Genn and Millie

In Week 50, Genn and Millie celebrate being 50! They share some of their favorite topics so far from their conversations together as well as 'lessons learned'.   Follow Up:  -If you have had the opportunity to reach 50 years in life, how did you celebrate and recognize this milestone?  -Which of the topics we've discussed on Genn and Millie has been your favorite so far and why? -How do you practi...

In Week 49, Genn and Millie catch up on recent vacations and accomplished goals. They walk through an activity called the "DBT House".   Follow Up:  -How should we celebrate the big 5-0? Give us ideas for how to celebrate our 50th episode!  -Create your own DBT House (Credit to Presenter Louise El Yaafouri). Draw a house with a roof, door, windows, a chimney, and a billboard next to it. On the fou...

In Week 48, Genn and Millie discuss their 5 year old self, ways to be courageous in aiming their strengths, and how they find rest. They also share some of their takeaways from the TeamMates Annual Conference.   Follow Up:  -What message or encouragement would you share with your 5-year-old self? Which of your strengths were evident in you at 5-years-old?  -Which of your strengths could you bravel...

In Week 47, Genn and Millie compare and contrast Strengths and the Enneagram. In this episode, Part 2, they give concrete examples of Ennegram types compared to CliftonStrengths Themes.    For information regarding the topic discussed or for resources mentioned in the podcast, follow us on Instagram @GennandMillie or reach out to Tess at  tstarman@teammates.org

In Week 47, Genn and Millie compare and contrast Strengths and the Enneagram. In this episode, Part 1, they give an intro of the Enneagram framework.    For information regarding the topic discussed or for resources mentioned in the podcast, follow us on Instagram @GennandMillie or reach out to Tess at  tstarman@teammates.org

In Week 46, Genn and Millie talk aging. They share their approaches to the trending FaceApp and their overall view of the aging process. Follow Up: -If you were to define yourself as a spice in your spice rack, what would you choose and why?  -Have you tried the age filter on the face app? What was your reaction to your aged photo?  -What is your overall orientation towards aging? Is it positive o...

In Week 45, Genn and Millie pause in the midst of this busy season to create space for meaningful conversation. They discuss purpose, values, and life changes.  Follow Up: -When is the last time you wrote a letter to someone? Hand write a letter or note to someone. Share with us your experiences of hand written letters.   -What is your 'why'? How would you define your life's purpose? What is the #...

In Week 44, Genn and Millie sit down with Shaun Edgecombe, a strengths coach, BP10 builder, a Gen Z-er, and Ally's son. We talk with Shaun about his strengths, the CliftonStrengths Institute at UNL, the BP10 instrument, and life in Generation Z. We also bear witness to the multitude of stories and the gift of storytelling present in their family.  Follow Up: -Put your strengths spotting to practic...

In Week 43, Genn and Millie recap and expand on their previous conversation regarding travel and strengths. They also share their learning and take-aways from the 2019 CliftonStrengths Summit.  Follow Up: -What is your favorite amazon feature or button? How do your strengths inform this?  -Would you rather be the person that plans a surprise vacation for someone or the person that receives the sur...

In Week 42, Genn and Millie talk about how their strengths and generations impact their ability to memorize things, interests and media consumption, vacation planning, and life limitations. They also play a word association game.  Follow Up: -What is your 'generation call-back'? Which generation do you often call back to and how?  -What words would you like us to ask each other in a word associati...

In Week 41, this is us. The duo. The pairing. Genn and Millie. We're honest that we do not plan our content each week, so here's a real-life example of a the reality of the spontaneity of our conversations. It's a bit scattered and clustered, but it's us. We talk about exercise, life goals, trauma and resiliency, and a growth cycle to help with personal change.  Follow Up: -What are your favorite...

In Week 40, Genn and Millie discuss failure and resiliency. They discuss their own childhood experiences in relation to their ideas of failure. They also share some practical tips for building resiliency including being aware of your community, reclaiming Mondays, and finding the second right answer.    Follow Up: -What does failure look like to you? How do your personal experiences of trauma, fai...

