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Practical Genius

The Real Smarts You Need to Get Your Talents and Passions Working for You

by Gina Amaro Rudan
Joyce Bean
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Are YOU a genius? You might be surprised.


Gina Rudan lays out a life-changing plan to help listeners tap into practical, street-level, everyday genius that can unleash hidden potential and bring extraordinary success and satisfaction to work and life.


The problem with the concept of genius is that it's a quality—like creativity—that has a magical, elusive connotation. Most people consider genius to be a gift, a "lightning bolt from the gods" that strikes people like Einstein or Mozart, but not the rest of us.


That simply is not true, says Gina Rudan. Every one of us has a capacity for genius. Anyone is capable of achieving something so extraordinary that it could change the game for them, their business, and every aspect of life. In Practical Genius, Rudan shows us how.


The book breaks "practical genius" down into its five basic components, teaching the listener how to identify his or her genius, how to express it in everyday life, how to market it for maximum success, how to surround oneself with genius, and how to sustain genius for a lifetime of personal and professional satisfaction. Each stage has exercises that tease out the learning, leaving the listener feeling accomplished and ready for the next stage. The outcome is a revelation: the ability to realize greatness both in and out of the workplace and the tools to put it to work for extraordinary success.

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  • Release date

    October 17, 2011

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781452624464
      • File size: 177308 KB
      • Duration: 06:09:23

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      It's hard to imagine a narrator who would sound more effective performing this material than Joyce Bean. Without overselling, she projects a solid confidence that what she's saying is true and worthy of attention. Her charismatic reading matches the high quality of this message from an assertive coach and corporate trainer who says that we can have the life of our dreams if we learn how to blend our strengths and skills with our passions, creativity, and values. Rudan provides an outstanding lesson on how to connect effectively with others, along with many examples of notable successes in the real world. With the help of Joyce Bean's remarkable vocal authority and some clever questionnaires, Rudan draws listeners into her analysis and makes them think in creative ways about their possibilities. T.W. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award (c) AudioFile 2012, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      August 1, 2011
      Leadership development coach Rudan challenges readers to intertwine their strengths, passions, and values to establish the complete formula for success. She offers a series of reflective exercises to help readers find their innate genius by identifying, taking responsibility for and using both their own soft assets (values, creativity, passion) and hard assets (strengths, skills, expertise). Rudan surrounded herself with authors, educators, and entrepreneurs who were living at the intersection of what they love and excel at, and she likewise encourages readers to cultivate meaningful relationships that will feed their genius, incorporate brain food into their diets, get plenty of sleep, consume content voraciously, and learn to shut down and unplug to let their own intuitiveness flourish. Rudan warns that meaningless tweets deplete genius. Although her methods sound familiar, this serves best as a workbook for corporate clients who have gone through her coaching firsthand. As a stand-alone without the full force of her personality, the book feels flat and hackneyed. Illus.

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  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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  • English

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