A few weeks ago, I started hearing podcasts featuring Suzy Welch’s new book, Becoming You. The book is based on the class she designed for the NYU Stern School of Business. Focused on doing the deep inner work to discover our “Area of Transcendence”. We find our area...
Kendra Adachi was recently on an episode of The Next Big Idea Daily. She provided an overview of her book The Plan: Manage Your Time Like a Lazy Genius. The book is about leading what she calls and integrated life. She comes at planning through the lens of a life that...
“The sun symbolizes our ego and physical identity, while the moon represents our emotional landscape and inner world. When the moon is full, the sun sits directly across from the moon, which is a call for balance in our personal and/or professional lives.” – Love by...
We don’t just read books. We read for reasons. To escape. To grow. To understand. To feel something. Over time, I’ve noticed different reading personas. The reasons behind why we pick up a book. Some of us read to relax, others to level up. Some read to connect,...
Financial books have drawn my attention lately. Specifically, I’ve been looking for simple structures to help people understand and manage money. That search led me to Your Journey to Financial Freedom by Jamila Souffrant. It’s a practical, easy-to-read guide that...
Confidence isn't a fixed trait. It doesn’t live on a 1–10 scale. It moves like the weather. In seasons. I’ve come to see confidence as a cycle, not a straight climb. Confidence begins with a spark. The spark builds as we try, learn, and grow. Then, sometimes quietly,...
A short book with a long tail. That is how I would describe Gretchen Rubin’s latest book, Secrets of Adulthood. The book is a succinct 157 pages full of aphorisms. This was the point of the book. Provide short and memorable insights that we could draw from. My...
Zen isn’t a one-size-fits-all routine. It’s an inner spaciousness. A quiet clarity that looks different for each of us. Some find it in silence. Others in deep focus. Still others in doing less and doing it with intention. In Zen at Work, Les Kaye offers a...
Have you ever felt soul-tired… or spirit-lost? We often use the words soul and spirit interchangeably. Yet, they speak to different parts of us and they ask for different kinds of care. Our soul is our inner self. It holds emotions, memories, and longings. It’s the...
Mel Robbins has recently launched a book called Let Them. While you saw my review in the post yesterday, I wanted to highlight another angle. There was an interview where she stressed the importance of “Let Me”. When you shift to a Let Them mindset, you must embrace...
We’ve heard it before: “Get outside, it’s good for you.”But what if we turned that advice into something uniquely ours?Something enjoyable. Repeatable. Even a little playful.This summer, let’s discover and design our Personal Outdoor Formula. Not because it’s another...
When we work on our personal development, we study ourselves. We learn our strengths. Explore our habits & routines. Design our environments. Understand the culture(s) we live in. Just like an anthropologist studies human beings and their nature, we study...
In 2011, psychologist Martin Seligman introduced the PERMA model. You can hear him describing the concept in this video. PERMA is an acronym for five dimensions of wellbeing that leads to a flourishing life. Below is an overview of each: Positive Emotions: The...
With the membership launching, I’m learning a lot about what MeEO means to others. One question that has come up is “can I be a MeEO if I work within a company?”. The answer is a resounding “YES”! Each and every one of us is a MeEO…or has the potential to bring it out...
The past six months, I’ve been facing the scaries. I didn’t realize I had them. They are worse than fear because they hide. We can face our fears. We can’t face our scaries until we know they exist. I now recognize some of the signs that scaries are lurking. My...
Many of us may have a notebook for jotting down notes of the day. Summaries of meetings. Lists of things to do. Something we don’t want to forget. Others keep journals. Capturing the day. Reflecting on all that occurred. Working through things that are weighing...
When we lose our job, we know our career and finances have been impacted. The stress and worry hit immediately. What might take longer to realize is the impact on the other six dimensions of well-being: Physical, social, emotional, intellectual, spiritual, and...
I heard someone mention it’s better to ask for advice than feedback. People want to provide advice. They struggle to provide feedback. The simple statement made me curious and sent me down a quick research path. I feel like I’ve emerged on the other side with new...
Marketing products and services is a complex industry. Marketing ourselves for a new job, a promotion, or an upcoming project is even more complex. We lack objectivity. We struggle to see our strengths. Like brands, we tend to list the facts. Yet, just like product...
Today, we will review the final stage of my thought leader journey. Since we are only halfway through this decade, this list was a bit more interesting to create. The Background Like everyone reading this, the 2020s started different than we planned. A year of...
Today I continue my week of sharing thought leaders who have shaped my career. The list today is focused on the decade of the 2010s. The Background During this time, I was working at MRM. This is the Relationship Marketing (digital/CRM) arm of McCann Worldgroup. My...