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!
Reclaim the Word Ambition
Mirium-Webster defines ambition as an ardent desire for rank, fame, or power. Google suggests it’s a strong desire to do or achieve something. While ambition can be about titles and promotions. It can also mean living with purpose, peace, and alignment. Coming from an...
Weekly Summary – 6.6.26
The Tension of Career Experiences As we move through our career, experiences expand and build on each other. Our uniqueness develops from our decisions about the roles we take and the knowledge we gain along the way. For some, the path will be linear and deep gaining...
Do You Coddiwomple?
To coddiwomple is “to travel in a purposeful manner towards a yet unknown destination”. I read this and took pause. As a planner, I feel most of my life has been in pursuit of a desired destination. The path to get there might bob and weave. Yet, the point is to find...
Mobility and Stability
Earlier today, I heard that we all need mobility and stability as we age. Mobility is our range of motion and flexibility allowing fluid movement. Stability is our ability to maintain balance during movement allowing us to move with control. They provided the example...
The Rhythm of Day and Night
We’ve all heard of circadian rhythms. The natural 24-hour cycles that govern our sleep and wake patterns. It’s the backdrop of how we live even if we don’t always realize it. I’ve learned that there are also cycles that live within this day/night cycle. These can be...
Mind Clutter
When we are overwhelmed and overstimulated, our wellbeing suffers. Often in ways we don’t immediately recognize. Not all clutter is physical. It exists in our minds through open loops, constant inputs, and the quiet pressure of trying to hold everything at once. Over...
The Four Sided Self-Awareness Mirror
Self-awareness isn’t one thing. It’s a system. A multi-angle mirror that shows us both who we are and how we move through the world. To live with clarity and intention, we need to know four key things: What fuels us. How we show up. Where we shine. And the patterns...
Weekly Summary – 5.30.26
When Your Project Dies We’ve all had projects that never made it to production, failed, or ended before their time. As I look back on my career, I’ve had all the different types. Yet, I’ve realized a common thread in many of them – others were involved in the...
RIP Drinks to Design
On December 12, 2011, Drinks to Design was born. The company where I brought together my loves of branding, jewelry, and wine. The brand that let me express my creativity in a new way. Inspired by upcycling and drawn to beer and wine packaging (labels, corks, etc.). I...
Book Review: Big Time by Laura Vanderkam
I’ve been following Laura Vanderkam through her blogs and books since 2019. I was excited to pick up her latest book Big Time and intrigued by the subtitle of “A Simple Path to Time Abundance”. Like many people, I think a lot about time… how quickly it moves, how full...
The Best It Can Be
There seems to be a never-ending list of projects. At work and around the house. We always have more projects than we have time. At home, we sometimes have more time than money (to hire someone). What this means at my house is that little projects can ladder to big...
Employee Journey Maps and Retention
On average, companies have a 13% attrition rate each year. Replacing an employee can cost 2x the annual salary. So, for a company with 100 people who make an average of $80K, the cost could be over $2M/year. Retention matters. Boston Consulting Group conducted...
Motivation – A Framework for Marketers
I’ve been studying motivation casually for about a decade. The learning started with my own personal motivation and as a leader, what motivated others. Quickly, I started to understand what motivates one person, often doesn’t work for another. Over time, some things...
Weekly Summary – 5.23.26
Last week, I mentioned you shouldn’t miss the blog post titled “Enough”. I’ve been thinking about that post along with one that published this week titled “Shifting from Wealthy to Well-thy.” This got me thinking about some other posts I’ve written over the last few...
Mattering
This morning, I listened to a great book summary on the Next Big Idea Podcast titled One Leadership Skill That Matters Most. It featured the book, The Power of Mattering: How Leaders Can Create a Culture of Significance. The episode is worth a listen. I added the book...