Pivot with Jenny Blake

Author Penney Peirce discusses perception in a holographic universe, the power of attention over intention, finding flow in projects, and navigating the void after life phases.

Today I’m thrilled to share an interview with my good friend and business author doppelgänger, Dorie Clark. I interviewed Dorie while writing Pivot on the big ideas from her book Stand Out: How to Find Your Breakthrough Idea and Build a Following Around It. When we’re not scrounging up interesting New York activities to try, we both love thinking about how to reinvent careers and the best way to develop and share ideas that make a difference in others’ lives.📝 Check out full show notes from this episode with links to resources mentioned at http://pivotmethod.com/33 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Meditation has re-wired my brain. I don’t walk on clouds every day, but I do feel like a new person three years in to maintaining a daily practice (and 120 days in to a consecutive streak). I know, I know. One shouldn’t promote meditation as a miracle cure. But if you have an active mind, one that veers toward anxiety and stress like me, take a listen to this week’s Pivot Podcast.📝 Check out full show notes from this episode with links to resources mentioned at http://pivotmethod.com/32 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What are the key ingredients to leading a movement? How do you motivate fellow travelers to traverse the change process, within themselves and within your organization or community, even when all they want to do is quit? What happens when you hit a natural plateau in the growth cycle? These are the topics I explore in today’s show with Nancy Duarte, master of systems thinking, speech writing, and the subject of her latest book, Illuminate: How to Ignite Change Through Speeches, Stories, Ceremonies, and Symbols.📝 Check out full show notes from this episode with links to resources mentioned at http://pivotmethod.com/31 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Penney Peirce, author of Be the Dreamer, Not the Dream: A Guide to 24-Hour Consciousness, explains the importance of dreams and 24-hour consciousness. They discuss how dreams are a means for the soul to process and rejuvenate, and how interpreting dream symbols can lead to personal and collective growth. Additionally, they explore the concept of becoming a soul-directed person and navigating lulls in the flow of life.

Cal Newport, expert in deep work, discusses the importance of cultivating intense focus through deliberate practice. He contrasts deep work with shallow work, explores tool selection strategies, and highlights the benefits of prioritizing meaningful work over distractions like email and social media.

All big projects require trade-offs. Scratch that, all big life choices do. What trade-offs are you making right now? What are your non-negotiables while working on a soul goal? What are you willing to let slide a bit in exchange for intense focus?📝 Check out full show notes from this episode with links to resources mentioned at http://pivotmethod.com/28 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Intuition is an innate gift, one available to all of us, and a skill—a muscle that you can build with practice and attention. I am thrilled to bring you today’s podcast, an interview with intuition expert Penney Peirce, whose books have had an enormous impact on my life. Reading The Intuitive Way kicked off two years of coincidence tracking, intuition studying, and surrendering to serendipity—and completely transformed the way I go about my day-to-day life. I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did, and stay tuned: we’ll be doing a follow-up on dream interpretation in a future episode!📝 Check out full show notes from this episode with links to resources mentioned at http://pivotmethod.com/27 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michael Bungay Stanier, senior partner at Box of Crayons and author of The Coaching Habit, explores the transformative power of curiosity in coaching. He emphasizes the shortcomings of giving advice and advocates for asking deeper, probing questions to facilitate genuine dialogue. Listeners discover how to navigate productivity challenges through introspective questioning and the drama triangle model, while also learning about the importance of setting boundaries and listening actively for personal growth and healthier interactions.

Why is it so challenging to say no to something good even when we know we have outgrown it? The devil you know is better than the devil you don’t. We often accept “the devil we know” for longer than we should out of fear. Hey, at least there is some security and safety in our current devil. Who knows what lurks on the other side! And what if we can’t find a better one? What if we regret our choice to leave this devil behind? What if we are being too picky in the first place? Is the grass greener on the other side or not?!These are the topics I explore on today’s Pivot Podcast. The precursor to every pivot is saying no to something. It could be a job, a relationship, a city, religion, social norms, habits, or even a perspective that is no longer serving  you. We know that to keep our email inboxes clean we have to opt out when messages no longer resonate—but how do we do the same in major life moments?Check out the show notes at www.pivotmethod.com/podcast/opt-out Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices