Every Day Genius

This episode is a practice.  The last two days we've established that Creativity is a character strength, not a fixed gift — that it lives in every person on a spectrum, that it can be developed, and that when it's suppressed in someone whose Genius depends on it, the cost is real and specific.  Today we get personal. ~~~~ Want to schedule a free Flight Check to see if coaching is right fo...

Yesterday I made the case that creativity is not a gift some people receive and others don't.  It is a character strength. Which means it lives in every person, on a spectrum, and it can be developed. It also means it can be suppressed — and that the suppression has consequences. ~~~~ The link mentioned in the episode: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Take the Genius Imprint Assessment⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Michele Jennae is a Genius Hu...

Do you think of yourself as creative?  Even if you answer yes - and maybe you don't, or maybe you hesitate - you've probably been taught that creativity is a gift. What if it's actually a character strength? And as a character strength it can be developed?? Visit the ⁠⁠⁠⁠Genius Kaleidoscope on SKOOL⁠⁠⁠⁠ for community and conversation. ~~~~ Michele Jennae is a Genius Hunter and Map Make...

This episode is a practice.  Two days ago we established that not all goals are created equal — that approach goals, oriented toward whatyou're moving toward rather than what you're moving away from, generate more sustained energy and more genuine development. ~~~~ Want to schedule a free Flight Check to see if coaching is right for you? Visit my ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Coaching Page.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Visit the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

What do you think of when you hear the word prudence? Caution, right? Or timidity. That's only half the story. And each half has another half, because there's an upside and an underside to each half. ~~~~ The link mentioned in the episode: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Take the Genius Imprint Assessment⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Michele Jennae is a Genius Hunter and Map Maker. Creator of the EDG Butterfly Map, Founder of EDGx365.co...

Most of us were taught to set goals by people who had no idea what kind of mind we had.  The frameworks we inherited — SMART goals, vision boards, quarterly targets, the relentless optimization ofachievement — were built for a particular kind of thinker. Linear, singular, outcome-driven. Someone who picks a destination, makes a plan, executes the plan, checks the box.  For that kind of mind, those...

This episode is a practice.   The last two days we've built the concept — structural tension as the creative force generated by clearly holding your current reality and your desired reality at the same time. The gapthat is not a problem, but an engine.   Today we build yours on purpose. This is not goal-setting in the conventional sense. ~~~~ Visit the ⁠⁠⁠Genius Kaleidoscope on SKOOL⁠⁠⁠ for co...

When talking about setting and achieving goals, structural tension doesn't work automatically. There's a condition that has to be met. You have to be able to hold both sides simultaneously. If one side collapses, the tension collapses. Andwhen the tension collapses, the engine goes quiet. ~~~~ The link mentioned in the episode: ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Take the Genius Imprint Assessment⁠⁠⁠⁠ Michele Jennae is...

Most of us live with a fear or otherwise unhealthy relationship with the gap in goal setting. This gap is structural tension, the relationship between two things: where you are right now, and where you want to be. The gap isn't a problem. It's the engine. ~~~~ Want to schedule a free Flight Check to see if coaching is right for you? Visit my ⁠⁠⁠⁠Coaching Page.⁠⁠⁠⁠ Visit the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Genius Ka...

I want to invite you to write a letter, or to sit with one, or to speak one aloud if that’s how your mind works. From the person you are right now, at the close of ROOTS, to the person who is about to enter WINGS. You know things now that you didn’t know ten weeks ago. About how your Genius moves. About what it needs. About what it costs when it goes unrecognized — by the world, and by you. Find t...

There’s a kind of question that closes things down. You know the type. The question that’s really an answer wearing a question mark. And then there’s the other kind. The question that genuinelydoesn’t know its own answer. The one that sits with you after the conversation ends and keeps rearranging things. The one that, six months later, you realize was the actual beginning of something. That’s the...

Find all the episodes in the Roots Arc here - EDGx365.com/roots Check out Mind on Fire on Amazon, a journal for ideators, along with my other books. https://amazon.com/author/michelejennae Visit the ⁠⁠⁠⁠Genius Kaleidoscope on SKOOL⁠⁠⁠⁠ for community and conversation. ~~~~ Michele Jennae is a Genius Hunter and Map Maker. Creator of the EDG Butterfly Map, Founder of EDGx365.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠EDGx365.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

We’re going to do something I’m calling the Identity Audit — a structured reflection that helps you separate what you are from what you do, and locate the Genius underneath the résumé. It is not a test you pass or fail. It’s a structured way of looking at yourself . You’re going to need a few minutes with this one. A journal if you use one, and the willingness to actually answer the questions rath...

