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! 

How Do You Approach Life?

Our approach to life is a big question. However, this post will break it down to look at just one layer. I listened to an episode of the TED Radio Hour podcast over the weekend. The title was “Approaches to Life: Improvise, Pivot, or Plan.”   There were three...
Plot Your Way out of To-Do List Overwhelm

Plot Your Way out of To-Do List Overwhelm

Yesterday, we explored how to use CliftonStrengths to shape the way you naturally approach tasks. What energizes you. What drains you. And what might keep you stuck. But awareness isn’t enough. You still have the list. The pressure. And the uncertainty of where to...

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Finding Your Fingerprints

Finding Your Fingerprints

We spend most of our time documenting the footprints of our careers. We highlight the companies we worked for. Titles we held. Projects we worked on. Yet, it’s more difficult for us to identify or tout our fingerprints. The part we played in the success of a project....

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The Perma Model for Wellbeing

The Perma Model for Wellbeing

In 2011, psychologist Martin Seligman introduced the PERMA model. You can hear him describing the concept in this video. PERMA is an acronym for five dimensions of wellbeing that leads to a flourishing life. Below is an overview of each: Positive Emotions: The...

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Are MeEOs Also Employees? Yes!

Are MeEOs Also Employees? Yes!

With the membership launching, I’m learning a lot about what MeEO means to others. One question that has come up is “can I be a MeEO if I work within a company?”. The answer is a resounding “YES”! Each and every one of us is a MeEO…or has the potential to bring it out...

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May-cember: Prepare for the May-ham

May-cember: Prepare for the May-ham

My whole life, May has crept up on me and then done a body slam. The month is full of transitions. We have the seasonal transition which provides energy to get outdoors. That energy can often come with lawn work and outdoor projects to prepare for summer. This is also...

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Use Strengths to Get Unstuck

Use Strengths to Get Unstuck

We’ve all been there. Staring at a massive to-do list, not knowing where to start. Everything feels urgent. Nothing feels doable. We close the folder. Or the notebook. Or just quietly panic. That’s to-do list paralysis. And it has less to do with laziness than we give...

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Be Your Own Anthropologist

Be Your Own Anthropologist

When we work on our personal development, we study ourselves. We learn our strengths. Explore our habits & routines. Design our environments. Understand the culture(s) we live in. Just like an anthropologist studies human beings and their nature, we study...

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Thought Leadership

Thought Leadership

What is “thought leadership”? We see it in others we admire.   Most of us don’t think it applies to us. Yet, we all have a thought leader inside us.   Today, we are going to explore and discover our inner thought leader. Identifying those things that others look to us...

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MeEO Membership – Monthly Themes

MeEO Membership – Monthly Themes

With the MeEO Membership signup open and the first month launching in just a couple weeks, I wanted to provide some additional details on what you can expect. The goal of each month is to provide content around a theme. Enough information so you feel personal growth....

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Manage, Maintain, and Modify

Manage, Maintain, and Modify

I’ve been thinking about the things around the house lately. Specifically, why does it always seem there is a long list of things to do? As I thought more about why, I realized there are three different types of “jobs”. Manage, Maintain, and Modify. Manage This is the...

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Weekly Summary – 5.3.25

Weekly Summary – 5.3.25

Welcome to the Saturday Summary. What I’ve Posted – Blog Summary  This week the blog covers several topics in our overall wellbeing. I hope you find at least a few that resonate with where you are right now in your journey. Thought Leadership. The first post of...

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What is Really the Goal

What is Really the Goal

Often when we set goals, the goal is not really the goal. Each goal is building to something larger. The ultimate goal. Sometimes we are aware of that goal. Sometimes we aren’t. Finding the Real Goal To understand the goal that our goals are laddering up to, we need...

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Weekly Summary – 4.26.25

Weekly Summary – 4.26.25

Welcome to the Saturday Summary. What I’ve Posted – Blog Summary  This week the blog covers a variety of topics and provides a couple MeEO posts before the Membership begins on May 1st. Manage, Maintain, and Modify. The first post of the week talks about the...

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The Scaries

The Scaries

The past six months, I’ve been facing the scaries. I didn’t realize I had them. They are worse than fear because they hide. We can face our fears. We can’t face our scaries until we know they exist. I now recognize some of the signs that scaries are lurking. My...

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Weekly Summary – 4.19.25

Weekly Summary – 4.19.25

Welcome to the Saturday Summary. What I’ve Posted – Blog Summary  This week the blog covers a lot of different topics including career insurance, creativity, and the power of a notebook. How to Stabilize Your Career in an Uncertain Economy. The world is full of...

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