Sep 16, 2020
Jen believes every single person
on the planet is capable of tapping into their creativity. She
helps people trust their own instincts and find the courage to take
action with authenticity and heart.
Using her 20+ years of
experience in the Broadway community and her background in the
arts, Jen encourages creative thinking and imagination, so that
others can cultivate new ideas and share them with the
world.
Jen and Simon Sinek united
several years ago when Jen began using the Golden Circle to inspire
artists to make a greater impact with their work. Jen and Simon
recognized that their combined efforts could help people across
many different industries discover their WHY and bring it to
life.
Jen presents WHY-inspired
keynotes and workshops on leadership, communication, and
presentation skills so that individuals and organizations can have
more impact with their ideas.
Key Takeaways
[3:40] We all possess the power
to be creative. It is a skillset anybody can learn.
[9:25] Everyone should take an
acting class because the basic principles of acting are the basic
principles of living.
[12:15] We can all get better at
listening to the end of a sentence.
[16:45] A lot of Jen’s clients
have been with her for 15 years, so when COVID-19 hit, it didn’t
make sense to close down the business for good. Instead, her team
decided to pivot virtually.
[19:00] When we lose social
connection, we end up being in threat mode and all we care about is
survival.
[23:15] As an optimist on Simon
Sinek’s team, Jen helps leaders develop their character through
values-based ideas.
[27:20] People’s greatest fear
is often public speaking. However, the heart of this fear really is
the opinions of others.
[33:45] Actors work and develop
their “characters.” Leaders and professionals can do the same to
instill confidence and trust in the people they serve.
[42:15] Listener challenge:
Bring art into artless spaces.
Quotable Quotes
- “Anything that can be interrupted doesn’t
actually have a right answer.”
- Get
better at listening to the end of a sentence
- “We
talk about social distancing, but what we really need to do is
rebrand that. It’s physical distancing, but we need to find ways to
be socially close to each other.”
- “At
the end of the day, it’s not about the speaker, it’s about the
message.”
- “Working on your character is understanding
that everything you do has storytelling value. People are creating
narratives out of your behaviors all the time.”
- “We
can work on our character and it doesn’t make us any less
authentic. It gives us the opportunity we know we can
be.”
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