Every Day Genius

I begin by sharing a quote from Rick Rubin on greatness, on great art, from his book The Creative Act: A Way of Being. Then I connect it to living your Blue Flame. What if your art is living your purpose as only you can? Easy?? NO! But worth it? YES!!! 100% ~~~~ Michele Jennae is the founder of EDGx365, where Every Day Genius isn't about IQ. Every Day Genius is about YOU! As someone who was st...

"Because I *&#ing hate myself." Lisa Tighe describes a moment when all the feelings of abandonment and loneliness come to a head at an NLP training, where she was the guinea pig. She called the epiphany a "bolt from the blue" even though it seemed obvious to everyone else around her. The insight catalyzed a change in her life, and her wound became the fuel for her Blue Flam...

No one wants to be hit over the head with a hammer. Today, my guest Lisa Tighe and I consider a change from "toolbox" to cornucopia or basket to describe our offerings as coaches and therapists to our clients. Lisa Tighe is an NLP Practitioner, Energy Healer and Coach, and founder of the Purpose and Passion Project who works mostly with women in mid-life, helping them to say, like she di...

Having explored the words want (lack) and wont (desire), today I dive into the roots and meanings of the words generate and generational which share the root gene, which means to give birth to, or in other words, to create. (Incidentally, it's the root of genius as well!) When we move from what we lack to what we desire, and then begin to see that we can create, we can generate, even the idea...

Today Lisa Tighe joins us again to talk about the role of credentials and qualifications. She says that they are reminders for her, and less for her clients who are interested in results. Lisa Tighe is an NLP Practitioner, Energy Healer and Coach, and founder of the Purpose and Passion Project who works mostly with women in mid-life, helping them to say, like she did, Finally Me! She considers her...

Please welcome guest Lisa Tighe of Lisa Tighe Therapy and Coaching to the podcast for a series of episodes. In this episode, Lisa talks about Leadership - specifically embracing her own style, Business - how she got started, and Influence - the love/hate relationship with self-promotion. Lisa Tighe is an NLP Practitioner, Energy Healer and Coach, and founder of the Purpose and Passion Project who...

The most cited study on self-regulation is about children set up in a room with the temptation of a marshmallow. Those who resisted the longest were found to be the most successful years later. What most articles and books that cite this study seem to imply is that either we have self-regulation or we don't. Today I explore this strength, and with the help of author Susan Fowler, we discover that...

Happy Valentine's Day. On this day of love, I ask you, do you choose love? It is a choice, one that reason truly has not part in. This is the deep, unconditional love we all crave, and yes, it is a choice. Frederic Keeling asks in The First Step in Mastery, "Which would you rather live with, a person who would reason with you, or one who would love you?" Michele Jennae is the founder...

Brendon Burchard talks about the Wooded Wilds of living in the introduction to his book The Charge. Building on yesterday's episode, specifically regarding Emerson's challenge to us to live instead of merely getting ready to live, I explore briefly Burchards Wooded Wilds. Challenging? Yes. Exhilarating and worth it? DEFINITELY!!

Ralph Waldo Emerson makes an observational statement that sounds very matter of fact, but the matter is a challenge to us. Are we truly living or merely getting ready to live? Michele Jennae is the founder of EDGx365, where Every Day Genius isn't about IQ. Every Day Genius is about YOU! As someone who was stuck for years in the cognitive dissonance of wanting to step into Brilliance, but settl...

In a prelude to topics covered in the following two episodes [119] and [120], I explore the etymological root of the word "choice," how I think it is related to the word "zest," our first VIA Strength of the year (See episode [78], link below), and also how choice is at the very foundation of our human experience. https://open.spotify.com/episode/7ukveCwTuFQfvfumMPumL7?si=Fjn_b...

We bring to a close this series of episodes with guest Angie Dixon of Profound Creativity with a brief but fun discussion of useless facts like Wombats Poop Cubes. Interesting and maybe not as useless as we think. Angie Dixon is an author, artist and all-around creator. Her website ⁠⁠⁠⁠Profound Creativity⁠⁠⁠⁠ claims to be where The Unmanageable Brilliant Come to be Seen! Sign up for her newsletter...

Joseph Campbell says, "Follow your Bliss." While Campbell meant something quite profound, his words are often erringly simplified to mean "just do what's fun." Angie Dixon of Profound Creativity says we fare much better if we follow what's interesting. That way when things aren't fun, and they aren't always fun, we can sustain activity and push through some of t...

