What Kind Of Change Genius Are You?

Quiz Questions

• 1.
  What quote resonates with you?

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  • A.
    “Don’t be satisfied with stories, how things have gone with others. Unfold your own myth.” ― Rumi
  • B.
    “Hope is the thing with feathers That perches in the soul And sings the tune without the words And never stops at all.” ― Emily Dickinson
  • C.
    “I want to know if you know how to melt into that fierce heat of living falling toward the center of your longing.” ― David Whyte
  • D.
    “You have to create space; you have to remove something; you have to break something down in your life, in order to bring in the new.” ― Kathrin Zenkina
• 2.
  I see myself as someone who likes to...

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  • A.
    experiment.
  • B.
    offer comfort and support to others.
  • C.
    shine a light on new possibilities for living and working.
  • D.
    create space to support and protect cultural change initiatives.
• 3.
  Which is true for you?

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    I love discovering new ways of doing things to create a more humane and sustainable world.
  • B.
    I love seeing hope and dignity return to those who are marginalized.
  • C.
    I love helping people discover how many others are creating a new world that is healthier and more hopeful.
  • D.
    I love channeling existing resources to provide space and support for people and projects creating a new and better world.
• 4.
  What do you notice most?

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  • A.
    What is not working and the need for fresh ideas and solutions.
  • B.
    The gap between outmoded ways and unmet needs of marginalized people.
  • C.
    The invisibility of the considerable efforts to create the change we need.
  • D.
    The emerging culture needs more resources to flourish.
• 5.
  What excites you? Pick the one that fits best.

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    Discovering and inventing ideas, processes, and tools to make the world more liveable.
  • B.
    A world built on kindness and friendship.
  • C.
    The groundswell of change in the world.
  • D.
    Using our resources better so more people, animals, and nature can live harmoniously and well.
• 6.
  What do you worry about?

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    Not being able to create change quickly enough as the earth deteriorates.
  • B.
    We will backslide socially and politically to prevent the needed transformation to social and economic inequality.
  • C.
    People will become discouraged by how hard it is to change our cultures.
  • D.
    Institutions becoming weaker and unable to support cultural rebalancing.
• 7.
  What is your dream for the world? 

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    A world where aliveness and thriving are the top priority.
  • B.
    A world where friendship is our common ground.
  • C.
    A world built on creating and preserving the common good.
  • D.
    A world where resources are used wisely so everyone has their basic needs met.

Quiz Outcomes

• 1.
  Pioneer

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  “Don’t be satisfied with stories, how things have gone with others. Unfold your own myth.” ― RumiYou are an exceptionally brave person. You have the ability to look at the world, see needed changes, and take the steps to bring those needed changes to life. You are part visionary, part creator, and part revolutionary in the best way. Pioneers put themselves on the line for what they know is needed and what they know to be true. It takes a lot of inner strength to be the person who actually creates change in the world because so often it is lonely work. Feeling isolated and often treated with disrespect for the beautiful work you do can be hard to take but it comes with the territory. Being a pioneer means you have to take many risks and give up what others might call success since you define success on different terms. Like all of the serious changemakers of our time, your perspective is more ecological than personal so you judge your success by a different standard. You have a need to take exceptional care of yourself while developing your contributions, a need to simplify your life as much as possible while doing so, and also some community of like-minded changemakers to share the journey and help you sustain the resilience and stamina that you need. Pioneers need support and companionship for the challenges of creating change but also to be in conversation with others who are creating change also. At the Magic Of Joy, we help all heart-based people working toward a better world release outmoded ideas and perceptions, and claim the optimism and joy they deserve. Check your inbox for more details and a few goodies!
• 2.
  Healer

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  “Hope is the thing with feathersThat perches in the soulAnd sings the tune without the wordsAnd never stops at all.”― Emily DickinsonYou are a person with a huge heart. Your genius is the wonderful ability to see the humanity in other people and bring much-needed kindness to others during the significant changes currently underway in the world. It is hard to overstate how challenging these times are for the hearts of healers and other big-hearted men and women. There are many ways that healers contribute to the world right now. Our cultural structures are not functioning adequately. As a result, you may be working with and talking with people struggling with institutional failures creating a lot of hardship in the world. Our generous healers are bearing a lot of the emotional impact of old systems that are ending without a functioning new system to take its place. You can see the gap between what is ending and what is needed instead. As a result, you can consider yourself a hospice worker for the dying systems and a support for those who are navigating the changes without having the clarity of knowing exactly what is happening or emerging. You help many people who feel lost right now. You can also use your gifts to advocate for and assist those who have been marginalized so that they can reclaim their dignity in a world that has pushed them aside. You have an important role to play in supporting greater social equality by being the friend that others need and the one to connect people with some of the new options that are becoming available. As a healer, you must take care of your health and energy, making time for healing and rest. Connecting with other changemakers can help you feel the companionship of others with your interests and values, which makes it easier to weather change and to know that you do not carry all of the burdens on your caring shoulders. Healers need energy discernment skills to easily identify oppressive strategies, a joy practice to set natural boundaries, and knowledge and companionship with other changemakers to facilitate our shift to a kinder and fairer world. At the Magic Of Joy, we help all heart-based people working toward a better world release outmoded ideas and perceptions and claim the optimism and joy they deserve. Check your inbox for more details and a few goodies!
• 3.
  Guide

