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! 

The Formula for Willpower

Willpower is a core element of the hope equation developed by Charles Snyder. I’ve written about willpower before and continue to think about why we sometimes need more or less of it to get things done. To remind us of the definition, willpower is both “The ability to...
Weekly PodList and Blog Summary – 6.24.23

Weekly PodList and Blog Summary – 6.24.23

Welcome to the Saturday post. This is where I summarize podcasts that inspired me throughout the week and give a quick recap of what was covered on both blogs. Enjoy! PodList This week the podcasts recommendations are a single episode, a week of episodes, and a new...

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Routines at Work

Routines at Work

When routines are discussed, they are often personal and focus on areas like morning, night, exercise, mealtime, and self-care.   We don’t usually think about building strong routines at work.  Which means our routines and habits are built over time. ...

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Efficient Routines

Efficient Routines

Our routines are the sets of actions that done over time add structure to our days and weeks. There are endless possibilities for routines: Morning Routines. Exercise Routines. eMail Routines. Cleaning Routines. Exercise Routines. And the list could go on. Having...

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Time Vampire vs. Interruption Magnet

Time Vampire vs. Interruption Magnet

Time Vampires are listed in the Urban Dictionary as “a person who finds creative ways to needlessly waste his/her friends time” and “someone who literally sucks  your time like a vampire sucks blood”. In this definition, people are taking time from you. I came...

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Are You Productive?

Are You Productive?

The title of this post may cause many to stop reading. We are in a period of overwhelm. The word productive automatically generates thoughts of “do more”. However, the definition of productivity is to maximize output. This could involve solutions that shift inputs to...

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How Do You See Time?

How Do You See Time?

When we think about our days at work, most have at least a couple meetings on the schedule. When we expand this view to our personal lives, we have appointments, sports events, and dinners with family and friends. Most of these have at least a start time scheduled....

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Weekly PodList and Blog Summary – 6.17.23

Weekly PodList and Blog Summary – 6.17.23

Welcome to the Saturday post. This is where I summarize podcasts that inspired me throughout the week and give a quick recap of what was covered on both blogs. Enjoy! PodList This week, the podlist takes a little bit different twist.  There are several links that...

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Doing vs. Being

Doing vs. Being

This week, I heard the phrase “doing vs. being” brought up a couple of times and the topic seemed a fitting way to end the week that started with a review of Gretchen Rubin’s new book Life in Five Senses. In today’s fast-paced world, it’s easy to get caught up in the...

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Multi-Passionate in an I-Shaped World

Multi-Passionate in an I-Shaped World

While there aren’t any statistics available on the percentage of the population that identifies as being multi-passionate, there are some trends that indicate an increase in following multiple career passions. Rise of Gig Economy – Individuals working in the gig...

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Hybrid Professionals

Hybrid Professionals

Yesterday we talked about “unicorns” at work introducing the concepts of I-, T-, and M-Shaped individuals.  Today, I want to expand that conversation to another category. These are the multi-passionate or sometimes referred to as hybrid professionals.  They...

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Finding Unicorns

Finding Unicorns

Companies are looking for more creativity and innovation.  This creativity often comes from looking at problems through different lenses.  At the team level, this can be fostered by increasing the diversity of the team members ensuring there are varied...

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Life in Five Senses – Book Review

Life in Five Senses – Book Review

The latest book by Gretchen Rubin, Life in Five Senses, was recently released and I highly recommend. I’ve been hearing about the development of the book on the Happier podcast that she hosts with her sister Elizabeth Craft.  As you might imagine, I was excited to...

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Weekly PodList and Blog Summary – 6.10.23

Weekly PodList and Blog Summary – 6.10.23

Welcome to the Saturday post. This is where I summarize podcasts that inspired me throughout the week and give a quick recap of what was covered on both blogs. Enjoy! PodList This week, five podcasts caught my attention and made the list. The topics include...

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Spread Out vs. Spend Out

Spread Out vs. Spend Out

In an earlier post, we talked about a pairing tied to how you might approach an hour of free time. Today, we will look at another word pair as it relates to how we balance our professional work and the work we do to run our homes. This concept covers all home...

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Upsy Daisy

Upsy Daisy

Upsy Daisy. I used this phrase again and again when my little sister was learning to walk.  I was little too. Not much of a vocabulary yet. However, I knew that if she fell and I said “upsy daisy”, we would giggle. Then, she would get up and try again. When my...

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