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! 

Give Shinrin-yoku a Try

These days, life is overwhelming for many. Workloads exceed what we can handle. Layoffs. Politics. Caring for children…and parents. And so much more. We each have our own set of challenges. One activity that can provide benefits to all is shinrin-yoku. Forest bathing....
Consider the Goal

Consider the Goal

A recent episode of the podcast Self Improvement Daily podcast “Your Next Step is Always Clearer Than Your First” got me thinking about goals in the context of the Hope Formula. The podcast encouraged us to give ourselves permission to adjust our goals. The point is...

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Importance of Reminders

Importance of Reminders

We all know how busy life can get. As the year goes on, our goals and desired habits can start to be forgotten. An article in the Washington Post notes a study that found 50-70% of our everyday memory failures involve forgetting our intentions. No wonder it’s...

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Weekly Summary & PodList – 1.27.24

Weekly Summary & PodList – 1.27.24

Welcome to the Saturday recap. Enjoy! Personal Development With the new year in full swing, the posts this week focus on goal setting and clearing clutter.  Gaps and Gains. This first post of the week suggests that we tend to spend more time focusing on our gaps...

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Leveraging Loops

Leveraging Loops

Now that we are settling into January, many of us have goals established. This is a great time to have a conversation about the systems in place to achieve our goals. I have been researching systems and there are great references we can leverage. Open vs. Closed Loop...

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Company Wellbeing

Company Wellbeing

As the new year begins, we are thinking about what we want to accomplish. During this time, we may think a lot about the 8 dimensions of wellbeing in our lives. I have started to wonder if the 8 dimensions of wellbeing could be applied to a business. Could a company...

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Need Help Deciding Where to Focus?

Need Help Deciding Where to Focus?

We may be entering the year full of ideas and ambitions. There are resolutions, business plans, and the possibilities are endless. A tool that can add some framework for decisions on where to place our time is ICE. This is a measure that considers the Impact,...

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Leveraging From-To

Leveraging From-To

Sometimes we start the year with goals that are too broad and unfocused. Examples might be improving our health, getting a promotion, or updating our homes. To get specific about what we want, we could leverage a from - to chart. On the left, you list the current...

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Gaps and Gains

Gaps and Gains

When we consider our goals, we place more focus on gaps than gains. We quickly consider how far we are from what we want to achieve. Or, if we hit a goal, we might raise the bar higher. Again, focusing on the gap. What if we instead spent time reflecting on gains?...

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Weekly Summary and PodList – 1.20.24

Weekly Summary and PodList – 1.20.24

Welcome to the Saturday recap. Enjoy! Personal Development As we continue through January and setting new intentions for the year, the posts this week focus on providing tips for establishing and keeping habits.  What is a Habit? The first post of the week looks...

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The Creative Habit

The Creative Habit

This week we’ve covered some frameworks for building a habit. Today we are going to pivot and talk about creative work – at your official job or outside. Developing a creative habit was the foundation of Seth Godin’s book The Practice. The book starts with this:...

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Habits and Behavior Design

Habits and Behavior Design

The last two days, we’ve focused on the habit loop. Today, we’ll look at an alternative approach. This one is based on behavioral design and was developed by Stanford professor BJ Fogg. Like the habit loop, this method has three components - Motivation, Ability, and...

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Finding Our Cue

Finding Our Cue

Yesterday, we talked about the habit loop. This concept is based on the work of Charles Duhigg in his book The Power of Habits. The habit loop has been popularized by Nir Eyal’s book Hooked and James Clear’s book Atomic Habits. In this post, we’ll cover the first...

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The Habit Loop and How to Create One

The Habit Loop and How to Create One

Habit formation is a fascinating and complex process. Forming and breaking habits involves a mix of neurological, psychological, and environmental factors. Research suggests that it takes an average of 66 days to form a habit. There is a framework called the Habit...

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What is a Habit?

What is a Habit?

We talk about habits all the time. Creating a habit. Breaking a habit. Re-evaluating a habit. Yet do we really know what a habit is? The dictionary defines a habit as: A settled or regular tendency or practice, especially one that is hard to give up. At its core, a...

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Weekly PodList & Summary – 1.13.24

Weekly PodList & Summary – 1.13.24

Welcome to the Saturday recap. Enjoy! Personal Development With the new year in full swing, the posts this week focus on goal setting and clearing clutter.  Life Infrastructure Cycles. There are many things in our life that cycle again and again and again each...

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