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  “I want to knowif you knowhow to melt into that fierce heat of livingfalling towardthe center of your longing.”― David WhyteBrave guides are kind people who hate to see people feeling hopeless when they are aware of so many good things available in the world. You are the wonderful soul that sees and responds to the world's longing.The world's longing is the underlying thread or story that the world is trying to bring to life. That story comes from a new vision for our lives as humans. The vision develops over time as people grapple with challenges and discover what works or does not. Noticing success and failures becomes a foundation for change. It takes the efforts of millions of people to create this conversation around the world's longing and what we need to do to make life better. You love to share the good news.As a result, you fulfill an important role by inviting people into the emerging story and helping them feel a part of it. You create a way for people to see the vision of something new and discover that they are not alone in their longing. It is an important role because it helps people to begin to see themselves in an emerging world and, as a result, find some peace inside and a motivation to contribute. There are many ways that we can create hope. Empathy matters, possibilities matter, and also vision matters because it enables people to connect with a new direction. Illuminating the great work being done in the world is a wonderful task. It can be a challenge, however, because resistance to change can be hard to handle especially criticism by people who resist positive change. Some of the criticism can even come from people close to you who do not appreciate what you are doing. One of your important needs is to ensure that you take care of your needs for emotional and energetic healing. When you do, it is easier to persist in your calling of being an illuminator of the beautiful changes in the world. Guides have one of the most visible roles of the changemakers and as a result, must be careful to take care of their health and their energy. A joy practice will help you stay focused on the good you are creating and releasing wounds will help you feel freer to do so. The companionship of other changemakers will give meaning to your work since you are shining a lot on all the good in the world which is nourishing for you and others. At the Magic Of Joy, we help all heart-based people working toward a better world release outmoded ideas and perceptions and claim the optimism and joy they deserve. Check your inbox for more details and a few goodies!
• 4.
  Guardian

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  “You have to create space;you have to remove something;you have to break something down in your life,in order to bring in the new.”― Kathrin ZenkinaGuardians are brave and wise people who have skills and resources that they use to support initiatives that will make progress toward creating a healthier and fairer world. Guardians are insiders in the same way a family's dog is an insider in the family but still serves the guardian role to protect everyone. There are many guardians all over the world. Most of the time, we think of guardians as people like police and the military who serve to protect community safety and the status quo. They are trying to prevent disruption with their protective role, which is why we usually do not think of guardians as advocates of change. Most of the time, guardians are not revolutionaries, but the guardians we are talking about here are, in fact, revolutionaries who channel existing institutional resources to cultural change initiatives. It is a special role for those with substantial institutional skills who can advocate for and act as a mentor for emerging organizations focused on various aspects of cultural change. Some guardians, because they are well-resourced, are free to provide support to others with little risk to themselves. They can act as a bridge between their institution and the changing world that ensures success for young organizations. They do, however, have to be mindful of the diverse needs for support and training required to realize change. People in financial institutions are an obvious example where some individuals provide financing and mentoring services to changemakers. Some in government may serve a similar function. Guardians can be found in many other places, also.Guides may seem conventional, but they are the quiet changemakers and revolutionaries who have the ability to support change over the long term by providing much-needed stability to others. Guides are not always appreciated or trusted. They may experience resistance and even disrespect from both within and outside the institutions they serve. Taking care of emotional health is especially important for a guide. Healing practices and a joy practice will help you stay focused on your role and release some of the inevitable wounds along the way. Being visible to other changemakers will provide you with support while you are supporting others. At the Magic Of Joy, we help all heart-based people working toward a better world release outmoded ideas and perceptions and claim the optimism and joy they deserve. Check your inbox for more details and a few goodies!