Carrie and Danielle - Latest Comments in What’s your form of genius?

Re: What’s your form of genius?

Tamara — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 21:44:17 -0000

I'm good at translating people's ideas into words on paper. And at connecting people to other people for their mutual benefit. Bridging.

Re: What’s your form of genius?

lynn — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 10:00:21 -0000

I am an idea person who shares these ideas with others to make things happen. I am also good at seeing both sides of a situation which enables me to get along and work with others to achieve things.

Re: What’s your form of genius?

Cindy — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 09:48:06 -0000

Thank you for the suggestion. I started to read that book at one point, but I did not finish it - I will check it out.

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braziliana — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:37:55 -0000

My genius is to give my friends and clients a genuine hug in their worse days without even know it.I love to hear that I changed their mood!!!

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Jane — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 23:01:35 -0000

Like Danielle and Xai, listening. I learned the art of practicing deep listening in a covenant group and it changed my life.

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MelissaM — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 22:48:00 -0000

Collecting small world stories and connecting people through them.

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Beth C. — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 22:38:02 -0000

I am really good at being resourceful and being able to articulate a vision in a way that gets people behind it. According to one of my friends, I have an uncanny knack for seeing the interconnections and interrelations between resources and people better than most others. It's one of the kindest compliments that anyone has ever given to me.

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Cindy — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 21:27:09 -0000

Laughing easily, writing - dialogue and songs.

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Danielle — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 17:26:43 -0000

I'm really good at figuring out how to get things done. At taking a really big project and turning it into managable pieces and then mapping out a timeline and task list to complete it. My husband thinks it's a gift I give to other people - I just get excited that other people let me help the with it. A big task, a fresh pena nd a clean notebook is my form of nirvana.

Re: What’s your form of genius?

Carrie McCarthy — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 17:04:39 -0000

Thomas Edison said,

"Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration"

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Connie — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:38:22 -0000

I'm good at listening and learning.

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Colette — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:38:14 -0000

More like hairspray (VO-5 areosol) and the curling iron, but ya. I am the person you want around if you are lost or stuck or broken down, or hurt, etc.

Re: What’s your form of genius?

Carrie McCarthy — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 13:45:53 -0000

A maven is one who seeks to pass knowledge on to others.

You are a maven! Check out Malcolm Gladwell's book Blink.

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Jamie — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 13:38:01 -0000

My gift is I see people. I see right inside to where they are magnificent, beautiful and loveable.

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Caitlin — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 13:04:57 -0000

Making connections between ideas - making analogies - clarifying, synthesizing, explaining. When two people are diagreeing - I am the one in the middle explaining where the common ground lies.

Re: What’s your form of genius?

Janet — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:46:34 -0000

I'm good at finding information for other people. Maybe it's just an answer to a question that bugs them or maybe it's some news about something they're interested in. I'm good at giving people info they need and want.

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kerrymac — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:03:59 -0000

I have a knack for making something out of nothing...or what seems to be nothing. Throwing a yummy dinner together from a seemingly empty pantry...putting together a special present...creating an art project for a class if kids...styling a room or a table. People are often surprised how I do big things with a small budget. I hate dollar stores and cheap quality stuff... so a lot of my inspirations come from nature and found objects. www.snickerdoodles.typepad.com

Re: What’s your form of genius?

Karryn — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 11:33:48 -0000

I find this the hardest question yet. For the past three years, I haven't been "master" at anything. For 12 years, I was a great teacher - I knew how to teach, how to respond, how to inspire and how to manage the occasionally violent teenager. I was well-liked and well-respected, and I mentored student teachers. I knew this was my form of genius. But it came with a price: I gave it my all, and when one of my students was killed in gang violence, I began to re-examine just how much of a difference I could make. Or should make. Since I left that profession, I have been starting new things; always the rookie of the team. I miss the confidence of expertise. But even though I don't feel like I'm at the top of my profession, like I was, I know there's one thing that's a constant: bravery. It took guts to choose the toughest school. It took guts to win over kids who had little reason to respect authority. And it took a lot of strength to walk away from something I loved because those kids deserve 100% dedication and I was honest enough with myself to know I couldn't give it to them anymore. I'm proud of that. So my form of genius must be: Courage.

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Ngonzi Truth Crushshon — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 11:25:30 -0000

I am a dynamic motivational speaker! Sometimes I surprise myself w how much I encourage myself. The power of life and death is in the tongue. With that said "I will be Dr. Ngonzi Truth Crushshon in 5 years....so I am Dr. Ngonzi Truth Crushshon"

Also, I'm an excellent EVENT/PARTY PLANNER.....which stems from my great time management skills. Ask my friends, I can attend 18 events in one night. LOL. I'm very organized and carry my daily planner (which is in my cell phone) w me wherever I go. MOST OF THE TIME, I AM ALWAYS PREPARED (umbrellas, snacks, chairs,etc.)!!! I plan/think ahead in my personal, professional and social life.

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Jenny — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 11:17:45 -0000

My genius is living big every day. I aspire to inspire others. I believe nothing is impossible until you say it is. I like to bring the unexpected into my life and the lives of my loved ones. Whether it's getting a tattoo, closing my restaurant and taking my whole staff on an adventure or letting my 4 year old eat ice cream for breakfast and watching his face light up. I like living outside the box as much as possible

Re: What’s your form of genius?

Katie Laporte — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 11:10:01 -0000

I would have to say that my genius would be listening and observing body language..Im pretty sure i learnt that from Danielle from the way she's always listened to me. I also am rather good at making people laugh and hosting excellent parties!!

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Jen — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 11:06:09 -0000

My genius is figuring out how things work, what isn't working, and a way to make it all happen. "There's always a way" is definitely my motto. I think my ability to see multiple options, and break things down into their parts to see how they fit together really helps this along. And I have a pun, joke and/or analogy for every situation! :P

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Stephanie — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 10:53:16 -0000

I called my business the Gilded Lily, because that is what I do. I take something that is okay and transform it into something awesome. It's actually a decluttering/decorating business, and ideally I would like to do that most of the time. However, what I have been doing for the past 7 years or so is "compliance and disclosure" for public companies. I write their disclosure documents and news releases, making their awful pieces of moose pasture sound like they contain tons of wonderful stuff - in a totally "legal" way.

(People always ask me for stock tips. My tip is, don't buy stocks. Instead, buy art, furniture, jewelry, designer clothes, organic food - the material things that help make the scenery of your life more beautiful.)

Re: What’s your form of genius?

Danielle — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 10:40:47 -0000

so you can create explosives out of gum and hairspray? Cool!

Re: What’s your form of genius?

Cindy — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 10:39:55 -0000

I am really good at generating ideas and sharing knowledge. I come up with great ideas to solve big and little problems all the time. I also am constantly reading and sharing what I learn with others. I have an uncanny knack for sharing just the right bit of information that someone needs to hear at that time.