43 Jenny Blake - Staying In Your Zone of Genius
Welcome to today's episode of The Stay Inspired Podcast! Today on the podcast, we have with us author, career and business strategist, and international speaker Jenny Blake. Jenny helps people organize their brain, move beyond burnout, and build sustainable dynamic careers that they love. She is the author of Pivot: The Only Move That Matters Is Your Next One, which won an award for Axiom best business book in the careers category. She also hosts the Pivot podcast which CNBC listed among six podcasts to make you smarter about your career, and Entrepreneur selected as one of the top twenty female hosted podcasts.
In today's conversation, Jenny talks about the many things we can often neglect in our business, and how they are often the things that make our business the best it can be. Listen in to learn about how Jenny views our careers as dynamic and modular, and how you can focus on what matters by working in your zone of genius.
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"Be all that you are. What's the alternative?” - Jenny Blake
Show Notes:
How Jenny sees our careers as a smartphone more than a ladder
Why technology can be empowering us to be more dynamic with our lives
How finding your zone of genius helps you find your community and your market
Why incorporating your seemingly disparate skills in your business is an asset
What the "Know Feel Do" framework can do for you
Why we often feel unable to find or chase after our own zone of genius
What Hendricks described as the four zones we work in
What are the "sexy shoulds" and why we should be wary of them
How you can start the process of finding your own zone of genius
Why you should probe your past to discover what makes you deeply excited
"The vertical doesn't exist anymore, because we're not just getting a job and staying there for thirty years, nor would we want to.” - Jenny Blake
Links Mentioned:
Check out Jenny's book, Pivot: The Only Move That Matters Is Your Next One
Find out more about Gay Hendrick's book that was mentioned in the show, The Big Leap: Conquer Your Hidden Fear and Take Life to the Next Level
Learn more about Jenny's Pivot Method through these online resources:
Join the Pivot Community, Momentum
Listen to The Pivot Podcast
Connect with Jenny Blake: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | Website