This week has a focus on time, energy and daily rituals. As we settle into the last part of the year, it’s a great time to start thinking about what is working and what may need a bit of a reset. Time Consciousness On a recent episode of the Self-Improvement daily...
Meetings Cost Us More Than Time Meetings are supposed to move work forward. But when calendars are stacked back-to-back, they often do the opposite. The research is clear. Too many meetings drain employees, stall productivity, and cost companies’ real money. ...
Personal Planning Life “gifts” us the unexpected every day. Challenges and opportunities come up that weren’t on the to-do list. Our plans rarely align to the vision we had in our mind. So, why should we plan? For me, a plan is a direction. A guidepost. A reminder of...
Is Personal Branding Good or Bad? There is always controversy around personal branding. Some love it. Others hate it. There are 2 articles on the topic that caught my attention and are worth reading. The first from Fast Company is titled “What if you Don’t Want to be...
Finish 2026 Strong: The 100-Day Challenge One of the best times of year to capture natural energy is fall. In the US, Labor Day marks the official transition from laid back summer. I’ve found this time of year a great one to take on a project. Specifically, a 100-day...
This week, there is a bit of a theme – the Quest. The main article highlights a side quest and then the post might allow you to dig a bit deeper, creating quests for learning, play, or career transitions. I think a quest could provide an intentional (and meaningful)...
Time, Money, and Enjoyment I heard an episode of the Optimal Living Daily podcast titled The Triad of Hustling. The three elements of the triad were time, money, and enjoyment. As I thought about this, I realized how many things in life this triad can apply to. With...
Rise of the MeEO At the beginning of 2025, I posted a trend that was “the rise of the MeEO”. The summary of the trend was as follows: “The Rise of the MeEO™ Mindset: Professionals are managing their careers like businesses, using personal branding as “career...
Finding Focus As we inch closer to August, life is likely full. Squeezing in summer activities, vacations, preparing for school (if you have kids that age). At work, there is sometimes a summer lull where ideas abound with possibility, yet to-do lists are still full...
Summer Play As we are hitting the height of summer here in Michigan, I want to give you a different kind of professional “boost” today. Let’s talk about play. Often our most creative work ideas come when we aren’t actually working. We think about problems through a...
Rethinking “Finding Your Passion” There has always been a debate about “finding your passion” in your work. I resonated with a perspective from Emily Durham that is summarized in this short clip. She suggests that the three core elements to determining a great job is...
Reflecting With the 250th anniversary of the United States and the halfway point of 2026 happening this week, there are many reasons for reflection. Considering things that are going on in your life, your career, your neighborhood, your country, and the world. The...
Halfway Day – Do You Have a Vision? Halfway Day (July 2nd) is quickly approaching. This is a great time to reflect on our goals. Asking ourselves how we are progressing. Do goals feel on track? Did some fall off the list? Were others added? And, of course, how do we...
Are You the Joneses’? I listened to a podcast that talked about creating our own version of financial independence and not working to “keep up with the Jonses”. This got me thinking about the phrase – the origin and things to consider today. The phrase originated...
Circles: AI Provides a Life Lesson Over the last month or so, I have been working more with AI graphics. I take an idea, framework, bad sketch, or even a written blog post and create a prompt that takes my raw materials and requests an image to represent the thinking....
The Tension of Career Experiences As we move through our career, experiences expand and build on each other. Our uniqueness develops from our decisions about the roles we take and the knowledge we gain along the way. For some, the path will be linear and deep gaining...
When Your Project Dies We’ve all had projects that never made it to production, failed, or ended before their time. As I look back on my career, I’ve had all the different types. Yet, I’ve realized a common thread in many of them – others were involved in the...
Last week, I mentioned you shouldn’t miss the blog post titled “Enough”. I’ve been thinking about that post along with one that published this week titled “Shifting from Wealthy to Well-thy.” This got me thinking about some other posts I’ve written over the last few...
This week, I’m shifting format to include a topic article along with the links to curated content. If you are skimming, don’t miss the blog post titled “Enough”, I think it would provide you something interesting to think about this weekend. Enjoy! Workforce...
This is the time of year we are often looking to clear clutter. My Spring Cleaning post provides ideas on how to clear clutter and make each of the 8 dimensions of wellbeing feel fresh. For those not familiar with the 8 dimensions, they are environmental, physical,...
I’m fascinated by motivation. What creates it, what blocks it, how we move through moments when we have it and when we don’t. This week, my headline post Work Inspires Work, focuses on how doing the work can motivate us to do more of the work. Inspired by a podcast,...