Connectedness: Learning to Love All 34 Talent Themes -- Theme Thursday -- S1

I'm am Jim cison and live from the Gallup campus here in Omaha Nebraska this is gallup's theme Thursday recorded on January 29th 2015 theme Thursday is a Gallup webcast series that dives deep into the Clifton strength finder themes one theme at a time today's theme is connectedness if you have questions comments or contri tions during the webcast we do have a live chat room that's available many of you have already logged into that as well uh best way to get questions and comments into the program as well no account is required for chatwing just uh

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together um today we're going to be thinking about the theme connectedness and uh when I saw this on the calendar I knew immediately who I wanted to get on as a guest on the on this show for connecting us and it's Mary Sue Ingram Mary Sue is a certified coach she was a participant in a one of the early programs we did in DC and uh got to know her a little bit there and really kind of saw the uh the way that connectedness worked in her in her life and in her work so certainly

wanted to get her on so we'll hear from Mary a little bit but Mary it's great to have you on the call thank you let me just kind of start with this theme Overture my kind of spin on what I have kind of seen clinically in uh connectedness and I think this may be one of the themes that has a a a a kind of broad a broadness to it that that's hard to really kind of put in a box and and and I don't certainly don't want to do that but it has lots of

different factors how I have kind of tried to summarize in just a brief statement the essence of connectedness is this it's a global spiritual perspective that produces an integrated holistic practice that's a pretty short summary and I'm not sure you can actually summarize connectedness in a small phrase but that's that's my shot at that um in terms of words I think words are so critical um a word that I often hear is integrator bridge builder environmentalist humanitarian communitarian UniFi fire social Advocate Seeker are all kind of nouns some some adjectives and they kind of go

along with these integrating seeking spiritual perspect perceptive mystical philosophical counseling listening holistic compassionate lots of words but you kind of get the sense that this one uh in in a way feels kind of stands alone in some ways from other themes um this theme is really a part of the relationship do uh do domain and I certainly it has to do many times I think it has to do with with people but I don't think it's just about people I think it involves uh integration in lots of different ways um uh I think the balcony

of of uh connectedness is this spiritual uh doesn't sweat the small stuff sometimes it's people who have strong faith and this can be religious faith it could can be some other kind of Faith uh always looking at the big picture and helping others see uh the the purpose to some degree behind that bigger picture um I like to think about I think themes get clearer when you kind of compare them and contrast them with other themes and I happen to have connectedness fairly high on my profile um but I also have analytical and those two

are two themes that kind of rub up against each other there's a kind of a friction um analytical is a bit more about measurement and understanding and under kind of proving the truth and to some degree I think connectedness is has a thinks that there are some things that are actually be Beyond understanding if that uh it's it's something people who are might have some ability to accept something that they don't completely understand it's about mystery I also like to think about uh these themes in packages and I think these connectedness is in in in

a couple of packages uh number one I think it's it's a part of a values package and I see a lot of times I see these three themes belief responsibility and connectedness uh together and I think they have the what they have in common are kind of values uh belief is really about someone who values and important cause or purpose uh responsibility as someone who values their commitments to other people people and at the core of connectedness I think is someone who values Humanity people the people in the broadest sense of the word in that

Global sense of the word another package that that I think that connectedness is a part of it's a package I call the time package and it's context which is about the past pasttime uh adaptability which is about the present time futuristic which is about future time and then I think connectedness really is is to some degree Beyond Time and the links between time there there's there's a kind of a um it Embraces all of those things it Embraces the past the present and the future so connectedness is kind of a connector of of time if

you will and then finally I think connectedness really is also part of what I would call either a group or a collaboration package um it it includes themes like Harmony and arranger um let's see if I can find it here Harmony and arranger uh includer would be a part of that consistency but I think connectedness also brings that it's not us and them it's it's us we it's it's the it's the group it's the whole it's that holistic part they see and understand the the bigger picture of theme some of the kind of things that

people are often kind of interested in is uh how often do people have this in their top five we we have 12% of people in our present database have connected us in their top five so that's kind of ranked about 12th it's the 12th most frequent theme uh a little more than one out of every 10 people or one out of 10 of out of every 12 out of every hundred people have it uh the theme that's most likely paired and this is really not a high percentage so what that says to me is that

