Impact with Ease

How often do you think about the long-term impact of the choices you make everyday? Whether it’s what you choose to eat for lunch or whether you decide to stay in a job that doesn’t inspire you, every choice you make leads to a habit, and those habits into outcomes. Habits have a greater impact on your life than you realize. But, when you think about the long-term, you can ensure that you’re creating habits that will ultimately lead you to where you want to be.

In today’s episode, Blake shares impactful words of wisdom and powerful analogies about the choices we make in our lives. She highlights examples from Darren Hardy’s book, The Compound Effect, that will make you rethink the small, everyday choices you’re making. By thinking long-term about who it is that you want to become, you can motivate yourself to make better choices today that will lead to better outcomes in your life and career.

What You’ll Learn:

• How your choices affect your results (2:12)
• What complaining about your job really means (4:24)
• Why the external changes aren’t working (6:34)
• The connection between good habits and success (8:16)
• How small changes can affect our lives in big ways (11:10)
• The most important question you need to be asking yourself (12:57)

Favorite Quotes:

1. “We spend so much time in our lives trying to get control over things. But we're focusing on the wrong things, in many cases, to get control over.” “If you've ever worried about not being able to create success, or create what it is that you want out of your life, it's because you're not understanding fundamentally the habits, the actions necessary to get you there. ”
2. “Are your habits set up in a way that actually create the future that you want, or are they set up in a way that are actually taking you off course?”

You can grab Darren Hardy’s book, The Compound Effect, here.

Rather than hoping the grass will be greener, identify what the RIGHT next step is.

We can help you do just that.

Get clarity on where you are on your journey to career fulfillment, where you’re headed, optional paths to get there, and the right next step to take.

Start your complimentary, Personalized Career Fulfillment Plan by going to www.thebridgetofulfillment.com/plan

Want free resources to set your job search up for success? You can get them by going to: http://www.thebridgetofulfillment.com/mistakes

Are you tired of late nights at work? Do you regret all of the missed opportunities you could have spent with friends or family? Does the idea of taking a vacation seem next to impossible? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then it’s time for you to make some changes. Better work-life balance is absolutely possible, and you don’t have to sacrifice your success or pay in order to achieve it.

In today’s episode, Blake challenges you to reframe your thoughts around what’s truly possible for your career. She offers words of experience and encouragement that’ll help you shift your perspective around the values you possess. This episode is a reminder that you’re capable of achieving a better, healthier work-life balance. In order to get there, you first need clarity around what it is that you really want, and a little support to help you cultivate the confidence you need to inspire change.

What You’ll Learn:

• Why women feel the pressure to stay in jobs that aren’t fulfilling (2:19)

• The compromise you might end up regretting (3:53)

• How to shift your focus around the value you possess (6:19)

• Paying attention to your wake up call (7:24)

• Challenging yourself to explore the possibilities (10:09)


Favorite Quotes:

1. “We have an opportunity to be part of the solution. To realize that our value doesn't come from giving every single part of our lives to our job.”

2. “We are compromising. We are playing small. We are creating situations which will never feel fulfilled because we never actually asked for, equipped ourselves, or went after what we wanted. ”

3. “There's nothing wrong with you for being unfulfilled. It’s a sign and a symptom that your life is misaligned with your values.”


Rather than hoping the grass will be greener, identify what the RIGHT next step is.

We can help you do just that.

Get clarity on where you are on your journey to career fulfillment, where you’re headed, optional paths to get there, and the right next step to take.

Start your complimentary, Personalized Career Fulfillment Plan by going to www.thebridgetofulfillment.com/plan

Want free resources to set your job search up for success? You can get them by going to: http://www.thebridgetofulfillment.com/mistakes

While sitting at your desk at work, have you ever momentarily drifted away and imagined doing something different? Something more fulfilling? It’s a nice place to be, and it feels so much better than where you’re sitting now. Until suddenly, reality swoops in. Your mind and body fill with fear. The endless debate once again fills you with doubt. You think to yourself “It’s just not possible...at least not without taking a pay cut or starting over” and you shift your focus back to work that drains you.

In today’s episode, Blake is here to let you know that those daydreams and desires really are possible. You have the vision, you just need the roadmap to get you there. You’ll hear the stories of women just like you who thought what they really wanted from their careers just wasn’t in the cards. But with a little outside help, the right tools and advice, change happened. And it can happen for you, too!

