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What is GeniusShared?

October 17, 2016 by Jane Boyd

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What is GeniusShared?
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In this week’s episode of Keeping Curious, Jane and Gigi have a conversation that is everything GeniusShared. In the Put Your Mind To It section of the podcast, Jane offers ways you can reach out and support the people around you.

Episode Highlights

1:50 – How GeniusShared came to be.

6:30 – Gigi asks about the connection that exists between Jane and Liz as business partners.

11:00 – What Jane would say to people who might feel intimidated to join the GeniusShared community.

14:00 – Jane gives a shout out to Molly Cantrell-Kraig, Founder of the Women With Drive Foundation.

15:35 – Gigi describes what it’s like to be a part of the GeniusShared community.

17:29 – Jane talks about how a high trust environment is created during a GeniusShared environment and the good that can come from it.

25:00 – Gigi asks Jane about her quest to find her voice and how it has changed things for her.

31:45 – Gigi asks Jane what she would like to see next for GeniusShared.

36:44 – Jane and Gigi discuss Rosemary O’Neill and the role that she has played in relation to Successful-Blog.

39:27 – What you can Put Your Mind To this week.

About this Podcast

Keeping Curious, the GeniusShared Podcast where each week Liz Strauss or Jane Boyd meets with Gigi Peterkin to discuss business, life & all things GeniusShared.

Tagged With: finding your voice, GeniusShared, Gigi Peterkin, Jane Boyd, Liz-Strauss, sobcon

Does fear hold you back?

October 12, 2016 by Jane Boyd

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Does fear hold you back?
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In this week’s episode of Keeping Curious, Liz and Gigi have a conversation that covers a number of areas — fear seems to be a common theme throughout the discussion. Plus, Gigi asks Liz about holding people to a higher standard. In the Put Your Mind To It section of the podcast, Liz offers advice on how to get past fear when you walk in a room.

Keeping Curious Highlights

1:08 – Gigi asks Liz about the structure of Anything You Put Your Mind To.

7:26 – Liz and Gigi begin discussing “The Problem with Parties”; a chapter from Liz’s book.

10:05 – Gigi asks Liz about her experience of being an introvert and Liz’s thoughts on how to figure out if you are an introvert or an extrovert.

15:30 – Gigi and Liz discuss the being preparing for an event, the scheduling of time and transitions from one activity to another.

27:53 – Gigi asks Liz about her earliest fears in life and the way fear impacts our lives.

34:15 – Does Liz hold people to a higher standard? How people can change the stories they tell themselves.

42:00 – What you should put your mind to this week: Liz advises on how to reduce your fear when you walk into a room.

About this Podcast

Keeping Curious, the GeniusShared Podcast where each week Liz Strauss or Jane Boyd meets with Gigi Peterkin to discuss business, life & all things GeniusShared.

Tagged With: Everyone has a Liz story, fear, GeniusShared, Gigi Peterkin, Keeping Curious, Liz-Strauss

Book Structure, The 65th Crayon & More – Ep. 04

October 3, 2016 by Jane Boyd

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Book Structure, The 65th Crayon & More - Ep. 04
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Jane and Gigi have a great conversation that covers a range of topics —  more on Liz Strauss’ new book, 45 live video conversations that Jane held, the stories we tell ourselves, The 65th Crayon, GeniusShared and more.

Highlights of Episode 4

1:35  – Gigi and Jane discuss the way Liz Strauss’ new book Anything You Put Your Mind To is structured.

7:20 – Gigi asks Jane about the following quote, which can be found on page 118 of Anything You Put Your Mind To — “The easiest way to tell if someone likes you is by how much you like that someone. If you very much enjoy someone’s company it’s very unlikely they don’t enjoy yours. We tend to like people who like us. We think that they have really good taste. We think they’re smart too.”

9:44 – Jane talks about the 45 conversations she held via live video with 45 people around the world.

14:49 – Gigi asks Jane what people are saying about Anything You Put Your Mind To.

18:21 – Gigi and Jane discuss the chapter The 65th Crayon. Gigi asks Jane if she has ever felt like a 65th crayon.