I think connectedness can really be paired with a lot of things but the theme that's the highest is empathy which makes some sense it's a sensitivity to human emotion and the the value that connectedness brings and has for human Humanity it makes some sense that there would also be a sensitive to that I think part that really separates humans from other creatures is this emotional this emotional quality um you know one of the things I always like to kind of think of um maybe some literature or music it's interesting yesterday in the USA Today I

heard that this is the 30th anniversary of that song that was kind of put together by Michael Jackson and lion Richie We Are the World which was this it was it was a kind of interesting fundraising activity to us for Africa it was about poverty but it was bringing together all of these musicians and artists and they sang this song but it it really has a kind of a great connectedness theme we ought to probably have that as our background music uh today the other thing that I want to just share is a it's a

poem that I really like it's it's written by an an Englishman by the name of John dong and it's it's called For Whom the Bell TOs and it's I'm goingon to just read this because I think it has a connectedness feel to it as well no man is an island entire of itself each is a piece of the continent a part of the main if a CLA be washed away from the sea Europe is the less as well as if a Promontory were as well as if a manner of thine own or if thine friends

were each man's death diminishes me for I am involved in mankind therefore send not to know for For Whom the Bell Tolls for it tolls for thee I think that is a i i John Dunn didn't take the strings finder but I think he probably had that kind of perspective so um so with that Overture I want to get Mary Sue involved in this uh conversation Mary Sue first why don't you just uh introduce yourself a little bit to the group let them know a little bit about who you are and what you do sure

well it's wonderful to be here today and thank you so much for having me um I live in Arizona I'm actually in California right now working with a group here but uh I'm a leadership consultant and Gallup certified strengths coach and I love working with leaders around purpose and finding the common ground to work toward the common good tell me just a little bit about uh what your connectedness looked like I had a pretty broad painted a pretty broad picture what parts of what I said or what other parts do you see and how this

theme affects you well a number of thoughts are going through my mind for me um my connectedness I experience as almost being able to see an overlay of lines pointing between people cultures ideas thoughts research um it's as though there's an overlay of connections and so that's been true of me my whole life um I will say when you um when you kind of get did your one sentence thing as you let off you talked about a global spiritual perspective and I will say that um you know kind of moving on to thinking about some

other people who have connectedness I have found that some people don't resonate with that spiritual perspective but instead their lens through which they see connection may come through an understanding of the natural world of cause and effect of um even something like the the butter butterfly effect that comes out of mathematics where mathematicians who do weather modeling see that even the beating of a butterfly's Wings can actually cause disruptions in weather patterns so they may have a a lens that sees it more through the physical world um and cause and effect but there are many

who also uh have that spiritual lens on it but I I would like to point at what those two have in common and that is that ability to seek connections that can then be leveraged toward powerful purpose yeah absolutely uh tell me I mean you you are a you work with organizations and individuals and teams and uh I W I was thinking about sometimes I think people wonder about the professional benefit of this and I thought about asking you that question and I think you're probably not a person who probably uh compartmentalizes your life quite

as much I don't think people with contacts often do that but what where do you you see what are some examples of how this theme has helped you professionally as a coach as you have helped people improve their performance do things better well I think with that lens that's able to see connections I'm able to see patterns in the story that a that a client is telling me or that I'm perceiving in an organization and by seeing those patterns you know we can then uh we can look as we're charting that path forward as they're

trying to figure out where they want to go um but I would say that the single most significant thing that that I use this for is in working with the leader uh and with a leadership team to find that common ground that typically in an organization is its Mission its purpose what is it that everyone should be aligning their strength toward what is the impact that organization wants to have in the world what is the purpose to which they're aligning their knowledge skills experience collaboration strengths so finding that common ground and then marshalling all the

forces to help bring uh that into reality that's that's really the piece that I lean into this the most with yeah I mean that that comes through loud and clear you have a real um attraction to purpose and uh cause and Mission and uh so I I that's why I think it's a values theme in that way to some degree I think that's something that I think some people with belief have kind of a that kind of commitment to a cause but I think you've got the ability maybe to see the purpose when people within

