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Accessing Genius
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Sharon Good
Sharon Good is a Life/Career/Creativity Coach, Workshop Leader and Author. Her books include "Managing With A Heart: 222 Ways To Make Your Employees Feel Appreciated," "The Tortoise Workbook: Strategies for Getting Ahead at Your Own Pace," and "Self-Publishing Basics."  
By Sharon Good
Published on 09/2/2005
 
It has become clear to us that much of our genius is squashed at an early age. School curriculums are standardized in the interest of conformity and control and rarely address diverse talents and learning styles. If you perform outside the expected norms, there is no context for your creativity, and it will often be suppressed as an undesirable deviation, rather than encouraged as unique and noteworthy.