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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Weekly Summary and PodList – 1.20.24
Welcome to the Saturday recap. Enjoy! Personal Development As we continue through January and setting new intentions for the year, the posts this week focus on providing tips for establishing and keeping habits. What is a Habit? The first post of the week looks...
The Creative Habit
This week we’ve covered some frameworks for building a habit. Today we are going to pivot and talk about creative work – at your official job or outside. Developing a creative habit was the foundation of Seth Godin’s book The Practice. The book starts with this:...
Habits and Behavior Design
The last two days, we’ve focused on the habit loop. Today, we’ll look at an alternative approach. This one is based on behavioral design and was developed by Stanford professor BJ Fogg. Like the habit loop, this method has three components - Motivation, Ability, and...
Finding Our Cue
Yesterday, we talked about the habit loop. This concept is based on the work of Charles Duhigg in his book The Power of Habits. The habit loop has been popularized by Nir Eyal’s book Hooked and James Clear’s book Atomic Habits. In this post, we’ll cover the first...
The Habit Loop and How to Create One
Habit formation is a fascinating and complex process. Forming and breaking habits involves a mix of neurological, psychological, and environmental factors. Research suggests that it takes an average of 66 days to form a habit. There is a framework called the Habit...
What is a Habit?
We talk about habits all the time. Creating a habit. Breaking a habit. Re-evaluating a habit. Yet do we really know what a habit is? The dictionary defines a habit as: A settled or regular tendency or practice, especially one that is hard to give up. At its core, a...
Weekly PodList & Summary – 1.13.24
Welcome to the Saturday recap. Enjoy! Personal Development With the new year in full swing, the posts this week focus on goal setting and clearing clutter. Life Infrastructure Cycles. There are many things in our life that cycle again and again and again each...
Mastering Quitters Day
The second Friday of January (today) is known as “Quitters Day”. This day began in 2019 after Strava conducted research and found that 80% of people who made New Year’s resolutions have quit by the second week of January. My Perspective The statistic makes me sad....
Importance of People and Places
I recently listened to a podcast on the TED Radio Hour titled “Daily Habits of a Longevity Expert”. During the interview, there was a conversation about food, exercise, and supplements. Dan Buettner who studies the Blue Zones, said that changing our environment –...
Barriers to Wellbeing
When we consider our 8 dimensions of wellbeing, we likely have goals in each area. Some we may have set as New Year’s Resolutions. This time is when most are starting to give up. In fact, research has shown that less than 10% of us will actually meet the resolution....
Clutter Blocking Your Wellbeing
The start of the new year brings new energy to cleaning up. We pack away holiday decorations and aspire to get rid of the clutter. When the word clutter is used, we automatically think about environmental clutter. A messy kitchen. An overflowing closet where we can’t...
Life Infrastructure Cycles
Last week, there was a post about the infrastructure of our lives. Our bank accounts, apps on our phone, subscriptions, insurance, and more. On the heels of that post, I heard a podcast about the cycles in our home life. Things like Laundry. Paying Bills. Grocery...
PodList & Summary – 1.6.24
Welcome to the Saturday recap. Enjoy! Personal Development With the new year in full swing, the posts this week focus on goal setting and clearing clutter. Hope & Possibilities. The first post of the week had us dreaming about our hopes and possibilities for...
Plan for the Barriers
No matter what goals we have set for the new year, we will hit barriers. The barriers one person encounters will likely be different than those of another. Knowing when you hit a barrier and having a strategy to overcome is important. Common Barriers Below is a list...
Life Infrastructure
Over the holidays, I wanted to look at the infrastructure of my business. This is the set of digital tools connected to run my business – on my computer and on my phone. Things like website platform, hosting company, CRM system, payment gateways, and more. As I did...