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Ilana

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
5243 total appearances

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Leap Academy with Ilana Golan
Ilana Golan: 7 Steps to Unlock Your Zone of Genius | E87

But that's not where I want to be all the time, right? I want to focus on what's more interesting for me, which is growing people, growing teams. So really focus on what is interesting for you. And the other thing that is a big tip for me is figure out What other people are intrigued by you? Okay, so you, my friend, are already an authority. People already come to you for something.

Leap Academy with Ilana Golan
Ilana Golan: 7 Steps to Unlock Your Zone of Genius | E87

But that's not where I want to be all the time, right? I want to focus on what's more interesting for me, which is growing people, growing teams. So really focus on what is interesting for you. And the other thing that is a big tip for me is figure out What other people are intrigued by you? Okay, so you, my friend, are already an authority. People already come to you for something.

Leap Academy with Ilana Golan
Ilana Golan: 7 Steps to Unlock Your Zone of Genius | E87

What are those things? What are they intrigued by you? Why are they impressed by you? Why do they come to you with questions? What is it? So literally list those down. Now, sometimes it's really good to go back to like Messenger and see what people message do.

Leap Academy with Ilana Golan
Ilana Golan: 7 Steps to Unlock Your Zone of Genius | E87

What are those things? What are they intrigued by you? Why are they impressed by you? Why do they come to you with questions? What is it? So literally list those down. Now, sometimes it's really good to go back to like Messenger and see what people message do.

Leap Academy with Ilana Golan
Ilana Golan: 7 Steps to Unlock Your Zone of Genius | E87

I looked at my LinkedIn recommendations and I was pretty impressed by some of the things that they wrote because it wasn't even in my line of thought. Like I didn't even think that that was something I'm unique at it or as people see it in a different light. So look at everything that people think about you. Or if you don't have enough, just ask. People will love to tell you good things.

Leap Academy with Ilana Golan
Ilana Golan: 7 Steps to Unlock Your Zone of Genius | E87

I looked at my LinkedIn recommendations and I was pretty impressed by some of the things that they wrote because it wasn't even in my line of thought. Like I didn't even think that that was something I'm unique at it or as people see it in a different light. So look at everything that people think about you. Or if you don't have enough, just ask. People will love to tell you good things.

Leap Academy with Ilana Golan
Ilana Golan: 7 Steps to Unlock Your Zone of Genius | E87

You're asking for a good thing, right? So ask people, hey, what do you think of me? What are the things that you're impressed by me? What are the things that you liked about me? What did you like to work with me, et cetera? So ask and you're going to love what you're going to see. The other thing is really list down those wins and accomplishments.

Leap Academy with Ilana Golan
Ilana Golan: 7 Steps to Unlock Your Zone of Genius | E87

You're asking for a good thing, right? So ask people, hey, what do you think of me? What are the things that you're impressed by me? What are the things that you liked about me? What did you like to work with me, et cetera? So ask and you're going to love what you're going to see. The other thing is really list down those wins and accomplishments.

Leap Academy with Ilana Golan
Ilana Golan: 7 Steps to Unlock Your Zone of Genius | E87

And when you really had milestones that were kind of above and beyond and A, list them in CareerLeap, we actually create what I call a brag bank. And it's actually a great document because from that, you can literally copy paste things to your resume, to your LinkedIn and to email it. create a little brag bag for yourself and literally write down those wins and accomplishments.

Leap Academy with Ilana Golan
Ilana Golan: 7 Steps to Unlock Your Zone of Genius | E87

And when you really had milestones that were kind of above and beyond and A, list them in CareerLeap, we actually create what I call a brag bank. And it's actually a great document because from that, you can literally copy paste things to your resume, to your LinkedIn and to email it. create a little brag bag for yourself and literally write down those wins and accomplishments.

Leap Academy with Ilana Golan
Ilana Golan: 7 Steps to Unlock Your Zone of Genius | E87

But also think about in what scenarios are you operating above and beyond, right? In what scenarios, like is that stressful moment? Is that places where you need emotional intelligence? Is this times when you need to problem solve things? Like try to really figure out what is that that made you above and beyond? What was the scenario? Because that might be a hint about that zone of genius.

Leap Academy with Ilana Golan
Ilana Golan: 7 Steps to Unlock Your Zone of Genius | E87

But also think about in what scenarios are you operating above and beyond, right? In what scenarios, like is that stressful moment? Is that places where you need emotional intelligence? Is this times when you need to problem solve things? Like try to really figure out what is that that made you above and beyond? What was the scenario? Because that might be a hint about that zone of genius.

Leap Academy with Ilana Golan
Ilana Golan: 7 Steps to Unlock Your Zone of Genius | E87

Another big thing is that many times we get to the zone of genius after we overcome a significant obstacle for ourselves. Okay. So if we battled with something specific, a big problem that we solved for ourselves, that sometimes become that zone of genius because we literally solved our own problem. That was a painful one.

Leap Academy with Ilana Golan
Ilana Golan: 7 Steps to Unlock Your Zone of Genius | E87

Another big thing is that many times we get to the zone of genius after we overcome a significant obstacle for ourselves. Okay. So if we battled with something specific, a big problem that we solved for ourselves, that sometimes become that zone of genius because we literally solved our own problem. That was a painful one.

Leap Academy with Ilana Golan
Ilana Golan: 7 Steps to Unlock Your Zone of Genius | E87

That's how I got to Career Leap because I solved my own problem when I lost my job and my startup and my investment and everything at the same time. And I needed to reinvent myself and leap in my career. So this was a big one for me. So figure out if you have an obstacle that you overcome because that sometimes... really hints towards that zone of genius.

Leap Academy with Ilana Golan
Ilana Golan: 7 Steps to Unlock Your Zone of Genius | E87

That's how I got to Career Leap because I solved my own problem when I lost my job and my startup and my investment and everything at the same time. And I needed to reinvent myself and leap in my career. So this was a big one for me. So figure out if you have an obstacle that you overcome because that sometimes... really hints towards that zone of genius.

Leap Academy with Ilana Golan
Ilana Golan: 7 Steps to Unlock Your Zone of Genius | E87

So do that homework and that will really help you hone what is it that you want to be known for and really divide it into two. Overall, what I want to be known for in the next year or two, but what is it that I can do now to help businesses or to help kids or to help adults or to help in these situation now in the coming weeks?

Leap Academy with Ilana Golan
Ilana Golan: 7 Steps to Unlock Your Zone of Genius | E87

So do that homework and that will really help you hone what is it that you want to be known for and really divide it into two. Overall, what I want to be known for in the next year or two, but what is it that I can do now to help businesses or to help kids or to help adults or to help in these situation now in the coming weeks?

Leap Academy with Ilana Golan
Ilana Golan: 7 Steps to Unlock Your Zone of Genius | E87

because you can add value and build your reputation and personal brand along the way. There's also a free webinar that you can join. So there's a link and you can just click below because I talk a lot about your priorities and your zone of genius and all that. So you can click below and join a full one hour free webinar. So let's do that. Do the document, do your homework, stay healthy.

Leap Academy with Ilana Golan
Ilana Golan: 7 Steps to Unlock Your Zone of Genius | E87

because you can add value and build your reputation and personal brand along the way. There's also a free webinar that you can join. So there's a link and you can just click below because I talk a lot about your priorities and your zone of genius and all that. So you can click below and join a full one hour free webinar. So let's do that. Do the document, do your homework, stay healthy.