Uniquely Brilliant Podcast

Becky and Diana challenge the idea that Unique Brilliance is just a gift. They believe it is a set of skills you can use to set you apart and stand out in a positive way. 

• When you are Uniquely Brilliant you automatically have a stellar tool box.
• Gifts are things you stick on a shelf, tools are things you use.
• Your tools are assets that can help you build the life you
• Companies value people who can identify problems and come up with unique ways to solve them. Uniquely brilliant people can do both.
• Nothing great ever came from following a straight line.
• The framework you create by taking advantage of your tools is the platform from which to build your life.
• When you don’t use your tools, you limit yourself.
• When you are comfortable with yourself, it makes it easier to assimilate to new situations by helping others understand and find value in you and what you do.
• What does the life you want look like?
• Balance your life by gathering groups of people who complement your abilities.

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Becky and Diana talk about how to use every piece of your experience and knowledge to create your best life.

• McGyvering your life means that you repurpose your experiences and skills in creative ways to create the life you want.
• Build your life based on the pieces you already have.
• Recognize that your skills have more than one purpose.
• Your soft skills are most versatile.
• Build your skills and experience by exploring different subjects.
• Being able to see life differently is your most valuable tool.
• We thrive and grow on innovation.
• Connect your knowledge base to your problems to create solutions.
• Curiosity is an asset.
• If other people are telling you, “You’re Crazy!” you’re probably onto something. 

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Your experiences, skills, and tools you are born with, are your Swiss Army knife for life.

Becky and Diana discuss the value of beginning again after a change in direction, setback, or pause.

• After a setback or trauma it is important to take a pause to gain a new perspective.
• Growth happens when we are in a state of rest.
• Think like a Phoenix and rise from the ashes brighter and stronger.
• What can you learn from what happened?
• To begin again often requires letting go, so you can move forward unencumbered by the things that were holding you back.
• Any action forward is a new beginning.
  
  

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To begin again does not mean you start over.

Becky and Diana challenge the notion that opportunities and experiences must be completed in a certain time frame. 

• Passion and Purpose will nag you if you ignore them.
• Just because you didn’t do it when you thought you would doesn’t mean you can’t do it now.
• It takes a lot of energy to keep your dreams stomped down.
• Nothing you learn is ever wasted.
• The Universe is not going to let you settle.
• Sometimes an experience has to happen at the right time.
• Creating an arbitrary expiration date limits you.
• What you put out into the world, like a Random Act Of Kindness, never expires. 

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You can’t un-hear things.

Becky and Diana examine the role grit and resilience play in becoming successful. 

• Most successful people overcame something.
• Real success is coming back again and again, and never giving up.
• You define what success is to you
• Be a rock star in your own life
• Grit is knowing you can do better than just getting by.
• Grit is being who you are, despite popular peceptiion.
• Resilience creates its own momentum propelling you in the direction of success.
• If just one person has been successful at what you want to do, why not you?
• Supportive people lift you up and embrace your dreams.
• There is no true success without integrity.

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Grit lies between average and failure.

Becky and Diana tackle the concept of life’s smelly little lessons, and give you strategies to handle them.

• Smelly Little Life Lessons come in three flavors: External, Personal Dynamics, and Individual Characteristics.
• External – From outside forces that you have absolutely no control over.
• Personal Dynamics – From things that happen directly to you that realign your world.
• Individual Characteristics – From things you bring to the table that make up your Unique Brilliance.
• SLLL’s give communities opportunities to come together in ways that may not have been obvious when things were at status quo.
• The 5 stages of grief accompany all SLLL’s.
• You have the choice to learn the lesson!
• It is important to feel the lesson, but not wallow in it, to learn the lesson.
• Find what thing or action will shift so you can move beyond the SLLL.
• Learn to accommodate for your own Unique Brilliance.

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Friends take the stink out of Smelly Little Life Lessons!

Becky and Diana discuss the real meaning of Freedom.

• You take responsibility for freedom when you embrace it and all it entails.
• You are only free when you can express who you are and share your gifts with others.
• Here in the US, you’re not only free to be yourself, you are free to reinvent yourself as many times as you want.
• Your Choices = Your Responsibility
• You are responsible for what you put out into the world.
• The freedom of being who you are means not everyone is going to like and understand you.
• Being Free is very powerful.
• When you are free in your own mind, you are free anywhere.
• Freedom means moving forward despite resistance.
• Freedom - The Power of Self Determination.

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The responsibility of personal freedom begins with being who you are.

Becky and Diana show you how to open your mind to all the possibilities available to you and talk about why it is soooo important. 

• Separate your goals from other people’s goal for you.
• When you’re not told how to do things, you have the opportunity to stretch your mind to find a solution.
• Your perception changes your experiences.
• What do you wonder about?
• Put your fear in check.
• Judgement builds a wall that blocks possibilities.
• Action removes fear.
• Create your own mentor, even from afar, by studying and observing someone you admire’s actions.
• Trust yourself.
• To make the most of what you wonder about, take that first step.
   

STAMP OF BRILLIANCE

When you wonder about the possibilities, you open yourself up to wander beyond your current boundaries.

References:

From Band to NASA: 4 Steps to Choosing a Career Path

Becky and Diana show you how to open your mind to all the possibilities available to you and talk about why it is soooo important. 

• Separate your goals from other people’s goal for you.
• When you’re not told how to do things, you have the opportunity to stretch your mind to find a solution.
• Your perception changes your experiences.
• What do you wonder about?
• Put your fear in check.
• Judgement builds a wall that blocks possibilities.
• Action removes fear.
• Create your own mentor, even from afar, by studying and observing someone you admire’s actions.
• Trust yourself.
• To make the most of what you wonder about, take that first step.
   

STAMP OF BRILLIANCE

When you wonder about the possibilities, you open yourself up to wander beyond your current boundaries.

References:

From Band to NASA: 4 Steps to Choosing a Career Path

Becky and Diana give you tips and strategies on developing ways to talk about who you are and what you do, aka Your Personal Advert (Elevator Pitch). 

• Your personal advert gives a snippet of your story and helps other connect with you.
• Your personal advert helps you explain who you are accurately and consistently.
• Being consistent builds your credibility.
• Personal advert starters include:
  • I help ______ with ______ so they can ________.
  • You know when _________, I help with that.
• When you know your passion, values, and purpose, your personal advert is easier to create.
• End your advert with a cliffhanger so they want to know more.
• When people connect with your story, they remember you, and you set yourself apart.
• Since you are not always the best judge of you, asking friends for help or hiring a coach can make developing your personal advert easier.
• People hire, like to work with, and spend time with people they know, like, and trust. Your personal advert helps develop that relationship.
• Don’t forget! Your personal advert includes your physical image, in person and on social media.

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Your elevator pitch (Personal Advert) should make people want to get off the elevator with you to continue the conversation.