#11: From "I Thought I Was Stupid" to IQ 142 — Burnout, What It Means to Be a Gifted Adult, and The Delphi Model Explained with Pauline Coret, Director of the World's Only Gifted Adults Foundation

What happens when you spend decades feeling like the odd one out — too intense, too much — only to discover through your child that you are gifted?In this English-language episode, I’m joined by Pauline Coret, Director of the Gifted Adults Foundation (IHBV) — the world’s only foundation dedicated exclusively to gifted adults. Alongside her work with the foundation, Pauline is a certified Career Professional and Core Talents Analyst.Together, we explore Pauline’s personal journey as a gifted adult, the mission and impact of the Gifted Adults Foundation, and the Delphi Model of Giftedness. Pauline also shares how she recognises the model’s characteristics in her own life and work.* TIMESTAMPS:00:00 Introduction to Choose Work01:28 Meet Pauline Coret: certified career professional and director of the Gifted Adults Foundation03:10 Growing up gifted without knowing it05:40 School, underperforming on purpose, and learning to fit in08:40 University, failure, and finding work09:10 Fifteen years in insurance: boredom and job-hopping11:20 Feeling like the odd one out at work15:20 Why every job became boring 17:20 Workplace conflict and burnout18:02 Discoverying her son's giftedness and the book that dropped like a bomb19:40 Pauline's IQ score of 142 and a complete shift in self-understanding23:40 Finding peers through the Gifted Adults Foundation and Gifted Cafes25:20 Leaving insurance and starting her own business27:10 Entrepreneurship, autonomy, and finding work that finally fits30:24 The Gifted Adults Foundation: mission, research, community, international ambitions34:30 How to start a Gifted Cafe in your own country35:55 The Delphi Model of Giftedness explained40:09 Why most giftedness models don't work well for adults41:34 Applying the Delphi Model to Pauline's own life53:30 What Pauline still wants to achieve — and her dream for the Foundation 54:39 Where to find Pauline and the Gifted Adults Foundation*References:- Book: Hoogbegaafd: als je kind (g)een Einstein is. Tessa Kieboom.- Gifted Adults Foundation (Dutch: Instituut Hoogbegaafdheid Volwassenen (IHBV)) website: https://ihbv.nl/- Gifted Adults Foundation leaflets: https://ihbv.nl/leaflets-english/ (English) + https://ihbv.nl/leaflets/ (Dutch) + https://ihbv.nl/leaflets-deutsch/ (German)- IHBV Facebook: www.facebook.com/InstituutHBVolwassenen/- IHBV Instagram: www.instagram.com/stichtingihbv/- IHBV LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/ihbv-instituut-hoogbegaafdheid-volwassenen- Delphi Model of Giftedness: www.oya.nl/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/190702-article-Delphi-Model-of-Giftedness-ADJ-reprint.pdf (English) + https://www.oya.nl/producten/delphikaart/ (Dutch) - Dr. Matt Zakreski*Support the podcast:- If you enjoy Choose Work, you can support it with a small voluntary contribution (even the price of a coffee) via Buy Me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/choosework*Contact Pauline Coret:- Website: www.watzijnmijnkerntalenten.nl/ - LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/pauline-coret-08002810/ - Instagram: www.instagram.com/pauline.coretbokenkamp/*For show notes, please visit ⁠heididelanghe.com/podcast⁠For feedback or suggestions for topics or guests, email me at [email protected] Contact Heidi - Leadership Coach • Expert in Giftedness • Mindfulness Teacher:- Book a free discovery call at ⁠heididelanghe.com/contact⁠- Linkedin: ⁠linkedin.com/in/heididelanghe⁠- Instagram: ⁠instagram.com/heididelanghe.coaching/