Summary

“If change is the only constant then let’s get better at it.” Jenny Blake

Jenny 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. She is the author of PIVOT: The Only Move That Matters is Your Next One and Life After College.

After two years at a technology start-up followed by five years at Google in Training and Career Development, Jenny moved to New York City in 2011 where she has been running her own consulting business in the years since. Jenny combines her love of technology with her superpower of simplifying complexity to help clients pivot their career or business. Her motto: if change is the only constant, let’s get better at it. 

You’ll enjoy this interview with Jenny Blake.

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Key Take Outs

• Why it is beneficial to question our assumptions, and how.
• The four step Pivot Method explained.
• Start with “why.” Short-term projects, goal vs long-term visions of why.
• Gratitude matters as does being present and joy of the process.
• Questions your fears. Why do they exist and also question the opposite?

Quick round questions

Do you have any routines and rituals that you believe contribute to your success?

Meditation. Yoga. Reading. Fresh air.

What advice would you give your 20-year-old self?

Chill!

What is the meaning of success?

A day to day feeling of being complete, joyful and helpful.

What is your number one productivity advice?

Meditation. Prioritize and focus on one thing.

What advice would you give someone that needing/wanting to make a change?

Identify that very next step.

Favourite Food

Salad

Favorite Leisure Activity

Reading.

Favourite Book

Outrageous Openness: Letting the Divine Take the Lead by Tosha Silver

Pivot: The Only Move That Matters Is Your Next One by Jenny Blake

You can listen to my review of Pivot here. 

Favourite Quote

“That which you can plan is too small for you to live.” David White

Do we all have a why?

Yes and no. Don’t get held up on the idea.

What does living with passion and purpose mean?

Having gratitude across all areas of life.

How to find Jenny Blake

Today you can find her at PivotMethod.com and JennyBlake.me. Subscribe to the Pivot Podcast and follow her on Twitter @jenny_blake.

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