38. Igniting Your Inner Genius with Shannon Hughes, Type 7 (or 3!)

<p>I&apos;m sure by now you&apos;ve heard the advice to find and follow your genius, your superpower, to build an authentic and successful business. <br/><br/>Sounds great. Solid advice. <br/><br/>But, have you ever questioned what in the world that is for you? Maybe you can easily spot the genius of others, but when it comes to understanding your own, you&apos;re clueless? <br/><br/>A lot of time this happens because whatever that genius is, comes so freely and naturally, you don&apos;t even realize it&apos;s a thing. <br/><br/>If the answer happens to be yes for you, I definitely can relate to the idea of not seeing the label of your own jar as well and know you&apos;re going to get so much from today&apos;s conversation. <br/><br/><b>Our guest is CEO of Enlivened Studios, Leadership Coach, Interactive Speaker, and Experiential Team Trainer, Shannon Hughes.</b> <br/><br/>Shannon combined her love for improv and experience in Corporate to create her business, Enlivened Studios. It&apos;s  facilitation practice that uses improv-inspired techniques to bolster collaboration and communication through skills like listening, spontaneity and storytelling.<br/><br/>Inside this conversation you&apos;ll learn more about:<br/><br/></p><ul><li>Bringing clarity to what your inner genius is and how to use it</li><li>Creative Leadership</li><li>The benefits of an improv practice in your business (how it can help with your team, clients, and even networking with peers)</li><li>The power of &quot;yes, and...&quot; </li><li>Her morning practice </li><li>What is a brave space (vs. safe space)</li><li>Her story from VP of Client Strategy to burnout to Financial Ops Manager to feeling unfulfilled that eventually lead to her own business </li><li>What most resonates with her as an Enneagram 7</li><li>Why she started questioning if she might actually be a Type 3</li></ul><p>She also shares three powerful statements she does inside her workshops with partners:<br/><br/></p><ol><li>&quot;What I heard matters to you....&quot;</li><li>&qu