Pivot with Jenny Blake

"Anxiety over being more innovative leads entrepreneurs to create solutions instead of problems. But what if you could use your intuition to identify an existing problem that’s begging for a solution?”—Bernadette Jiwa, Hunch: Turn Your Everyday Insights Into The Next Big ThingWhen Bernadette Jiwa’s little book that packs a big punch, Hunch, arrived in the mail, I immediately thought, “I wish I wrote that book!” But I’m thrilled that she did, because Bernadette’s beautiful heart shines through every page as she describes tools and stories to help you transform everyday insights into big ideas that make an impact. 📝 Check out full show notes from this episode with links to resources mentioned at http://pivotmethod.com/82 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Prosperity is not something we achieve, it's something we receive."—Jeffrey Shaw, author of LINGO: Discover Your Ideal Customer’s Secret Language and Make Your Business IrresistibleI had such a blast talking with Jeffrey Shaw for this week’s episode. He has been running his own photography and coaching business for over 33 years, including a podcast called Creative Warriors to help heart-centered entrepreneurs create, serve and be prosperous. We talk about how Jeffrey went from overlooked to overbooked, how to find, connect and speak to your ideal customers, and the energetics of business—how to tune-in to your intuition to guide strategy and next steps. 📝 Check out full show notes from this episode with links to resources mentioned at http://pivotmethod.com/81 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What happens after you pivot? In today’s episode I’m sharing the afterword I wrote for the paperback edition of Pivot, that I recently recorded for the audiobook version. That’s right, Pivot is on Audible, read by yours truly in case you want me to read to you as you cook, commute, clean, etc! In this short audiobook snippet episode, I share a little bit about the audiobook recording process, then dive in to two post-pivot stages that you might have missed if you read (or listened) to the first edition of the book: the pilot derby and surfing the void. I also share an approach that helps me better navigate both: Don’t-Know Mind, from the Korean Zen tradition. 📝 Check out full show notes from this episode with links to resources mentioned at http://pivotmethod.com/80 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 I’ve got. 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’re 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/79 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"I stopped following, bypassing my inner critic, knowing full well the future of my total physical and mental health was not dependent on Ms. Bendy Six Pack Von Instagram."—Andrea Owen, How to Stop Feeling Like Sh*t Although it seems like the holidays should be nothing but rosy and bright, filled with gratitude and good cheer, sometimes being back in our home of origin (with family, longtime friends, and/or in-laws) can send us into a personal growth regression machine. In past years I’ve caught myself reverting to my worst habits—whether it’s using the tone of voice of a high-schooler, layering on guilt for not being my best self, or not taking care of myself in the ways I know that I need in order to recharge and stay sane amidst the extraversion and people-immersion this time of year. 📝 Check out full show notes from this episode with links to resources mentioned at http://pivotmethod.com/78 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As you board planes, trains and automobiles to head home (or adventuring) over the holidays, I'm sharing 21+ of my best travel tips, apps and tools—everything from preparing to booking to packing, to travel day and routines on the road. Keynote speaking is one of my favorite ways to earn a living, and this year I took about 30 trips, or one every other week. In today’s episode I share the strategies, routines, apps, and products that keep me relatively healthy, happy and sane while traveling, and that help me recharge when my batteries are running low but I’m away from home. 📝 Check out full show notes from this episode with links to resources mentioned at http://pivotmethod.com/77 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Please remember that every person you love and admire—every author, every artist, every business owner, every luminary who seems to 'have it all together'—just remember that their story is filled with hundreds of awkward firsts, too." —Alexandra Franzen It was love at first read when I encountered Alexandra Franzen online, and it has been ever since. She's a delightful, talented, prolific writer and thinker who seems to always write just what I need to hear. I love how Alex has pivoted her business over the years, and she's someone I love looking toward for inspiration and insight. 📝 Check out full show notes from this episode with links to resources mentioned at http://pivotmethod.com/76 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"The secret to predicting the future is to get better at understanding the present."—Rohit Bhargava, Non-Obvious 2018 Edition: How to Predict Trends and Win the Future I've always been fascinated by futurists and trend spotters (turns out the latter is a myth). How do they see trends coming before the rest of us? What are they doing to sift through the noise to extrapolate a clear signal of where things are heading? Turns out, true to the Pivot Method, that the key to predicting the future lies right under our feet: we just need to get better at understanding how to spot ideas, capture them effectively, and sift through them. 📝 Check out full show notes from this episode with links to resources mentioned at http://pivotmethod.com/75 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“See yourself from the soul's point of view: flaws are just temporary mistakes of perception."