In Week 39, Genn and Millie share their first encounters with the open road as young drivers. They explain the difference in their training, testing, rules, and motivations to become a driver. They dive into the trends recently about the youngest generation and their caution regarding getting their driver's license. Their conversation on driving leads to diving into what risk and rebellion looks l...

In Week 38, Genn and Millie discuss the recent TeamMates office location move. They discuss their respective strengths in the midst of this massive transition. They also share about the recent conversation of allocating an Office (T.V. Show) character to each TeamMates office staff.    Follow Up: -What has been a recent transition for you (a move, marriage, retirement, job change, etc.)? How have...

In Week 37, Genn and Millie discuss their favorite weather season. They talk about what informs their fondness of that particular season and how strengths might play a role.    Follow Up: What is your favorite season? How does your strengths set, generation, personal history, etc. have an impact on your love of that particular season?    For information regarding the topic discussed or for resourc...

In Week 36, Genn and Millie discuss the basement of strengths. Strengths can be perceived as a "sunshine and rainbows" sort of structure, but in reality, the true beauty comes from digging into strengths during the difficult moments. In the episode, Genn and Millie share times they have experienced the basements and what they needed to experience healing and move into the balcony.    Follow Up: Th...

In Week 35, Genn and Millie tackle the topic of physical space. They discuss the elements that most affect one's physical space: generational perspective, strengths, or personal experience.    Follow Up: Take a look at your physical spaces: your home, your car, your work space, etc. Which elements of your physical space do you believe are influenced by your generation? Which elements are influence...

In Week 34, Genn and Millie discuss the dichotomous tendencies we have in regards to personality and talent. They share their eerily similar "words of the year" and how they are tracking with these intentions.    Follow Up: -Did you set a word of intention or resolution for the year? We would love to hear what it is and how it is going?  -If you haven't, consider choosing one! Now is the time to m...

In Week 33, Genn and Millie did a bit of catch up since their last episode over a month ago. Their unscripted conversation led to their passion for justice and diversity. They discussed the generation trend in millennials to fight injustice as well as ways we can "lean in" to the difference in our lives.    Follow Up: 1. Conduct a "diversity audit" in your life. Expand your view of difference and...

  In Week 32, Genn and Millie went LIVE! They took their Holiday/Q & A Episode to the next level (albeit, a little clumsily) by recording this episode while streaming on Instagram Live. Listen to them answer questions from the audience on a wide range of topics- from their favorite breakfast cereal to the importance of match support. They would like to thank all of their listeners for tuning in th...

In Week 31, Genn and Millie reflect on meaningful recognition. They share and challenge listeners to recognize someone they do not know personally. In addition, they share the activity of creating a strengths mantra and share their own.   Ally's mantra: Passionately curious (Input), expressing thoughts out loud (Communication) to find pathways (Strategic), expand circles (Woo), and open hearts (Em...

In Week 30, Genn and Millie reflect on their recent strengths day in Ainsworth, NE. They discuss what high engagement looks like. They also discuss their recent experiences with invitation and belonging.    Follow Up:  1. Who are you extending invitations to? Who are you not extending invitations to?  2. What does engagement look like for you? Reflect on times of engagement and disengagement in yo...

In Week 29, Genn and Millie talk about living a life of gratitude. They discuss how to put this into a regular practice, during times of both consolation and desolation in our lives. They share that recognizing those around us can be a powerful way of expressing gratitude.    Follow Up:  1. Tell us who you are! Find us at the places below and let us know you are listening.  2. Offer meaningful rec...

In Week 28, Genn and Millie sit down with Janae Solomon, our TeamMates Coordinator and Strengths Champion in McCook. We discuss with Janae all things strengths, life, and personal development.    Follow Up:  1. How would you describe your strengths to someone who doesn't know the strengths language? What are some barrier labels or misperceptions of your strengths? 2. What do you think is the diffe...

In Week 27, Genn and Millie get into the deep topics of truth, perspective, and generations. They discuss what it means to truly meet someone where they are, giving them value and respect when often times our own internal dialogue leads to judgement.    Follow Up:  1. Think about generational differences. Do you feel like you were born in one generation but "belong" in another?  2. Ponder what tru...