I read, listen to podcasts, and pull from personal experiences to push my thinking in all areas of personal and team growth and development. The posts focus on my perspectives around the information I’m currently consuming. I hope these ideas and prompts are relevant to you and your personal development journey. Enjoy!

Weekly Summary – 12.21.24

Welcome to the Saturday Summary! I hope you enjoy and connect with a few ideas. What I’ve Posted – Blog Summary This week we complete the series of posts focused on the 8 dimensions of wellbeing. We explore the dimension, look back on 2024 & celebrate our growth...
Roles of the MeEO

Roles of the MeEO

A MeEO realizes their role is to be the Chief Executive Officer of their life & career. They are in charge and accountable to the “Board of Directors” of their choice. I searched for the “Top 10” responsibilities of a CEO and adapted the list for the MeEO. The...

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Intergenerational Job Sharing

Intergenerational Job Sharing

Yesterday, I thought I had a thought: What if a company created job share roles that created a partnership between an experienced and a early career employee? My theory was that the pairing would provide benefits to all involved. The structure could be set up in...

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Weekly Summary – 10.26.24

Weekly Summary – 10.26.24

Welcome to the Saturday recap. Enjoy! What I’ve Posted – Blog Summary There are several posts this week I’m excited about. If I had to pick a favorite, it would probably be the superhero self. Giving us power when confidence is low. Are You a Book or a Tree? Gretchen...

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What Type of Networker are You?

What Type of Networker are You?

Networking is a funny thing. Some love it and some don’t. Books have been written about different types. The book Networking Personalities, identifies nine types of networkers described below: The Master Networker: Considered the ideal, with a balanced approach of...

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Our Superhero Self

Our Superhero Self

Throughout our life and career, we will take hits to our confidence. A project gone awry. Being laid off. Overlooked for a promotion. Rejection. Negative feedback. The list is endless. Depending on the scale of the hit, our confidence can waver for a day or years. On...

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Personal Branding vs. Self Promotion

Personal Branding vs. Self Promotion

Personal branding and self-promotion – what is the difference? Some people blend the two together and use them interchangeably. Yet, they are not the same. Your personal brand is with you for the long term. Something you grow and nurture over time. On the other hand,...

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Professional Reading

Professional Reading

As a reader, when I look at reading stats, I’m surprised. Looking at this chart, nearly half of people (46%) in the US didn’t read a book last year. Then, I wondered how many read professionally. Research suggests only 21% (11 in 100) of readers choose business books....

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Are You a Book or a Tree?

Are You a Book or a Tree?

Gretchen Rubin has started posing this question: “Are you a book with chapters or a tree with roots?” – Gretchen Rubin She is trying to learn more about how people look at the phases of their life. Do you move from chapter to chapter or branch out from your roots? To...

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Weekly Summary – 10.19.24

Weekly Summary – 10.19.24

Welcome to the Saturday recap. Enjoy! What I’ve Been Up To / Thinking About This week, I’ve continued to refine my thinking and approach to personal branding. We all have a personal brand – created intentionally or ad hoc. I’ve reinforced my POV that many of the...

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Personal Brand Influence on LinkedIn

Personal Brand Influence on LinkedIn

One dimension of our personal brand value is our influence. Understanding if others look to us for advice and knowledge. We can get a feel for our influence at work based on interactions. Online, knowing our influence with people we don’t know is more challenging. For...

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Fluid Routines

Fluid Routines

When we think of routines, fluid doesn’t usually come to mind. People focus on stacking habits into routines. We have these routines sprinkled throughout our days. Little groupings of to-do lists to make sure we keep good habits. Lately, I’ve heard more people talk...

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Known For

Known For

What do you want to be known for? The more seasoned we become in our career, the more challenging this question can become. Our list of knowledge, skills, and experience grows. We don’t want to be pigeonholed into just one thing. Yet, if we share everything, our...

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Routine-Quake

Routine-Quake

A couple weeks ago, I wrote about lifequakes in a post about job loss. Lifequakes are disruptive life moments that can be negative or positive. A few negative examples include job loss, death of a loved one, or divorce. Positive quakes can include having a baby,...

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Balanced

Balanced

Work-Life balance. Harmony. Integration. Lots of words have been used. Much debate has been had. Is balance possible? Balance is not only possible, it’s a fact. There is balance in your life. Every day we each have 24 hours. List how the last 24 were spent. Create...

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Saturday Summary – 10.12.24

Saturday Summary – 10.12.24

What I’ve Been Up To This past week, I’ve been working on a few content projects that will be coming out on the blog and in workshops soon. One project is digging into personal branding and creating exercises we can do to better articulate our personal brand, and in...

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