an organization might not always be clear about that do you find that people are always clear about purpose or is that something way you help people it's interesting I was working with a fabulous organization yesterday here and they are alive with purpose yet they had not previously had great success at clarifying in words exactly what was the purpose that was already alive and well and uh in a process of Engagement with them we were able to find those words that then help provide that Clarity internally but also can drive external messaging um but yes I

mean I think that sometimes people don't have a sense of a purpose and I would say that all the research that's been done in psychology on happiness I would think there's tremendous amount of research that bolsters the fact that every human life PE uh people want to be able to feel that their life mattered that they were doing something that had some purpose and organizations need purpose as well so I think that we are hardwired to need to have a purpose and uh being able to help people uh find that purpose uh and align all

of their attributes toward that and their energy and their passion is just a wonderful thing to get to to do yeah no kidding tell me when did you first become aware of the part of you that we call connectedness I mean h how did that evolve in you as a person when did you notice it or was there a time when you became aware of this part of you well I didn't have a word to put to it but I think if I look back into my childhood and and I've thought deeply about this what

were some early signs of that I will say that um as a child I was very sensitive to Division I was I mean nobody likes War but I was deeply troubled by War um and I was deeply troubled by racial divisions that were taking place in the South when I was growing up in the South um those kinds of Divisions exist all over the world I don't point to the South alone so I was sensitive to division but I was also fascinated by other cultures and uh my uncle uh went to do a full bright

at the University of Cairo and his family went with him and I remember they sent us a package of things from Egypt and I was in elementary school and these artifacts were so spectacular to me because they were these tangible things that were from this other culture you know another side of the world so I think that interest in people of other cultures and that sensitivity to division and um seeing the the common experience of humanity and wanting to see that work uh collaboratively you know as I listened to you I know one of your

other signature themes is input which has a a more tangible nature to it I think I think as again I think connected is not totally spiritual but the integration of those two themes I could kind of hear that one kind of going on as you were talking about artifacts and the the stuff in the box from Egypt I mean interest in the people of Egypt but also the the culture and and a kind of a a broad appreciation of those particular things so true what what's what's hard about having connectedness what's the what's the the

challenge that you face or is there anything hard I think the challenge for those of us who have connectedness is to find is to be able to find the way to make it the most productive so that it's it's not just a way of being but that it's actually contributing and a way of doing and so uh raw connectedness I think can look like oh let me just tell you about all the connections I see and believe me my friends and family could tell you they've sat through me doing that a lot but that your

robust form of connectedness is how do we take the connections we see and use them in a way that can help move something forward um so if you think about it a lot of times ideas are in silos so I think one of the attributes of connectedness is it can Bridge ideas that are in one Silo with ideas that are in another Silo and lead to Innovation um I think that people can be in silos within organizations there can be us versus them mentalities within a single organization people with connectedness can find ways to work

across that divide build that bridge span so that they can be collaborating toward what the mission of organization is so um I think leveraging it fully to help move something forward is what our challenges and it's our opportunity oh absolutely you know you've got that great picture behind you there of the I think it's the Brooklyn Bridge and uh I'm a fan of bridges I collect Bridges so I want to thank you for that but I think there I I like to think about who looked at a place and said there ought to be a

bridge there the need for a bridge and and the the problem when there is no Bridge you think about you know how do you get between Brooklyn and Manhattan without a bridge people had to get a boat and you know that that was H it made life better when those were connected so that's right well and I think about what Jim is doing here today I told him before I broadcast today that he is creating a virtual Bridge through the technology that he puts together so that we can have a global conversation around the theme

of connectedness so that we can ignite the strengths and the productivity of people around the world the internet itself is a bridge that we can then leverage toward positive outcomes yeah no that's I mean it's getting all of these integrating all of these systems the Educational Systems the technological systems the the political systems that I mean I just think about the way the human body I think is a great example of of Integrated Systems how one system affects the other system and I think that's hard stuff to see and I think that's something I've noticed

about people with connectedness is the hard part maybe it's maybe it's my own connectedness is that sometimes I see things that I don't think other people see and helping and I think that we have that in common with people that have futuristic they get this vision of what could be and they can see it but being able to say it in such a way that other people people see it I I get the sense that you've kind of figured out how to do that a little bit as you start to see silos and purpose and

people moving in the right direction how do you get people how do you use this information this this perspective that you have so I'm I'm really thrilled that you you you you seem to have a way to express that as well well and I love that word perspective and and if when I was flying across the Sierra yesterday flying from Arizona to California I was looking down and the the sieras are just covered in snow but I was thinking that there's that aerial perspective that when you look out a plane window and you can see

how things connect in a different way one way of thinking of connectedness is that ability to get that aerial perspective and and have that that view of how things connect uh and then be able to operationalize that information in some productive way yeah that's what I like the relationship between your connectedness and your input I think there is that higher perspective of connectedness but I think of input as more almost tangible more practical it's stuff it's resources it's tools it's it's tangible information and so I I I like it I like thinking about how those

two work together I don't know as you think about your other themes how do your how do some of your other themes kind of help you express or regulate your your connectedness well not in my top five but right there at number six is strategic and I have found that uh that what I've done with my own ship of my dominant Talent themes uh I have put my achiever in the captain's chair and my achiever is making sure we're getting this boat going somewhere productive the Strategic is the Navigator and I've ordinated these other themes

so I call on that connectedness to help us get where we're going so uh I don't let the connectedness just drive everything or it there are so many multiplicities that I might not get to a des yeah no that's a that's a perfect description of how you've used those other themes have made your connectus even more productive it sounds like in in certain in certain settings right so in other words I uh if a connection that I see is not necessarily going to have strategic significance I don't necessarily inject it into uh the conversation yeah

but I filter it out yeah there's it's all about timing to some degree I mean I think that's the way what is with all themes is is uh that's the regulating part when is the best time to share this perspective and how do I how do I kind of make that work um you know one of the things that I like to think about with people I I have this saying that I say when when people are kind of living their strengths they're more powerful they're more joyful they're more beautiful they're more hopeful how does

connectedness make you powerful to get to the heart of it Kurt I am hardwired to uh care about purpose I am just absolutely hardwired to care about purpose somewhere in my 20s I became kind of the de facto obituary writer for my circle of people and you know because there would be this this how do you sum up a human life but but there was this ability in me to be able to see what purpose that life had served and what were the patterns in that story and what Legacy did that people live to the

world uh leave to the world and so what is so wonderful for me to be able to work with people as they're living their lives is to help them write the life that they want to write and use patterns that they have and claim that purpose that they have you see I mean I get very excited about it helping organizations do that and I I love working with leaders because a leader has the ability to help move an entire a massed potential of people toward something that can contribute yeah I think there's something uh very

powerful about purpose and knowing purpose and being clear about purpose so that's obviously very powerful how about joyful how does connect how does how does your connectedness make you seem to be a joyful person does connectedness play any any role in your joy oh yes and and one of the things I'd be curious if you found this Kurt because you've worked with so many people uh but one of the things that I find with a lot of us who have connectedness is we love nature and we get our joy on when we get our fix

of nature I don't know if you uh you relate that you I think that's probably true environmental there is an Environ I mean I've seen people who are interested in ecology and environmental issues it's about the world I mean obviously the natural world is is is a part of the world there's the supernatural there's the natural but so being in nature is a very Joy ful thing for me but that sense of connection to the the world that exists around me but then that ability to do the most significant work of all which is talk

with one person at a time on a very deep level about what their life is really about and what they want to try to do with this one most precious gift of Life I'll share something personal here um where I happen to be in this office today is near the campus of the University of California Davis and my brother-in-law was a brilliant scientist and he died at 38 of Leukemia and uh you know when you lose people who die young um you just realize life is so precious and we need to make the most of

the time that we have and make sure that we're doing the thing that's G to do the most good and make us the most happy and those are not Mally exclusive yeah that's beautiful Jim how about how we doing with any questions kind of bubbling up out in the chat World we've had quite a few jump in so maren she's always the first to get her question in so Marine she knows the routine the earlier you get it in in the program the the more like you are to be first and so she asked she

