The Intersection
The way we work, grow, and succeed is changing. I’m here to explore what that means for you and your company. This blog is a collection of insights, strategies, and reflections designed to help individuals take ownership of their career and life and help companies create a space where team members thrive.
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 or the company you are part of, this is the place.
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Motivate or Procrastinate
I think I need a break. I’m walking that line between motivation and procrastination. The idea of doing some of the things on my list feels like a slog. Normally, I’m energized. Moving forward without too much effort. However, here we are in the 2nd most productive...
Quiet
I’ve grown to realize that I need quiet. Time away from others to work, think, and decompress. Time away from the noise. When I have a day full of meetings, I’m drained for time with family & friends. At the end of a busy weekend, I dread Monday meetings. This...
The Upside of a Full Schedule
Over the years, I’ve found something I find counterintuitive. When I have a schedule and to-do list that is full, I have more energy. To be clear, full does not equal overbooked. There is a level of activities in the day that I can handle without stress. For me, a day...
Weekly Summary – 9.26.26
This week has a focus on time, energy and daily rituals. As we settle into the last part of the year, it’s a great time to start thinking about what is working and what may need a bit of a reset. Time Consciousness On a recent episode of the Self-Improvement daily...
Scheduling Downtime
Sometimes we must look in the mirror when it comes to advice. For me, downtime is something I struggle with. I don’t mean rest or taking breaks. My days are full of little breaks, walks, and getting plenty of sleep. What I struggle with is periods of time without work...
How to Create an Evening Ritual
Our evening ritual is the bookend to our morning ritual. This is the consistent routine that transitions us from the active day into rest and sleep. The nighttime winddown can take a couple of hours and rituals can flow throughout or be concentrated in a few routines....
How to Create a Morning Ritual
We all have a morning ritual. The consistent routine that happens first thing in our day. For some, this routine is short and for others it can last several hours. Our ritual depends on the time available, energy, and personal goals. Below is a 5-step process to...
The Equinox: Where is Life Off Balance?
Today, September 22, 2026, is the fall equinox. We have equal amounts of daylight and night as the sun crosses directly over the equator. A day of balance. Even though nothing in our lives is truly in balance, it can feel more, or less, balanced. Today, you could...
Time Confetti Benefits
Time confetti is something I wrote about several years ago. The concept, coined by Brigid Schulte, is the negative fragmentation of our days. Little moments that start to add up to a day where we feel like nothing was accomplished. Lately, I’ve been thinking that...
Weekly Summary – 9.19.26
Meetings Cost Us More Than Time Meetings are supposed to move work forward. But when calendars are stacked back-to-back, they often do the opposite. The research is clear. Too many meetings drain employees, stall productivity, and cost companies’ real money. ...
What Truth Are You Creating?
We’ve all heard about a “self-fulfilling prophecy”. Yet do we really know what this is? The concept is a circular loop that is difficult to get out of. There are four elements: Our beliefs, behaviors, expectations, and results. The self-fulfilling prophecy can start...
Strategic Giving
I recently listened to an older episode of the Daily Creative podcast with Todd Henry. The episode was an interview with Mo Bunnell titled after his book Give to Grow. A foundational message was that doing the work is different than winning the work. Our actions when...
3 Lessons from Jay Shetty
I listened to an older episode of the Jay Shetty podcast titled "10 Proven Strategies to Boost Productivity & Create a Clear Plan for Achieving Your Goals”. All 10 strategies were interesting, but there were 3 that really resonated for me. Completion Mindset: This...
Ladders, Leaps, and Learning
Careers are an interesting thing. We all have moments where choices are made. We select one path over another. We find ourselves in roles we didn’t plan on. We go through a lifequake with a company downsizing. We start to understand what we enjoy doing… and what we...
Be the Author, Not the Editor
We’re trained early to obey. Follow the rules. Sit still. Raise your hand. School was built for compliance over curiosity. Reward and punishment have become the levers that lead our lives. Gold stars if you follow the rules. Red marks if you don’t. And so, the loop...