—Penney Peirce, Transparency We're back at it, folks! There was so much juicy material from Penney Peirce's new book, Transparency: Seeing Through to Our Expanded Human Capacity, that we decided to dive in even deeper in a follow-up episode of the Pivot Podcast (if you haven't already, check out first part, Transparency Part 1: What does your soul know? 📝 Check out full show notes from this episode with links to resources mentioned at http://pivotmethod.com/74 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What is more important to you than perfection? This week's show is coming to you unpolished and unedited . . . to prove a point to myself and my inner perfectionist. I realized it had been a while since I did a solo show (one where there’s no guest), just me riffing on a topic that’s on my mind. And why not? Because my perfectionism monster started running the show! I worried that if conditions weren’t perfect, if I didn’t have my fancy mic while on the road for speaking gigs, or a perfect content outline, that I’d be better off not doing one. Pfft! So for this 30-minute show I just awkwardly shared from the heart ways I push past perfection when it starts blocking my life and creative work. 📝 Check out full show notes from this episode with links to resources mentioned at http://pivotmethod.com/73 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"I was broken. Everything hurt. How could I know so much but constantly be in pain? I could go fast with the best, but I was a complete amateur at going slow." —Anders Varner, founder of The Lower Back Fix When Anders Varner reached out to me to share his story, I only got halfway through his about page when I knew it was an immediate YES! for a podcast conversation. Many of you know that one of my passions is exploring the intersection of mind, body and business—particularly how we make time to rest, recharge, and take care of ourselves during intense career-building times so that we don't burn out, and can instead build sustainable careers (and bodies) we love. 📝 Check out full show notes from this episode with links to resources mentioned at http://pivotmethod.com/72 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Was it hard to be a CIA officer with all of the challenges and change that entailed? Yes. Scary? Of course. But if I was going to fulfill my life mission, I had to conquer my instinctual tendency to freeze in place. Fear would get me nowhere. Faith, however, would take me to places I could never have imagined." 📝 Check out full show notes from this episode with links to resources mentioned at http://pivotmethod.com/71 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There a few classic books—and business concepts—that I declare must-reads for every solopreneur and side-hustler I work with, and The Referral Engine is one of them. Especially if you're someone who bristles at so much of the online marketing tactics out there like I do, referrals are one of the best ways to get new clients. There is already a foundation of trust established with the incoming client, and it means that you exceeded expectations enough for the referring client to authentically spread the word about your services. In this week's show, business master-thinker John Jantsch and I dive into exactly how to create delightful experiences and systems that will make referrals a key part of your business, not just a happy accident. 📝 Check out full show notes from this episode with links to resources mentioned at http://pivotmethod.com/70 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Contrary to what she'd probably tell you herself, Torre DeRoche is one of the bravest people I know. When we first encountered each other online, she had just finished sailing the world for two years with her boyfriend at the time. Just the two of them . . . on the open seas . . . despite her deathly fear of sharks. I've been captivated by her story and her writing, under the moniker Fearful Adventurer, ever since, and I had the pleasure of meeting her in person for a meal in Chiang Mai when we crossed paths there in 2013. 📝 Check out full show notes from this episode with links to resources mentioned at http://pivotmethod.com/69 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As Andy Molinksy writes in Reach, chances are if you've ever been interested in the topic of personal growth as it relates to risk, you've heard tropes like "life begins at the end of your comfort zone" and have encountered this meme-of-all-memes: 📝 Check out full show notes from this episode with links to resources mentioned at http://pivotmethod.com/68 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What does it mean to make enlightenment normal? How do you remove the filters that dim your soul's wisdom? How can you feel into what wants to happen and find greater flow in life and work? What does it mean to be so authentic and transparent that we live as truth with nothing to hide? Penney and I dive into these questions and many more on this week's show as we discuss her new book, Transparency: Seeing Through to Our Expanded Human Capacity, which I was incredibly honored to write the foreword for. 📝 Check out full show notes from this episode with links to resources mentioned at http://pivotmethod.com/67 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

So you become known for your ideas: now what? Many entrepreneurs find out the hard way that being a recognized expert is still not enough to guarantee a healthy living. One of my best friendtors in New York City, Dorie Clark, returns to the show for the third time to complete our Pivot Podcast trilogy—a conversation about her brand new book, Entrepreneurial You: Monetize Your Expertise, Create Multiple Streams of Income and Thrive. 📝 Check out full show notes from this episode with links to resources mentioned at http://pivotmethod.com/66 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