said I'd be curious if Mary Sue's input feeds her connect her connectedness or maybe vice versa and then part two how does ideation play into that role so which one feeds each other or do they and then how does ideation play in I would say they all intensify one another and um really give me reason to need regulation ideation is Limitless I can spin ideas and be energized by ideas and of course with input and ideation I collect ideas um and I see the connections between all the ideas so um they give me good horsepower

but they also need regulation that's why a Achievers in the driver's seat right that's right that's right as a followup uh Marine asked where's individualization in your in your 34 it's high okay yeah that makes yeah I think that's that's another kind of interesting Dynamic it's the it's the whole of humanity the bigger picture of humanity but it's also the person and that's a that's a that's a great combination uh it seems almost paradoxical but I think as I often say I think these par toxical pairs are kind of the the source of Genius sometimes

so well I would say if we look at individualization and connectedness um no one of us can be everything but together we can do great things and so by really appreciating the uniqueness of the individual and what they can contribute uniquely then together if everyone is contributing out of what they do best we can do something terrific together so um yeah I think it's so important to to really hear what somebody loves to do and then find a way to have that work in collaboration with what other people love to do yeah so Derek asked

this question how often does Mary Sue get the most out of her I'm sorry how does Mary Sue not how often but how does Mary Sue get the most out of her connectedness uh as a relationship building theme being surrounded by strategic thinkers for most of their other themes most I think that the the the fact that I can connect with a diversity of people easily that's the that's how we open the door um and then we're able to access kind of the library that comes with the Strategic thinking themes and that kind of uh

the thinking horsepower but the relationship building aspect of connectedness is what creates that trust it creates the human to human bridge that allows us then to do the Mind meld of the thinking you know I think also just observing you the brief time that I got to when we were in DC I I could tell that you really valued people that I think when people feel like they are valued they're more apt to have have a relationship with someone so I think that that value for Humanity is is part of why this is a a

relationship building theme and I think for those of us who have connectedness it takes us that long to find something that we have in common with another person we go quickly to the Common Ground And so there's immediately a connection yeah and I think statistically this theme falls into that relationship building theme in the research that we did and I can see that conceptually that works but I also think conceptually this could fit this is a bit of a thinking theme as well I mean it's when we talk about a perspective it's about seeing and

understanding and and so there is a real conceptual part to this theme as well even though it's statistically placed in that particular domain I agree with that and and uh when I was practicing law there was a particular instance in which my ability to see connections from seemingly unconnected uh areas of the law resulted in a good benefit for the clients that I served because I saw that there could potentially be a connection with something that could create a problem for our whole Statewide community of clients and because I was able to spot that and

kind of fend it off we were able to bring about a good result I won't get into the Weeds about the details of it but it was very helpful to be able to bridge information that was coming out of one Silo see how it could connect over here so that we could take care of of what the outcome of that could have been yeah that's great I think people with connectedness ask great questions cuz they're always they're good you know they're they're trying to get to the heart of the matter they're trying to put things

together and so they've devised a group of questions that they ask people to get to that and as a person who likes sharing those things I love talking to people I mean we Mary Sue we just met today right I mean I have not met you before and yet I felt at ease from the very first moment you came on and and you know you were you're interest you were interested you wanted to get some questions out of me to put some pieces together right and so I think from coaching standpoint when we think of

the relationship building theme I think that's that's critical and to see that to be able to for for people like me to be able to take advantage of that in people like you to know that man you I bet you've got a list of great questions that you go through do you have those do do you have them cataloged or written down somewhere or is that just an intuitive thing for you that you you just you're able to do it well I was born asking questions but uh I have tried to um because I have

strategic and Max maximizer as well so I've tried to build the capacity to ask even better questions but I must say Jim when we when I was asking you questions today that wasn't with any you know strategic maximizer thing that's just how I show up tell me about you how' you get into technology because I'm genuinely curious so yeah no I think it's good and and and I think it comes across very genuine you it it it allows people to open up and I think if you had connectedness high you've got that superpower of of

of being able to get people to open up to them and you've got a you have an arsenal of great questions so I just think you're that's so natural that's kind of that superpower that allows you to do that so I think that's really cool uh Eugene um Kurt this is probably for you but we'll throw it at both of you Eugene asked the question do you think connectedness is stronger in cultures that are more spiritual as a whole you know I think it it seems like most culture CES have some kind of spirituality to

