Summary: Laura is a performance strategist, TEDx speaker, and the creator of the Genius Habit. She works with CEOs and executives to identify their unique genius and purpose, and craft an actionable plan to leverage them in their day-to-day work. She has consulted with organizations including Capital One, Pandora, LinkedIn, and Instructure. Prior to launching her own company, New York City-based Garnett Consulting, she honed her marketing, strategy, and career-refining skills at companies like Capital One, American Express, IAC, and Google. Areas of focus with the book and work: •(Who is your audience - corporate people or entrepreneurs?) •Building a habit of creating work you love and that will create great success •Identifying your Zone of Genius •Understanding the difference between passion and purpose when it comes to having work that you love •Knowing how to navigate career decisions - using The Genius Habit •Why being smart doesn't matter •Why Failures should be celebrated Take-Aways: -"By understanding those two data points about yourself, you then have the essential ingredients of great individual performance that you can access at any point in time." -"It's fun to know who you are and then go to the process of accepting yourself, loving yourself and valuing what it is that you bring to the table." -"Happiness is a skill. It is a habit and anyone can be happy. That was the building block for me. Having the confidence to really stretch my comfort zone. Personal happiness is personal growth, it's very hard work but it pays off. It's an essential part of being successful." -"One of the biggest exciting thing that I've learned is that, once you know yourself, you know your genius, you can then pro-actively create moments where you're going to be on fire and excited and that's what everyone wants." Mentioned Resources: Website: http://www.lauragarnett.com/ Facebook: Laura Garnett Linkedin: lauragarnett Connect: •Follow @themanbits on Instagram •Follow @themanbits on Facebook •Follow Paul @themanbits on Twitter Disclosure: This post may contain links to products or services with which I have an affiliate relationship and may receive compensation from your actions through such links. However, I don't let that corrupt my perspective and I don't recommend only affiliates. Disclaimer: Some of the content of this podcast may contain topics of a sensitive nature such as depression, anxiety and suicide. Whilst I have experience in coaching, training and remedial therapy I'm not to provide mental health advice or counselling. Therefore, engaging with the content of this podcast should not be considered a substitute to professional therapy.
