The MeEO™ Minute
The way we work, grow, and succeed is changing. I’m here to explore what that means for you. This blog is a collection of insights, strategies, and reflections designed to help you become a MeEO™ and take ownership of your career and life.
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 and life, you’re in the right place.
Let’s build something great—together!
10 Personal Branding Trends to Watch in 2025
No matter what your career path or goals are for the year ahead, personal branding will play a crucial role in shaping your success. Whether you’re crafting it intentionally or letting it form by default, every professional has a personal brand. As we enter 2025,...
Do the Work – Bit By Bit
We all have goals across all areas of our life. We also sometimes know the path to achieve the goal we have. Yet, somehow, the goal seems elusive. Sitting there for someone else to achieve – not us. We have excuses. Fears. Avoidance. The goal is right there taunting...
Infrastructure
Several years ago, Gretchen Rubin selected the word infrastructure as her word of the year. Before that, the concept never really crossed my mind. Infrastructure is the basic physical and organizational systems needed to operate businesses, cities, nations, and even...
Systems Support Goals
As we move into the new year, many of us have set goals. There is a lot of conversation about creating habits and routines. However, what may be more important is setting up systems. Systems to ensure our planned actions (habits & routines) happen. Systems for...
MeEO™ – Setting Goals and Measuring Results
As we enter a new year, performance measures are being set at work. We begin talking about OKRs and KPIs. Breaking annual goals down into quarters and months. This is a natural part of our work environment. As a MeEO™, we also need to think about our goals for...
Type of Year
Last year, I came across a framework from Jay Shetty. He suggested each year has one of four themes: Learn. Experiment. Perform. Thrive. I wrote about the concept here and tried to consider prior years and my year ahead. This year, I’ve been incorporating the concept...
Weekly Summary – 1.4.25
Welcome to the Saturday Summary. Before we dive into the weekly content, I’m excited to announce three specialized coaching programs I’m launching today! I’ve been working on these throughout 2024, and they are finally ready for the world. As a thank you for being...
Personal Mission Statements
We’ve all heard of mission statements for companies. They add purpose and clarity to the role the business wants to play in society. What if we took this concept and applied it to ourselves. We could develop overall mission statements. Or go deep on a mission...
The SAVVY Path to MeEO™
When thinking about becoming the MeEO™ of your life, where to start can be daunting. After considering all the tools available, I ended up with an acronym – SAVVY. I connected with this word because of the definition: “adjective. , sav·vi·er,...
10 Steps to Kickoff Your Path to MeEO™
A MeEO™. Taking charge of our career and life. The title sounds great. The question is – how do we get there? The journey takes time and will be refined over time. Yet, all journeys start somewhere. Here are 10 steps you can take this week on your path to...
Breaking Down Goals
We’ve seen the books – Atomic Habits, Tiny Habits, and even my book, One Shade Greener at Home. They focus on starting with the smallest habits and build over time to accomplish great things. This is a great approach especially when you begin to work toward a goal....
5 Steps to a Vision and Goals for 2025
As the year begins to wind down, we start to consider our dreams for the year ahead. The year seems full of possibilities. A clean slate. Yet, many of us don’t take the time to really think about what we want. Surface level goals are set. Get a promotion. Lose weight....
Weekly Summary – 12.28.24
Welcome to the Saturday Summary! I hope you enjoy and connect with a few ideas. What I’ve Posted – Blog Summary This week we continue to transition from one calendar year to another. The posts this week help you consider hopes, dreams, and possibilities for the year...
2025 Bucket List
Yesterday, we covered the idea of setting 3 small goals in each dimension of wellbeing. This activity is also focused on our goals for the year but takes a different twist. What if we were creating a bucket list for the year ahead. A bucket list is defined as: The...
Little Goals for 2025
As we look at the year ahead, we may have big goals. A promotion at work. Run a marathon. Improve our health. Write a book. Big. The long game. What about the short game? The projects that might take place in one afternoon or over a weekend. Changing a light fixture....