Hi there!

Thanks for coming to my Tent Talk on Your Brain and Your Next Job. If you’re wondering about some of the resources and systems you can put together to do some of your own navel-gazing, I’ve collected some of them in this handy Notion page. Hope they help!

Notion Templates/Databases

These are some of the databases I’ve been using to track my daily progress over the past few years. It’s helped me clearly see what I’ve been up to, keep track of progress, and do my end of year (or sometimes mid-year) reflections.

Love Notes Database

Daily Journals

Personal Development Plan template

If you aren’t ready to commit to the full digital route, I’d be super remiss not to give props to the Levenger 5-year Journal, a really well crafted and simple way to build just a bit of daily reflection into your life. I ultimately have filled two of these, and kept it beside my bed for almost 7 years before I switched to my daily Notion recaps.

Reflection Prompts

A few things to think about as you do your reflection:

• What aspects of my current work exhilarate me?
• What aspects of my current work drain me?
• What do I find naturally interesting?
• What do I struggle to make progress on, even though I know I need to?
• What are the things I’m naturally good at, and are there any partners in my team/immediate area who I could lean on to support where I’m less successful?
• Are there any particular supports (props, software, environmental enhancements, etc.) that would help shore up areas where I tend to struggle?
• Corporate Horoscopes: The Enneagram and the DISC model are both super useful to get your reflection on and help you identify patterns in how you relate to your work and others. Of all the ones out there, I’ve gotten the most use out of these two.

Books and videos to check out

This is mostly stuff about ADHD and neurodiversity, but there’s a few careerish things in here as well that I’ve found useful. Enjoy!

• The Progress Principle, Teresa Amabile (Ted Talk): why I started doing a quick daily recap