This week, I want to highlight a post I wrote on 7-Year Cycles.
I’ve always felt like my life moves in 7-year increments and there are beliefs out there that suggest this might be true. This post explores the idea and how it has impacted my story.
Since I wrote the above, I’ve been diving deeper into the topic and considering the arcs that happen in the process. For reference, year 1 of the cycles start at the following ages: 8, 15, 22, 29, 36, 43, 50, 57, 64, 71, 78, 85, 92, 99, and 106 (if you would be lucky enough to get there).
On Monday, my blog post will be diving deeper into the topic and highlighting that a lot of focus is put on the first 4–5-year ones and then less conversations about all the ones that happen later in our lives. Why is that? What can we do to put more intention into these 7-year cycles?
My Other Blog Posts This Week
Market Research Lessons for Decision Making. Early in my career, I spent time in market research. The experience shaped how I look at things ever since. This post highlights some lessons that can be used every day as we work to make decisions in any area of our life.
Live. Work. Play. This is a tagline that I’ve been using with my personal email signature for 15 years now. This post explores how I’m really thinking about “play” and its importance today.
Presenting on Camera. We all have occasions to be on a Teams call or a Zoom meeting where we are looking to put our best foot forward. From interviews to a big presentation, this post provides tips and ideas to ensure the setup is the best it can be.
Manager Challenges Continue. This post was one I wrote a year ago and didn’t publish. Upon re-reading I think the challenges continue…so, it’s published now. 😊
Podcasts That Caught My Attention
This week, the topics are a bit diverse. I wanted to pull in a branding episode for the marketers in the mix. I’m a fan of Lovesac and enjoyed the interview. The last one on intentionally creating “magic” really got me thinking in a different way about my role in creating experiences.
2 Tips for Finding Meaning Where There Is None. 10 minutes. Optimal Living Daily. Kristine Klussman shares two practices to uncover hidden meaning in the mundane parts of daily life.
Your Meetings Suck. Here’s How to Fix Them. 34 minutes. The Next Big Idea Daily. This podcast highlights two books on meetings. The first is Your Best Meeting Ever: 7 Principles for Designing Meetings That Get Things Done by Rebecca Hinds. The second highlights Glad We Met: The Art and Science of 1:1 Meetings by Steven G. Rogelberg.
How Shawn Neilson Built Lovesac into a Public Company. 40 minutes. The Brands on Brands Podcast. Brandon interviews Shawn (Founder & CEO of Lovesac) on what it took to build a business from a college side hustle into a publicly traded company.
The final podcast is actually two on the same topic about making magic. Both are from the Before Breakfast podcast: Magic is Just Labor Hidden Well (6 minutes) and Make Your Own Magic (5 minutes).
What Do You Think?
Have you considered 7-year cycles? What year of your current cycle are you in?
Are there any early career moments that shaped your approach like my research example?
What ideas did the posts & podcasts spark that you could implement in the week ahead?