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Ep126: Jenny Blake Helps Us to Pivot with Ease

August 25, 2016 by Beth Buelow 1 Comment

Ep126 Show Notes: Jenny Blake, author of “Pivot: The Only Move That Matters is Your Next One”


 

About Jenny

Jenny Blake PIVOT HeadshotJenny Blake is an author, career and business strategist and international speaker who helps people organize their brain, move beyond burnout, and build sustainable, dynamic careers they love. With two years at a technology start-up as the first employee, five years at Google on the Training and Career Development teams, and over five years of running her own business, Jenny combines her love of technology with her superpower of simplifying complexity to help clients pivot their career or business. Jenny is the author of “Pivot: The Only Move That Matters is Your Next One.” You can find her at JennyBlake.me where she explores systems at the intersection of mind, body and business.

Key Conversation Points

  • Figuring out what works and doesn’t work when going your own way
  • Battling the idea of permanence when choosing a new direction
  • Acknowledging restlessness as a signal to embrace change
  • Pivoting while sustaining and preparing for growth
  • Focusing on what is working rather than what isn’t
  • Rebuilding in a methodical way to ensure success
  • Choosing a realistic timeframe for reflection
  • Reverse engineering relationships to broaden your connections
  • Avoiding paralysis during and after your pivot
  • Using controlled testing and experimentation

Resources Mentioned in the Podcast*

Pivot: The Only Move That Matters is Your Next One | Jenny Blake
Switch: How to Change Things when Change is Hard | Chip and Dan Heath
Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder | Nassim Nicholas Taleb
The Introvert Entrepreneur Mastermind Groups
Virtual Book Group for “The Introvert Entrepreneur”

Connect with Jenny

Jenny Blake’s Website
Pivot Website
Twitter

Jenny’s Introvert Island Book Selections*

I Ching | Classic Chinese divination text
Outrageous Openness: Letting the Divine Take the Lead | Tosha Silver
The 4-Hour Work Week (Spanish Translation) | Tim Ferriss

Sharing is Caring!

The other way that #introverts can pay themselves first. #Podcast via @IntrovertCoach @jenny_blake Learn how ‘pivoting’ can help you reconnect with your dreams. #Podcast via @IntrovertCoach @jenny_blake What a quarter-life crisis is and what you can do about it. #Podcast via @IntrovertCoach @jenny_blake We explain how #entrepreneurs can thrive in the new economy. #Podcast via @IntrovertCoach @jenny_blake How to find the right answer to “What’s next?” #Podcast via @IntrovertCoach  @jenny_blake

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Comments

  1. Collective Campus says

    November 3, 2016 at 6:55 am

    Great article. For more from Jenny Blake, check out this podcast – Future² ep. #79: Jenny Blake talks Pivoting Your Way to Your Dream Career

    https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/future-ep-79-jenny-blake-talks-pivoting-your-way-dream-steve-glaveski?published=t

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