Today's episode guest is my amazing business coach Ben Easter. He revisits us to talk about the zone of genius, what it is, how finding our own will help us thrive in our lives and our businesses, and what we can do to stay as much as we can in it. 

Our conversation revolves around the importance of honing our craft in our zone of genius, the practical ways we can use to discover our zone of genius, and the differences between the zone of excellence and the zone of genius. 

Ben also highlights the importance of connecting what we are good at and what we love to do with something financially compensated by the world. We discuss the importance of considering the zone of genius concept when hiring and enrolling people on our teams, how to identify our and other people's abilities, and why we feel less "productive" when performing zone of genius tasks that feel easy to us. 

Some Questions I Ask:

• Can you explain what the zone of genius is? (7:03)
• How can we get to the point where we remain in our zone of genius and don't get distracted by other activities in our business? (13:11)
• What are your thoughts on the business model that instills in employees to know every part of the business? (20:14)

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

• What it means to operate in our zone of genius (8:42)
• How does our "original setup" affect how we connect with our zone
• Why do we end up blocking others from operating in their zone of genius when we work out of ours (16:03)
• Getting paid to learn is a brilliant model in the world (26:59)
• The differences between the zone of genius and the zone of excellence (34:36)
• Why is it that when we do "easy tasks" in our zone of genius, we feel we weren't productive, and how to change that mentality (38:25)

Resources:

• Lucid Shift Coaching website
• Lucid Shift Coaching Facebook
• Lucid Shift Coaching YouTube channel
• Book: Gay Hendricks - The Big Leap

Connect with Ben:

• LinkedIn
• Instagram

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