On Saturday night, my husband and I checked out a local pub, and it just so happened that the singer-songwriter playing the opening set that night was Lebanese, like Michael. When we walked in, he was already at the bar, clad in a red flannel shirt and jeans, grabbing a drink before heading on stage.

“Hi!! We’re so excited to see you play!” Michael said, wrapping him in a bear hug.

“Amazing!” the musician replied, before cocking his head and furrowing his brows, confused by the sudden surge of affection. “Do . . . do I know you?”

“No, but we’re both Lebanese!” Michael replied in Arabic. “We’re practically brothers!”

Lebanon is a country one-fortieth the size of California, so in a way, this is not untrue.

Awkward greetings behind us, Michael and I settled into our seats. Once the musician started strumming, his sound instantly swept me away; very Noah Kahan, one of my favorites. His voice had perfect pitch, his lyrics were passionate and sensitive, and his “tuning talks” between songs were funny, self-deprecating, and endearing.

But I couldn’t help scanning the room, feeling discouraged for him.

As an author and keynote speaker, often nervous about impressing audiences of any size, I could only imagine how I’d feel if I had marketed an event in New York City and only three people showed up—two of them potential stalkers (:::checks mirror:::).

Well, I can imagine it. I would probably take it personally, even knowing I shouldn’t. I would assume there was something wrong with me, that I was never going to make it, that maybe I should give up on my dream. Compare-and-despair would envelop me like a rain-filled cloud, snuffing out any sparks of joy as I pictured other more possessing musicians playing under the big lights at Madison Square Garden.

Concerned for him (aka over-empathizing and projecting my petty fears), I elbowed Michael. Covering my mouth while speaking through closed teeth so the musician couldn’t see my lips moving while performing, I whispered under my breath:

“Wouldn’t you be discouraged if there were only three people in the audience?”

“Yeah, but it’s the right three people,” Michael replied.

Of course, he was right. After the set, we invited the musician to our table and bought him a celebratory beer. Once one of Michael’s friends showed up, we invited them both back to our house, a short ten-minute walk away. After shooting the breeze in our living room for a bit, we all took Ryder with us up the block for steaming-hot, hit-the-spot smash burgers at 10 p.m., before sending them both home, together.

The next night, Michael invited Ab-Do, the musician, to dinner with another crew of Lebanese friends. Afterward, the two of them walked and talked for four hours through Central Park. An audience of three turned into an instant bestie of one.

Ten years ago next month, I met Michael walking in opposite directions down a tiny New York City street, twenty-five feet from my house. I also said yes to grabbing a burger after bumping into him and his friend again fifteen minutes later.

It doesn’t matter how many people are in the room—virtual or otherwise. It only takes one. The right serendipitous one, but you won’t always know from first glance.

You will only know by taking a chance, over and over, by being vulnerable, by putting yourself and your creative work out there, and by saying yes to however many slices of humble pie (and burgers) life asks of you along the way. 🍔

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I started reading Open to Work: How to Get Ahead in the Age of AI this week, by LinkedIn president Ryan Roslansky, co-authored with “Chief Economic Opportunity Officer” Aneesh Raman.

Although I find LinkedIn’s humble-brag social feed grating, stuffed with self-promotional slop long before AI even existed, I figure these two fellas are pretty plugged into how team members can pivot around rapidly unfolding new developments in Agentic AI.

Even in their earliest days, scheduled agents are now increasingly capable of completing routine high-level white-collar work—quickly and with incredible quality (I am experiencing these results myself in my own business), particularly with roles and tasks relating to monitoring, coordinating, and reporting.1 They write:

“AI won’t replace you at work, but someone using AI likely will. Maybe not today or tomorrow. Maybe not this year or even next. But eventually. And if you wait for eventually, it will be too late.”

That depends on what field you’re in, of course. Roslansky and Raman offer a Five C’s framework of what will be uniquely human moving forward; not in isolation, but in combination (emphasis mine):

We landed on five capabilities, focusing on the core inputs that each of us can develop individually and that, in many ways, enable everything else: curiosity, courage, creativity, compassion, and communication. We call them the 5Cs. The 5Cs make us better teammates and sharper thinkers. Together, they’re the engine of human innovation.

“These aren’t five separate items on a checklist,” [neuroscientist Vivienne Ming] said. “They feed each other: Curiosity without courage leads to inaction. Creativity without communication remains a private hobby. Compassion gives our work purpose.”

For more on this, I also recommend ’s book, Unbreakable: How to AI-Proof Your Job Search, Career, and Future—thank you to Pivot coach Laura Sheehan for the rec! Jeremy offers the HUMAN acronym for what to focus on in the years ahead, breaking down what makes a role most AI-proof:

• High-stakes decisions: Will someone die/lose millions if you mess up?

• Unpredictable situations: Is there fresh chaos to manage every day?

• Managing relationships: Are there actual humans involved?

• Aesthetics and creativity: Does performance hinge on taste or ideas?

• Needs presence: Is in-person work required?

The AI Daily Brief podcast covered a March 31 post by Block Cofounder and CEO Jack Dorsey, “From Hierarchy to Intelligence,” on what the new org chart might look like, and some companies are already including AI Agents in their org charts, too.

It’s all head-spinning and happening so quickly, requiring ever more agility—what you, Pivoters, who I call high-net-growth, are already best at :)

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• 🤖 As I shared above, my mind is truly blown with what’s happening in the Agentic AI space, especially as I experience first-hand how much more time we can all set free. If you’re a bit intimidated but curious about the rapid developments in this space (particularly with Notion’s Custom Agents and Claude Desktop’s Code and Cowork), my colleague Alex Sherwood and I are hosting a free Intro to Agentic AI for Solopreneurs workshop on April 23 to help you get dive in with more confidence:

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Since my earliest days on stages (two decades in now), I’ve channeled my anti-Tony Robbins, telling audiences to forget the mantra, “Go big or go home!”

I’m a fan of “Go tiny!” Start somewhere small.

To that end, before I turn it over to an excerpt from ’s powerful new book on wise habits (and why dark nights of the soul are sometimes necessary for change but not sufficient), two quick programming announcements:

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I’m delighted to share that my friend ’s beautiful book launches today, How a Little Becomes a Lot, described as “Atomic Habits meets Think Like a Monk.”

You might remember Eric from the Pivot podcast, and I was also grateful to be a guest on his show, The One You Feed, talking about Free Time:

📘 👀 The first pages of his book are so compelling I can’t resist giving you a peek into the introduction through his words, not mine!

