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!
Sustaining Change
I heard a quote on the Happier podcast that seemed interesting to dig into. “It’s hard to stay changed.” - Gretchen Rubin There is a lot of conversation about setting goals, change, and new habits. What we don’t talk about often is the challenge of keeping those...
Inspiring Change
Change comes in all shapes and sizes. We might make little changes like taking a reusable mug to the coffee shop. We might also champion a whole new process or product at work. Any time we are looking to make a change with other people, we need to inspire &...
Gaining Clarity
I heard an episode of the Daily Boost podcast titled “Understanding the 4 Kinds of Clarity”. This 12-minute episode introduced four types of clarity: Clarity of Purpose – What is your purpose? Why are you doing what you are doing? Clarity of Task – What tasks fulfill...
Create an Idea Map
We have likely all heard of the Eisenhower matrix. The four-box grid that considers urgency and importance. The map enables you to determine which to-dos on your list should be addressed first. The urgent and important. It’s amazing the insight and clarity that four...
PodList & Summary – 7.13.24
Welcome to the Saturday recap. Enjoy! Personal Development This week, we looked at productivity, setting boundaries, and understanding more about ourselves. I hope there are a few that connect with where you currently sit in your journey. Parkinson’s Law. The first...
What is Lazy?
There was a podcast last week talking about returning to the office. One point was a leadership fear of employees slacking off and being “lazy” at home. This statement first made me angry. Then, it got me thinking. Are people disengaged because they are inherently...
The DISC Assessment – Overview
The original DISC model was proposed by William Moulton Marston. He wrote a book titled Emotions of Normal People that established his behavior theories. Since that time, many have built on his concepts and expanded the assessment. What You Will Learn The DISC...
Who Am I?
When we meet someone new, we are often asked “what do you do?”. Many of us respond with our title and the company we work for. What if we had to answer that question without our title or employer? We might find that the answer is more about who we are than the other...
Policies Support Boundaries
We all have challenges setting boundaries sometimes. Some struggle more than others. Yet, boundaries make us stronger and our lives more sustainable. My Perspective I think that boundaries are much easier if we know what we need and we set rules. Rules in life make...
Parkinson’s Law
Have you heard of Parkinson’s Law? The law states that work expands to fill the time available for its completion. For example, if you have a week to finish a presentation, you will take a week to complete. If you have 3 hours for the same presentation, you will take...
PodList & Summary – 7.6.24
Welcome to the Saturday recap. Enjoy! Personal Development With the holiday, this week really has four posts. If you can only read one, focus on “Halfway Day”. For insight on time management, there are two posts that dive into our busy culture. And, the final...
Overview of the Myers-Briggs Assessment
The Myers-Briggs assessment was developed by Katherine Cook Briggs and her daughter, Isabel Briggs Myers, and was first published in 1962. The background is interesting as it started with Katherine being intrigued by Isabel’s fiancé and how differently he...
Happy 4th of July!
Happy 4th of July! I hope you enjoy relaxing with family and friends.
Getting Away from “I’m Busy”
Today we ladder off yesterday’s post that talked about a busy life being barren. I looked for a statistic on how many people reply to the question “how are you?” with “I’m busy”. While a metric for that didn’t emerge, I found a study on busyness. This report indicates...
Socrates Wisdom on a Busy Life
We often glorify busyness and productivity. In this state, the words of the ancient Greek philosopher Socrates ring truer than ever: "The barrenness of a busy life." - Socrates These five simple words provide a profound truth. If we are too busy, we don’t participate...