The Gift Mindset
Renee Giarrusso, who leads RG Dynamics, wrote The Gift Mindset and is this week’s guest on The Next 100 Days Podcast.
Summary of the Podcast
Introduction
- Renee discusses the importance of emotional intelligence and human connection in a digital world.
- It was the evening for her, and she’d just spoken on this topic to a hospital’s management team.
Emotional intelligence and connection
- Renee discusses bringing the human element back into a digital world.
- Remote work is increasing, and younger generations prefer it, so emotional intelligence is crucial.
The Gift Mindset approach
- Renee explains The Gift Mindset book
- This approach finds lessons in challenges.
- It helps others, including difficult people, by having them become gift-givers of lessons.
- The book contains 12 related “gifts” like curiosity.
- Success comes from embedded, not fleeting, changes.
Limitless leadership and growth
- Limitless Leadership was Renee’s first book.
- Renee’s first book outlines expanding from technical skills to managing others and leading leaders.
- Growth requires constant learning, unlearning, and relearning to stay fit in the future, like when the pandemic required a remote approach.
Future plans and opportunities
- Renee is looking for international expansion, especially in the US and the UK.
- She explores new programs on emotional clearing and a debating game fostering appreciation of diverse views.
- Connecting people globally energise through a new platform.
Closing remarks
- Graham and Kevin thanked Renee and expressed interest in her resources and future work.
- Renee offers to send materials and stay connected through potential return appearances.
Applying gratitude to challenges
- Graham reflects on an unsuccessful business and unlearned lessons, finding Renee’s approach helpful.
- Her openness about difficulties like IVF inspires clients to appreciate diverse ideas and perspectives.
Clips from the Podcast
Renee & Renata
It was actually Renee and Renato! December 1982.
https://thenext100days.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Renee-Giarrusso-Warm-Up.mp4
Just Back From The Hospital
https://thenext100days.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Renee-Giarrusso-Trip-to-the-Hospital.mp4
Emotional Intelligence
https://thenext100days.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Renee-Giarrusso-Emotional-Intelligence.mp4
Renee mentioned “BE CONNECTED“, a new sharing app.
Diversity, But How We Should Want It!
https://thenext100days.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Renee-Giarrusso-Diversity.mp4
Emotional Clearing
https://thenext100days.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Renee-Giarrusso-Emotional-Clearing.mp4
Limitless Leadership
https://thenext100days.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Renee-Giarrusso-Limitless-Leadership.mp4
Engineer Got Cleared, Wife Reacts!
https://thenext100days.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Renee-Giarrusso-Engineers-Wife-Reacts.mp4
Renee Provided this Testimonial
https://thenext100days.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Renee-Giarrusso-Testimonial.mp4
Contact Renee
The Next 100 Days Podcast Co-Hosts
Graham Arrowsmith
Graham is “The High Net Worth Data Guy” who founded Finely Fettled to help business owners and marketers market to affluent and high-net-worth customers. Now get all-inclusive affluent direct mail campaigns combining A-lister copy, design, print and postage for £599+vat, without the DIY hassle. Find Graham on LinkedIn.
Kevin Appleby
Kevin specialises in finance transformation and implementing business change. He’s the COO of GrowCFO, which provides both community and CPD-accredited training designed to grow the next generation of finance leaders. You can find Kevin on LinkedIn and at kevinappleby.com