Here’s :

IF YOU WERE WATCHING THE MOVIE OF MY LIFE, THE PIVOTAL SCENE would show a dingy yellow room in what was once a tuberculosis hospital in Columbus, Ohio, in the winter of 1994. A counselor would be talking to a young man slumped in exhaustion, looking equal parts frightened and lost. Me.

I weighed one hundred pounds, my skin jaundiced from hepatitis C, with the shadow of fifty years in prison hanging over me. I was a homeless heroin addict at the end of his road, and even I could smell the despair on my own skin.

“Eric, you need to go to long-­term treatment,” the counselor told me.

“No, thank you,” I said, summoning what little dignity I supposed I had left. Then I dragged myself up and slouched down the hall like the wounded animal I was.

Back in my room, I had what they call a “moment of clarity” as I looked out my clouded window at cold gray skies. It was a few days before Christmas. I realized with sudden, terrifying lucidity that my current path led only to death or prison. Dope sick, shaky, and afraid, I turned, walked back down the hall to that yellow room, and opened my mouth before I could change my mind. “Okay,” I said, “I’ll go to your treatment.”

That would be the high-­drama, dark-­night-­of-­the-­soul turning point in the movie of my life. And it was an important moment—­but it’s also anything but the full story. In getting from that wounded place to where I am today, that scene is not as monumental as it may seem. Deciding to enter treatment would be nothing without the countless tiny decisions I made day after day, year after year afterward: deciding not to take the route past that bar, calling my sponsor instead of my dealer, showing up to a meeting when every cell in my body wanted to stay home and hide.

When we think about life-­changing events, we tend to think in the singular. The epiphany. The miracle. The watershed choice that will put us on a new trajectory for good. But that’s not how real change happens for most people, most of the time. It happens little bit by little bit, with a thousand chances to do A or B, each choice a thread woven into the fabric of who we become.

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Big thanks to the 55 Pivoters who voted in last week’s poll! The results are in:

💬 I would still love to hear from you in the comments . . .

I’m trying to get a better sense of what you see as the main differences between a live person (with all their strengths and limitations) and the instantaneous nature of AI — any input you can share is super helpful!

We didn’t get many comments on in the previous edition — click over to that for some of my favorite recent prompts — so I’m here with a friendly nudge :)

No pressure to answer all of these—even just one is great:

• What experiments have you tried around using AI for coaching- or therapy-like conversations? Do you have any favorite prompts?

• Those of you who voted somewhat helpful: what is missing?

• Those who said it’s a game-changer: what is working best?

• What do you think the limitations are for therapy use-cases? For career coaching?

• When would you hire a live coach or therapist, and when would you turn to AI?

• Do you prefer one of the AI tools over the others for these conversations?

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• Who is annoyed by you: People who are strongly independent, specialized in their own field, or simply want to control their own work outcomes and approach. They might see your leadership as unnecessary, domineering, or controlling.

🥵 When in overdrive: You may take a leadership role in inappropriate situations, e.g., when someone is already performing well, or when dealing with a self-sufficient team.

• Self-check by reflecting: My impulse is to take the lead and provide direction, but I don’t want to prematurely squash other ideas. I’ll ask for input first.

🪫 If leading is a drainer for you: You may prefer to stand back and allow others to take the lead, particularly when this requires influencing others towards a specific outcome. You might experience stress when being singled out to lead and/or feeling alone in the spotlight.

• Reframe it by reflecting: Which energizers help me effectively influence others?

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A.I. is still at the tip-top of my mind, as just yesterday I delivered a Pivot keynote for a conference—👋 welcome new CMA-SIMA readers!—where it was the hot topic, woven into nearly every discussion about where their industry is heading. I can’t discuss pivoting without asking some of the same big questions, as I did with your helpful input in the previous edition of PivotList: Is AI going to take our jobs?

Now I have a follow-up question and would be grateful for your input: is AI going to replace some or all of your work with (live) coaches and/or therapists?

There are many aspects of both that it’s surprisingly exceptional at — for myself included! — and yet, I still love working 1:1 with people as both coach and coachee.

This has been a hot topic in the news, too, as I’m sure you’ve noticed (sorry to pile on if you’re already maxed out on A.I. hype!). At its worst, A.I. can be a dangerous, sycophantic hallucinator replacing necessary human interaction; but at it’s best . . .

• Dr. Harvey Lieberman wrote, “I’m a Therapist. ChatGPT is Eerily Effective.”

• NYT reporter Cade Metz covered “Experts Exploring AI ChatBots for Therapy.”

• AI-industry insider Matt Shumer’s post (originally on X), “Something Big is Happening” went instantly viral, racking up over a million views in the first week.

If you’ve already been experimenting, I’m curious about where A.I. chat tools succeed and where they fall short. 🗳️ First, a poll (voting closes in one week on 2/25), and then please do elaborate in the comments!

💬 I would also love to hear from you in the comments . . .

No pressure to answer all of these—even just one is great:

• What experiments have you tried?

• Do you have any favorite prompts?

• What do you think the limitations are for therapy use-cases? For career coaching?

• When would you hire a live coach or therapist, and when would you turn to AI?

• Do you prefer one of the AI tools over the others for these conversations?

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💻 Here are some of the career-related prompt ideas I shared in yesterday’s Pivot breakout:

• My friend created an advisory board with public figures (include anyone you admire, even throughout history). She provides a few notes about why she chose each one (i.e. what strengths and values they represent), shares the goals she’s working on, and runs tough questions by the committee — asking A.I. to simulate a conversation amongst themselves in response to her challenges.

• Upload personality assessment results (MBTI, Clifton Strengths, even numerology and astrology profiles, etc.) and ask for patterns and language to describe your strengths; research roles where you will shine.

• Rewrite your resume (and generate more compelling LinkedIn headline ideas) to emphasize your unique strengths; help make the case for why you are the perfect candidate for a stretch role.

• Interview prep and run-throughs (behavioral, technical, situational); if you’re not sure where to start, switch roles where you interview the A.I. first.

• Skill gap analysis: What parts of your role or industry are at risk regarding A.I.? How can you elevate your work to have even greater impact and reach?

• Negotiation strategy, company research, and anything else you can think of . . .

• What have you tried? Let us know in the comments 👇

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As Pivot celebrates its ten-year (!!) bookiversary this September, I’m grateful to be experiencing a renewed interest in keynote speaking from companies whose team members are anxious about AI as it relates to their career development—with some understandably worrying that their job is at risk. I’m sure all of us have reflected upon this at some point these last few years, watching with a mixture of awe and horror at how quickly AI can perform certain tasks.

I have also been obsessing over these questions for them. Is their job at risk? What could I tell a room full of people whose primary job functions are, in fact, increasingly automated by or performed better and faster with AI?

