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!
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...
Book Review – The Paper Solution
Photo Credit - Lori Sullivan Photography I have listened to Lisa Woodruff's podcast Organize 365 for the last several years and was excited to pick up The Paper Solution when it was released. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who feels like they have...
Working ON Your Life vs. IN Your Life
Photo Credit - Lori Sullivan Photography Years ago, the concept of working on your business vs. in your business got a lot of attention and discussion. The concept was that we are all so busy working "in" the business that we don't spend enough time working "on" the...
Photo Journaling – Life in Pictures
Several years ago, I joined an online group who took a picture a day. I was taking classes to get my Photography Certificate and I thought that committing to taking a photo a day would help me work on my skills. While the daily practice has definitely got me to try...
Everyday Rituals
The other day, I was listening to an episode of the Leadership Vision Podcast where they were discussing everyday rituals. I've read a number of books and articles on the idea of this rituals and this podcast triggered me to write a post and spend time thinking about...
Free Time – Lean In or Lean Back?
Image courtesy of Lori Sullivan Photography I've been thinking a lot in the last several months about time and how we choose to spend it. As the pandemic hit, many of us realized we had extra time on our hands - no commutes, restaurants closed, limited shopping in...
Investing in Yourself
Over the years, I’ve been taught to put away a percent of your salary to “Invest in your future”. I started my first post-college job back in 1991 and I started saving 6-10% of my income. I was investing in the future. When I got married, we both...