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!
Clutter – Where to Start?
Last week on the blog, we covered clutter and organization through the lens of self-awareness. Starting to reduce clutter and feel more in control of your life and stuff starts with that awareness. Once we have some insight, it’s time to shift gears and focus on...
Weekly PodList and Recap – 3.25.22
Each week, I listen to a LOT of podcasts. On Saturday's, I'm going to start providing a list of some that inspired me throughout the week. There will never be more than 1-2 hours of content referenced. My notes may provide enough summary or they will guide you on...
All the Stuff!
This week, we dove into the concept of clutter. In the mix of my research, I came across a stat from Regina Lark that I can’t stop thinking about. She suggests that the average U.S. household has 300,000 items inside. You count everything down to...
Clutter at Work
The last few days we’ve been talking about clutter and the differences in what each of us sees and why it matters. The focus has been primarily around clutter at home. What happens when we bring the concept to our work? Work clutter may be less visible...
Digging Deeper Into Clutter
Yesterday, I covered clutter in relationship to “tidy”. Clutter was a collection of things laying around. The assessment is subjective – what looks cluttered or messy to one person might look perfectly fine to another. There are two other dimensions that can add to...
Clutter and Organization are Different
Recently, I went to visit my college student at his apartment. We had fun catching up, running errands, and cleaning his apartment. Well, I had fun cleaning and organizing his apartment….I’m not so sure he enjoyed the process! That leads me to this post. How do...
Containers “Contain” Things
A few weeks ago, I listened to episode 284 of The Best of Both Worlds where Laura Vanderkam interviewed Dana K. White. Dana is a professional organizer and during the interview she recalled a moment when she realized that the purpose of containers was to contain...
Careers are Like a Scavenger Hunt
In the notes app on my phone, I came across a quote that had captured my attention and wanted to remember in the future. A little research guided me to Marcus Buckingham and his most recent book “Work + Love”. In an interview about the book, he had made...
Handling Negative Experiences
We take deep pride in our work. We put our all into the projects we take on and stive to make the work the best it can be. Yet, it’s inevitable that through our career negative reactions and feedback will occur. Work we think is good will get a harsh critique or be...
Unexpected Hour: Embrace the Moment by Leaning In or Leaning Back
This or that questions are a great way to learn more about yourself and those around you. I enjoy thinking about these and observing them in my own life. One that has occurred to me is asking others how they would spend an hour of free time. This can be an...
Your Mind is not a Container & ChatGPT
When we talk about careers and life in general there is always a focus on lifelong learning. Growth and development are promoted to keep ideas fresh and avoid becoming stagnant. When I ran across the quote below, I realized that it’s not enough to just learn we...
The Sleeping Mind
In the blog post on Friday, we discussed how Maya Angelou works to keep her little mind busy so her big mind can be present. Another time the small mind, or portion of the brain that deals with executive function, is preoccupied is when we sleep. Instead of...
A Lesson from Maya Angelou
This week, we’ve talked a lot about creativity. We covered barriers to creativity, the cluttered mind, identifying your creative type, and the balance of discipline and distraction. The last post of the series will build on the theme of distraction we discussed...
The Delicate Balance of Creativity
This week we continue to explore creativity and the ways in which we can foster our creative thinking. There seems to be a delicate balance between discipline and discovery. The discipline is to create even during times that ideas aren’t naturally flowing....
Finding Your Creative Type
As we reviewed in Monday’s post, many people do not think of themselves as creative. The incorrect assumption is that if you aren’t an “artist” or in a “creative job/department”, you aren’t creative. Studies have shown that our creativity peaks when we are under...