But this week I realized I’ve been falling into the trap of asking the wrong question. It’s not all that helpful to ask, “Will AI take my job?” — one sure to induce future-tripping. AI is already completing many tasks, and assisting on many projects and jobs; but for most of us, it’s nowhere close to taking over an entire role.

💭 So the questions I’m asking now are:

• What tasks, within my primary role/s, is AI already better at, or well on the way? What tasks can I get even more help with? (A task is a discreet, concrete action with a clear deliverable—like drafting a slide.)

• What jobs within my role are most at risk? What jobs or projects are no longer needed? (Job as a combination of tasks that contribute to a one-off or recurring project—like publishing a podcast episode.)

• What larger responsibilities within my role do I deliver that AI can never replace? (Where a role is a sustained area of ownership, discernment, and results.)

As my friend put it the other day, given the complexity of the world now, it’s requiring us to engage with deeper, richer, more interesting questions.

Instead of asking, “Will AI take my job?” consider, “Am I operating at the task, job, or role level? What tasks can I delegate to move into my highest and best expression in terms of role and results?”

While AI can help me structure and improve a keynote, it cannot deliver the speech (no matter how eerie the “smug” humanoid robot demos were at CES), nor can it build rapport with potential clients, or connect with audience members.

It might be at risk if I saw my role as solely editing keynote speeches (in actuality, a task—although not for specialists who have higher levels of expertise, experience, and audience attunement). But when I zoom out and recognize my true role as helping high-net-growth individuals navigate what’s next, I can see which elements to double down on (per the Pivot Method) and which ones to delegate.

To be fair, though, I have hired fewer entry-level copywriters and graphic designers these last few years. Instead of turning to sites like 99 Designs, I can do most of what I need myself in Canva with its AI-assist features. I encourage my team member, Faye, to ask our Pivot AI emissary (trained on over seven million words across two decades of my work) for answers when she’s stuck—but I’ve also asked her not to mindlessly copy-paste its milquetoast rote replies directly into customer-facing emails.

As you can imagine, I asked ChatGPT about all this. At first, it spoke to the ways various roles would be boosted by AI. Of course it did! 😂 Don’t ask the barber if you need a haircut. So I dug in a little further:

Me: Earlier, you gave an example that “One marketer + AI now does what took:
• a copywriter
• a researcher, and
• a junior analyst.”
So doesn’t that mean that copywriters, researchers, and junior analysts should be worried about their jobs and careers? What should they pursue instead?

ChatGPT: “Yes — people whose work is only copywriting, research, or junior analysis should be concerned. But not because those disciplines are dead. Those titles were never meant to be end states. What’s disappearing is not the craft — it’s the stand-alone, task-defined version of the job.”

Do you agree? It does seem concerning that AI is eating a large chunk of roles formerly seen as requiring craft, like video editing and animation. Have you noticed how many TV ads now feature animated characters, or how many articles for major media properties are narrated by an automated voice? Why hire actors when you can snap your fingers and receive a mediocre-yet-passable result?

🔥 On a related note, I’m delighted to be on the advisory board for my friend ’s newly launched Splendid Torch consultancy for companies—check out the team’s insights in the 2026 AI Reality Check round-up (with a hat tip to who helped put it together!).

As Bob has framed this pivoting-around-AI moment during our walk-and-talks:

💬 I would love to hear from you in the comments . . .

What industry do you work in, and do you or your colleagues experience any job security anxiety as it relates to AI’s growing capabilities? How are you approaching it within your role or field? What would you advise a recent college grad to pursue?

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Did you know that when someone asks you a question you have never heard before, it creates new neural pathways in your brain? This is what makes deep listening and simple open-ended questions so powerful.

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There are many reasons why you might feel stuck at work. Maybe it’s those golden handcuffs, maybe your job is no longer challenging, or maybe something just feels off. Or do you work so much that you’ve forgotten to enjoy life? Can you afford to leave? Ultimately, what is all this work for?

I’ve been there. I understand the fear of the unknown and taking that next step. You have inherent brilliance and direction inside. Together, we will uncover your unique strengths, talents, and values, breaking through the barriers holding you back. We will create the clarity you crave and the confidence you need to take the next steps.

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Early in my career, I made a pivot from social services in New York City government to the trading floor of Goldman Sachs. People asked me, “How did you make that change?” At the heart of it, I believed it was possible.

That’s not to say it was easy, or that change happened overnight. I made a long series of small steps—and missteps. I faced lots of rejection. I wrestled with feelings of self-doubt, uncertainty, and fear. But I adapted and persisted, and eventually I found an open door.

Since then, I've navigated many more pivots, each time encountering similar challenges in different forms. Somewhere along the way, I learned how the right strategy, structure, and support can make all the difference in reaching your goals. I came to appreciate the life-changing magic of this process. If you, too, want to take bold steps and uncover new possibilities, I would be honored to support you in bringing your vision to life.

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I am an ICF Professional Certified Coach (PCC) and licensed U.S. attorney with over two decades of experience successfully navigating career transitions and life pivots. Having lived in eight countries and worked across four continents, I truly understand firsthand the challenges and opportunities that come with change.

I currently serve as the Associate Director of Graduate Career Coaching at Georgetown University's Walsh School of Foreign Service, where I lead career development initiatives for 2,000+ students across eleven graduate programs. In addition to my core responsibilities, I play a central role in Georgetown's Pivot with Purpose initiative-an innovative program designed to help mid- and senior-level professionals explore what's next and align their careers with their values, strengths, and aspirations.

My TEDx talk on Questions to Ask Yourself During a Career Change, viewed by over 1.3 million people (!), and over the span of my coaching career, I have supported thousands of individuals —across industries and worldwide — in designing intentional, resilient careers, often in moments of transition or reinvention.

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Happy New Year, Pivoters! Or is it too late to say that? Every December, my friends and I start trading an important bit of information: What is your word or theme for the year ahead? I love hearing about what the people I love are focusing on, what energy they are calling in.

It’s also fun to look back on the year to examine how the previous word or phrase showed up. How did it weave through the events of the year? How did it reveal meaning in surprising or opposite ways than expected?

Some of my past themes have included: harmony, grace, freedom, delight, serendipity, surrender, miracles, magic, abundance, lucky, peace, healthy/wealthy/wise/grateful (yes, all four at once!), thrive, faith, and for 2025: Breakthrough. Scroll down for 2026…

I love buying something small I can wear with the word on it—one year it was a beaded bracelet on Etsy that said FAITH in small black letters. For ten years, I have also renamed whatever new Bluetooth devices I set up that year with my chosen word or theme (and an emoji, of course).