The VIA Character Strengths framework names twenty-four strengths. And of all of them, Honesty might be the most misunderstood. We are more likely to think of honesty as how we relate to others, but it begins within ourselves first. Seeing yourself clearly takes courage, because once you see who you truly are, you have to take responsibility for that. ~~~~ The link mentioned in the episode: ⁠⁠ Tak...

Two people can hold identical job titles and have almost nothing in common at the level of Genius. And the same Genius can express itself as a teacher, a strategist, an artist, abuilder, a healer — across a whole lifetime of different forms. Genius is who you are before and after any and all job titles. ~~~~ Join the Genius Kaleidoscope on SKOOL! ⁠⁠⁠Genius Kaleidoscope Michele Jennae is a Genius H...

Antonio Machado wrote a line that has stayed with me for years. Caminante, no hay camino. Se hace camino al andar. Traveler, there is no path. The path is made by walking. I find that line both liberating and terrifying in equal measure. And I think that's exactly right. Because the path you are walking — the one that is yours, that belongs to your particular Genius, your particular calling, y...

Spirituality means different things to different people. For some it's inseparable from religious faith. For others it's entirely secular — a felt sense of connection to something larger, a recognition that the individual life is embedded in something that extends beyond it. For others still, it's a word that carries enough baggage from past experiences that it needs to be approached s...

There is something extraordinary underneath the word vocation, something that changes the entire frame of how you understand your work, your Genius, and the thread that has been running through your life. A vocation, in its original sense, was not something you elected from a menu of options based on aptitude and marketdemand. Today we take our calling back. Are you listening? ~~~~ Join the Genius...

We talked about your life as infinity loop, and what it looks like to be stuck on one side, usually exhaustion. Today we talk about what season you're in. When you can name your season, you can see the movement of the past and the future and not feel so stuck. Name the season and name what it's asking of you. Because every season has an invitation. A specific quality of attention or courag...

All of life is a figure eight, an infinity loop. What loop are you in? I bet no one has ever asked you that. And so you've probably never even considered it. But it can tell you a lot about how you move through a day, a season, your entire life. Sometimes we get stuck in a loop. That's what we're going to talk about today. What stuck is like, and what movement is like. The link mention...

You think burnout doesn't have a shape. It's just a pile of ashes. Something that was once vibrant in you, burned beyond recognition. Exhaustion does have a shape, and burnout is a form of exhaustion. If you can see the shape, you can learn to take advantage of the shape to avoid the smoldering fire that feels like defeat. Join the Genius Kaleidoscope on SKOOL! ⁠Genius Kaleidoscope

The buildings that couldn't hold you and a big-hearted bravery sometimes means an exodus. Exploring that theme, we talk about what you carried out with you, the things that you had hoped would thrive in that building, relationship, situation. They're still yours! Want to schedule a free Flight Check to see if coaching is right for you? Visit my Coaching Page. Visit the ⁠⁠Genius Kaleidoscop...

Bravery is not the absence of fear. You can be afraid and still be brave. In the VIA Character Strengths framework, Bravery is defined as the valor to do what's right in the face of opposition — external or internal. Today, we explore bravery in a deeper way. Visit the ⁠⁠Genius Kaleidoscope on SKOOL⁠⁠ for community and conversation. ~~~~ Michele Jennae is a Genius Hunter and Map Maker. Creator...

You know the building I'm talking about, and sometimes it's not just a building. It's a situation, a relationship. You didn't fit. It couldn't hold you. It wasn't designed to. This isn't a character flaw. You are not broken. You are too alive for the container. Visit the ⁠⁠Genius Kaleidoscope on SKOOL⁠⁠ for community and conversation. ~~~~ Michele Jennae is a Genius Hun...

I would like to introduce you to the butterfly mascot for Every Day Genius. Her name is Elana. I have presented an imaginary interview with her. It's very enlightening as she represents every facet of EDGx365. Visit the ⁠Genius Kaleidoscope on SKOOL⁠ for community and conversation. ~~~~ Michele Jennae is a Genius Hunter and Map Maker. Creator of the EDG Butterfly Map, Founder of EDGx365.com ⁠⁠...