The Intersection
The way we work, grow, and succeed is changing. I’m here to explore what that means for you and your company. This blog is a collection of insights, strategies, and reflections designed to help individuals take ownership of their career and life and help companies create a space where team members thrive.
I pull from books, podcasts, research, and personal experiences to uncover practical ways to stabilize, grow, and thrive in today’s evolving world. If you’re looking to create a stronger, more sustainable foundation for your career or the company you are part of, this is the place.
Let’s build something great—together!
Summer Fridays
Summer Fridays have a vibe. Unlike winter Fridays where you want to cozy in, there is a feeling of adventure. A desire to get outside and embrace the longer days and warmer weather. Sometimes companies reduce Friday working hours in the summer. Other times, employees...
Happy Halfway Day!
At noon today (July 2nd), we will reach the halfway point of the year. A time to reflect on the half that is complete and dream about the half to come. Sometimes it can be hard to get started with the process. So, the list below are some ideas for how you might want...
Book Review: Using Behavioral Science in Marketing
Over the years, I've found myself returning to behavioral science whenever I've wanted to better understand why people make the decisions they do. Most recently, my work exploring gamification and motivation has pulled me back into this field once again. This drew me...
What Is Your Job?
If we work for a company or ourselves, we have a job (or jobs) we do to make money. These are the activities that we are paid to do. Likely, none of our job or project descriptions include “attend meetings” or “respond to email”. Yet, large chunks of our day can be...
Schedule for Humanity
Yes, I know this is a weird title for a blog post. I couldn’t think of something better, and I didn’t want AI to help. Because, in some ways, technology is one of our challenges when it comes to managing time. Our digital calendar makes time look easy. A block for a...
Weekly Summary – 6.27.26
Halfway Day – Do You Have a Vision? Halfway Day (July 2nd) is quickly approaching. This is a great time to reflect on our goals. Asking ourselves how we are progressing. Do goals feel on track? Did some fall off the list? Were others added? And, of course, how do we...
Monthly Planning
I am a planner. Plans never happen exactly as envisioned, but I’m conscious of what I want to accomplish. My process ties back to the Hope Equation by Charles Snyder: HOPE = Goals + Willpower (Motivation & Habits) + Waypower (Alternative Paths) Yet, I realize I...
Halfway Day Planning
Halfway Day is coming up next Thursday, July 2nd. The first half of the year will be behind us and we have half remaining. This is the perfect time to take pause, reflect, celebrate and set intentions. In order to take advantage of the day, it’s good to plan ahead....
Reframing Chores & Jobs
When we talk about work, we use words like jobs and chores. Typically, jobs are paid, and chores are unpaid activities for maintaining our homes. Within jobs and chores, we have duties, tasks and assignments. The tasks are ongoing work. Duties imply work are obligated...
From Proving to Improving
This episode of Self-Improvement Daily mentioned the following quote: “Stop trying to prove yourself. Start trying to improve yourself. One keeps you stuck performing for other people. The other keeps you growing for yourself.” - Fio Bros The statement immediately...
Time Capital: How Are You Managing Yours?
We often think of time as something we spend. But what if we started treating it like capital? A finite resource that deserves attention, intention, and strategy. Each day, we wake up with 24 hours. 1,440 minutes. That’s our daily time capital. No more. No less. We...
Weekly Summary – 6.20.26
Are You the Joneses’? I listened to a podcast that talked about creating our own version of financial independence and not working to “keep up with the Jonses”. This got me thinking about the phrase – the origin and things to consider today. The phrase originated...
Brain Breaks
I heard an interesting quote yesterday: “Your brain can’t work as hard and as long as your body.” – Omar Zenhom, The $100 MBA Show This got me thinking about our days and routines. Research has shown that our brains can do deep work for about 90 minutes. Longer times...
Do You Need a Tripwire?
On a recent episode of Happier with Gretchen Rubin, Gretchen & Liz discussed a “tripwire”. The classic definition or use of this term is a low-placed, concealed wire or device used to trigger a specific action, often a trap or alarm, when disturbed or moved. They...
Defining Our Values
The path to taking control of our career and life begins with a strong foundation. One element that creates the foundation is clarity on our values. In Gartner’s HR Leaders Monthly: April 2024, there was a case study that highlighted a process MACU uses to help...