My guest today, Michael Port, has written six books, including one that changed my life: Book Yourself Solid, which I read in 2010 just before leaving Google to strategize how to launch my coaching practice. I have since recommended it to every coach I've ever mentored! Fun fact, Michael also guest starred in one of my favorite Sex and the City episode in his early acting days :) 📝 Check out full show notes from this episode with links to resources mentioned at http://pivotmethod.com/65 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

My guest this week is a pivot pro who navigates life and work with heart and soul. Howard Behar is a renowned business leader, author, speaker, and mentor. Part of the leadership triumvirate that built the Starbucks brand, Behar is the ultimate “servant leader” who is known for his work ethic, values based leadership, mentorship, and such memorable lessons as “The Person Who Sweeps the Floor Should Choose the Broom” and “Only the Truth Sounds Like the Truth.” 📝 Check out full show notes from this episode with links to resources mentioned at http://pivotmethod.com/64 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hi friends, long time no talk! I am super excited to be gearing up the Pivot Podcast again with a special episode on Artist as CEO, featuring my guy, Michel Karsouny. Michel and I met over a year ago walking in opposite directions down a New York City sidewalk — how's that for the magic of serendipity?! 📝 Check out full show notes from this episode with links to resources mentioned at http://pivotmethod.com/63 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is it possible to do creative work and make a living? What does it take to thrive, not just survive? This week I'm thrilled to chat with bestselling author, keynote speaker, and popular blogger Jeff Goins. Listen on as we bust myths behind the starving and solo artist, discuss the return to creative patronage (and how you can become your own best patron), why "exposure gigs" are out and charging for your work is in, and striking the balance between exploring a variety of interests while focusing enough so see meaningful projects through. 📝 Check out full show notes from this episode with links to resources mentioned at http://pivotmethod.com/62 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When it comes to growing and scaling a business, the very superhero skills that facilitate your success may also one day become your biggest weakness. How can it be that you—the entrepreneur—might be the very person holding yourself back in the quest to move from employee-at-everyone-else's-whims to strategic business owner building a scalable operation? 📝 Check out full show notes from this episode with links to resources mentioned at http://pivotmethod.com/61 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There's good news about bad moods—contrary to what it may seem in the moment, they can actually facilitate more creative, out-of-the-box thinking than when we're sailing along on autopilot during happier times, according to researcher Susan David. This is just one of the tidbits that leaped off the page for me from her acclaimed #1 Wall Street Journal best selling book, Emotional Agility: Get Unstuck, Embrace Change, and Thrive in Work and Life (a close cousin to Pivot in content and launch date—they share the same book birthday!). 📝 Check out full show notes from this episode with links to resources mentioned at http://pivotmethod.com/60 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What makes a person captivating? How can some instantly connect with an audience, while others fall flat? This week I'm thrilled to have one of my kindred spirits on the podcast with me. Vanessa Van Edwards is a professional people watcher, self-described "recovering awkward person," and author of the new book Captivate: The Science of Succeeding with People. 📝 Check out full show notes from this episode with links to resources mentioned at http://pivotmethod.com/59 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What's the secret to becoming a recognized expert? Once you are well-known in your field, how do you monetize those ideas (without being sleazy) to build a successful business? 📝 Check out full show notes from this episode with links to resources mentioned at http://pivotmethod.com/58 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Silent meditation retreats always intimidated me. What would it be like? Would I get bored? Antsy beyond belief? So uncomfortable I can't stand it anymore? Could I handle something like that? Do I even want to try? 📝 Check out full show notes from this episode with links to resources mentioned at http://pivotmethod.com/57 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Petra Kolber radiates. When she walks into a room, it lights all the way up with her positivity, passion for life and joie de vivre. 📝 Check out full show notes from this episode with links to resources mentioned at http://pivotmethod.com/56 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What lies on the other side of our fear? According to Kamal Ravikant, magic. "That's the promise of the heart," he writes in an early chapter of his wonderful new book, Rebirth: A Fable of Love, Forgiveness, and Following Your Heart. This is one of my all-time favorite Pivot Podcast conversations: Kamal inspires courage in vulnerability, living with an open heart, and road-tested practices on loving yourself and living your truth. Every moment of talking with him was a delight, and I hope you enjoy this week's conversation on life's biggest topics as much as I did! 📝 Check out full show notes from this episode with links to resources mentioned at http://pivotmethod.com/55 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

