A Touch of Genius

In this episode, I pose a few existential questions about our human potential based on genetics and the genealogy of our family tree. This is a first touch on this topic as it’s one we can expand on over time.  In this episode: 2:22 – The influences behind your family tree 4:45 – Inherited family trauma 6:40 – Mozart (but not the one you’re thinking of) 7:50 – Mapping out your family influenc...

In this episode, we continue on the theme of Beliefs by exploring our negative self talk, and the ways in which this has been holding us back or causing us to self-sabotage any aspect of our lives. We'll go back in time to find out what the people around us said to us as children, and how this has become part of our self fulfilling prophecy that we explored in the previous episode. In this episode...

One of the greatest obstacles we will ever face is what we believe to be true about ourselves. In this episode, we discuss how we formed our core attitudes, values and beliefs, and what we can start doing to change them if we notice we’re undermining ourselves. We learn so much without realising as children, and most of it actually has nothing to do with what we’re taught in school. What we really...

It’s great when things are working out for us, but what happens when they’re not? In this episode we’re going to explore how to see the light through the darkness and come out victorious on the other side of it. In this episode: 2:14 – What most of us were never taught 3:12 – How my first book came to life 6:24 – Our shared challenge 7:57 – Social conditioning 8:25 – Geniuses who lived through adv...

We're all born with a creative, resourceful spirit, which gets silenced over time. In this episode we explore what happens when our Genius falls asleep and we discover some fun ways to reawaken it. If you have children, you'll want to hear this episode! In this episode: 3:25 - How our educational system stifles genius 6:35 - Play 9:28 - Our inner child 10:35 - Daring to explore and develop critica...

This episode explores what I like to call The Six Pillars of Genius, six fundamental aspects that encourage our personal growth and unique abilities. There may also be some birds… In this episode: 1:30 – A special dedication 1:56 – The six pillars of Genius 2:18 – Generosity 3:08 – Simon Sechter 5:08 – Enlightenment 7:04 – The Age of Enlightenment 8:23 – Nourishment 12:29 – Artemisia Gentiles...

This episode wraps up our mini series on Energy. In it, we cover a more ethereal angle on how energy affects us mentally, physically and emotionally. We learn about internal blockages and how we can start to cleanse our own energy for higher and optimal performance.  In this episode: 2:03 – Our physical and etheric bodies 2:41 – The etheric body 5:10 – The nadis 6:02 – The chakras 16:58 – The...

What do frequency and vibration have to do with helping you achieve your potential? In this episode, we explore the power of these two aspects have on our mental, emotional and physical wellbeing, as well as our performance. Everything is energy, and whilst your energy impacts ours, ours can impact yours too. In this episode: 2:16 – Frequency and vibration 6:43 – Like attracts like 9:39 – Cymatics...

What happens if your own physical energy is blocking your personal development, and how do you change that? It’s time to get a bit scientific in today’s episode as we explore Genius from a physics perspective. This is part one of a mini series dedicated to Energy and how this impacts our human potential. We’ll be looking at energy from different angles. In this episode we look into some of the con...

In this episode we get a little brainiac. We begin to explore the relationship between mind and brain in order to help us optimise and improve our personal Genius. We get curious about our magnificent brain and how we can program it to develop our potential. We also start to unpack how these two statements impact us, and how we can impact them: “Neurons that fire together, wire together,” and “If...

To develop our personal ingenuity, it’s important to nurture the gifts we were born with. But if you don’t know what they are, how do you do that? Where do you start? In this episode, we start to answer these questions so that you can design your life around your personal gifts. I’ll also share some personal stories on how I got into this personal development world, and bust a myth that some peopl...

Do you consider yourself to be curious or adventurous? Are you prone to exploring even when others caution you against it? Curiosity and Genius are good friends. Curiosity is a fascinating aspect of our personal development, because it's what drives us to learn, explore, dream and discover. In this episode we take a dive into its different aspects, how fear can often hold us back from being more c...

In this episode, we start to explore why you matter and why your dreams matter too. We are nothing without dreams, and dreams don’t happen if we don’t feel that we matter. Because dreams need  us  to make them happen. It’s a symbiotic relationship of creation. That’s why it’s so important to feel that we matter. Without this, why get out of bed in the mornings? Let’s start to make every...

In this episode, we’ll explore the importance of your imagination. Imagination is key for innovation, creation and inspiration. It’s key for imagining what your life can become, and then finding ways to make it happen. It’s crucial for imagining the kind of world you wish to live in, and then putting your time, resources and energy into realising it. I’ll share how a certain little owl came to lif...

In this first episode, you'll learn about the origins of the word Genius, how we've shaped our interpretation of it over time to fit evolving cultural and intellectual interpretations, and why the concept of Genius is so important for you and our shared future. I'll share the beginnings of my personal journey exploring this subject and I'll tell the story of how and why I created this podcast...

Karin Pinter is dedicated to creativity and helping people improve their lives. In A Touch of Genius, Karin dives into the things that help us shine brighter and develop our potential so that we can share a more fulfilling life experience, both individually and as a collective. Starting on April 3rd, join Karin every Wednesday for new episodes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more infor...