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Is a yearly or even quarterly bout of burnout normal for you? Most of us accept these episodes as a normal part of our career, never realizing that we have the power to make them stop and quit compromising our health, relationships and even our happiness to these unhealthy patterns.

On this episode of The Bridge to Fulfillment, Blake tackles the subject of burnout, including the reasons we suffer from burnout - and the reasons we don't, the belief systems and lack of clarity that keep us standing in our own way, and how to break the burnout cycle and begin to move into productivity, peace and freedom. Tune in to stop experiencing the exhaustion, anxiety and helplessness that come with burnout - for good.

What You'll Learn:

• Why a purely tactical approach is not going to be enough to keep you from continuing to experience burnout (and the piece of the puzzle you're missing)
• What losing yourself to a bout with burnout looks like, and the signs that will tell you if it's beginning to happen to you
• How getting your questions answered and making a commitment to your own forward progress and peace of mind will completely transform your life, both inside and out
• And much more!

Favorite Quote:

"You see, the thing I didn't know then that I know now, and I help my clients understand everyday, is the answer to burnout doesn't lie with your circumstances. And it isn't out of your control. No matter how difficult your boss is, or how demanding your job is. The answer lies with you."  —Blake Schofield

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

How do you greet the morning on days you have to work? Are you excited about the possibility to get up and get to it, or do you dread the idea of another day in your current career?

Too many of us experience the latter feeling every day - and Amy used to be no exception, until she found a way to turn a corner in her career that brought her more possibilities and benefits than she had previously thought possible.

On this episode of The Bridge to Fulfillment, Blake and Amy dig into the mental and behavioral shifts that helped Amy make real progress in her career transition, how to set your expectations for the job you want, find out the important details and position yourself well, and the mindset and habits Amy has in place that help her be successful as she's working from home. Listen in for an interview that will help you reimagine what's possible for you and your career.

What You'll Learn:

• How Amy began to recognize the "blind spots" in the way she valued herself, and the steps she took to fix them
• Why a job in an industry Amy had zero experience with turned out to be her perfect career match (no, relevant experience is not the most important factor)
• What a fulfilling career move did for every part of Amy's life, beyond just her work performance
• And much more!

Favorite Quote:

"I think that I would have to tell my [old] self that all of the enjoyment and passion that I once had for being able to go into work would return, that it would come back, and that I would be able to feel kind of like my old self again, to be excited to see what, you know, the day brought and what that new adventure was - because I couldn't see outside of just making it through those eight hours each day, I couldn't see what the bigger picture was. And so I think being able to tell myself, like, you need to go back to thinking bigger, and stop limiting yourself to just making it through the day." —Amy

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

How often do you invest in the people around you? Spouse, kids, coworkers, clients… when you put all your resources into caring for others, an investment in yourself (whatever it might be) can begin to seem both implausible and not worth it. While there's no way to be sure, there are ways to approach the concept to give yourself an answer you can feel good about.

On this episode of The Bridge to Fulfillment, Blake digs into how you can be sure that you will see amazing benefits from investing in yourself, identifying patterns in your own life to develop a holistic viewpoint, and refocusing your priorities to look at the long-term ROI of a fulfilling, well-aligned investment in yourself. Listen in to take a step towards turning that impactful self-investment into the next part of your journey.

What You'll Learn:

• Why seeking help as you begin to sort through the idea of investing in yourself is well worth it, and what to look for as you seek that help
• How to make sure the investment you're considering making in yourself will align with your wants and needs
• What to ask yourself as you look at the long-term ROI of an investment in yourself
• And much more!

Favorite Quote:

"So often when we get stressed or anxiety about making a decision or making a change in our lives, our brains really trick us into believing that if we make a decision, that decision is permanent and final and there's no adaptability, or nothing that can change. And that is 100% false. So when we fear not being successful, it's because we fear we'll make a decision, and then we'll have no ability to change the course of that, which is just really not true. You have the ability every day to get up and learn and adapt. Every day you are given the opportunity to create the future that you want." —Blake Schofield

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

What do you look forward to every morning? What gets you up and excited to meet the day? If you don’t have a solid answer, it’s time to ask yourself why. You deserve a life filled with work you love and challenges you can meet with intention and energy.

On this episode of The Bridge to Fulfillment, Blake sheds some light on getting where you want to be in life, including topics like recognizing the impact of every day when it’s easy to just go through the motions, acknowledging your skills, talents and potential to move successfully forward, and goals you can set to mark your journey and your upward trajectory, wherever you want life to take you. Listen in to remind yourself of the power you have to build a life that excites you, energizes you and fills you with purpose.

