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!
Agency, Autonomy and the 8 Dimensions of Wellbeing
We have discussed how autonomy and agency connect to happiness. Then, we dove into the differences between the two. Today, let’s look at how they come into play with each of the 8 dimensions of wellbeing. Autonomy We’ll start with autonomy or the size of the invisible...
Expanding on Agency & Autonomy
Yesterday, we reviewed some research that linked autonomy to happiness. This led to defining the difference between the related concepts of agency. As we defined yesterday, “Both imply a level of independence, self-direction, and self-determination to shape...
Drivers of Happiness
There was an Inc. article back in the spring that intrigued me. The title was “Your Overall Happiness, Well-Being, and Even Financial Future Come Down to 1 Simple Word, Backed by Science. And no, that word isn’t money.” The article was full of links and interesting...
Weekly Summary – 11.9.24
Welcome to the Saturday Summary! I hope you enjoy and connect with a few ideas. Personal Highlight – Podcast Interview This week, I had the opportunity to connect with Andrea Miller and Tammy Thomson on their Show Me the Way podcast. We discussed personal branding,...
Don’t Rush to Bed
Over the years, I’ve heard the idea of getting ready for bed before it’s time to go to bed. The suggestion is to do some of the routines earlier. Things like washing our face. Brushing our teeth. Putting on pajamas. And anything else we might do as part of our...
Creating Our Personal Brand Pyramid
Earlier this year, I wrote a post about leveraging the Lovemarks concept on our personal brand. I’ve continued to consider and refine what that might look like. My current iteration is below: I’ve been working on “how to” content for each level of the pyramid. Some...
What Is A Personal Brand?
We all have a personal brand. It’s how people perceive us. What they think about our work – what we do and how we do it. It’s what others talk about when we aren’t in the room. We may not want to have a personal brand. We may not like the one we have. Or we may want...
Be Audacious
The other day, I heard someone use the word audacious. The word means bold, fearless ambition. Being audacious isn’t about being reckless. It’s having the courage to pursue something beyond the norm. Taking bold strides toward a future that others might think...
Companies Are Collections of People
When we talk about the relationship between employers and employees, there is a focus on policy. Retirement plans, benefits, salary, hours, location where work is done, etc. There is less conversation about people. People are the ones making the decisions and doing...
Weekly Summary – 11.2.24
Welcome to the Saturday Summary! I hope you enjoy and connect with a few ideas. What I’ve Posted – Blog Summary The posts this week go in several different directions. The two that tie closely to topics I’m digging deeper into include Career Insurance and the Roles of...
The 6 Disciplines of Strategy
The Next Big Idea Daily featured an episode summarizing Michael Watkins book the The 6 Disciplines of Strategic Thinking. He describes the 6 disciplines like this: “The set of mental capabilities to recognize emerging threats & opportunities, set the right...
Career Insurance
I know, there isn’t a career insurance product. It’s interesting when you think about it. We insure our homes. Our cars. Our health. Protecting ourselves if something bad happens. We have a financial “safety net” for unplanned events. When it comes to our income… Our...
Atmosphere Engineering
A new co-working space opened in Detroit called The Creators Nest. I love the name. And the concept of the creator space. The founders, Adam & Stephanie Vaught developed the co-working space for creatives. A place where they could come and be inspired to do their...
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...
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...