HAPPY NEW YEAR!! I'm grateful every day to all of you for being here listening—it's an honor to be walking our pivot paths together. I'm on Day 2 of my first five day silent meditation retreat, but didn't want to leave you hanging! Today I'm sharing the latest Q&A call recording for Momentum, my private community for side-hustlers and solopreneurs, to help you plan your 2017 pivot and set "soul goals" and intentions for the new year. 📝 Check out full show notes from this episode with links to resources mentioned at http://pivotmethod.com/54 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tomorrow I head out for my first 5-day silent meditation retreat . . . I have no clue what to expect! The idea of doing something like this used to terrify me, even just 24 hours of silence seemed almost impossible. Now, especially after all the book marketing commotion, I am absolutely craving it. 📝 Check out full show notes from this episode with links to resources mentioned at http://pivotmethod.com/53 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we tackle a tiny little topic—enlightenment—with one of my all-time favorite authors and thinkers, Martha Beck. I have read all eight of Martha's books (two or three times each) as they helped me through some of my biggest transitions in life and work. 📝 Check out full show notes from this episode with links to resources mentioned at http://pivotmethod.com/52 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Many people want to avoid thinking about death, let alone talking about it—not to mention writing a book with "die" in the title. Not Todd Henry. True to the concept of memento mori, reflecting on death to be more present and grateful in life, Todd believes contemplating death helps us fully explore and realize our creative gifts. I absolutely loved this conversation and Todd's thoughts on how to "die empty" without feeling pressure to do it all; how to minimize minutiae and pursue great work while also riding out natural dips in creativity, transition, or clarity. 📝 Check out full show notes from this episode with links to resources mentioned at http://pivotmethod.com/51 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What an epic pivot point for our country with this presidential election. Wild week for all involved, as half the country celebrates with relief and the other half navigates its grief. 📝 Check out full show notes from this episode with links to resources mentioned at http://pivotmethod.com/50 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1 in 3 people say they want to write a book someday. Are you one of them? As Michael Larsen puts it, it's no longer a question of if you can publish a book, but when and how. This week's podcast, an excerpt from my 5-Day The (He)art of Book Publishing, dives into the how of getting a book deal with a traditional publisher. (Pardon the brief echoey-ness at points!) 📝 Check out full show notes from this episode with links to resources mentioned at http://pivotmethod.com/49 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How do you eliminate competition? According to Scott Stratten, who earns $1 million per year in speaking fees, the answer is simple: ignore it. Be yourself, and there is no competition. 📝 Check out full show notes from this episode with links to resources mentioned at http://pivotmethod.com/48 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jonathan Fields' mission is to "live fiercely and study deeply." How does he do that while earning a living? That's what we unpack in this week's episode. According to Jonathan, "There are only two ways to earn a living: you're either solving a problem or delivering a delight. If you're lucky and creative, you do both simultaneously." 📝 Check out full show notes from this episode with links to resources mentioned at http://pivotmethod.com/47 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What do the most agile pivoters have in common? That's what I unpack in this week's episode with Professor Tom Guariello, founder of RoboPsych and my co-pilot in creating the Pivotability Index self-assessment. Researches often cite the "Big Five" personality traits: openness to experience, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism (often listed under the acronyms OCEAN or CANOE). But in today's environment, we must all develop ourselves on a sixth dimension: pivotability, or the capacity to weather change, particularly when it comes to our careers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What happens just after you pivot? Can you sit at the edge of uncertainty—and its ensuing discomfort—and not try to fix it? After two very exciting weeks launching PIVOT, I returned home from a mini book tour and immediately got sucked into The Void. Although I knew it would come (I even blocked the entire last week off so that I had no meetings), and although I maintained all my mind-body practices leading up to the launch, the Furry Rest Monster still conspired with my couch to swallow me whole for a week. One morning I meditated for 20-minutes—sitting upright, yay!—then immediately tipped over on my couch to go back to sleep. Checking email was too much to handle. I skipped a week on the podcast, and on sending my #PIVOTlist newsletter. 📝 Check out full show notes from this episode with links to resources mentioned at http://pivotmethod.com/45 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How do hackers, innovators and icons accelerate success? Find out in this week's episode with one of my favorite authors, Shane Snow. I loved Smartcuts so much when I first picked it up that I would walk down the streets of New York holding the hardcover version so I could continue reading while walking. Move over annoying texting-while-walking pedestrians! I brought distracted strolling to a whole new level. Now that's a true testament to how hard this book was to put back down once I picked it up, and it's now out on paperback for your reading pleasure! 📝 Check out full show notes and links from this episode and share it with a friend! http://itsfreetime.com/episodes/46 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One of my favorite authors, bloggers and friends—James Altucher, author of Choose Yourself and the Choose Yourself Guide to Wealth—takes over the Pivot Podcast this week to interview yours truly. I couldn't imagine a better way to celebrate the book launch—be sure to grab your copy wherever books are sold!! 