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!
10 Tips for a Strong Self-Review
At the start of the new year, performance reviews are happening at many companies. Often there are two components to the review: Your self-evaluation and the evaluation from your manager. Over the years, I’ve seen this process done well and watched...
Don’t Wait for “When”
Life is full of moments when we say, "when this happens, I will (fill in the blank)". We wait for many reasons: When I get my first job. When I retire. When work is a bit less busy. When the kids go to college. When I move out of my parents’ house. When I get...
Start by Starting
This phrase came into being about a year ago in conversation with members of The Carbon Almanac community. We were talking about the tendency to postpone or avoid projects that are large, daunting, and don’t have a clear solution. The idea was that if you just did...
A Different Kind of Resolution
When we think about the year ahead, many of the intentions we set focus on things in our lives that we want to improve in some way. We may want to exercise more, improve relationships, or stop a bad habit. The tendency is to make the resolutions around...
Celebrate a Habit
Much is written this time of year about setting goals and changing habits. The focus is striving toward something that will make your life “better”. I am an advocate of personal development and join in the annual quest to embrace the year ahead. In fact, yesterday, I...
Exploring Negative Space
I am part of a wonderful online photography group – 365 Picture Today. The group provides a photo prompt every day of the year. I joined to continue to refine my photography skills and found a wonderful and inspirational group of photographers. Yesterday,...
The Power of Rest – Book Overview
Over the holiday, I read the book “Rest – Why You Get More Done When You Work Less” by Alex Soojung-Kim Pang. This seemed to be the perfect pairing to time away from work. The book highlights how work and rest are partners for those who lead creative lives....
20 Questions for Reflection at the End of 2022
As 2022 comes to a close, you may be asking yourself, "why should I do a year end review?". Even for those who spend time each year reflecting, sometimes it can be difficult at the end of the year to find the time and space to think about the year gone by. While I can...
What Does it Feel Like to Emerge?
Each year, I select a word to guide my ambitions and goals for the year ahead. December is a great time to reflect on what has been accomplished and evaluate how the word guided my year. I consider the impact that it had and start to set the foundation for the next...
Managing Energy vs. Managing Time
Photo Credit: Lori Sullivan Photography Managing time has been studied and benchmarked and analyzed for years. We all find tricks and techniques to do mundane tasks faster with a goal of "finding time" in our day. I'm all behind methods for improving productivity and...
Why Shift from New Year’s Resolutions to New Habits?
Photo Credit - Lori Sullivan The New Year often brings with it resolutions. Webster's defines a resolution as "a firm decision to do or not to do something." And, many studies indicate that most of us will quit the resolution before the end of January. So, with the...
5 Tips to Kick off a Great 2021
Photo Credit - Lori Sullivan A new year starts full of possibility. While we are still social distancing and many businesses remain closed, the new year holds the promise of achieving anything you set out to do. I lot of people (myself included) spend some time at the...
Thinking of My Tomorrow Self
Photo Credit - Lori Sullivan I've read and heard a lot about considering your "future self" in your focus "today". Advice tends to mention things like investing for the future, eating well, reading, traveling, getting out of your comfort zone, and much more. I agree...
Small Steps Add Up Over Time
Photo Credit - Lori Sullivan In remembering the life of Ruth Bader Ginsburg this week, I saw the quote in the image above in many of my social media feeds. The quote struck me in relation to personal development. I've been thinking a lot lately about how consistent...
10 Marketing Tips That Stand the Test of Time
Photo Credit - Lori Sullivan I started my marketing career exactly 20 years ago. Back then, I had a cell phone, but it was large and all it did was make phone calls. Marketing communications were just beginning to use eMail and "social" is what happened at live...