Genn and Millie
A Gen-X and a Millennial share the strengths based lens through which they see the world.
Episodes
Friday Feb 17, 2023
Week 105
Friday Feb 17, 2023
Friday Feb 17, 2023
In Week 105, Genn and Millie discuss the relativity of truth. They discuss what truth is, how they establish credibility based on their strengths, and the reality of the inner critic.
Follow Up:
- What is truth to you? How do you define it? What evidence to you look to first for credibility?
- Take steps to silence your inner critic. Believe the compliments you receive. Name the inner critic to silence them.
-Spend time answering the following question: What got you to today?
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Thursday Dec 29, 2022
Week 104
Thursday Dec 29, 2022
Thursday Dec 29, 2022
In Week 104, Genn and Millie reflect on the past year and look forward to the new year.
Follow Up:
- Reflect: What have been the high points of the year? What have been the low points of the year? What are the lessons learned?
- Transition: What do you want to leave behind in 2022? What do you want to take with you into 2023?
-Look Ahead: Do you have a word, intention, or goal for the coming year?
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Wednesday Dec 07, 2022
Week 103
Wednesday Dec 07, 2022
Wednesday Dec 07, 2022
In Week 103, Genn and Millie are joined by special guest Hannah Miller to discuss leadership, strengths development, and complimentary partnerships.
Follow Up:
- Which of your strengths have you been neglecting?
- Reflect upon a really good day in your life. How did your strengths show up that day? What could you do to have more days like that?
- What strength do you want to be known for?
- In times of conflict, consider the other person's strengths. Which of their strengths are not being utilized? Which of their strengths might be getting in the way?
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Wednesday Nov 09, 2022
Week 102
Wednesday Nov 09, 2022
Wednesday Nov 09, 2022
In Week 102, Genn and Millie discuss feedback and the importance of evaluating the source of feedback.
Follow Up:
- Reconnect with those whose feedback matters most to you. Ask them to reflect on how you are showing up in the world lately. Utilize some of Ally's 360 questions as a guide.
-Evaluate the feedback in your life. Use the board of directors activity (linked below) or the circles of trust activity to understand the relative importance of the relationships in your life. Whose feedback do you need more of? Whose do you need to place less importance on?
Board of Directors activity: chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.fau.edu/education/centersandprograms/oae/webinars/appreciative-mentoring/documents/personal-board-of-directors-activity.pdf
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Wednesday Oct 05, 2022
Week 101
Wednesday Oct 05, 2022
Wednesday Oct 05, 2022
In Week 101, Genn and Millie talk about reading strengths reports. They share about a particularly important report they recently read.
Follow Up:
- What questions do you all have for Ryan?
- What questions do you all have for Tess?
- What advice do you have for them?
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Saturday Sep 17, 2022
Week 100
Saturday Sep 17, 2022
Saturday Sep 17, 2022
In Week 100, Genn and Millie express their gratitude for reaching this incredible episode milestone! You also get to hear voices of listeners who reflect on the podcast.
Follow Up:
- Express gratitude for your relationships. Who in your life are you grateful for? Tell them that.
- Where is one space in your life where you can be more intentional about meaningful conversation?
- Any recommendations for future conversation topics on Genn and Millie?
- If Genn and Millie were to ever have sponsors, who would they be?
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Monday Aug 08, 2022
Week 99
Monday Aug 08, 2022
Monday Aug 08, 2022
In Week 99, Genn quizzes Millie on her knowledge of Generation X. They talk all things Gen X from movies to newsworthy events to music to technology.
Follow Up:
-Gen Xers: What did Ally miss? What other Gen X knowledge does the Millennial generation need to know?
-Other generations: What are the unique references to your generation?
-As we think about our 100th episode, reflect on your journey with Genn and Millie. How should we celebrate? What has been your favorite episode, topic, or takeaway? How have these conversations impacted you?
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Monday Jul 11, 2022
Week 98
Monday Jul 11, 2022
Monday Jul 11, 2022
In Week 98, Genn and Millie conduct a mid-year check in. They walk back through the year so far and discuss how their words of the year have shown up.
Follow Up:
-How has your word/intention shown up for you this year so far? How do you expect it to show up in the second half of the year?
-Next episode, we plan to play a generational word association game. Send us some words that are unique to to your generation to be featured in the game.
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Friday Jun 10, 2022
Week 97
Friday Jun 10, 2022
Friday Jun 10, 2022
In Week 97, Genn and Millie discuss the concept of motivation. They share of their own motivations, generational differences around motivation, and what happens when there is a lack of it.
Follow Up:
-What motivates you?
-When you feel a lack of productive motivation, how can you harness your strengths to increase it?
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Tuesday May 03, 2022
Week 96
Tuesday May 03, 2022
Tuesday May 03, 2022
In Week 96, Genn and Millie discuss when strengths are in balance and when they are out of balance.
Follow Up:
-Think about a time when you were out of balance in your life; a difficult time, a struggle, stress, etc. Which strengths were out of balance? Which helped you get back into balance?
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Thursday Apr 07, 2022
Week 95
Thursday Apr 07, 2022
Thursday Apr 07, 2022
In Week 95, Genn and Millie continue their discussion of holistic strength definitions. They share stories, concepts, associations, and written definitions, which allow them to take a more holistic approach to their strengths.
Follow Up:
-Create a holistic definition of your strengths. Use stories, metaphors, examples, or written words to create a new definition for how your strengths are showing up in their varying facets.
-Play the word association game we exampled. Take your top 5 or top 10 and quickly identify if that strength is primarily functioning in your (a) head, (b) heart, or (c) gut in this season of life. Where there any responses that surprised you?
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Monday Mar 21, 2022
Week 94
Monday Mar 21, 2022
Monday Mar 21, 2022
In Week 94, Genn and Millie discuss the concept of "self-confidence". They also challenge each other to think holistically about their Gallup Strengths.
Follow Up:
-How do you define "self-confidence" in your own life? How does it show up for you at this moment?
-Take a holistic approach to your strengths. Unpack how each of your strengths manifest in full, various ways. How can they be forward-facing? Not forward facing? Internal? External? Used in each of the domains? Consider writing a holistic, robust definition of your strengths and share it with us! If you need a place to start, use the gallup talent map exercise (LINKED HERE) to guide you.
https://s3.wp.wsu.edu/uploads/sites/634/2018/02/talent-map.pdf
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