So now, for example, I listen to my “FAITH AirPods,” my “ABUNDANCE Bose,” type on my “MIRACLES MacBook Air,” or I put on my “BREAKTHROUGH Manta Sleep Mask.” It’s a way to remind me of earlier years’ themes, layered over time in one big beautiful Bluetooth list. Here’s an incomplete list of examples:

💬 What’s your word or theme for 2026? Let us know in the comments . . .

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📆 Upcoming Events

• I’m excited to be part of Mike Michalowicz’s Money, Mindset & Mastery Summit on January 27 — my session is early, at 8:40 a.m. ET, so grab your coffee or tea and join us! The day-long extravaganza kicks off his book launch for The Money Habit.

• Register to join our free Pivot Community Call later that day, on January 27 at 12:30 p.m. ET. We’ll meet for 45 minutes with a new format: a short reading from Pivot, followed by optional 3-minute shares about anything you’re working on, what you’re excited about this year, and/or challenges you’re working through.

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📈 My theme for 2026: Booked & Bountiful

I’m jumping onto the bandwagon of one of my business besties, Petra Kolber, after she landed on BOOKED & BOUNTIFUL as her theme for 2026. It bubbled up as we walked along the water in West Virginia, celebrating after speaking at the Women Warriors Summit, sharing a desire to call in even more ideal clients like that one.

Booked could mean speaking gigs (joyful for both of us) or coaching clients (for me, as I’ll be opening up spots again in 2026), or making progress on the next books we both want to write. Bountiful is about abundance in all its forms, also expressed through gratitude and service, not just what’s inbound.

My business has two main “skis,” or focus areas: Pivot for anyone navigating what’s next (thank you for being here!) and Free Time for small business owners optimizing what’s now by setting their time free through smarter systems.

⛷️ Within those two topic-tracks running in parallel, my focus this quarter includes:

• Publishing both of these newsletters twice a month

• Working on building up the Pivot keynote speaking pipeline (I’m grateful to have another thousand-person gig coming up in Las Vegas mid-February)

• Referring 1:1 coaching clients to our two new wonderful Pivot coaches: Taku Noguchi, former Googler and BetterUp’er, and Laura Sheehan, who also runs career programs at Georgetown University.

• Opening up new spots for my own Free Time 1:1 coaching, courses, and VIP days (My team member Faye and I are also piloting a new offering, Borrow My EA for a Day)

• Hosting free community calls for Pivot & Free Time, and

• Continuing creative writing in the background

💬 How about you—what are you focusing on this quarter? Let us know in the comments . . .

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👥 Work 1:1 with a Pivot Coach to Kick-Off 2026

If you are looking for more support, learn more about working 1:1 with a Pivot Coach. We work on a monthly retainer basis, with two 45-minute calls and email in between. There is no minimum or maximum, and you can cancel at any time.

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🧭 For a super robust, road-tested group program, check out my friend (and very first career coach) ’s Career Pathfinder.

• Apply promo code PIVOT for a discounted rate

• 🎧 Listen to our Pivot x Career Pathfinder podcast conversation playlist »

That’s it for now . . . thank you for reading!

I look forward to seeing what this new year brings to all of us :)

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If you’re stateside, I am wishing you a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday this week! I’m so grateful you are part of this community — none of what I do would be possible without you :)

I’ll keep today’s newsletter intro short and sweet; we have one more week of open registration for the upcoming Create Your Idea Collection Bucket course.

If you have big ideas bubbling for 2026, but your notes are scattered across various apps, browser tabs, voice memos, notebooks, and forgotten fragments you thought you’d remember but don’t—it would be my greatest joy to help get organized, and release more of your brilliant ideas into the world!

Important note: Right now, the course is $49, and you’ll get the recordings and resources even if you can’t make it live. After that, the bundled course will be posted for $97, so the price will never be this low again.

🪣 Learn more and enroll »

👥 Pivot Coaching: Set Your Strategy for 2026

If you are looking for more 1:1 support heading into the new year (and/or want to gift it to a loved one in your life!), learn more about working with a Pivot Coach here.

We operate on a monthly retainer basis, with two 45-minute calls and email in between. There is no minimum or maximum, and you can cancel at any time.

🧭 For a super robust, road-tested group program, check out my friend (and very first career coach) ’s Career Pathfinder.

• Apply promo code PIVOT for a discounted rate

• 🎧 Listen to our Pivot x Career Pathfinder podcast conversation playlist »

Finally, let’s look at the next energizer (or not) in our Strengthscope series . . .

💪 Strengthscope Deep Dive: Initiative

🔋 If initiative energizes you, you get a special jolt of energy from getting a new project started, an idea going, or a plan moving. When work stalls, you feel restless.

• Who annoys you: People who rely too much on others’ direction and guidance in deciding what to do and how to do it. They appear uncomfortable taking independent action, particularly where work outcomes are likely to have an impact beyond their job.

• Who is annoyed by you: People who are cautious, thorough, and need clear direction before taking action may see you as someone who starts too many initiatives or activities without fully considering the consequences. You might also appear too independent, overzealous, and quick to act at the expense of proper consultation and agreement.

🥵 When in overdrive: You may start new initiatives and activities habitually, without always considering their chances of success or the consequences on others.

• Self-check by reflecting: My Initiative energizer makes me excited to get started. Do we have the actual bandwidth to start something else right now?

🪫 If initiative is a drainer for you: You may rely on others for guidance in your own area of responsibility and may feel uncomfortable taking independent action, particularly where work outcomes have an impact beyond your job role.

• Reframe it by reflecting: What structures or accountability set-ups allow me to launch new projects more effectively?

📊 Get to Know Your Significant Seven Energy-Strengths

If you want to dive deeper into the 24 energy-strengths, including an assessment that will show your biggest energizers and drainers:

• Individuals: Purchase the Strengthscope report here and get instant access to your results and a 45-minute Upgrade Your Energy pre-recorded workshop to better understand your unique profile, with tips to find more flow at work.

  • Or book a 45-minute 1:1 with me that includes a Strengthscope report; together we’ll discuss your results and develop a customized strategy based on your Significant Seven energy-strengths.

• Teams: If you work within an organization and have the budget to run this as an in-person half-day team-building workshop, we are now booking for next quarter. Learn more and inquire here »

Thank you for reading—I am beyond grateful for all of you!

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Welp, my iced tea leapt out of my hands again for the second time this week, spilling onto the floor of The Drama Book Shop’s bathroom and resulting in me crouched down futilely mopping it with reams of single-ply toilet paper. Although I could have immediately gotten a manager, I was guilty because I shouldn’t have brought an outside beverage inside in the first place.