them that's kind of how I observe it I mean I I've certainly not been all over the world but I've been to you know some parts of the several parts of the world and there seems to be a it's not all the same spirituality go don't get me wrong but I think there is a a fairly common spiritual thread around but I'm I'm guessing there might be variations of what this looked like I mean it's it's interesting when I do work with kind of faith-based groups particularly the Roman Catholic Church to be honest I see

a lot of connectedness in in groups that have a a concentration of Roman Catholics so but I work with some other groups that are maybe not quite as faith-based I don't see it as much but I think this is not just tied to a kind of a a narrow kind of religious view it's it's a broader kind of a a spiritual perspective it's not kind of doctrin in nature it's a bit it's a it's a bit broader so U that is an interesting question um I I don't have the data in front of me about

you know how much we see in different parts of the world and I'm not exactly sure how I would Define what what spiritual would be exactly but I think it's a good question if I might interject too you know there there are those who are religious there are those who are spiritual and there are those who might not describe themselves as either religious or spiritual but who may manifest connectedness but it may come as just this lens of being able to see the connection between the trees outside that give off oxygen that then we breathe

you know so that they may see it as a system more like an ecosystem perspective you know where they're seeing how everything connects but they may not ascribe a spiritual connotation to it that's why I think connectedness maybe one of the mo the have the broadest span maybe it's the bridge thing it's a broad span of of kind of uh factors that seem to to that I observe in people and I think you're absolutely right some some people are spiritual some are bit more concrete still connected some people are social some people are I I

think there could be mathematical connectedness you know there's there's almost a that kind of way of thinking so I was just thinking Mary Sue where you talked about nature where is where is one of your favorite places in the world to be where you kind of feel that connection with with with the world and nature well I will tell you a a story just a quick story that is about a place that's a just a short walk from my house in the Phoenix metropolitan area and there's a connectedness story there but in the heart of

the Phoenix metropolitan area it's this beautiful park that has these red Rocky buts and it is a desert Park and there's a bit of a rise is up in this uh red Rocky Park area and you can see a 360 degree panoramic view of the Valley of the Sun and the mountain ranges that surround us um and I love that that is a place that I go for my exercise and I can walk from my house to there years ago um the City of Phoenix was considering putting in a quasi commercial establishment on this Parkland

that's open space and uh there was some concern that this wasn't the best use of this Parkland and so they were going to build this um great big facility that would have no windows that could have actually been put anywhere but they're going to put it on this Parkland well it ended up that there were many of us who didn't think it was the right location for that there were those who were very politically conservative there are those who were very politically liberal everything in between and what we did was we found the common ground

this isn't the right location for it we didn't get into doctrinaire discussions about why we didn't think it should go there and we were able to fight City Hall and ultimately Prevail so that kind of sanctuary of open space is within a short walk of my house and I love that that Red Rock and the views that are from there but of course Arizona is just such an incredible place for natural beauty Sedona the Grand Canyon it's just it's an incredible place for nature great let's um let's do one more question as we we kind

of bring this thing in for landing and I'll encourage you if you didn't get your question uh answered in chat let's take it to the Facebook group so if you head out to facebook.com groupall the coach that is our Facebook group and uh we we may we got a bunch of coaches out there we can get your question answer as well but uh Mary Su I want to ask you uh this question and I kind of alluded to it a minute ago it says what what should people do to turn this Talent into a strength

right Talent going to strength is the productive use of that Talent uh and so I mentioned you're great at asking questions what else when we talk about the superpower of connectedness what are ways people can if they have it high and maybe they're struggling say how do I use this what are some other quick bullet points do you think that they could do or things they should be working on where they can really bring that out when they see division that troubles them find something to do to bridge that division uh if it's on a

global level and that concerns them there's that bumper sticker that says think globally act locally find some way to to build bridg ban where you can with what you have where you are if you're in an organization that has unnecessary division between groups try to be that bridge builder within that group if you have that ability to see uh uh connections between information and information how could the connections between those be beneficial in some way find a way to move from just observing connections to doing something with them that's productive that's powerful that's purposeful where

