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A Touch of Genius

Exploring personal ingenuity and why your existence matters


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  • 15. Genetics and Your Family Tree

    18:11||Ep. 15
    In this episode, I pose a few existential questions about our human potential based on genetics and the genealogy of our family tree. This is a first touch on this topic as it’s one we can expand on over time. In this episode:2:22 – The influences behind your family tree4:45 – Inherited family trauma6:40 – Mozart (but not the one you’re thinking of)7:50 – Mapping out your family influencers8:45 – 98% of your genetics are…10:50 – Epigenetics v. Eugenics12:16 – Dis-ease13:14 – “It runs in the family…” and changing your story14: 50 – Loyalty issuesLinks & Resources:It Didn’t Start With You, Mark WolynnNannerl MozartWritten & Produced by Karin Pinter © 2024.Music by Grand_Project via Pixabay

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  • 14. Self-sabotage: Our Inner Roadblocks & How to Clear Them

    24:24||Ep. 14
    In this episode, we continue on the theme of Beliefs by exploring our negative self talk, and the ways in which this has been holding us back or causing us to self-sabotage any aspect of our lives. We'll go back in time to find out what the people around us said to us as children, and how this has become part of our self fulfilling prophecy that we explored in the previous episode.In this episode:3:05 - Deciphering how people think about themselves4:59 - This happens to all of us...5:53 - A silent destroyer of potential9:22 - Why I believe so strongly about the power of self-talk10:57 - Discovering your own negative patterns13:24 - The power of observation14:54 - Dissecting your negative self-talk17:55 - What blockages typically represent18:47 - Visualising belief changes along your path23:07 - Words of encouragementLinks & Resources:A Genius Little Exercise on Transforming Negative Self TalkWritten & Produced by Karin Pinter © 2024.Music by Grand_Project via PixabayMeditation music by Leigh Robinson from Pixabay
  • 13. What You Believe About Yourself (The Self Fulfilling Prophecy)

    22:45||Ep. 13
    One of the greatest obstacles we will ever face is what we believe to be true about ourselves. In this episode, we discuss how we formed our core attitudes, values and beliefs, and what we can start doing to change them if we notice we’re undermining ourselves.We learn so much without realising as children, and most of it actually has nothing to do with what we’re taught in school. What we really anchor in mentally and emotionally are attitudes, values and beliefs.In this episode:2:45 – Origins of our attitudes, values & beliefs (and the tools that helped me re-shape mine)6:06 – Virginia Satir*9:03 – A boy named Justin10:45 – Learning to clear the grey clouds12:17 – A message for all the Black Sheep13:05 – What’s in a country’s attitude and Belief System?14:07 – A deeper look at our beliefs17:01 – An example of a self-defeating Belief System18:10 – A Genius Little Exercise on Belief Systems25:06 – A personal tribute*I may or may not be pronouncing her last name correctly…Links & Resources:Virginia Satir: Resource 1 – Resource 2 A Genius Little Exercise on Belief SystemsWritten & Produced by Karin Pinter © 2024.Music by Grand_Project via Pixabay
  • 12. Developing Your Potential Under Stress

    23:19||Ep. 12
    It’s great when things are working out for us, but what happens when they’re not? In this episode we’re going to explore how to see the light through the darkness and come out victorious on the other side of it.In this episode:2:14 – What most of us were never taught3:12 – How my first book came to life6:24 – Our shared challenge7:57 – Social conditioning8:25 – Geniuses who lived through adversity10:18 – A strange shift…14:30 – Bread and circuses15:51 – The Four Oxen and the Lion (Aesop’s Fable)17:15 – A question of attitude19:30 – A Genius Little ExerciseLinks & Resources:A Genius Little Exercise on AttitudeWritten & Produced by Karin Pinter © 2024.Music by Grand_Project via Pixabay
  • 11. When Genius Falls Asleep and How to Reawaken Yours

    17:29||Ep. 11
    We're all born with a creative, resourceful spirit, which gets silenced over time. In this episode we explore what happens when our Genius falls asleep and we discover some fun ways to reawaken it. If you have children, you'll want to hear this episode!In this episode:3:25 - How our educational system stifles genius6:35 - Play9:28 - Our inner child10:35 - Daring to explore and develop critical thinking12:19 - Critical feeling13:26 - A Genius Little ExerciseLinks & Resources:George Land TED TalkWritten & Produced by Karin Pinter © 2024.Music by Grand_Project via Pixabay
  • 10. The Six Pillars of Genius

    26:28||Ep. 10
    This episode explores what I like to call The Six Pillars of Genius, six fundamental aspects that encourage our personal growth and unique abilities. There may also be some birds…In this episode:1:30 – A special dedication1:56 – The six pillars of Genius2:18 – Generosity3:08 – Simon Sechter5:08 – Enlightenment7:04 – The Age of Enlightenment8:23 – Nourishment12:29 – Artemisia Gentileschi14:48 – Imagination16:50 – Uniqueness21:08 – Queen21:45 – Sensitivity24:55 – A Genius Little ExerciseLinks & Resources:Artemisia Gentileschi | The Greatest Female Painter of the 17th CenturySimon SechterHeroes of the EnlightenmentAdagio, Concierto de AranjuezWritten & Produced by Karin Pinter © 2024.Music by Grand_Project via Pixabay
  • 9. How Energy Impacts Your Human Potential (Part 3)

    23:56||Ep. 9
    This episode wraps up our mini series on Energy. In it, we cover a more ethereal angle on how energy affects us mentally, physically and emotionally. We learn about internal blockages and how we can start to cleanse our own energy for higher and optimal performance. In this episode:2:03 – Our physical and etheric bodies2:41 – The etheric body5:10 – The nadis6:02 – The chakras16:58 – The aura20:46 – Semyon & Valentina KirlianLinks & Resources:Wheels of Life, by Anodea Judith PhD What is the etheric body and how to clear and strengthen itAcupuncture meridians and nadisThe 7 Chakras and their EffectsHands of Light, Barbara Ann BrennanKirlian photographyWritten & Produced by Karin Pinter © 2024.Music by Grand_Project via Pixabay