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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The Science of Inspiration
Sometimes we need a creative spark, and the inspiration just isn’t there. Our brain is making many connections to enable the experience of inspiration. Combining brain science with inspiration techniques can provide the space for ideas to flow. What happens in our...
Where and When to Find Inspiration
Inspiration is a muse that can strike at any moment. We feel invigorated, motivated, and ready to take on the world. We have a burst of creativity to create art, solve complex problems, or make life-changing decisions. Understanding where and when we’re most likely to...
Unveiling the Mystique of Inspiration
Inspiration often conjures up images of creative geniuses, artists, and visionaries. This can make it feel like a rare and elusive force that strikes like lightning. What if we, normal, everyday people, could harness and nurture inspiration? Today, we’ll delve into...
PodList & Weekly Summary – 6.15.24
Welcome to the Saturday recap. Enjoy! Personal Development This week has an eclectic mix of posts. I really enjoyed researching and summarizing executive functions and believe there is a lot of opportunity for more training in the space. I also have personally been...
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...