#94 Justin Breen - Are you a Visionary?

Today’s guest has one of the most fascinating brains I’ve ever encountered. Justin Breen is a successful entrepreneur and CEO of BrEpic Communications LLC, a public relations firm based in Chicago. He is known for his expertise in storytelling and building relationships, which has helped him connect clients with media outlets and enhance their brand presence. Breen has an extensive background in journalism and is recognized for making visionaries’ ideas come to life.

00:00:00 00:01:19 Introducing Justin
 00:02:58 “Outwitting the Devil”

00:04:13 Technology and AI Creating More Fear

00:07:33 The “Resilience Gene”

00:09:57 Great Men Are Rarely Great Fathers

00:16:00 Gratitude Journals and “Woo”

00:17:55 What Makes Relationship Dynamics Work

00:20:57 Has Justin Ever Been Wrong?

00:22:47 Characteristics of a Visionary

00:25:37 A Visionary VS A Businessowner

00:28:37 Four Types of Visionaries

00:29:43 ADD, ADHD, and “Scattered Minds”

00:34:07 IQ and EQ Tests, Hunter and Farmer Brain
 00:43:43 Fight or Flight

00:49:27 Introduce Calculated Stress and Risk-Taking

00:54:09 How to Navigate Business Relationships

01:02:41 What Inspires Justin

01:04:28 Putting Ego Aside

01:05:53 What About Politics?

01:08:34 Elon Musk: The Alien Amongst Humans With Zero Empathy

01:17:12 Where to Find Justin

What Makes a Visionary?

In terms of the Kolbe Assessment, an overwhelming number of visionaries have an 8-10 score for Quick Start. Most visionaries also have little to no follow-through or have ADD or ADHD, which is not a disorder but a sign of genius mislabeled by humans. In Gallup’s Clifton StrengthsFinders, most visionaries have a mix of ideation and are futuristic, and a mix of activator, maximizer, and/or achiever. Lastly for the Enneagram, most visionaries have at least an 8 (strong and self-reliant) or 3 (to succeed and achieve). A true visionary will take action, see what happens with the idea, and maybe it’s the right time or maybe it isn’t, but they will do it. The businessowner will wane on it for a long period of time but never take action. There are four types of qualities that visionaries have that Justin was able to pick up through patterns— ADD/ADHD, minor Asperger’s syndrome, dyslexia, and exceptionally high IQ.

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Author, CEO, and entrepreneur Justin Breen breaks down what makes people (and himself) visionaries and how he might know you better than you know yourself.

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