of Success. 10 minutes. Optimal Living Daily. Shawna Scafe challenges the conventional, one-size-fits-all idea of success and invites us to redefine it based on what truly fulfills us, not what society expects.
How to Live and Lead by Your Core Values. 15 minutes. The Next Big Idea Daily. This episode features Robert Glazer’s new book, The Compass Within. He talks about how finding alignment across work, relationships, and community starts with naming the values that steer us.
How to Build Your Confidence – and Spark it in Others. 15 minutes. TED Talks Daily. Brittany Packnett Cunningham shares three ways to crack the code of confidence — and her dream for a world where revolutionary confidence helps turn our most ambitious dreams into reality.
Layoffs. The Hardest Thing No One Tells You About. 6 minutes. Career Blast and a Half. This is a solo episode where Loren shares the struggles that occur and aren’t typically discussed.
What Do You Think?
Do you create learning plans for yourself?
Are there things you can lean into yet this year so your “look back” looks different?
What ideas did the posts & podcasts spark that you could implement in the week ahead?