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.
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The Spiritual Side of Resistance
Yesterday, we focused on the scientific side of resistance. Resistance holds electricity back. Resistance is measured in ohms - Ω. Resistance transforms electric energy into heat energy. The energy doesn’t go away…it is transformed. My Perspective The summary above...
The Scientific Side of Resistance
Resistance has several meanings. In electricity, it’s the force that hinders movement of electrons. Like this: This is equation to calculate resistance: Resistance (measured in ohms - Ω) = Voltage (measured in volts - V) / Current (measured in amps – A) Voltage is the...
What is Resistance?
Resistance and procrastination are linked. Often procrastination is the way resistance manifests. Resistance is the root cause and a force to overcome. We often associate our procrastination with a weakness, yet this may not be the real problem. The Definition There...
PodList & Summary – 3.23.24
Welcome to the Saturday recap. Enjoy! Personal Development This week, we continued our focus on occupational wellbeing looking at our career through a number of different perspectives. I hope a few will resonate with you and have you thinking a bit differently...
Career Journey Map
As the professional landscape evolves quickly, we evolve the direction of our careers. We take on new assignments. We take new positions – maybe even at a new company. We complete projects we love and sometimes a few we don’t. We take classes or spend time online...
Careers as a Play
There are many important elements in a play. The setting. The cast. The costumes. The props. The storyline. The acts. This morning, I started thinking about how this structure parallels career considerations. The Considerations Setting – The setting describes the type...
Navigating Career Advice
Often, people look to managers and mentors to guide their careers. Both are great resources for encouragement, feedback, and ideas. Yet, when it comes to our careers, we need to make sure we are in the driver’s seat. No one else knows what we are looking to achieve...
Income Portfolios
We see information all the time on investment portfolios. We are taught to invest for the future. Diversify our assets. Ensure we are financially prepared for the future. My Perspective I believe we should plan our income like our investments. Why not have an income...
Chasing Dreams
We want our dream job. We go to college. Take the right classes. Start in the industry. Work toward that dream job. Chase the dream. Somewhere along the way, many realize the dream is elusive. I heard a quote recently that stuck: “Stop searching for your dream job and...
PodList & Summary – 3.16.24
Welcome to the Saturday recap. Enjoy! Personal Development This week, the focus of the coaching blog was on personal branding and how we express our purpose, our experiences, and the value we bring to a project and/or organization. I am. The first post of the week...
Hire Me If
Recently there has been talk about a shift to focus on tasks over titles. If companies start hiring for tasks, they will need to find people to fit those tasks. In turn, individuals will need to highlight their skills for various tasks. I started to think about what...
From Footprints to Fingerprints
When we talk about our careers, we are quick to note our footprints. We tell others about our degree. The college we attended. The companies we’ve worked for. The titles we’ve held. Awards won. Promotions achieved. Yet these are just the steps of our journey. What we...
Taylor Swift Eras – Career Advice
Colleges have started creating classes based on Taylor Swift. Classes on her music, her writing, and her business acumen. From the creative to the scientific, her life has many lessons we can all draw from. There is one insight from her recent tour that I think we...
Lovemarks for Personal Brands
Back in the mid-2000s, I read the book “Lovemarks”. This book shaped how I considered brand positioning, and the phases customers go through as they develop a relationship with the brand. The three levels I developed from the insights in the book were respect, trust,...
I Am
On an episode of The Daily Boost Podcast, there was an interesting shift recommended. He suggested moving from asking the question “Who Am I?” to the statement “Who I Am”. Many of us struggle with the question of “Who Am I?”. We struggle with our career. Our creative...