I’m really putting the tumble into tumbler, which is why I cannot be trusted with fancy things. At least this time, it was after my second keynote for Georgetown’s Pivot with Purpose series—no risk of staining my clothes, and a perfect slapstick bookend to the two virtual keynotes this week (after pre-event jitters led to spilling my iced tea tumbler for the first time two days earlier).

I am deeply honored to have helped kick off their summer seminars (welcome if you’re new here after attending!). This offering is backed by the Rockefeller Foundation to serve the tens of thousands of development professionals looking for work after U.S.A.I.D. was unceremoniously shuttered in February, affecting nearly 20,000 people in the U.S. and over 200,000 globally, plus millions of aid recipients.

After I finish a talk, even one I feel great about, my mind starts ticking off all the key talking points I missed or messed up. In writing, I can share them a bit more articulately, so that’s what I did for a two-part essay series on my other Substack, Rolling in Doh:

In Pivot with Purpose: A Pep Talk (Part One), I offered thoughts based Pivot; then part two continues based on Free Time (currently just $0.99 on Kindle!)

💬 Please do share any of your own wisdom and/or words of encouragement in the comments!

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🧭 Pivot with Purpose: A Pep Talk, Part One

I had a virtual keynote at noon yesterday, one with heightened importance and the nerves to match. I would be delivering the kick-off session for Georgetown’s Pivot with Purpose series, an offering backed by the Rockefeller Foundation to serve the tens of thousands of development professiona…

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🧭 Pivot with Purpose: A Pep Talk, Part Two

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💻 View the recordings on YouTube here:

• Envisioning Your Next Chapter: Where Do You Want to Go? based on Pivot: The Only Move That Matters Is Your Next One

• From Vision to Action: Staying Focused and Energized During Your Pivot based on Free Time, currently just $0.99 on Kindle!

• Check out the full summer schedule for additional sessions that build on these

👥 If you are looking for more support, learn more about working 1:1 with a Pivot Coach. We work on a monthly retainer basis, with two 45-minute calls and email in between. There is no minimum or maximum, and you can cancel at any time.

🧭 For a super robust, road-tested group program, check out my friend (and very first career coach) ’s Career Pathfinder.

• Apply promo code PIVOT for a discounted rate

• 🎧 Listen to our Pivot x Career Pathfinder podcast conversation playlist »

Now let’s examine the next energizer (or not) in our Strengthscope series . . .

💪 Strengthscope Deep Dive: Flexibility

🔋 If flexibility energizes you, you remain adaptable and flexible in the face of unfamiliar or changing situations. You love being responsive and going with the flow, and you are often at your best in times of great uncertainty, even thriving in tumult.

• Who annoys you: People who appear inflexible or uncomfortable with new ways of working or changing circumstances. They prefer greater predictability and stability at work and in their life generally, often resisting attempts to change and move forward, which may frustrate you.

• Who is annoyed by you: People who are more planned, organized, or have a strong need for security in their career may see you as being too flexible and adaptable. They might regard you as overly optimistic in the face of change.

🥵 When in overdrive: You may have a preference for new over tried-and-true, without always considering the implications of your actions. Others may regard you as restless.

• Self-check by reflecting: I love change, but I don’t want us to change just for change’s sake—is stability more important in this situation?

🪫 If flexibility is a drainer for you: You may be inflexible or uncomfortable with new ways of working or changing circumstances, preferring predictability and stability.

• Reframe it by reflecting: Which energizers make me feel like I can be flexible?

📊 Get to Know Your Significant Seven Energy-Strengths

If you want to dive deeper into the 24 energy-strengths, including an assessment that will show your biggest energizers and drainers:

• Individuals: Purchase the Strengthscope report here and get instant access to your results and a 45-minute Upgrade Your Energy pre-recorded workshop to better understand your unique profile, with tips to find more flow at work.

  • Or book a 45-minute 1:1 with me that includes a Strengthscope report; together we’ll discuss your results and develop a customized strategy based on your Significant Seven energy-strengths.

• Teams: If you work within an organization and have the budget to run this as an in-person half-day team-building workshop, we are now booking for next quarter. Learn more and inquire here »

That’s it for now . . . thank you for reading!

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I’m delighted to be facilitating the first and second kick-off sessions for Georgetown University’s summer Pivot with Purpose series. They created this robust program in record speed for the many international development professionals affected by mass layoffs this year (estimated at nearly 20,000 in the U.S. and over 200,000 globally).

💻 I would love for you to join us:

• Register for “Envisioning Your Next Chapter: Where Do You Want to Go?” (June 24, 2025) — based on Pivot: The Only Move That Matters Is Your Next One

• Register for “From Vision to Action: Staying Focused and Energized During Your Pivot” (June 26, 2025) — based on Free Time, currently just $0.99 on Kindle!

• Check out the full schedule for the many wonderful topics and sessions that follow these

From last time, just in case you missed it: if you (or a friend) have been impacted by recent layoffs, whether in the corporate or government sector, don’t miss Melanie Ehrenkranz’s Laid Off Substack, a favorite recent find after reading this NYT profile. You might also appreciate this episode of NPR’s Life Kit:

👉 If you are looking for more support, learn more and apply to work 1:1 with a Pivot Coach, or for a super robust, road-tested group program check out my friend (and very first career coach) ’s Career Pathfinder. Apply promo code PIVOT for a discounted rate.

🎧 Listen to our Pivot x Career Pathfinder podcast conversation playlist here »

Now let’s examine the next energizer (or not) in our Strengthscope series . . .

💪 Strengthscope Deep Dive: Enthusiasm

🔋 If enthusiasm energizes you, you naturally demonstrate passion and energy when communicating goals, beliefs, interests, or ideas you feel strongly about. You find it easy to advocate for things you believe in, and other people often tell you how easy it is for them to see what you enjoy. It might drain you or cause stress to be in situations where you have to be buttoned up and emotionally-restrained.

• Who annoys you: People who never appear to get excited about anything. They remain dispassionate and show little enthusiasm and energy, even when communicating beliefs, ideas or views they feel strongly about. They might come across as apathetic, indifferent, or overly cool to you.

• Who is annoyed by you: People who are more dispassionate, cautious or cool-headed may find your behavior too emotional, overwhelming or overzealous at times. Your enthusiasm could also leave them feeling that their views and ideas are being steamrollered by the intensity of your emotional energy and drive.

🥵 When in overdrive: Your enthusiasm can be seen as too emotive or overwhelming at times, making others feel that their views are not valued or appreciated.

🪫 If enthusiasm is a drainer for you: It may be difficult for others to sense your interest for a proposal or point of view, as you do not readily show enthusiasm.

