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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Plus. Minus. Equal.
I listened to a two-part podcast (7 minutes each) of Optimal Living Daily titled “Seven Steps to Learn and Master Anything by James Altucher”. The purpose of the episodes was to provide steps to master activities faster than the suggested 10,000 hours it takes to...
What’s Holding Creativity Back?
Businesses large and small are focused on creativity and innovation to stay relevant and lead their field. For those who aren’t creating, they feel they are falling behind. Companywide goals are set. Yet many individuals and teams struggle to find space for...
5 Ways to Recharge in 5 Minutes
With lives that are often overworked and overwhelmed, finding space to “Charge” throughout the day can become a challenge. So, we’ll wrap this week of personal energy posts with five easy ways to charge back up when you are finding yourself in a slump without...
Supporting the Energy of Others
This week, we’ve been focusing on our energy. The self-awareness of our natural tendencies can make us better able to understand situations that will drain us and strategies to recharge. Once we have this personal understanding, we can also begin to have conversations...
The Energy of a Space
Continuing the momentum this week on the topic of personal energy, today I wanted to connect to a Gallup podcast where there was a discussion about getting in “flow” at work. The primary conversation was how to recognize which of your CliftonStrengths are...
Maximizing Daily Energy
Yesterday, the blog covered a foundational understanding of your energy each day. When it peaks and what you need to recharge. This post will take that knowledge and introduce activities that make up our days. By combining your understanding of your daily...
Understanding Personal Energy
We focus a lot on maximizing our time and money. While both are important, I’ve also started thinking a lot more about maximizing energy. Knowing how your energy changes through the day can allow you to experiment with the types of activities you schedule to align...
What Do You Avoid?
We all procrastinate. In fact, Darius Foroux conducted a survey of 2200 of his newsletter readers and found that 88% of professional workers procrastinate at least one hour per day. You can read all his findings here. There are many reasons we give ourselves for...
Enjoy the Landings
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average person holds 12.4 jobs between the ages of 18 and 54. Those jobs often span 5-7 different careers. I often hear when someone wants to make a career change that the main thing holding them back...
Do You Have OOPS?
The other day, I heard someone mention “OOPS Syndrome” in a conversation about calendars. I questioned what OOPS was and the response was “it’s Overly Optimistic Planning Syndrome”. This made me laugh out loud with familiarity – both something I see in myself as...
eMail Overwhelm
We have all been there. Our email box is full of messages. Some have been read, but not responded to. Some are “looming” unread. Important ones are likely lost in the mix. Unnecessary ones are taking up space. For some, this mess of email causes mental clutter. This...
Making the Invisible Visible
This past week, in a workshop I’m taking, I was prompted to write down my process of creating. While this seems obvious, I hadn’t done it before. Writing the process down was quick and the result was so valuable. This reminded me of Laura Woodruff...
Turn a Dream into a Plan
As January winds down, our resolutions may be starting to fade away as the year ramps into full swing. This is the perfect time to double down on a dream and turn it into a plan. Our dreams live in our heads. The things we want to do “someday”. Making the dream...
Does Time Have Interest
A lot has been written about time vs. money and which is more valuable. This has me thinking about time gaining interest. Is this possible? How might this happen? An interest rate on your financial investments is a fixed, annual percentage applied to your...
A New Way to Measure Your Day
Today, I’m combining thinking from Gretchen Rubin and Laura Vanderkam with a bit of my own perspective sprinkled in. Several years ago, Gretchen started talking about alternatives to the “to do” list. She turned her concepts into a cute gift. You might want to...