Live in Your Zone of Genius Where True Freedom Exists with Dr. Caneel Joyce

Find Caneel: caneel.comFind Robin: https://quittingculture.comCaneel's Podcast: AlllowedPodcast.comAbout CaneelDr. Caneel Joyce is a sought-after speaker, women’s movement maker, and startup culture builder. She has consulted with some of the world’s most transformative entrepreneurs, including leaders at Snap, Slack, Amazon, Scopely, and numerous early stage startups spanning space exploration, holographic imaging, AR/VR, healthcare, fintech, and new media.Caneel helps people to achieve their goals, learn to lead powerfully, and sustain change in their lives. With her weekly podcast, individual and group coaching, and leadership development training, she helps people become conscious leaders and live a life of abundance.SHOW NOTESWhen we live in our 'Zone of Genius' we enjoy 'flow' where without 'working hard'. We feel good and making a contribution is easy and natural. Get into flow by noticing how things make you feel. What foods make you feel good?What exercise/movement feels good?What activities feel good? What people make you feel good when you're with them?Pay attention to how you feel and chose things that feel good and make you happy. It takes awareness to stay in flow because we are wired to go off track. Being human means that we're inclined to go into a state of threat - meaning, there is something I need to control. It is human nature to live in the 'Drama Triangle' where we feel like we need to be right about something. It could be as simple as being 'right' that I don't have enough time or energy or resources. It could also be a judgment of self or of others (being right about someone). The Drama Triangle consists of these three 'people' (any one of these can be me):Victim - Powerless, 'he/she made me', I had no choice, it's someone else's faultVillain  - Makes judgments about situations or people - right/wrong, good/bad, the criticHero  - The one who must save, rescue, redeem, make problems go away, ends sufferingTo escape the 'Drama Triangle', one must surrender being 'right'. I may be right. I may be wrong. It doesn't matter. Can you be okay with saying, 'I don't know'?  If this episode resonated with you, you might enjoy our free People Skillz community — a structured space to practice steadier, more intentional communication. We also created a short Communication Patterns Quiz to help you identify how you respond under pressure. You’ll find both here.