95. The Power of Pivoting with Jenny Blake

The Knowledge with David Elikwu

David speaks with Jenny Blake, an international keynote speaker and author of Pivot: The Only Move That Matters is Your Next One, winner of the Axiom Best Business Books award in the careers category. She hosts two podcasts with over one million downloads combined: Free Time for heart-based business owners, and Pivot with Jenny Blake for navigating change.

They talked about:

🚀 Jenny Blake’s early career experiences

⚖️ How to manage competing interests

📱 How social media shapes perspectives

🌟 Career fulfillment beyond mere results

🎲 The power of taking risks

🗝️ Self-discovery through pivoting

📜 Full transcript:

theknowledge.io/jennyblake-1/

📹 Watch on Youtube:

https://youtu.be/SZv8j8UBsU8

👤 Connect with Jenny:

Twitter: @jenny_blake | https://twitter.com/jenny_blake

Instagram: @jennyblakenyc | https://www.instagram.com/jennyblakenyc/

Website: Pivot | https://www.pivotmethod.com/

Podcast: Pivot with Jenny Blake | https://pod.link/pivotmethod

Books:

Pivot: The Only Move That Matters Is Your Next One | https://amzn.to/3xvBdxl

Free Time: Lose the Busywork, Love Your Business | https://amzn.to/3Unh05U

🗣 Mentioned in the show:

Google | https://about.google/

Medill School of Journalism | https://www.medill.northwestern.edu/

University of California | https://www.ucla.edu/

Daily Bruin | https://dailybruin.com/

Palo Alto Networks | https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/

Career Guru | https://careerguru.teachable.com/

Parkinson's Law | https://amzn.to/49BnjXT

Andrew Wilkinson | https://awilkinson.medium.com/

Shane Parrish | https://fs.blog/about/

Wanting: The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday Life by Luke Burgis | https://amzn.to/4d31DqA

The Kardashians | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Kardashians

Suits | https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31122751/

Kentucky Derby | https://www.kentuckyderby.com/

The Legend of Success | https://theknowledge.io/issue34/

Battle of Thermopylae | https://theknowledge.io/legends-an-immaculate-deception/

Steph Smith | https://stephsmith.io/

Andreessen Horowitz | https://a16z.com/

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