📝 Check out full show notes from this episode with links to resources mentioned at http://pivotmethod.com/45 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Neil Pasricha's writing is like a cup of hot chocolate, or as he would describe it in Awesome Thing #119, like watching butter melt on a hot piece of toast. It is comforting and delightful. His latest book is about what he learned along his own roller coaster ride of reaching smashing success with his 1,000 Awesome Things blog and books, then realizing he still wasn't happy. We break down topics like The Saturday Morning Test, the three time buckets, and many more. Enjoy! 📝 Check out full show notes from this episode with links to resources mentioned at http://pivotmethod.com/44 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What can people do that computers never will? According to Geoff Colvin, that's the wrong question. It is futile to ask what computers will never be able to do, since they are accomplishing new, previously unthinkable feats at an astonishing rate. Instead, we must ask what it is that humans will insist continue to be performed by other humans? 📝 Check out full show notes from this episode with links to resources mentioned at http://pivotmethod.com/43 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The final countdown is on! PIVOT: The Only Move That Matters Is Your Next One launches in two weeks . . . !!! Today's episode is an excerpt from one of my favorite chapters, High Net Growth. I give an overview of career operating modes, how to assess your risk threshold, and share my pivot story of leaving Google, then resuscitating my business when I almost "blew up" two years later. You can download this as a PDF here. 📝 Check out full show notes from this episode with links to resources mentioned at http://pivotmethod.com/42 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

According to Gregg Easterbrook, "The men and women at middle-class standards or above in the United States and European Union now live better than 99.4 percent of the human beings who have ever existed," including most of the royalty of history. And yet, we are no happier. How can this be? 📝 Check out full show notes from this episode with links to resources mentioned at http://pivotmethod.com/41 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Have you fallen into the trap of thinking that all stress is toxic? If so, you may be unknowingly compounding the effects of it on your body and mind—or at least missing out on some of the benefits and insights stress has to offer. Kelly McGonigal, a pioneer in the field of "science help" and one of my favorite authors, debunks a number of stress myths in the episode. I hope you enjoy the conversation as much as I did! 📝 Check out full show notes from this episode with links to resources mentioned at http://pivotmethod.com/40 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week’s guest, long-time blog friend Srini Rao, raises the bar on creativity. Don’t just create art, he says, strive for unmistakable art—output so unique it doesn’t even require a signature, and by nature eliminates all competition. It is yours and yours alone. And of course, achieving this is not a simple, straightforward feat. Check out this week’s episode on what Srini has learned from his own lowest moments, and from interviewing over 600 guests for his Unmistakable Creative podcast over the last six years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A week after I returned home from the safari, I fell into a bit of a bliss crash (as my dad would call it). The trip was so exciting and rejuvenating, and on my way home I realized: my book is launching in TWO MONTHS. Two months! 📝 Check out full show notes from this episode with links to resources mentioned at http://pivotmethod.com/38 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I always have a blast talking with Mike Michalowicz—Mike is the author of several business books, one of which—Profit First—completely changed how I handle my expenses and banking. But alas, today we’re talking about his latest book, Surge, on how entrepreneurs can make their own luck by learning to spot trend waves and ride them effectively, and when to “dump” a wave as it’s about to crash upon the shore. 📝 Check out full show notes from this episode with links to resources mentioned at http://pivotmethod.com/37 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I almost fainted when today’s guest, Kevin Kelly, said yes to be on the Pivot Podcast. Kind, brilliant and the king of techno-literacy, Kevin is one of the great technologists, futurists, and thinkers of our time. We talk about how to get better at systems thinking, become more techno-literate in an ever-changing environment that fosters a constant “newbie state,” artificial intelligence, centaurs and robot whispering, virtual and augmented reality, why now is the best possible time to start a company, and much much more. I could listen to Kevin talk all day, but alas! Today’s episode is a digestable power-packed 50 minutes. 📝 Check out full show notes from this episode with links to resources mentioned at http://pivotmethod.com/36 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What happens when you reach previously unimaginable pinnacles of success . . . and still find yourself miserable? I’m stoked to bring you today’s Pivot Podcast with Ryan Holiday—marketing master, studier of Stoic philosophy, and author of several bestselling books. His first, Trust Me, I’m Lying—which the Financial Times called an “astonishing, disturbing book”—was a debut bestseller. His next books, Growth Hacker Marketing and The Obstacle is the Way were both published by Penguin/Portfolio, and his latest, Ego is the Enemy launches in two weeks! Fun fact: he has the last two book titles tattooed on each arm. 📝 Check out full show notes from this episode with links to resources mentioned at http://pivotmethod.com/35 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices