Stop trying to give 600% (Your hypothetical “Enough Number”)

If you’re trying to give 100% to every role in your life, you’re probably living in 600% expectations. That creates guilt. And then guilt spreads. You want to read this great post by Steven Bartlett about how he ran right into that in his life and what he did to fix it, and it might

Unconventional Leaders, Overwhelm, and Guilt

The emotional rollercoaster that Unconventional Leaders go through daily can be a lot at times. I recently received a newsletter that highlighted the balancing act that occurs when you have so many things to consider all of the time. My thanks to Steven Bartlett for putting words to what so many of us are feeling.    I have been on Steven

Laugh at the Lie: How to Break a Belief That’s Holding You Back

IMAGE from Gemini Written by Coach JoyGenea and notion AI    If you have an old belief that keeps bullying you, you don’t need a 12-step mindset makeover.  You need one fast move that breaks the spell.    To make your life SO easy I made a tool.  CLICK HERE TO BUILD JOKES AT YOUR LIMITING BELIEF   I heard this

High-Cue, High-Reward Habit Timeout: Reset Your Brain (and Your Results) 

By Coach JoyGenea with support from Notion AI. Image from ChatGPT    If you feel more stressed after doing “productive” work, you might not need more discipline. You might need a nervous system reset.  Last week, one of my high-performing unconventional leaders showed up to our coaching session completely out of sorts.  They were talking

Micro Clarification Meetings (Micro Meetings) for Unconventional Leaders 

by Coach JoyGenea with structure assistance from Notion AI. Image from ChatGPT    If you have ever delegated a project with what felt like crystal-clear direction, only to hear, “That won’t work,” you are not alone.  I see this pattern often with unconventional leaders: the leader has already done the deep processing. The team has

Strategy #3 from The Unconventional Leadership Playbook: Ending People-Pleasing

By Coach JoyGenea with support from Notion AI    Ending People-Pleasing and Adding Thoughtful Accountability  If you run a business or manage a team, you have probably learned this the hard way:  You can be a good human and a strong leader, but you cannot be a strong leader while constantly trying to keep everyone

AI video adaptation of infographics

Do you recall more information if that information is a movie or even just moving? If yes, you can ask AI video tools to automate infographics for you. Here, I have added automation to an infographic AI made for me in minutes. The details might be easier to read and easier to remember. You need

What flexibility does for my leadership

This week, I am talking about how rigidity can hold leaders back, so we have to also talk about how flexibility pushes us forward! For me, flexibility means traveling to new locations, taking on new challenges, and engaging my creative thinking. Moving around and seeing new places and meeting new people helps me engage in

The Five Step Framework for Email in 2026

It comes up again and again- email. So many leaders are drowning in emails, and for many different thinkers that has to do with avoidance and not being wired for so much email reading. So, I’m sharing how I manage email in 2026 with the technology that is now available to support those of us