• Reframe it by reflecting: When do I get enthusiastic about something? What gives me the energy to convey excitement when needed?

📊 Get to Know Your Significant Seven Energy-Strengths

If you want to dive deeper into the 24 energy-strengths, including an assessment that will show your biggest energizers and drainers:

• Individuals: Purchase the Strengthscope report here and get instant access to your results and a 45-minute Upgrade Your Energy pre-recorded workshop to better understand your unique profile, with tips to find more flow at work.

  • Or book a 45-minute 1:1 with me that comes with a Strengthscope report; together we’ll talk through your results and develop a customized strategy based on your Significant Seven energy-strengths.

• Teams: If you work within an organization and have the budget to run this as an in-person half-day team-building workshop, we are now booking for next quarter. Learn more and inquire here »

That’s it for now . . . thank you for reading!

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Last time I took a temperature check on how you and fellow Pivoters are feeling about work these days—scroll down for those poll results.

If you (or a friend) have been impacted by recent layoffs, whether in the corporate or government sector, don’t miss Melanie Ehrenkranz’s Laid Off Substack, a favorite recent find after reading this NYT profile. You might also appreciate today’s episode of NPR’s Life Kit:

🤓 What’s on your summer reading list?

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I just finished Gone Girl, only thirteen years late to the party, after finding it in the Little Free Library near my house. The book is so much better than the movie (of course), even if you know the plot twists—what a masterpiece! The social commentary is as relevant and searing today as it was then. Did you know Gillian Flynn was raised by a film professor father and a mother who taught reading comprehension? The perfect combination to weave storytelling into the fabric of her being.

✍️ If you want help with writing, check out my recent Free Time update on tools to leverage AI as a writing partner (not a crutch).

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The New York Times Book Review put out a Summer Reading Bucket List; click the link for some starting suggestions under each prompt.

As for their Best Books of the 21st Century, well, those come across as 500+ notable authors trying a little too hard to sound erudite. I prefer the Readers Picks list, compiled after chuffed subscribers complained about how high-brow the initial list seemed, failing to account for many beloved commercial bestsellers. For example: Gone Girl doesn’t place on the hoity-toity version, while it’s #49 based on readers’ favorites.

📚 Is anyone else a member of the Book of the Month Club? Next year marks the 100-year anniversary (!!) since their founding in 1926. I joined a few months ago, after their marketing hooked me with this irresistible hat:

This one was tempting too 😂

🏖️ Last but not least, check out these summer reading recs for any mood, with thanks to , and to Sarah Young for sharing the link with me!

🔘 Poll Results: How are you feeling about work?

Last time I shared an article from , “Everyone I know is worried about work,” whether “finding a job, keeping the one they have, or what will happen when the work they do no longer exists.”

For the 78% of you who are feeling numb, anxious, afraid, or even mid-meltdown, hang in there! If you are looking for more support, I can’t recommend my friend (and first career coach) ’s Career Pathfinder program highly enough. Apply promo code PIVOT for a discounted rate, and 🎧 listen to our Pivot podcast conversation playlist here »

Now let’s examine the next energizer (or not) in our Strengthscope series . . .

💪 Strengthscope Deep Dive: Empathy

🔋 If empathy energizes you, you readily identify with other people and can see things clearly from their perspective. It’s not just a strength you have—it energizes you to care about others in this way, imagining how they feel and what they need.

• Who annoys you: People who really struggle to “walk in others’ shoes” — to identify with others’ feelings, background, and their situation. To you, they might come across as unconcerned, self-centered, or insensitive.

• Who is annoyed by you: People who are very task-focused, analytical, or self-sufficient might find your empathy overkill. They might see you as too concerned with others’ views and feelings.

🥵 When in overdrive: You can become so immersed in others’ situations that you may take them on as your own, losing the ability to provide objective support and guidance.

🪫 If empathy is a drainer for you: You may struggle to walk in others’ shoes—to identify with their situation, feelings, and context. Others may see you as unconcerned or insensitive.

• Reframe it by reflecting: Which of my energizers could help me pause before reacting or proceeding, to see from other perspectives?

📊 Get to Know Your Significant Seven Energy-Strengths

If you want to dive deeper into the 24 energy-strengths, including an assessment that will show your biggest energizers and drainers:

• Individuals: Purchase the Strengthscope report here and get instant access to your results and a 45-minute Upgrade Your Energy pre-recorded workshop to better understand your unique profile, with tips to find more flow at work.

  • Or book a 45-minute 1:1 with me that comes with a Strengthscope report; together we’ll talk through your results and develop a customized strategy based on your Significant Seven energy-strengths.

• Teams: If you work within an organization and have the budget to run this as an in-person half-day team-building workshop, we are now booking for next quarter. Learn more and inquire here »

That’s it for now . . . thank you for reading!

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In Friday’s Time Well Spent, my newsletter for small business owners, I shared an article from that mirrors what I hear in quiet conversations among friends. She says, “Everyone I know is worried about work,” whether “finding a job, keeping the one they have, or what will happen when the work they do no longer exists.”

Does that ring true for you? It’s a chaotic time . . . but, then again, I’ve been saying that for a decade now. “If change is the only constant, let’s get better at it” has been my mantra since Pivot launched in 2016; but still, many of us are seeing the direct impact of artificial intelligence on our work in ways good, bad, and ugly—and aren’t quite sure what world we’re pivoting into, making planning feel extra opaque.

The New York Times published a depressing piece about Gen Xers’ career meltdowns, “It’s the end of work as we knew it.” I’m a geriatric Millennial and latch-key kid, so right there on the cusp. I’d love to hear from you in the poll below . . . 🔘

🤒 How are you feeling about work these days?

Because I’m curious if there’s a work context and/or generational component, please also tell us your current employment status and what cohort you’re part of (even if you believe that “dividing lines between generations are a figment of our collective imagination.”)1

*Voting will be open for one week, and your votes are anonymous. Also: Substack polls have very limited character counts and max out at only five options, so forgive me if these don’t quite cover where you’re coming from!

Now let’s examine the next energizer (or not) in our Strengthscope series . . .

💪 Strengthscope Deep Dive: Emotional Control

🔋 If emotional control energizes you, you pride yourself on being a source of strength in the midst of chaos. Under stress, you remain calm and productive.

• Who annoys you: People who are impulsive, excitable, and readily display their emotions, even in a work setting or with people they don’t know well.

• Who is annoyed by you: People who are more passionate, enthusiastic, or emotionally open may see you as dispassionate and aloof, given that you don’t share your emotions and feelings as openly.

🥵 When in overdrive: You may come across as dispassionate and aloof, possibly even numbing out or ignoring emotional signals so that you don’t have to face their message and/or impact.

