Joanna Zhang loves spotting the genius in other people. So much, in fact, that she named her company ⁠Operations Genius⁠.

At a practical level, Joanna’s firm provides outsourced solutions for the “busy work” tasks in any growing business, including social media, lead gen, general admin, web/I.T. support, and digital transformation.

But the genius behind it goes beyond just solving the “work stuff.” Joanna’s work with founders and executives also bridges emotional maturity, energy integrity and strategic leadership - where she guides clients toward using their new-found time to build impact without self-abandonment.

And she’s well-qualified to do it, because she’s been through her own spiritual journey to let go of the belief that achievement equals identity.

In this episode, Joanna gets real with Gayle and Louisa about what it takes for a high-performing professional to move from performance-driven identity to alignment-based influence, based on her own transformative journey. She shares her own take on how to let go of imposter syndrome and re-align internal fragmentation to arrive at a place of peace and self-trust rather than external validation.

The episode is titled “Cup of Genius” because we talk a lot about how you make choices to fill your life with purpose using your own unique gifts and talents.

Rather than “filling your cup” with all the expectations other people have for you, it’s our hope that after hearing this conversation you can take a deep drink from your own well of genius and see what happens!

Learn more about Joanna on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zhang-joanna/

Listen to more Choice Wisdom episodes at https://choice wisdompodcast.com

Judgment is easy.

We do it all the time. We judge people’s choices. We judge their reactions and the way they live their lives. Sometimes we even convince ourselves we are helping when we point out what they should do differently.

But judgment starts to look different when you slow down and take a closer look.

In this Choice Wisdom podcast, Louisa and Gayle talk about something that shows up everywhere in our lives...the stories we carry about what people “should” do.

Yet, when we can see ourselves in the attacks we launch on others, it changes the game.

Noticing that changes the conversation. It shifts the focus from blame to awareness. It creates space for a little more grace for ourselves, and the people around us.

We share our very honest conversation about it in this episode. Nothing was off limits.

And we challenge you to simply notice when you point the finger, then gently notice the four fingers that point back at you.

And then forgive yourself and see what happens.

You can learn more about the Choice Wisdom podcasts and the two co-hosts at https://choicewisdompodcast.com.

“All the things.”

That’s a direct quote from Louisa in this episode, when we talked about how she’s showing up on social media - spreading a message of kindness – each and every day for the past EIGHT YEARS.

She’s everywhere – Facebook, Insta, Tik Tok, LinkedIn, YouTube.

And now, she’s spreading her kindness through Choice Wisdom as co-host! This was just the level up the podcast needed!

When she said, “all the things,” it was about the channels where she shows up in kindness with her daily videos. But it’s also a great statement about where we’re taking Choice Wisdom this season: we are going to explore all the “things” that create the lives we want.

And by things, that’s really choices – but how do we make great choices?

In this episode, we share about ourselves, our journeys, and many things we’ve learned about being the most authentic you so that you can operate from your true default setting – and that’s JOY.

By sharing our take on this topic, along with various guests who also want to share their wisdom, we are covering exactly what a life of power and purpose looks – and – more important – how you create that life from the inside out through your thoughts and choices.

Of course, we’ll laugh a lot, too. Because that’s kinda what Louisa and Gayle do together.

Want to connect with us? Check us out on choicewisdompodcast.com.