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.
Let’s build something great—together!
Anatomy of a Strength
Strengths. We all have them. Yet do we really understand them? What if we dug in a little more. Defined what makes us unique. Get underneath how our education and our natural tendencies create something special. What emerges when we mash together our disparate...
Executive Function
We don’t usually hear about executive function. We are taught skills (some) in our early education. Yet, this is a topic not as frequently in conversations once we reach adulthood. So, what is “executive function”? This statement refers to a set of skills. These...
Possible
Do we limit what is possible? We lead full lives. Work. Family. Hobbies. We make money and spend it on our lifestyle. We get into routines and habits. Life becomes comfortable. We may get overwhelmed, but generally we know the cycles. My Perspective In the flow of...
Write for Clarity
In a previous post, I covered different ways of journaling to find one that works for you. There is one type of journaling that wasn’t covered and deserves a post of its own. Work journaling. When looking at articles on work journals, there are several purposes....
Four Rooms
Doing a bit of research, I came across an Indian proverb and a quote that struck me as it relates to personal development. “There is an Indian proverb that says everyone is a house with four rooms, a physical, a mental, an emotional, and a spiritual. Most of us tend...
PodList & Weekly Summary – 6.8.24
Welcome to the Saturday recap. Enjoy! Personal Development This week, the posts don’t follow a theme. They cover topics from procrastination to meditation. The last one reminds us not to overthink our decisions. Sprinting or Procrastinating. This first post of the...
Reversible Decisions
An episode of the Mel Robins podcast earlier this year had an interview with Steven Bartlett. The title was “The 51% Rule” and it focused on decision making and how to make decisions better. One of the discussions centered around the idea of reversible decisions....
Cleaning Meditation
I listened to a podcast yesterday that spoke of many benefits of cleaning. One offhand mention was that cleaning is a form of meditation. Completing a repetitive cleaning task in quiet and stillness has the same potential benefits as a more traditional form of...
What To Do When Goals Are Far Away
I heard a comment the other day that was discouraging. “People think they are too far away from their goals to even try.” – Jennifer Mackey-Mary It was in the context of weight loss but could apply to any goal we might have. My Perspective I started thinking about...
Positive Psychology
A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to speak at a wellbeing workshop. There were many great conversations with women looking to set goals for the year and improve their overall wellbeing. One of the interesting comments at the end of the day was that someone...
Sprinting or Procrastinating?
I listened to an episode of Happier where Gretchen Rubin talked about knowing ourselves better. One of the dimensions she mentioned was the marathoner vs. the sprinter. The marathoner takes a project with a due date in the future and works on it consistently over...
PodList & Summary – 6.1.24
Welcome to the Saturday recap. Enjoy! Personal Development This week, the posts are focused on occupational wellbeing. From resumes, to communication, focus, and celebrating small wins, I hope these posts will make your work just a bit better. More Than a...
Rethinking eMail
A stat crossed my desk that suggested 50% of emails aren’t understood. 50% - really ??!! I did a bit of research and found this article. The article indicates that the words we use often land in ways we didn’t intend. A compliment turns sarcastic. A question turns...
The Customer of a Meeting
Who is the “customer” of a meeting? This is an odd question. Meetings are scheduled. We attend. Presentations are reviewed. Conversations happen. Updates are discussed. Yet, why? For whom? Is the organizer the customer? What did the customer hope the meeting...
Taxonomy at Work
You might be thinking…. What is taxonomy? or How does this apply to work? The definition of taxonomy is the branch of science concerned with classification. Taxonomy can be used to organize and index knowledge. The “knowledge” can be anything. Stored documents....