• Reframe it by reflecting: What might be the benefit of opening up to others? How can I share my thoughts and feelings in a way that still feels safe?

🪫 If emotional control is a drainer for you: You may come across as overly emotive and too sensitive, openly sharing your feelings and emotions without considering the impact on those around you.

• Reframe it by reflecting: What energizers help me stay grounded in the face of stressful situations or high-stakes conversations? What helps me reset afterward?

📊 Get to Know Your Significant Seven Energy-Strengths

If you want to dive deeper into the 24 energy-strengths, including an assessment that will show your biggest energizers and drainers:

• Individuals: Purchase the Strengthscope report here and get instant access to your results and a 45-minute Upgrade Your Energy pre-recorded workshop to better understand your unique profile, with tips to find more flow at work.

  • Or book a 45-minute 1:1 with me that comes with a Strengthscope report; together we’ll talk through your results and develop a customized strategy based on your Significant Seven energy-strengths.

• Teams: If you work within an organization and have the budget to run this as an in-person half-day team-building workshop, we are now booking for next quarter. Learn more and inquire here »

That’s it for now . . . thank you for reading!

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You’ve heard of buyer’s remorse—but what about new hire’s remorse? That is the feeling of worry, regret, or uncertainty that a new team member might have when taking a new role with your company, or that you might have when pivoting into a new role or organization.

One of my favorite podcast guests, Joey Coleman, shares insights about how to address this in his book, Never Lose an Employee Again: The Simple Path to Remarkable Retention, building on insights from his first book, Never Lose a Customer Again.

“It’s almost impossible to expect a team member to ‘wow’ a customer if they have never personally experienced being wowed. The impact of an experience has very little to do with the cost of the experience. It’s not about the dollars; it’s about the thoughtfulness.”

🌟 Here are a few key takeaways from our Free Time conversation:

• Be intentional with designing a new team member’s experience: What systems do you need to make sure someone’s pivot doesn’t result in a face-plant?

• Orientation is different from onboarding. Orientation means introducing a new team member to their surroundings and giving them an overview of how things work in your business. Onboarding involves a structured series of contact points designed to create a warm, welcoming experience.

• The first hundred days are critical when it comes to making a good impression on a new team member. But don’t stop paying attention on day 101; you still want to be creating surprise and delight moments throughout their tenure.

✅ Do (or Delegate) This Next

Send a quick video selfie to one of your team members (or contractors), thanking them for their contribution to your business.

📚 Related Reads

• Free Time by Jenny Blake (that’s me!)

• Never Lose an Employee Again and Never Lose a Customer Again by Joey Coleman

• Giftology by John Ruhlin

• The First 90 Days by Michael Watkins

• Gallup’s It’s the Manager by Jim Clifton and Jim Harter

• Unreasonable Hospitality by Will Guidara

🎧 Listen to the full conversations with Joey here and here:

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201: Never Lose a Team Member Again with Joey Coleman

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083: Breaking through Buyer’s Remorse—Never Lose a Customer Again with Joey Coleman

“Brain science teaches that even if a prospect knows, loves, and believes in a company’s offerings, after they become a customer, fear, doubt, and uncertainty will plague their thoughts.” That familiar feeling is buyer’s remorse—and if you’re not building systems to directly address it within customers’ first 100 days, you are far more likely to lose th…

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Let’s examine the next related quality in our Strengthscope series . . .

💪 Strengthscope Deep Dive: Developing Others

🔋 If developing others energizes you, you love encouraging other people’s learning and development to help them achieve their career goals and fulfill their potential.

• Who annoys you: People who are primarily focused on business metrics, at the expense of nurturing the whole person behind the role, and who place little value on others’ longer-term development.

• Who is annoyed by you: More task-focused individuals might see you as spending excessive time helping people connect at the expense of business demands.

🥵 When in overdrive: You may spend too much time helping people fulfill future development and career goals, sometimes to the point of over-functioning. Check out Terri Cole’s book, Too Much, for more on this.

• Self-check by asking: My developing others energizer makes me want to always create an opportunity for learning. Do we have time for that now, or do we need to move forward in other ways?

🪫 If developing others is a drainer for you, reframe it by reflecting: In what contexts do I enjoy helping others grow? How can I focus my efforts in these ways? Check out ’s Team Habits and Annie Hyman Pratt’s The People Part for more ideas.

📊 Get to Know Your Significant Seven Energy-Strengths

If you want to dive deeper into the 24 energy-strengths, including an assessment that will show your biggest energizers and drainers:

• Individuals: Purchase the Strengthscope report here and get instant access to your results and a 45-minute Upgrade Your Energy pre-recorded workshop to better understand your unique profile, with tips to find more flow at work.

  • Or book a 45-minute 1:1 with me that comes with a Strengthscope report; together we’ll talk through your results and develop a customized strategy based on your Significant Seven energy-strengths.

• Teams: If you work within an organization and have the budget to run this as an in-person half-day team-building workshop, we are now booking for next quarter. Learn more and inquire here »

That’s it for now . . . thank you for reading!

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Hi Friends,

How often do you feel behind in your own life? In your day-to-day tasks?

’s new book, Time Anxiety: The Illusion of Urgency and a Better Way to Live, addresses both quandaries—the existential and the routine—through straightforward, compassionate, and kind advice paired with simple experiments.

A few of my favorite principles and pointers:

• On the Inbox of Shame: “When you’re drowning, you can’t just swim faster.” A few tips that might help assuage guilt and stress: send shorter replies, use delayed send, and recognize the power of doing what you can.

• Make free time more memorable by planning a mini-adventure for an upcoming weekend: Having an adventure is an exciting or unusual experience that is often associated with novelty, challenge, and exploration.

• Instead of leaving a legacy, learn to live well: Engage more in creative projects without worrying as much about the outcomes. “Be proud of all that’s brought you thus far. To do more of what you can. And to stop trying to do it all.”

🎧 Check out the special Free Time podcast episode we recorded (with epic show notes if I don’t say so myself!), and shout-out to Emily McDowell for the brilliant graphics she created throughout the book, one of which is featured above :)1

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On a related note, let’s examine the next energizer (or not) in our Strengthscope series . . .

💪 Strengthscope Deep Dive: Efficiency

🔋 If efficiency energizes you, you love taking a well-ordered and methodical approach to tasks to achieve your desired outcomes. Color-coding closets and ticking to-do list boxes makes your heart sing. So does creating order from chaos through smarter systems, even for (especially for!) the gnarliest problems.

My third book, Free Time, is my own love letter to efficiency—with twenty-seven chapters teaching you how to take small steps today that save time far into the future.

