Jenny Blake is an author, podcaster, and keynote speaker who loves helping business owners move from friction to flow through smarter systems, powered by Delightfully Tiny Teams.
Jenny has previously been a guest on episode 83, where we spoke about finding balance between systems and spiritual surrender.
This episode is a powerful exploration of running a business guided by intuition, serendipity and magic.
We discuss:
Overcoming fear-based thinking as an entrepreneur
High net freedom and high net growth over high net worth
What happened when Jenny gave herself permission to not earn any money
Betting it all on your creative flow: how Jenny sold a house to fund her book
"Stop swimming in the sea of shiny shoulds"
Building your business intuition
Jenny's process for making business decisions
The "sacred third solution"
Making space for nonlinear breakthroughs
The power of shifting from criticism to gratitude
Bringing gratitude into business
Marketing a book with magic and serendipity
Jenny's experience outsourcing social media
Running a business as a super introvert
Releasing micro guilt from not responding to people
For entrepreneurs who don't enjoy managing other people: how to build your delightfully tiny team
The balance between trusting the flow of life no matter what and having a steady flow of money in your business
Resources:
Ksenia Brief on Jenny Blake's Free Time Podcast
Paul Selig
How To Surrender To Your Soul's Purpose And Watch Your Influence Grow — Michael Beckwith on Mindvalley Podcast
Sqaured Away – Military spouses who are your personal assistant
Books mentioned:
Outrageous Openness by Tosha Silver
Martha Beck
The Intuitive Way: The Definitive Guide to Increasing Your Awareness by Penney Peirce
Why Talking Is Not Enough: Eight Loving Actions That Will Transform Your Marriage by Susan Page
Untamed by Glennon Doyle
Related episodes:
83 Jenny Blake: Systems, Spiritual Surrender, Membership Sites & Social Media Rebellion
130 Boyd Varty: Following The Track Of Your Life and Creative Process in The Digital Age
145: Michelle Sinnette – New Paradigm of Business with Legacy Cacao Founder
About Jenny Blake: Jenny Blake is an author, podcaster, and keynote speaker who loves helping business owners move from friction to flow through smarter systems, powered by Delightfully Tiny Teams. Her third book, Free Time: Lose The Busywork, Love Your Business, launches March 22, 2022. Jenny's previous book, Pivot: The Only Move That Matters Is Your Next One, won the Axiom award for best business book in the careers category in 2016.
Celebrating a decade of running her own business after five years at Google, Jenny is an international keynote speaker, and licenses her Pivot Programs to clients like Google and CHANEL.
Jenny hosts two podcasts with over one million downloads combined: Free Time for Heart-Based Business owners, and Pivot with Jenny Blake to help others navigate change. After working at a Silicon Valley startup, then at Google for five years in coaching and career development, Jenny moved to New York City in 2011 to launch her own business.
Jenny loves yoga and buys too many books. She lives in Manhattan with her husband and angel-in-fur-coat German shepherd. Learn more and take the Free Time quiz at ItsFreeTime.com.