Expanding on yesterday's episode, today I focus more on what it means to be in tune, to be aligned. We must learn to embrace the paradoxical nature of action and inaction. We must actively "retreat" in order to tune in to the signal. What is perceived as inaction is intentional and purposeful, unlike an inaction that has no grounding in being and becoming but is instead an avoidance...

In Fate and Destiny, author and mythologist Michael Meade implies in an inspiring quote that more of us need to be extravagant enough to wander where our souls would lead us, but also a need to be "in tune" with our own ideas for our lives. In this episode I explore the words extravagant and tune/signal in the context of leading soul-fulfilled lives. Michele Jennae is the founder of EDGx...

Is changing your mind flaky or is it a pivot? Only you know. Angie Dixon talks about her creative ability to pivot in this episode, showing how it enriches her life and her creative output. Angie Dixon is an author, artist and all-around creator. Her website ⁠⁠⁠Profound Creativity⁠⁠⁠ claims to be where The Unmanageable Brilliant Come to be Seen! Sign up for her newsletter there. The fourth edition...

Angie Dixon says we're all performing being people. While we all do it, there are nuances for the neruodivergent, only for the sheer fact that they haven't fit the "typical" label, which Angie and I both agree is merely a concept! Angie Dixon is an author, artist and all-around creator. Her website ⁠⁠Profound Creativity⁠⁠ claims to be where The Unmanageable Brilliant Come to be S...

In this episode, I explore the word February. It's a word that doesn't automatically beg for etymological digging, but more one of wait...there's an R in there? Feb-RU-ary? Let's talk February, Fire, Purification and the New Year of the Fire Horse! Michele Jennae is the founder of EDGx365, where Every Day Genius isn't about IQ. Every Day Genius is about YOU! As someone who was...

Many of us grew up hearing that we needed to finish the food on our plates and check off all the items on our to do lists. When is finishing not as advisable as we are led to believe? Angie Dixon of Profound Creativity delights with some flip thinking about managing our to-do lists. Angie Dixon is an author, artist and all-around creator. Her website ⁠⁠Profound Creativity⁠⁠ claims to be where The...

Continuing our conversation from episode 106, Angie Dixon and I explore the idea of chaos and controlled chaos, riding the spirals, sparks, and swerves of life. And being amazed and satisfied at the same time at where we are continually arriving. Angie Dixon is an author, artist and all-around creator. Her website ⁠⁠Profound Creativity⁠⁠ claims to be where The Unmanageable Brilliant Come to be See...

Hope as a character strength. In today's episode, I read a thought-provoking quote by Vaclav Havel, and then I dive into the etymology of the Latin word for hope, sperare . I have tended to attribute it with waiting, according to my knowledge of the Spanish word esperar, which also means hope, but the daily usage is generally translated as "wait." Some surprising roots are revealed....

Today I share a powerful quote by Brendon Burchard, one of my indirect mentors. And then I get a bit personal about my own journey embracing Every Day Genius. Michele Jennae is the founder of EDGx365, summoning the Every Day Genius in YOU! As someone who was stuck for years in the cognitive dissonance of wanting to step into Brilliance, but settling for lackluster, It's MY MISSION to show you...

Angie Dixon says life is made up of sparks and swerves, among other things. She tells how curiosity and fascination led her through the maze of her life, not entirely without direction, but full of flexes and pivots. Angie Dixon is an author, artist and all-around creator. Her website ⁠⁠Profound Creativity⁠⁠ claims to be where The Unmanageable Brilliant Come to be Seen! Sign up for her newsletter...

Angie Dixon is the author of the book The Leonardo Trait, founder of Profound Creativity and diagnosed ADHD and autistic. She joins Every Day Genius to talk about creativity for neurodivergents but her advice seems poignantly accessible for all of us. Today she discusses the idea of accommodation in physical spaces for differently abled people. No easy answers but easier answers, she says. Angie D...

Affirmations don't do the work. You do! In this episode in true Word Wednesday fashion, I dig into the etymology of the word affirm from which affirmation is derived. I explore reasons affirmations might work and why they might not. All in under 5 minutes! ~~~~ Michele Jennae is the founder of EDGx365, summoning the Every Day Genius in YOU! As someone who was stuck for years in the cognitive d...