What You’ll Learn:

• Things women are really looking for in their careers (1:43)

• Why we tell ourselves we have to sacrifice to follow our dreams (4:26)

• The reasons we doubt that what we want is actually possible (6:17)

• Why the advice you’re seeking might be coming from the wrong places (7:09)

• Where your fear of change is actually coming from (10:04)

• Women like you who’ve found career significance and financial success (12:56)


Favorite Quotes:

1. “Never once have I ever heard a man say, I'm willing to take a step back financially so that I have more balance. I've never heard that come out of a man's mouth, but I've heard it come out of woman's mouth over and over and over again.”

2. “The truth is that it is possible. You just can't see that possibility because you cannot see the label from inside the bottle. We all have our own blind spots and limiting beliefs. And those very things are the things that keep us stuck, that keep us finding more and more dead ends. When it seems like there's no solution, in fact there is... we just can't find it on our own.”

3. “Do you want to lose the dream of something you never have? Or do you actually want to bring to fruition what you truly want? Because it doesn't have to be elusive.”


Rather than hoping the grass will be greener, identify what the RIGHT next step is.

We can help you do just that.

Get clarity on where you are on your journey to career fulfillment, where you’re headed, optional paths to get there, and the right next step to take.

Start your complimentary, Personalized Career Fulfillment Plan by going to www.thebridgetofulfillment.com/plan

Want free resources to set your job search up for success? You can get them by going to: http://www.thebridgetofulfillment.com/mistakes

You’re in a career rut, so you start looking for a new job to shake things up. But, once the honeymoon phase has ended in your new role, it still kinda feels like you’re in the same rut you were trying to escape in the first place. Sound familiar?

In today’s episode, Blake shares a recent success story that illustrates the importance of clarity and confidence before making big career changes. As women, we all want to strive for better balance, more time with family, and we’d love to carve out time for hobbies and personal growth. If you want to achieve these goals, it’s about more than just a ‘change of scenery.’ It’s about changing your perspective and recognizing what you’re truly capable of.

Today, you’ll hear Naomi’s story of overcoming her fears, investing in herself, and ultimately landing her dream job and a pay increase (within just 12 weeks of starting the program!) while also maintaining a more balanced life. When we know our own worth, the possibilities are endless! 

What You’ll Learn:

• The wisdom in admitting that you don’t have to do it on your own (2:53)

• The true cost of suffering through a career that isn’t making you happy (6:58)

• What women tell themselves about work-life balance (12:35)

• The ROI when you invest in yourself (14:40)

• Clarity is the first step towards change (26:07)

• Getting to know yourself before you make big changes (34:17)

• Establishing the belief in yourself (39:37)


Favorite Quotes:

1. “Often, we don't understand the cost of that journey of going on our own. And I think it's a huge part of my heart to help give more transparency to that cost. ” -Blake

2. “You have to set your own expectations and know what you want to accomplish on a daily and weekly basis. And once you get that going, it's like you can do anything.” -Naomi

3. “If you find this program, you're at the point where you want to help yourself. And if you're at that point, once you hit go, it's a responsibility on you to really dedicate yourself. Because what you put in, you're going to get out.” -Naomi

4. “When I heard other women talk about what they were going through, it made a world of difference to me. It validated my thoughts, validated my feelings. It made me feel stronger, just being linked to these women and to go through this together.” -Naomi

5. “How you do one thing is how you do everything. If your work is unhappy, it bleeds into every part of your life.” -Blake 


Rather than hoping the grass will be greener, identify what the RIGHT next step is.

We can help you do just that.

Get clarity on where you are on your journey to career fulfillment, where you’re headed, optional paths to get there, and the right next step to take.

Start your complimentary, Personalized Career Fulfillment Plan by going to www.thebridgetofulfillment.com/plan

Want free resources to set your job search up for success? You can get them by going to: http://www.thebridgetofulfillment.com/mistakes

It’s Sunday night and you feel an awful sense of dread rising up through your body. You’ve mentally defected from weekend mode and returned to that all-too-familiar lead up to Monday. The dreaded Sunday scaries have set in. You’ve got sweaty palms, your heart starts to race, and the knots build back up in your shoulders. You wonder “Why...why do I continue to live through this cycle? There must be a way out…”

In today’s episode, Blake reminds you that you’re not alone in your Sunday scaries, offering hope by sharing her personal experience of “sucking it up” in an unfulfilling career. She outlines the familiar feelings, and the excuses you might be using because you’re afraid to pursue your more personal career aspirations. However, what we fail to realize in these moments is that holding on can actually be a lot more risky than moving on. Today, you’ll learn how to finally exit the cycle and find a better, more fulfilling, path.