you are Kurt from a coach's uh point of view from your side anything if you saw somebody very high in in connectedness what would you any advice you'd give them yeah I would just say try to put your thoughts into words try to kind of tell people what you see keep working at that because the things that people with connecting to see are often many times in invisible to other people but don't be discouraged if they don't get it right away and keep trying to say it in a way that's clear and obviously helping them

know your motives is is is to bring people together and to to bring unity and to kind of create a Oneness that uh that's needed in in the world World great Kurt do you want to put your wrap on this sure sure yeah I just want to I want to thank Mary Sue for for taking time to do this and I I want to thank you Mary Sue for the uh for the bridges that you've already built and the bridges you're going to build in the future and this is a I I don't think it's

a coincidence that we had you on the show today since the Super Bowl is going to be in your hometown this this is no mere accident this is the universe demanded that we have you here and uh I don't know are you picking a winner in the Super Bowl are you a fan of any either of these teams I have to say my community is the winner because we're expecting a million additional people in the Valley of the Sun this weekend and that is it it is helps create a rising tide that lifts the ships

of our community so we are all winners that was a great connectivist response it's the entire city that's it's not about a couple of teams it's about the communities so well it's terrific thank thank you so much best wishes and the important work you do we're proud to have you as a certified Gallup certified coach and thanks for your efforts and commitment to that thank you well we'd like to remind everyone to take full advantages of all the resources we have available for you around these themes of course you can do that at the gallop

strength Center that's just found real real easy Gallup strength Center all one word Gallop strength center.com you can send us your questions or comments uh as well if you have questions after the fact the best place if you're a part of our community join the Facebook group and you can just drop the questions there Kurt does a nice job of of kind of helping me in that and uh you can tag Kurt on a question if you want to do that in there as well and uh you can drop those questions at on our Facebook

group again facebook.com groupall the coach uh or you can email us those questions coaching gallup.com you can also catch the recorded audio and video of this uh of this webcast plus all the other ones that we've done they're all everything all the links you'll ever need trust me coaching. gallup.com if you haven't looked at that in a while you should head out that way and get it done uh we also have a meet up meet up page so we're creating meetups around the country we have about 17 going here in the United States plus three

international ones my goal is 100 this year so if you want to help me get a a strength finder meetup group going in your community you don't have to be a coach to necessarily do it although we'd love for the coaches in those Community to help get them started contact me just let us know again that coaching gallup.com just put Meetup in the subject line and we'll help you get things started uh out there as well I mentioned earlier in the program about the iPhone and Android app I think I've talked about strengths all day

so maybe that was another meeting we have Android and iPhone apps available for you one of the best ways to remember your strengths is to review them every single day the apps are free you can download them log in with the account that you use to take the assessment my recommendation is once you get in take a screenshot of your top five and then make that your lock screen that way every time you have to do your phone so the the uh the Millennials check their phones 63 times a day on average 63 times you

would see your strengths when you go to unlock your phone to check Facebook so make that part of your your lock screen it's a great great way to remember them we also know people remember four and not five and so it's a good way to remember the fifth one as well make that a part of your every day here at Gallop we post them on the walls but if you don't do that at work maybe you can have that on your phone and it will remind you every single day we want to say thanks for

coming out if you found this webcast helpful we'd ask that you share it and there's all kinds of ways to do that as well and uh we appreciate you doing that we'll be back in actually and we'll apologize for this in another month for the next theme Thursday the the the 12th didn't work out for us lots of things going on here at Gallup and it didn't work in Kurt's schedule we couldn't get it rescheduled but uh we'll try and speed up the Cadence a little bit maybe as we get into the summer with these

and get them done and we're excited about all the new stuff Kurt has coming as well we got some Kurt we have some new exciting stuff around some book stuff coming don't we yeah yes we do yeah we got a new book coming out here so we do do you have a date on that I don't I I think it's late February March is what I heard but uh okay late spring we got a brand new book coming out so and you're going to trust me you're going to like it so uh I'll keep you

up to date if you're on the Facebook page as soon as I have dates we'll let you know as well and with that we want to say goodbye everybody