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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Discover Your Benefits
As a marketer, we talk about highlighting benefits, not features. The features are the attributes of a product or service. The benefit is the value a customer gets from the product or service. Often when we are creating and updating bios, resumes, and LinkedIn, we...
Context For Our Personal Brand
When we consider our personal brand, insight can be gained from context. As a marketer, I’ve used the 5Cs analysis most of my career. When we think about a company, we look at these 5 dimensions: Company – Objectives, strengths & weaknesses, culture, technology,...
Personal User Manual
A personal user manual is a one-page tool to let others know how we work. This is a powerful way to articulate our strengths. Our working style. And what others can expect when collaborating with us. Think of it as a quick-reference guide on how you engage with the...
Navigating Personal Brands
Our personal brands have a lot in common with corporate brands. We have a reputation that precedes us. Some are intentional about the reputation, others just “let it happen”. For those looking to be intentional, this post can help you plan (or better understand) your...
Personal Brand Discovery
There is debate on the value of personal branding as I discussed in a prior post. However, I land on the side that sees a lot of value. We have a reputation, or a “brand personality”. This is what we are known for. How we are described by others. What people say when...
Weekly Summary – 3.01.25
Welcome to the Saturday Summary. What I’ve Posted – Blog Summary This week the bookends cover the importance of deadlines and not letting our ego lead decisions. The middle of the week uses insights from game design that could help us in our personal development...
Avoiding Ego Decisions
We are all faced with boundary testing every day. We are asked to stay late at work for a project or meeting. A volunteer project comes up that you are asked to lead. We set guidelines on what we can and can’t take on. Until things get tricky. The ego boosts come in:...
Game Cycles in Life
The term "cycle" in gaming refers to a repeating sequence or loop of actions. This concept keeps players engaged by providing a rhythm or routine. The repetitive actions can be learned and mastered over time. Cycles can be short or long, simple or complex. They...
The Sandbox: Applying Game Design to Life
Linear games guide a player down a path with a specific sequence of events. A "sandbox" game, on the other hand, is one that offers a high degree of freedom. The open-ended environment allows players to explore and create their own experiences. The actions taken in...
Life Quests: Exploring Game Design
In video games, quests are a fundamental component. They guide players, provide challenges, and offer rewards. They make the journey worthwhile. This concept of a "quest" can be applied to real life, to our personal development. What is a Quest? A quest is a task or a...
Forcing Mechanisms
Most of my life, I’ve used the term “forcing mechanism”. The situation might be when there was a presentation looming. The deadline forced me to figure out challenge that had been working in the background. I’ve been thinking about forcing mechanisms lately. There are...
Weekly Summary – 2.22.25
Welcome to the Saturday Summary. What I’ve Posted – Blog Summary This week there is a focus in the middle of the week on our confidence and how to promote and pitch ourselves (difficult for many of us!). The book ends of the week cover our financial wellbeing...
CliftonStrengths for Closet Organization
We all have closets. Cupboards, pantries, and other spaces to store our things. Yet, many of us have a challenge getting and keeping our closet organized. I thought I would look to CliftonStrengths to see if there are ideas that might keep us on track. The next four...
Pitching Ourselves
When starting a company and looking for investors, startups pitch their business. Sometimes there is very little time. In fact, it can be as short as 1 minute. Just one short minute to get a new business idea communicated. Highlight the things that would get an...
Confidence Sweet Spot
Confidence is a funny thing. We don’t really notice it most of the time. Until something happens that amplifies or destroys it. The “something” can be a big event or a tiny little moment. Others may see the moment happen. Or it’s invisible to the world. When our...