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  • 154: Two-Month Report from the Puppy (and People!) Training Trenches

    In this week’s solo episode, we have the two-month report from the puppy training trenches! Michael and I brought Ryder home December 8, our little angel-in-a-fur-coat — aka the pup-pup. Take one look at his 8-week old cuteness in the photo gallery below and you'll understand why!

    For inquiring minds, he's a German Shepherd—albeit a tiny one in the early photos, he has doubled in size in just two months. As our neighbors tell us daily (we make so many friends now!), "Look at those paws! He's gonna be BIIIIIG!"

    📝 Check out full show notes from this episode with links to resources mentioned at http://pivotmethod.com/154

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    40 min
  • 153: How to Create an Internal Coaching Program for Your Organization

    In 2007, while working within Sheryl Sandberg’s Online Sales and Operations organization at Google, I received a coaching session that changed my life. This was before the word coaching (and careers revolving around it) was ubiquitous outside of the sports arena.

    In this episode I share more about how that one session helped spark an entire movement that’s still alive within Google today: an internal “drop-in” coaching program—to make coaching accessible, easy to sign up for, and free—for all employees at all levels of the company. I’ll dive into the big themes and mechanics of how to set this up if you’re hoping to run a pilot within your organization.

    That first coach, Erik, in just two sessions also inspired me to attend coach training myself in 2008, restart my (at the time) sleeping website Life After College, and gave me hope that I could be an author someday . . . and the rest is history :)

    Shoutout to Denny Clark for submitting the Listener Q&A that inspired this episode!

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    📝 Check out full show notes from this episode with links to resources mentioned at http://pivotmethod.com/153

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    31 min
  • [Best Of] 96: The Million-Dollar, One-Person Business with Elaine Pofeldt
    I have always been curious about solopreneurs who choose to stay small,
    like me. Seven years into running my own business, I still deliberately
    choose not to scale in a way that requires hiring any full-time employees
    or by too much added infrastructure, to support two of my biggest business
    values of freedom and agility.
    But that doesn't mean that I exclude higher earnings as a necessary
    byproduct. My business mantras: optimize for revenue and joy, look for ways
    to earn twice as much in half the time (with ease and with even greater
    impact), and let it be easy, let it be fun.
    So I was delighted to stumble upon Elaine Pofeldt, who is similarly
    obsessed with researching non-employer businesses with 7-figure earnings.
    In this week's conversation we dive into what she discovered while writing
    The Million-Dollar, One-Person Business. Related note: I've captured my
    best strategies for nearly quadrupling my income while working half the
    time (with no full-time employees) in my Delegation Ninja course.
    0 min
  • [Best Of] 91: Divine Time Management and Putting Faith Forward in Business and Love with Elizabeth Grace Saunders
    Originally posted March 2018 — part of a “Best Of” series as I get caught
    up from a round of travel and puppy-adjusting :)
    When my friend Elizabeth pivoted from time management author and coach to
    divine time management, her faith-based practice of "trusting God's loving
    plans for you," and with the release of her new book in November, I wanted
    to have her on the show. But I was nervous at the same time.
    Is it okay to put faith forward in business? On the podcast? I'm not
    Christian—would that adversely affect the interview? Would it be divisive
    in any way for listeners? Our culture prides a separation of church and
    state, but what about spirituality and business?
    In the months since Elizabeth's book launched, I have been sloooowly
    finding the courage to talk about these topics more prominently on the
    Pivot Podcast. And believe me, coming from an atheist-turned-agnostic, this
    was not an easy or obvious choice. But my soul's curiosity and passion for
    finding deeper meaning in our work says YES. I am grateful to now be
    exploring people and philosophies of many ranging faiths on this show.
    With that, let's dive into this week's awesome episode! I love Elizabeth's
    advice on loosening the reigns of control, paying attention to inner
    stirrings, and her vulnerability in sharing how she has surrendered her
    timing around finding love. 
    Check out full show notes from this episode with links to resources
    mentioned at PivotMethod.com/podcast/divine-time.
    0 min
  • 152: Glowing in the Dark with Kristoffer 'KC' Carter

    This week’s episode is another one of my favorite formats, just two new (soul) friends shooting the breeze in what we’ve dubbed a “podcast tango” :) Given that we both have podcasts, we decided to just hit record and do this joint conversation, neither of us officially interviewing the other. I hope you enjoy this conversation jam with insta-BFF Kristoffer “KC” Carter (shout-out to our mutual mensch mentor Jonathan Fields who introduced us!), whose new podcast This Epic Life is one I know you’ll also love. We deepen our budding BFF-ship and discuss the BIG topics of life—including death, dips, permission to shine, business pivots, his yogic and meditation practices, and much more.

    📝 Check out full show notes from this episode with links to resources mentioned at http://pivotmethod.com/152

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    1 hr 15 min
  • 151: Joy of Movement with Kelly McGonigal

    Kelly McGonigal joins us this week to kick-off 2020 with a candid conversation on why movement is integral to our happiness and our humanity. Learn how to harness the power of authentic, joyful movement to create meaning and connection that goes far beyond the way we look or what the scale reads.

    And for those of you in the NYC area, join us this week, Thursday January 9, for Jumpstart Joy 2020: a LIVE Pivot Podcast and celebration of Kelly’s book launch, with dancing and Nia movement! Learn more and get tickets (which includes a signed copy of the book) at http://pivotmethod.com/joy.

    📝 Check out full show notes from this episode with links to resources mentioned at http://pivotmethod.com/151

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    53 min
  • 150: Pivot Insider Preview—Jenny's Favorite Things & Strategic Coach's "80% Approach"

    This week’s episode is a special behind-the-scenes preview from my live monthly Pivot Insider community Q&A call. In our December call (last one of the decade!) I shared my favorite things Oprah-style, why I launch everything in an “imperfect,” incomplete state, my go-to workouts from home, and questions submitted from the group on side hustles and staying motivated.

    Enjoy more intimate conversations like this one? Pivot Podcast is listener supported—consider donating to become a Pivot Insider at just $8/mo and you’ll get access to a private monthly Q&A call on Zoom in real-time, and the chance to submit questions in advance even when you can’t make it live.

    You’ll also get instant access to over six months of archives and special bonuses, including the two-hour Upgrade Your Energy workshop.

    📝 Check out full show notes from this episode with links to resources mentioned at http://pivotmethod.com/150

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    1 hr 12 min
  • 149: Career Homecoming with Laura Simms

    Laura Simms and I have been traveling parallel Pivot paths for a while now — nearly a decade of tracking each other’s work, but finally for the first time speaking live, 1:1! Of course we hit it off as fast friends, as we discuss ageism, passion vs. purpose, and working through insecurities when navigating career pivots.

    Laura is an expert in meaningful work who challenges conventional wisdom by asking people to ditch their passions and start with purpose. She’s the creator of Your Career Homecoming, a celebrated career change program that helps people discover the meaningful work that’s right for them.

    📝 Check out full show notes from this episode with links to resources mentioned at http://pivotmethod.com/149

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    46 min
  • 148: Penney & Jenny Show—Pivoting From Toxic Situations Toward Self-Entertainment

    The Penney & Jenny Show is back! The latest installment (PJ Show #11!) answers a listener Q&A about pivoting out of toxic situations at work. Penny and I discuss how we evaluate when to stay vs. go, discerning normal ups and downs from true toxicity, and the highest emotional state that acts as a tuning fork and compass to pull you forward into a new direction and a new lease on life.

    Enjoying the podcast and want to support the show? Become a Pivot Insider for as little as $8 each month and get access to a live monthly Q&A call—you’ll get six months of archived calls, a slew of bonus resources, including a two-hour Upgrade Your Energy workshop. Our next call is Wednesday, January 8—join now as a powerful way to kick-off this next decade!

    📝 Check out full show notes from this episode with links to resources mentioned at http://pivotmethod.com/148

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    1 hr 26 min
  • 147: Set Your 2020 Pivot Strategy

    To help you kick-off the new year in style and soul-aligned next steps, I’m back with my annual Set Your Pivot Strategy episode! New and improved with the best resources and reflection questions to help you explore a powerful vision for 2020 :)

    I encourage you to get out a pen and paper for this one—yes, analog-style—and pause frequently to journal for as long as you’d like on each prompt. Go big! Go for quantity, not quality, and don’t censor yourself or worry yet about whether or not what you are envisioning is possible—the time for that will come later. 

    When you think you’re done writing, keep going! That just means you’ve gotten your most obvious ideas down. Pushing through the pauses is where you create breakthroughs, and every time you sit with a question you’ve never heard before, you are creating new neural pathways in the brain. 

    📝 Check out full show notes from this episode with links to resources mentioned at http://pivotmethod.com/147

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    42 min

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