What You’ll Learn:

• The cycle of “sucking it up” (3:57)

• Justifications you might be using to hide your unhappiness (5:57)

• Knowing when you’ve reached the tipping point (9:08)

• When work woes bleed into family and social situations (11:45)

• The signs you’ve reached your breakdown moment (14:23)

• The risk of losing your self-confidence (17:43)

• How to take action today (20:31)


Favorite Quotes:

1. “Today, I look back and the signs and the symptoms were there for so many years that my life was misaligned with my values.”

2. “The tipping point becomes the time for which you are now creating, every day that you stay in this situation, that you continue to try and solve this problem on your own, that you continue to suck it up every day, every week, every month and every year, you are creating increasing financial, emotional and personal risk, the longer you continue on.”

3. “The shorter periods of time that you're happy, the longer periods of time that you're frustrated, the more challenges you're having from sleeping, taking care of yourself, having energy, having the time to do the things you want, all of those are signs and symptoms.”

4. “When you stay on a path and in a career that no longer is aligned with your values. It is a ticking time bomb, you are sitting on train tracks, and a train will come it's just a matter of time.”


Rather than hoping the grass will be greener, identify what the RIGHT next step is.

We can help you do just that.

Get clarity on where you are on your journey to career fulfillment, where you’re headed, optional paths to get there, and the right next step to take.

Start your complimentary, Personalized Career Fulfillment Plan by going to www.thebridgetofulfillment.com/plan

Want free resources to set your job search up for success? You can get them by going to: http://www.thebridgetofulfillment.com/mistakes

Take a moment to step back and look at your life from a wider lens. Look at the big picture and consider your friends, family, and work life. How do you feel about what you see? If you’re feeling burned out or like you don't have the time, flexibility, or peace of mind that you wish you had, then you’re likely experiencing an imbalance. Occasional imbalances are just a part of life, but they shouldn’t be a way of life. Is what you’re experiencing due to temporary circumstances, or does it feel more like a cycle of repetition? 

In today’s episode, Blake helps you understand the difference between an unbalanced season and an unbalanced life that could be steering you off course. We have the tendency to push ourselves to get it all done, but that actually results in brain fatigue. We can’t do our best work or be at full capacity when we’re not fully charged, so recognizing the difference is crucial for our wellbeing. Today, you’ll learn to recognize if it’s time for you to recharge and take back control to find the balance you need to be your best. 

What You’ll Learn: • The definition of an unbalanced season(1:55)
 • What it means if you’re continuously saying this one sentence to yourself (3:12)
 • How you’re creating brain fatigue by pushing yourself too hard (5:12)
 • Why you’re more powerful than you think you are (7:35)
 • Choosing a better way to find balance in your life (8:17)


Favorite Quotes:

1. Oftentimes, we interpret what's going on as an individual circumstance. And we think, well, this is just the way it is right now. But, it will get better. But, what I see is if you zoom out and take a 30,000 feet view, oftentimes you see things that you had been missing. 


2. Just because something's common doesn't mean it's normal. And it also doesn't mean that there's not a better way.


3. It's time that we, as women, start to realize that we have far more power and control over our lives than we've believed.


4. Our circumstances are only a piece of the puzzle. Until we understand what is causing us to be imbalanced, we'll create the same pattern over and over and over again.

Rather than hoping the grass will be greener, identify what the RIGHT next step is.

We can help you do just that. 

Get clarity on where you are on your journey to career fulfillment, where you’re headed, optional paths to get there, and the right next step to take.

Start your complimentary, Personalized Career Fulfillment Plan by going to www.thebridgetofulfillment.com/plan

Want free resources to set your job search up for success? You can get them by going to: http://www.thebridgetofulfillment.com/mistakes

When you’re just embarking on the career phase of your life, oftentimes you don’t really feel like you have much control. Most people think it’s too early to start thinking about a long-term growth strategy. But if where you are isn’t making you happy, then staying on that path another few years probably isn’t the best way to achieve the kind of success you’re seeking, whether that’s your professional title or your personal aspirations. 

In today’s episode, Blake talks to one client who chose to take the reins and direct her career in the direction that would set her up for the kind of success she wanted to achieve. Brittany was not even 10 years into her professional career when she decided it was time to seek more direction. You’ll hear her impactful story of taking charge and how she found the courage to ask for exactly what she wanted from leadership. You’ll also learn the importance of discovering your why, and how that knowledge can help take you in a direction that brings greater fulfillment to both your personal and professional life. 

What You’ll Learn:

• How feeling career stuck can affect your personal life (4:39)
 • If the price you’re paying is worth the sacrifice (6:31)
 • How to save time by asking for help (8:34)
 • Why we’re not always capable of creating change on our own (13:53)
 • How clarity will help you regain control of your career path (15:55)
 • Why changes don’t have to be huge to make a difference (18:17)
 • An example of a limiting belief (20:23)
 • Understanding your “why” (25:13)
 • It’s never too early to start paving building your bridge to fulfillment (28:11)


Favorite Quotes:

1. “When we go through big transformations in our careers and lives, it's both an emotional and a tactical journey. And this is why oftentimes, we believe we can do it on our own. But we really struggle to, because number one, we have blind spots, so we can't see right. And number two, there are limiting beliefs or fears or patterns that we've been living in that we will repeat. Unless, we have something that interrupts that and shifts that for us.” —Blake


 2. “We actually control a lot of what we believe and we have the ability to challenge what our beliefs are.” —Blake


3. “It's very easy to set your targets a lot lower than, like what you deserve, and what you are truly capable of achieving.” —Brittany


4. “You gave me the advice of ‘Clarity plus empowered action can lead to endless possibilities., and I truly took that to heart and started seeing it in my day to day, whether that was in my stuff outside of work or my stuff inside of work, I was actually able to see that difference and realize, ‘Oh, I wasn't in a good place, then. That's okay. I needed that growing experience in order to get to where I'm at now. And I know not to sell myself short again.’”


Rather than hoping the grass will be greener, identify what the RIGHT next step is. 

We can help you do just that. 

Get clarity on where you are on your journey to career fulfillment, where you’re headed, optional paths to get there, and the right next step to take.

Start your complimentary, Personalized Career Fulfillment Plan by going to www.thebridgetofulfillment.com/plan

Want free resources to set your job search up for success? You can get them by going to: http://www.thebridgetofulfillment.com/mistakes

If you’re coming home from work late, day after day, feeling emotionally drained and way too tired to do any of the things that really make you happy, you’re not alone. It’s all too common to feel down and less-than-motivated about the work you do. But, the big question is, what action will you take to change your life?   

In today’s episode, Blake sits down with Victoria Song, leadership advisor to some of the most visionary founders and CEOs in Silicon valley, and influential celebrities alike. You’ll hear her personal journey of finding joy and meaning in a career that aligns with her innate superpowers after suffering her high-paying “success on paper” job for years. This episode will help you identify the current phase of your career journey, and provide actionable tips for expanding beyond the confining comfort of the corporate paycheck so that you can find the fulfillment you deserve. 

What You’ll Learn: • Aligning your career with your superpowers and finding purpose (2:48)
 • The moment you know you’re ready for change (5:45)
 • The life changing potential of hiring a coach (9:06)
 • 3 career stages that everyone experiences (19:12)
 • Why you’re never trapped in a career that isn’t aligned with who you are (21:58)
 • How to expand when you’re feeling contracted (25:33)
 • What your feelings of burnout are trying to tell you (32:23)


Favorite Quotes: 1. I had been telling myself, “I should just appreciate where I'm at, I'm making money, I have a great job”. But as much as I tried to convince myself, I was just facing the pain of “I'm not happy”. And instead of thinking there's something wrong with me for not feeling happy at a great job, making good money, I decided to really listen. -Victoria Song
 2. When you're in phase one, it can feel like very toxic motivation. Because, not only are you drained and exhausted doing a job that you don't love, but it ripples out into your personal life. -Victoria Song
 3. We get stuck thinking that this is it. And this discontent that we start to feel in our careers and in our lives is a gift. We just don't realize it when we're in it. -Blake Schofield


Connect with Victoria Song on Instagram @VictoriaESong, or by visiting her website, www.victoriasong.me, where you can preorder her book, Bending Reality, and get exclusive access to free techniques and exercises.

--------------

Rather than hoping the grass will be greener, identify what the RIGHT next step is. 

We can help you do just that. 

Get clarity on where you are on your journey to career fulfillment, where you’re headed, optional paths to get there, and the right next step to take.

Start your complimentary, Personalized Career Fulfillment Plan.

------------

Want free resources to set your job search up for success? You can get them HERE. 

When was the last time you felt skill-envy? Maybe someone at work has a talent you admire, or you have a family member who’s a better cook or more crafty than you are. Experiencing a touch of jealousy every now and then is normal. But, how often are you looking in the mirror and reflecting on the skills you do have? In today’s episode, you’ll find a healthy dose of encouragement that’ll remind you of the skills you already possess. If you’re feeling trapped in your career, recognizing the talents that come naturally to you is the first step towards real change. When you’re able to see your own value, you begin to see how your unique special sauce is transferable in ways you haven’t considered before. Rather than downplaying your gifts, turn them into the keys that’ll help you move towards positive change!    What You’ll Learn:

• How our assumptions of being ordinary cause us to overlook our true talents (1:10)
• Turning the tables on your doubts and recognizing your worth (5:16)
• Using your work skills to connect the dots in your life (7:09)
• Recognizing the beauty of being at a crossroads (9:25)
• How to stop feeling trapped and start aligning with what you want (10:52)

Favorite Quotes:

1. You can't see the label from inside the bottle. And that is so true. The things that you are naturally gifted at, your “secret sauce” transferable skills are extremely difficult to see on your own.
2. When you're able to understand the synergy, when you truly understand how you create success and what you naturally just do in all areas of your life, you can finally see yourself. You can connect the dots of your life.
3. Oftentimes, we get stuck thinking when we're unfulfilled that a tactical thing will fix it. “Do I just need a great resume”, “I just need to know how to position or communicate myself in the market”. And yes, those things are helpful, and they're important. But, if you don't fundamentally understand who you are, what you value, the impact that you make, and you don't understand how to align those things, you're just kicking a can down the road.
4. Far too often, we play small, we stay stuck, we compromise or we believe we're trapped because we cannot see the value we truly have.  

Rather than hoping the grass will be greener, identify what the RIGHT next step is. 

We can help you do just that. 

Get clarity on where you are on your journey to career fulfillment, where you’re headed, optional paths to get there, and the right next step to take.

Start your complimentary, Personalized Career Fulfillment Plan.

------------

Want free resources to set your job search up for success? You can get them HERE. 

Have you found yourself thinking about making a career change a little too often? If you’re spending more time thinking about what’s wrong in your work than what’s right, then it might be the right time for you to put some serious thought into making a change. But, that’s easier said than done. You might feel like you’re risking financial security or stepping down from the ladder you’ve worked so hard to climb. But the truth is that this is your happiness on the line, and that nagging feeling isn’t going to go away on its own. In today’s episode, you’ll hear four simple questions you can ask yourself to be able to identify whether or not it is the right time for you to make a change. You’ll also learn the key mistakes to avoid on your journey towards change. When you follow your intuition, equip yourself with the knowledge and insight of others who made the journey before you, and reach out for support and encouragement when you need it, the change you’re seeking has the potential to change not only your career, but your life, for the better.  What You’ll Learn:

• The four questions that’ll help you identify if now is the right time for change (2:12)
• Evaluating whether or not your career  is in alignment with your life (6:23)
• The role we play in our work/life imbalance (8:22)
• Making fearless decisions from a possibilities mindset (10:41)
• How to overcome limiting beliefs before you have a breakdown moment (13:12)
• Reasons you might be feeling stuck (14:47)

Favorite Quotes:

1. One of the hardest parts about being unfulfilled in your career is usually that there are parts that you like and parts that you don't. Things you don't want to give up, but things that you really feel like are missing in your life. And oftentimes, we can get stuck worrying about what we have to give up, before even realizing whether that's true or not.
2. There absolutely are toxic environments that create situations where it feels extremely difficult, if not near impossible to have balance. Absolutely, those environments exist. But, what I find time and time again is that we are also a factor in our own imbalance and our own ability to shut work off.
3. In order to be able to grow and learn, you've got to be able to make decisions from a place of empowerment. Fear and progress do not exist together.

Rather than hoping the grass will be greener, identify what the RIGHT next step is.

We can help you do just that.

Get clarity on where you are on your journey to career fulfillment, where you’re headed, optional paths to get there, and the right next step to take.

Start your complimentary, Personalized Career Fulfillment Plan by going to www.thebridgetofulfillment.com/plan

Want free resources to set your job search up for success? You can get them by going to: http://www.thebridgetofulfillment.com/mistakes