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.
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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...
PodList & Summary – 10.7.23
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...
Friday Work & Planning
There is a lot written about using Friday afternoon as a time to wrap up tasks for the week and plan for the week ahead. The theory is that this is the time of the week when things are winding down for the weekend and we aren’t at our best for deep work and...
Ikigai – A Path to Purpose
There is a Japanese structure that can be very helpful in our self-awareness journey - the Ikigai. An Ikigai brings together your passions, beliefs, values, and skills to create our personal reason for being. Once created, we can use our Ikigai to set visions for the...
Evaluating Our Days via Strengths
The CliftonStrengths framework divides the 34 strengths into four categories – Executing, Influencing, Relationship Building, and Strategic Thinking. While we may or may not have strengths surface in these four areas, we all need to do these four activities in our...
Actions, Ideas, and Connections
There was a podcast listened to at least a year ago where I captured a note on my phone. This was the note: Tasks Done People Met Ideas Generated and Acted On I think this might have been an interview with Dorie Clark discussing her book The Long Game. However,...
Default to Learning or Doing
Over the last couple weeks, the concept of research mode vs. focus mode keeps crossing my path. In a meeting, this quote came up. “Output before Input” Dawn Dawn’s perspective was that she needs to produce some output before taking in more information. Resisting...