21:50 – Jane tells a story about the first time she met AJ & Melissa Leon — and a story she was telling herself when she spoke with AJ during that meeting.

24:38 – Gigi asks Jane what’s next.

29:55 – What to put your mind to this week.

About this Podcast

Keeping Curious, the GeniusShared Podcast where each week Liz Strauss or Jane Boyd meets with Gigi Peterkin to discuss business, life & all things GeniusShared.

 

Tagged With: Gigi Peterkin, Jane Boyd, Keeping Curious, Liz-Strauss, LizBook, The-65th-Crayon

The Balance Rule & More – Ep. 3

October 1, 2016 by Jane Boyd

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The Balance Rule & More - Ep. 3
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Liz and Gigi discuss many of the key messages that are in Liz’s new book — Anything You Put Your Mind To, which was recently published by GeniusShared Press. The book can be purchased on Amazon.

Highlights from Keeping Curious – Ep. 3

  • 0:35 – How Liz’s came up with the title of the book.
  • 7: 14 – Liz’s talks about the book cover illustration and artwork by Jackie Shelley
  • 10:17 – Gigi asks Liz about The Balance Rule in Anything You Put Your Mind To
  • 20:00 – Liz discusses which character in the book she most identifies with.
  • 29:00 – Liz talks about her approach to writing the book and her writing style.
  • 32:00 – What’s next for Liz – personally and in business.

About this Podcast

Keeping Curious, the GeniusShared Podcast where each week Liz Strauss or Jane Boyd meets with Gigi Peterkin to discuss business, life & all things GeniusShared.

Tagged With: GeniusShared Press, Gigi Peterkin, Jane Boyd, Liz-Strauss, LizBook, work-life balance

Jane Boyd discusses being a Story Editor – Ep. 2

September 20, 2016 by Jane Boyd

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Welcome to Episode 2 of Keeping Curious, the GeniusShared Podcast where each week Liz Strauss or Jane Boyd meets with Gigi Peterkin to discuss business, life & all things GeniusShared.

In Episode 2 Jane and Gigi discuss Jane’s role as Story Editor of Liz’s new book Anything You Put Your Mind To. The paperback version was released a few days ahead of schedule and the eBook version is set to be released September 21, 2016. The book can be purchased on Amazon.

Highlights of Ep. 2

  • 1:36 – How Jane came to be the Story Editor of Anything You Put Your Mind To
  • 6:18 – Gigi and Jane discuss the Story Editor role.
  • 10:55 – Gigi asks how working on the book has influenced and changes the stories Jane tell herself personally.
  • 17:32 – The character in the book Jane likes the most.
  • 25:35 – What Jane suggests listeners put their mind to this week.
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Tagged With: Anything You Put Your Mind To, Gigi Peterkin, Jane Boyd, Liz-Strauss, LizBook

Liz Strauss discusses her new book – Ep. 1

September 19, 2016 by Jane Boyd

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Welcome to Episode 1 of Keeping Curious, the GeniusShared Podcast where each week Liz Strauss or Jane Boyd meets with Gigi Peterkin to discuss business, life & all things GeniusShared.

In Episode 1 Liz  and Gigi discuss Anything You Put Your Mind To, the new book written by Liz and published by GeniusShared Press. The paperback version was released a few days ahead of schedule and the eBook version is set to be released September 21, 2016 on Amazon.

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Highlights from Keeping Curious – Ep. 1

  • How Liz came up with the idea of the book — 1:27
  • Gigi asks Liz about the idea of “running in your mind” and how Larry came to be — 5:24
  • Why Anything You Put Your Mind To is a book that only Liz Strauss could write and why Liz didn’t write a business book first – 9:14
  • Gigi and Liz discuss fear and Liz’s return online after “a very hellish experience of dealing with Cancer that actually took my voice for several months and took my energy for longer than that because of complications and broken bones and things . . . ” – 14:40
  • How Liz thinks people will react to the book – 18:01
  • What Liz suggests listeners put their mind to this week – 21:15

Anything You Put Your Mind To

Order the paperback of Anything You Put Your Mind To today!

 

Tagged With: Anything You Put Your Mind To, Gigi Peterkin, Jane Boyd, Liz-Strauss, LizBook

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