Slow Your Literal Brain Down With S.T.O.P. and Pass More Tests

Under test pressure, you will not run a five-step process. You will run whatever is simple enough to remember. So here is the one I give my clients. Four letters. Picture a red stop sign. S is slow down. Read the question once for meaning, not speed. T is target the key words. Underline only,

The Right Word Vice Effect: Why Your Brain Locks On and Won’t Let Go

Written by Coach JoyGenea with research assistance from Claude Opus, image by ChatGPT   The Right Word Vice Effect There is a particular set of extreme emotions that does not respond to logic. You have been in it. You know the feeling. Someone did something wrong, or said something wrong, or did not say something

Why One Obstacle Derails Your Whole Day: It Has a Name.

You solve problems other people cannot even see coming. So why does one unexpected obstacle in the middle of a Tuesday derail your entire day? Not slow you down. Derail you. Reset your schedule, drain your clarity, and leave you running on friction for the rest of the afternoon. Your operating system is not broken.

Leading Through Rapid Change (Without Losing Your People) Leadership Lessons from the Ocean

written by Coach JoyGenea and notion AI.  Image by Gemini    I’m writing this from Myrtle Beach, and I can’t stop watching how the ocean reshapes the shoreline.  One minute, the sand looks settled.  Then the tide pulls.  A wave pushes.  A new edge forms. More seashells land in new locations. Rocks push back and the sand around them slowly disappears

Bite sized is the way to go

When your problems feel so big that you don’t see a way out, remember that things can always be broken down into smaller, bite-sized steps. When you take time to map out the whole process and define your steps, things don’t feel so impossible anymore.   Transcription: Sometimes problems can feel well, really big, and

My go-to reading tool: Readwise

Are you a different thinker who finds reading to be a brain drain? For a lot of us dyslexic or ADHD thinkers, using assistive reading tools can make a huge difference. That’s why I want to show you how easy it is to use my favorite reading tool- readwise.io. What tools do you use when

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

A Re-frame: a different type of problem solving

Let’s talk about a re-frame I have made for myself, and how important this type of self-reflection is for different thinkers. I used to think I was bad at planning because of my dyslexia, but in time, I realized I just don’t plan linearly. I plan in constellations. I map out systems. And that is

Go All In: stop worrying about what people think

This one goes out to all the different thinkers who have held back their full enthusiasm for fear of judgment. I encourage you to go all in on your interests. Living in that excitement sets an example for those around you, that embracing your passions spreads joy. Many of us have experienced being teased for