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!
Loving Our Careers
There are two distinctive camps when it comes to loving our work. Do what you love. OR Love what you do. Do what you love suggests we follow our passion. “Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.” - Confucius On the other side, loving...
Time Audits
Time audits are a tool to provide objectivity to where your time goes. We can use them to understand where our time goes. Many use them with the goal of increasing productivity. However, there are many other patterns they can be leveraged to detect. How we feel during...
What School Doesn’t Teach Us
Many articles have been written about soft skills and life skills that schools don’t teach. The skills can loosely be grouped into the categories below: Home Management – Personal finance, cooking, and cleaning Career as a Business – Job Hunting, Negotiating,...
Podlist & Summary – 10.21.23
Welcome to the Saturday post. Below are podcasts that inspired me this week and a quick recap of what was covered on both the personal development and sustainability blogs. Enjoy! PodList This week, there are five podcasts that stood out to me. Topics include...
Our Mind Shifts with More Space
The goal is to move from overwork and overwhelm to a sense of calm. To find the space in life to do the things we want to do. In theory, this sounds great. Yet the work to get there is difficult and setbacks are all along the route. My Perspective The evolution away...
Burnout or Something Else?
Before reading this post, please know I do not take work-related burnout lightly. This is an important topic to be discussed and for those with severe burnout please seek professional support. With that said, I do think we are overusing the term burnout for many...
Seeking Space
When life becomes overwhelming, the suggestion others provide is to clear our mind. We might approach this in different ways: Take a walk outdoors. Meditate. Go for a run. Do a “brain dump”. Clean a room or a workspace. My Perspective There are many activities we...
Wishing and Working
We’ve likely all heard the quote: “You get what you work for, not what you wish for.” - Howard A. Tullman The concept is simple – achieving your dreams takes work. Wishing is the easy part. We can close our eyes and imagine a future filled with achievements and...
The Procrastination-Accountability Cycle
Procrastination and accountability are intertwined concepts that impact our productivity. They influence each other. Once the cycle starts, it can be difficult to break. The causal relationship often begins when there isn’t a sense of accountability. Because we lack...
PodList & Summary – 10.14.23
Welcome to the Saturday post. Below are podcasts that inspired me this week and a quick recap of what was covered on both the personal development and sustainability blogs. Enjoy! PodList This week, there are four podcasts that stood out to me. Topics include...
Procrastination
Procrastination is something we can’t avoid. Sometimes we know we are procrastinating. Other times it creeps in unnoticed. To avoid procrastination, we need to know our triggers, how it shows up, and what to do. Procrastination Triggers The most common trigger for...
Speed Humps
Yesterday, the city of Detroit installed their 10,000th speed hump. This news story caught my attention for two reasons: What is the difference between a speed hump and a speed bump? Could we intentionally create speed humps/bumps in our lives? What’s the Difference?...
Short and Sweet
This morning I was reminded to be succinct. A brief email. A concise presentation. A clear articulation of an idea. Often succinct is hard. Eliminate the unnecessary. My Story I continue to be a work in progress. What can be removed? Will this matter to the recipient?...
Conditions for Calm
When you think about a calm weekday, what comes to mind? This is a day when you aren’t on vacation. It’s not the weekend. Just a normal day. A day without overwhelm. You aren’t “crazy busy”. The day is calm. Productive. Full. Fun. Calm. What does this day look like?...
15-Minute Project – Q3 Update
I’m continuing updates on my yearlong project to spend 15-minues a day tackling projects. Over 20 years in the house and there are many little (and big) things that need addressed. Progress was captured in the January intention and the Q1 & Q2 summary posts. While...