154: Deana Jean | Connecting is a Unique Superpower

The Success Finder Podcast

Deana Jean is a Success Coach, Professional Speaker & the Founder of Intentional Excellence Consulting LLC; a personal success program for leaders and modern entrepreneurs who are motivated by transparent accountability and sustainable results. She's also a proud Breast Cancer Survivor & Brooklyn native. After spending over 15 years serving in Sales Leadership & Training positions across the Ed Tech industry Deana decided it was time to launch a business that aligns with her true core values of service, success & integrity. Through IE, she works with entrepreneurs, leaders, and enterprise organizations in 20 states and 4 continents.

In this episode, Deana shares with us her unique superpower. She talks about how she has created an impact on the people around her as she genuinely serves despite the challenges she has faced. Check it out!

[00:01 – 05:01] Opening Segment

• I introduce our guest, Deana Jean
• Connect with Deana through the links below
• A Bittersweet Announcement: Changing to The Success Finder
• Deana’s Superpower

[05:02 – 27:20] Connecting is a Unique Superpower

• The next thing you should connect to is…
• Why we don’t honor our superpowers
• Pulling that zone of genius, finding your success tribe
• How learning has changed for her over the years
• Seeing the learning in everything
• Leaning into the process and finding opportunities to learn in every engagement
• Deana’s coaches and masterminds
• Her supportive family
• “My family was my village.”
• Everyone is a key player.
• How masterminds helped her get unstuck
• Collaboration
• Actively looking for people to learn from
• Serving others with our personal gifts
• Listening and asking questions
• Improving the world for her children to become a cycle
• Women who are overachievers
• Entering Deana’s Reality: Two Things You Need to Know

[27:21 – 37:10] What to Expect from Deana

• Deana defines success
• What Deana is working on right now
• Actionable Items/Tips from Deana
• “Focus on intentional connection.”
• Final words

Tweetable Quotes:

“Collaboration and partnership are the easiest way for us to go further faster.” – Deana Jean

“The biggest reason is that people are not really walking in their zone of genius, because we have limiting beliefs around the things that we don't do well, which don't even matter.” – Deana Jean

“Just because you are serving does not mean that you have to do it for free.” – Deana Jean

Connect with Deana Jean through www.deanajean.com, Facebook, and Instagram.

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