What You’ll Learn:

• Why the majority of Blake’s clients are in the middle of middle age, and the clarity and intention that can come out of your mindset at that point in life
• What’s happening in our minds to keep us stuck in one place day to day, even if we wish to be doing something different or more fulfilling
• How having some support as you navigate your current place in life and plan for a new chapter can make the process both easier and more effective
• And much more!

Favorite Quote:

“There are a lot of things in life that we can't control. But we actually have control and the ability to create change in so many more significant ways than we usually see, take credit or take action on. You know, we can't change everything. But we don't need to, what we need to do is be able to be empowered to take control of our lives, our circumstances, and create the future that we want.” —Blake Schofield

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

What’s the biggest change you’ve faced since the start of this pandemic? Whatever it was, did you let it stop your progress? Or did you find a way to move past it and continue to succeed?

Nicola Watson is a business owner, full-time mom and a frequent guest of the show. She is back today to shed some light on the turns this year has taken for her, and how she has learned to deal with each one.

On this episode of The Bridge to Fulfillment, Blake and Nicola sit down together to talk about how healthy shifts in time, schedule and workload get made by working moms in quarantine, rising to the current challenge of “adapt or fail” as a business owner, and all the things Nicola has learned and gained over the course of her journey as an entrepreneur, plus her hopes and goals for the future. 

What You’ll Learn:

• How Nicola prioritizes her responsibilities to get everything done in the new world post-COVID (including her responsibility for her own self-care)
• What students may gain from coaches who have talents and skill sets directly in opposition to their own
• Why self-awareness has been the guiding light and the key to Nicola’s continued success, and how it manifests itself in her business and her personal life
• And much more!

Favorite Quote:

“There is always a silver lining, you just have to sit there and find what it is. There's always a reason for what you're going through. And it's your responsibility to figure out what the benefit is. Even from the perspective of our mother, a lot of us have to stay home and homeschool or, even if not to homeschool, you have to be online with your child. But yeah, you can think about what the benefits are. I'm now actively involved in what she's learning, so I can help her to learn better… So, even though it's not an ideal situation, it's important to stay in a positive frame of mind and see what the silver lining is.” —Nicola Watson

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 someone who loves to work from home, or has the new arrangement we’ve gotten used to during the pandemic completely shaken up the separation of your job from the rest of your life? It can be hard to set clear boundaries at work when work is so close to home, but it is both possible and necessary to do so in a way that works for you.

On this episode of The Bridge to Fulfillment, Blake discusses the common areas of complexity that surround the search for work-life harmony - particularly while so many of us are working from home - including the internal and external pieces you need in place to keep work separate from the rest of your life, the questions you need to be asking yourself in order to instill boundaries without coming off badly, and the first step you need to take to gain some momentum and find new solutions. Listen in to start clearing away the stress and confusion caused by your less-than-ideal work situation.

What You’ll Learn:

• How a work environment that isn’t properly confined to its place can ultimately lead you to burnout
• Why asking the wrong question may actually end up landing you in the cycle you were hoping to escape in the first place
• What you can’t change about your work situation, what you do, in fact, have control over - and how to tell the difference
• And much more!

Favorite Quote:

“It can become so easy to believe it's our boss's fault. It's this project’s fault. It's COVID’s fault. It's the fact that you don't have a great workspace wherever you live. We can put [the blame] on a lot of things. But you can't actually change those things. You can only change your actions, your beliefs, and your behaviors. And the good news is, that alone is enough.” —Blake Schofield

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

Do you know what makes you special? Knowing and expressing our past experience, gifts and what we bring to the table in our careers is one of the hardest parts of making a successful career transition - and it’s also one of the most vital. 

On this episode of The Bridge to Fulfillment, Blake dives into the practice of building effective bridge stories, including ways you can discover and communicate your unique set of transferable skills, developing clarity about your individual value (your experiences, lens and wants or needs) as well as about the environment around you (target skills and criteria that companies are looking for), and reducing friction while creating synergy to find the fulfilling career step you’re seeking. Tune in to get clear on what makes you uniquely you and how to show all that brilliance to the people who need to see it.

You’ll Learn  

• Why the simple willingness to outwork everyone else at your job is not part of what makes you unique
• What mistakes women often make when trying to position and market themselves well while interviewing for jobs or even just networking
• How to go about asking the right questions to find the right job for you, rather than focusing on “fixing” your resume
• And much more!

Favorite Quote

“The skill of understanding who you are, how you naturally work best, what that right environment is for you and how to understand, how to communicate that in a way that really builds that synergy and helps the other person clearly see it as if they were watching a movie, will open up so many doors for your future - so many doors today and so many doors tomorrow to really enable you to maximize your potential, get on the right path and really be able to stand and live in your value.” 

 - Blake Schofield

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

How has COVID impacted your career? Some of us were lucky enough to hang onto our jobs and continue on the same path. But some of us found ourselves violently placed in unfamiliar territory.

When Karen reached out for help, she had just lost her job after 32 years at the same company. She felt scared, lost, and alone - but she did the work and gained the clarity and confidence she needed to move forward in her job search.

On this episode of The Bridge to Fulfillment, Karen and Blake dig into the moment Karen began to realize that positive change and fulfillment was possible for her, the mindset shift from forging the path forward on her own to asking for support (plus all the tremendous ways that decision paid off), and the process of re-acquainting yourself with your goals, your priorities and your own incredible skills and value. Tune in for an inspiring story that might feel very familiar this year.

You’ll Learn  

• How the place that feels like the end of the road for everything you’re familiar with can actually be the catalyst for countless opportunities
• What the job search looks like when you can confidently stand in your skills and values - and when you refuse to settle
• Why placing your unique personality and all that goes with it at the center of your career shift is the best marketing move you can make
• And much more!

Favorite Quote

“I've learned that through this whole experience - be yourself and show your secret sauce. Because we all have something different to offer, we all have something that is different about us that will be huge to somebody out there; and you will find that right place, and I'm confident that I will find that right fit. I'm not afraid anymore. I'm not afraid to go out there and find what I need to find and find what I'm looking for, because it's there.” 

 - Karen Beebe

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 was the last time you were called a "perfectionist"? For too many driven women, perfectionism manifests itself internally as constant second-guessing and anxiety. It clouds our judgment and freezes us where we stand. How much more could you achieve if you didn't have that barrier in your way?

On this episode of The Bridge to Fulfillment, Blake dives into how we get stuck in place when we constantly doubt and second-guess ourselves, finding a framework to walk towards rather than a crystal-clear destination, and ways to cultivate clarity around your needs and priorities so you can find a path to fulfillment rather than just treading water. Listen in to finally find a way out of your own head. 

You’ll Learn  

• Why Blake’s relentless attention to detail and need to research every option wasn’t necessarily the strength she considered it to be
• How we get ourselves stuck in a mental spiral (and which signs to recognize so you can nip the next one in the bud)
• What radical changes you begin to see when you manage to push past the need to doubt yourself and hold your future back
• And much more!

Favorite Quote

“I believed I was the person who was just a type-A perfectionist and just analytical, I just have to do things this way. And it wasn't true of me, and if you suffer from that, it likely isn't true of you either. Can you just imagine what life would be like if you knew and could stand in that confidence and make decisions quickly and easily to move yourself forward, and not suffer from that constant second-guessing or doubt? I'm telling you, it's absolutely life-changing.” 

 - Blake Schofield

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

“There’s a common misbelief that if you do work that helps people, it doesn’t pay well.”

For a huge chunk of her career, Jennie Nash struggled to make money as a writer, despite her success in scoring book deals. What she did learn during her years writing, however, was the ins-and-outs of the publishing world. Since then, she has put that knowledge to work coaching many big names in the industry, building her company Author Accelerator into a multi-six-figure book coaching business and teaching others to do the same.

On this episode of The Bridge to Fulfillment, Blake and Jennie dig into Jennie’s evolution from failed big ideas, to a shift in how she perceived her work and its worth, to coming into her own as an entrepreneur and mentor to her clients and embracing the reality that everything is a process to be refined as we learn and progress forward. Tune in for an impactful discussion on your value and the value of your mistakes. 

You’ll Learn  

• How Jennie began to navigate and codify the best of the creative process to help her clients (and herself) put it to work
• What beliefs and doubts and habits we are so often susceptible to, and need to work on, in order to stand in our own value and communicate that value to others
• Why an accidental coaching enrollment changed Jennie’s outlook and her business itself in a massive way
• And much more!

Favorite Quote

“What I do is not just help you write a book; I help you find your voice. I help you raise your voice, I help you overcome the doubt that you have anything worthwhile to say, I help you figure out what really matters to you, what you really want to convey to people. Doing that work inevitably gets to very personal, emotional, long-standing things that someone is trying to breakthrough. That's what I was helping [writers] do. I would feel the transformation I was helping them with, I would see the results… And I had to understand the real value that I was bringing, and what that value was, and what it meant to people. [I had to] raise my rates and change the whole business strategy that I had around it in order to bring those rates up to what they really needed to be.” 

 - Jennie Nash

Connect with Jennie:

• To get matched with a book coach who can help you write your story, go to AuthorAccelerator.com.
• To learn more about how YOU can become a book coach, check out: Bookcoaches.com.

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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