Day 77 of 100 Days of Hope
Make Your Genius an Adventure
There’s something magical about deciding to explore your genius. It feels a little like stepping out your front door onto unknown terrain — heart open, curiosity awake, and this quiet sense that something meaningful is calling your name.
It reminds me of Bilbo Baggins standing there in the Shire declaring, “I’m going on an adventure!” He didn’t know what was ahead. He just followed the tug. And that’s exactly what discovering your genius feels like — a journey guided by wonder rather than certainty.
What Is Genius, Really?
Gay Hendricks describes your genius as the place where your natural gifts meet your deepest joy. It’s the part of you that feels alive when you express it — not because someone asked you to, not because it’s “productive,” but because it feels like truth.
It’s what you’re drawn to.
What comes naturally.
What feels effortless and energizing.
What lights up your soul.
And the beautiful thing? No one else can live your genius. It’s personal, intimate, and entirely unique.
Gay Hendricks says it like this:
“When you focus on operating in your Zone of Genius, your life becomes an ongoing expression of your true gifts.”
Your genius isn’t something you manufacture — it’s something you uncover. Something you allow.
Why Genius Matters
In the rush of everyday life, we forget to live with intention. We go into survival mode. We numb out. We do what needs to be done, but we lose the spark that makes us feel alive.
Discovering your genius interrupts that pattern.
Your genius…
Gives you purpose
Creates joy
Builds confidence
Invites creativity
Connects you with others
Brings energy back into your life
Helps you fall in love with yourself again
Genius is aliveness.
Genius is presence.
Genius is joy in motion.
And we all deserve to feel that.
Seeing Genius as an Adventure
When you treat genius as a journey — instead of a task — something softens. You stop trying to "get it right" and start being curious. You explore. You try things. You follow what feels good.
Ask yourself:
What is something you’ve always wanted to try but keep putting off?
What activity makes you lose track of time?
What sounds like a tiny adventure you could begin today?
Where could you carve out time to play with your gifts?
Remember, genius doesn’t demand hours of your day. Katie and Gay Hendricks encourage a simple daily practice:
Spend 10 minutes each morning creating something.
Write. Sing. Cook. Paint. Dance. Build.
Anything that wakes up your creative spirit.
That little act is a doorway into your genius.
Returning to Yourself
The more you explore your genius, the more you return to the truth of who you are. You remember your own goodness. Your own magic. Your own uniqueness. You rediscover joy. You reconnect with the world around you in a deeper, more heartfelt way.
Genius is not just what you do — it’s who you are becoming.
So go on an adventure.
Follow the spark.
Let yourself play again.
Let your genius unfold one small step at a time.
Because you are worth the journey — and the world needs what only you can give.