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!
Purpose of Personality Tests
Am I an introvert or an extrovert? Do I naturally approach the world by thinking first or acting? What motivates me to get things done? These are the kind of questions we seek to answer when taking a self-assessment or personality test. There are many assessments...
Personality vs. Character
There was a meditation from Headspace that talked about the difference between personality and character. The premise was that personality can be shaped and changed while character is something that you are born with. This underlines the debate between nature and...
Personal Branding Debate
There was an online article from Fast Company in mid-January titled “Personal Branding is Dead. Here’s What to Do Next.” The article provides many reasons and rationale why personal branding is not appropriate for the future. Instead, the recommendation is to...
Cheers and Chores
Stop what you are doing. How do you feel? Energized? Drained? Every job has things you love that energize you (cheers) and things you dread that drain you (chores). What fascinates me is that the same task may be a cheer for one person and a chore for...
PodList & Summary – 7.15.23
Welcome to the Saturday post. Below is the weekly summary of podcasts that inspired me this week and a quick recap of what was covered on both blogs. Enjoy! PodList This week, the list has three podcasts highlighting a book launch and three additional podcasts...
Are You Pseudo-Striving?
There is a podcast I listen to called Optimal Living Daily that reads blog posts with permission from the authors each morning. Today’s reading was from a Cal Newport post titled “Do What Works, Not What’s Satisfying: Pseudo-Striving and our Fear of...
Leaving Room
Advice often given by time management experts is to put space in your calendar for unexpected events. A project has gone off track. A team conflict to resolve. A quick turn client request. A sick child that needs to be picked up at school. The list could go on....
Simplicity Day
Today is National Simplicity Day. The day honors the life of Henry David Thoreau and advocates a life of simplicity. While Thoreau lived in a world without the distractions of today, this thought still rings true. “Our life is fritted away by detail…Simplify,...
Embracing Wabi-Sabi
Wabi-sabi is a term often associated with art and design. An aesthetic concept that values imperfection, impermanence, and simplicity. When we look at the words separately, the definitions of the parts make the whole clearer: Wabi – The celebration of simple,...
Book Review – The Song of Significance
Seth Godin’s most recent book, The Song of Significance was recently released. The book sets the vision for a future of work. In his research, he found that when people describe the best job they ever had, these were the four main statements selected: I surprised...
PodList & Summary – 7.8.23
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 list is short with just three podcasts to feature. How to Manage: Finding...
A Sustainable Life
Today marks the first six months of writing this blog. The goal was to share content in the personal development space. Summarizing what I’ve heard, tried, and continued to learn in my own life. The content has covered many topics. This got me thinking. My Perspective...
15-Minute Project – Q2 Progress
It’s the end of Q2 and the halfway point of the year. In January, my project to spend 15 minutes a day cleaning the basement began. At the end of Q1, I wrote a post summarizing progress. The projects expanded from the basement to two closets upstairs. Second...
Summer Project
Many take vacations during the time between the 4th of July and Labor Day weekend. Some take long trips with their family and friends. Some take Fridays off making every weekend a long weekend. Others take random days to go to a baseball game, zoo, water park, or...
Happy 4th of July!
I hope you find time today to relax and enjoy time with family and friends.