This week, I’m pairing one of my blog posts with a couple podcasts to help us manage our lives. No matter how great our systems are, we can all feel overwhelmed especially during spring. Last year, I wrote a post titled "May-cember: Prepare for the May-ham”. And,...
A couple years ago, I started digging into a lot of shifts happening in employee / employer contracts. One of the areas I focused on was the shift of burden for retirement from government and corporations over to employees. This shift is continuing and is relevant to...
Over the last 5-7 years, I started to pay deeper attention to my time and energy. Understanding where time was going (at work and at home), noticing when I had energy and when I felt drained. I realized that there were several ways I could understand my personal...
Personal branding is a controversial topic. Some see it as being fake and building a persona of who we really are. Others see it as an integral part of our career and life. My perspective is different – we all have a personal brand. Some create it intentionally,...
This week, there wasn’t one of my posts that stood out as the one to highlight. So, I’m giving a brief overview of each and you can click through to learn more about the topics that interest you. Who Am I? This post focuses on the titles we give ourselves. In the...
This week, I wasn’t sure which blog post to highlight as they all take many different directions. I’ve landed on the one that focuses on our personal development. I was introduced to some research that suggests we are always in a state of doing, being, becoming, and...
This week, the highlight takes a shift from personal branding & self-development to marketing and the evolution of organizational structures. The landscape of marketing (and employment in general) has been shifting since the Great Recession (around 2010). The...
This week, I’m going to highlight two posts that I hope will help you manage your career. The first is titled Career Fingerprint. This post highlights a great company that I’ve come across that can help organize all your work history and keep it updated on a regular...
This week, I want to highlight a post I wrote on 7-Year Cycles. I’ve always felt like my life moves in 7-year increments and there are beliefs out there that suggest this might be true. This post explores the idea and how it has impacted my story. Since I wrote the...
This week, I want to highlight a longer post I wrote considering different types of productivity and contribution to an organization. The article is titled A New Look at Productivity and explores the 4-box below (I love a 4-box!). Most companies reward Efficient...
As we finish this first week of February, many are looking back on New Year goals and aspirations with disappointment. The month didn’t go as planned and goals veered off track. Rather than stepping away from them altogether, I hope these two posts help you get back...
This week, I want to highlight two posts focused on your personal brand. The first is the Personal Brand Positioning Statement. When we think of corporate brands, a positioning statement seems natural. This post explores how the positioning statement can help us get...
This week I want to focus on my post titled Are You Building a Resume or a Reputation? The blog explores putting priority on growing our resume, your reputation, or both. Some years we may prioritize one over the other and that’s OK. The key is knowing which is your...
Feedback Survey I would love your feedback on this newsletter at this LINK (less than 5 minutes) This week, the post I want to highlight is titled One Big Goal. Over the years, I’ve seen people struggle to put an action plan together to meet their goals. This post...
Feedback Survey I would love your feedback on this newsletter at this LINK (less than 5 minutes) My Blog Posts This Week This week, all the posts fit well together in kicking off the new year with intention. Write a letter to your future self, select a word of the...
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This week, I want to highlight my blog post focused on using a Word of the Year as a Personal Operating System. I’ve chosen a word of the year since 2015. Each year, the choices I’ve made have shaped my mindset and focus for the year. I can look back and easily talk...
Last week, we focused on 10 Career Insurance Actions to Protect Your Future. Item #2 on the list was to map your income portfolio. Some of you might have had several income streams you jotted down; while others may have realized that their income is not a portfolio,...
With all the layoffs happening, I wanted this week to focus on what those currently employed could do to provide a little peace of mind preparing for the unexpected. I find it ironic that we insure our cars, our homes, and even our “life”, yet we don’t take actions to...
This week, I’ve seen so many posts about job loss resulting from the Omnicom acquisition of IPG. It’s not as if we haven’t seen layoffs across all kinds of companies and industries. However, I feel another gut punch each time I see the people who have been...
This week, I’m highlighting a post I wrote on LinkedIn (not on my blog like the links below). The post is titled 10 Personal Branding Actions to Take Now. It’s a short reflection on why the end of the year is the perfect moment to reset your personal brand and make...