The MeEO Minute
The way we work, grow, and succeed is changing. I’m here to explore what that means for you. This blog is a collection of insights, strategies, and reflections designed to help you become a MeEO and take ownership of your career and life.
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 and life, you’re in the right place.
Let’s build something great—together!
CliftonStrengths – Executing Themes in the Job Search
As mentioned in the post yesterday, we can use our CliftonStrengths to support us in all areas of our life. They can guide us to a plan that feels right for each of us. Actions that leverage who we are at our core. This post dives into how those with Executing Themes...
Searching for Jobs with CliftonStrengths
When resumes are updated, we consider our strengths. How can we highlight what makes us unique? In the search for that special sauce, those who have taken CliftonStrengths have a great tool. We can use insights from the report to integrate words in our resume. We can...
PodList & Summary – 8.24.24
Welcome to the Saturday recap. Enjoy! Personal Development This week, the podcasts focus on taking charge of our career and understanding the role of a job in our life. The bookends on Monday & Friday have insight on time spent outside the to-do list....
Organizing Days
Sometimes we just need an organizing day. Something has become overwhelming, and we need to get things back in order. This could be a physical space that has become cluttered or needs maintenance. This could be digital files where we can’t seem to find what we need....
Jobs Around Our Life
Most people I know work their lives in around their work. Vacations are scheduled when time off is approved. Friends and family get attention when we aren’t working. Weeks are planned around office hours and locations. What happens when we flip the priority and ask...
The Role of the Job
In over 25 years, my job has always been more than a “job”. I’ve loved the work. The people. The companies I work for. I lean in. I read books and take classes on topics I’m less familiar with. I work long hours – early in the morning, in the evening, on the weekend,...
Becoming a MeEO
The concept of becoming a MeEO is appealing. A life where we are in control and satisfied with all 8 dimensions of wellbeing. We have a clear vision for our career, solid relationships, and activities that energize us. This is a great vision, but what can we do to...
Celebrating Rabbit Holes
For most of my career, there have been conversations about “going down the rabbit hole”. What is a Rabbit Hole? At work, this often refers to the experience of becoming deeply absorbed or distracted by a task, topic, or series of tasks and topics that take you away...
PodList & Summary – 8.17.24
Welcome to the Saturday recap. Enjoy! Personal Development The first few posts of the week focus on early stages of job loss with some framing that will hopefully help through the current stages of the transitions. What Just Happened? This first post talks...
Popping Life Bubbles
We all live in bubbles. The structures, expectations, and routines of our life form the bubbles. We know the world from inside these places, but often miss what’s on the outside. The longer we live in one place, work for one company, or stay in one occupation, the...
The Gift of Inner Work
Recently, I came across this quote from Better Up: “What we consider ‘work’ is dominated by outer work – an endless list of to-do items, meetings, and deliverables. But to be more creative, make better decisions, be a better leader, and find more meaning in your work,...
Where Did My Identity Go?
A couple days ago, we covered “What Just Happened?”. The immediate feeling we get after losing a job. We covered how that moment is the start of a lifequake. Creeping up right behind the start of the lifequake is “Where Did My Identity Go?”. When working for a...
Navigating the Grief of Job Loss
Losing a job is much more than just losing a source of income. We lose our routine. Our daily interactions with co-workers. A piece of our identity. Just like other significant losses, we can go on the emotional journey of grief. Understanding the stages can help...
What Just Happened?
We’ve been building a career – no matter if we just graduated or are 20 years in. We do our best each day. Co-workers turn into deep friendships. Work is an integral part of life. Until it isn’t. Layoffs have been happening everywhere on a very frequent basis this...
PodList & Summary – 8.10.24
Welcome to the Saturday recap. Enjoy! Personal Development This week, I’ll highlight two podcasts for those out there going through job loss transitions – check out Income Portfolios and A Time to Reimagine. From Goals to Projects. This first post of the week...