• Who annoys you: People who appear to be unplanned, unsystematic, and even spontaneous. They often leave things to the last minute and appear chaotic, inefficient and/or untidy.

• Who is annoyed by you: People who are more creative and flexible in their approach to work might feel constrained by your focus on organization and planning. They might feel that your strong emphasis on efficiency leaves little scope to incorporate new information and options as the project or task unfolds.

🥵 When in overdrive: Your excessive emphasis on organization and efficiency may leave little scope to incorporate new information and options in your planning.

• Self-check by asking: My efficiency energizer makes me want a clearly defined process for everything. Is that something we need to create at this moment?

🪫 If efficiency is a drainer for you: Your approach to your work can sometimes be unsystematic and spontaneous. This can appear chaotic and inefficient to others. It might be beneficial to choose a few systematic approaches that you know can work for you (setting alarms so you don’t forget appointments, for example) or even to partner with someone who highly values efficiency.

• Reframe it by reflecting: Which of my energizers help me build a great process?

📊 Get to Know Your Significant Seven Energy-Strengths

If you want to dive deeper into the 24 energy-strengths, including an assessment that will show your biggest energizers and drainers:

• Individuals: Purchase the Strengthscope report here and get instant access to your results and a 45-minute Upgrade Your Energy pre-recorded workshop to better understand your unique profile, with tips to find more flow at work.

  • Or book a 45-minute 1:1 with me that comes with a Strengthscope report; together we’ll talk through your results and develop a customized strategy based on your Significant Seven energy-strengths.

• Teams: If you work within an organization and have the budget to run this as an in-person half-day team-building workshop, we are now booking for next quarter. Learn more and inquire here »

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I was delighted to Zoom in as a guest expert for a career change series on a UK podcast that I’ve admired for many years from afar, Squiggly Careers. (We shared the same publisher for Pivot and their book, The Squiggly Career.)

The series covers five key stages: Starters, Returners, Setbacks, Changers, and Continuers. I’m part of the changers section, where we explored the unexpected gold that’s found in these non-linear journeys, and how you will not “solve” your pivot up front—you just need to start taking small steps and let them show you which ones take on a momentum of their own.

Whether you are contemplating a smaller career shift or a complete reinvention, I hope these insights spark something valuable in your own professional journey! Listen to our conversation here, and check out the accompanying Squiggly Career Change guide here »

And don’t miss Helen’s PodPlus bonus for this episode on YouTube:

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Now for the next installment in our ongoing Strengthscope series . . .

💪 Strengthscope Deep Dive: Detail Orientation

🔋 If details energize you, you are the person who finds treasure in the footnotes—noticing and delighting in the subtle nuances that others breeze past in both projects and people. Your superpower lies in seeing the intricate patterns within the tapestry, spotting those small but crucial elements that transform good work into exceptional work (that others might dismiss as trivial). You love nailing down the perfect punctuation mark or catching that small inconsistency others missed; precision isn’t just your preference, it’s your playground.

• Who annoys you: People who pay little attention to the detail of a task or project. They might appear careless or “sloppy” to you in the way they conduct their work and don’t appear to work to the same high standards of quality which you value.

• Who is annoyed by you: People who are strategic, big picture thinkers and pay little attention to the detail. They are energized by operating at the 30,000 foot level rather than the 3-foot level. These people might see you are spending too much time in the detail at the expense of the bigger picture. Results focused, decisive people who want to get things done quickly might also see you as too much of a perfectionist who struggles to work fast under pressure.

🥵 When in overdrive: You can spend too much time in the details at the expense of the bigger picture, losing perspective on the overall goals or plan. People may regard you as a perfectionist.

• Self-check by asking: I need a certain amount of context before I feel comfortable moving forward. What key questions will help me move proceed with confidence, even if I don’t have all the details buttoned up?

🪫 If decisiveness is a drainer for you: You may pay little attention to the details of a task or project, potentially undermining the quality of output.

• Reframe it by reflecting: Which energizers allow me to focus on details?

📊 Get to Know Your Significant Seven Energy-Strengths

If you want to dive deeper into the 24 energy-strengths, including an assessment that will show your biggest energizers and drainers:

• Individuals: Purchase the Strengthscope report here and get instant access to your results and a 45-minute Upgrade Your Energy pre-recorded workshop to better understand your unique profile, with tips to find more flow at work.

  • Or book a 45-minute 1:1 with me that comes with a Strengthscope report; together we’ll talk through your results and develop a customized strategy based on your Significant Seven energy-strengths.

• Teams: If you work within an organization and have the budget to run this as an in-person half-day team-building workshop, we are now booking for next quarter. Learn more and inquire here »

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What if the traits you need to get ahead are the exact opposite of what you have been told? My friend Jenny Wood suggests embracing traits we might otherwise think of as negative for an extra dash of courage in the face of fear.

As a former Google leader and top career coach who chased an attractive stranger off the subway and later married him, Jenny knows her way around bold moves. In her new book, Wild Courage, she gives you permission to chase after what you want, unapologetically, even when you don’t feel ready.

Throughout the book, Jenny reclaims nine traits from their negative shackles, teaching you how to be:

• Weird: Win as you or lose as “who?”

• Selfish: Be your own champion

• Shameless: Kick impostor syndrome to the curb and self-promote with ease

• Obsessed: Push, persist, and perform at your highest level

• Nosy: Get curious to network confidently and learn from others

• Manipulative: Build influence with empathy and manage up like a pro

• Brutal: Draw lines and stick to them. Embrace the power of no

• Reckless: Err on the side of action and take healthy risks

• Bossy: Steer others to success, even if you’re not in charge yet

Get your copy of Wild Courage (out today!), and check out our earlier Pivot podcast conversation on Stealing Wi-Fi as a Career Strategy:

Speaking of key traits, it’s time for the next installment in our ongoing Strengthscope series . . .

💪 Strengthscope Deep Dive: Decisiveness

Scenario: You are the lead on a project where context and details are scarce, and you have to make rapid-fire choices throughout. How do you feel about this? Is being the key decision-maker exhausting or exciting?

🔋 If decisiveness energizes you, you enjoy making quick, confident and clear decisions, even when faced with limited information.

• Who annoys you: People who have a habit of deferring decisions, even when all the relevant information is available. They appear unable or unwilling to reach definite conclusions about issues, and take longer than you think is necessary.

• Who is annoyed by you: People who are more cautious and systematic in the way they make decisions might regard you as overly hasty or rash in your approach. They are likely to be uncomfortable with the little time that you appear to spend considering various options, particularly when decisions haven’t worked out well in the past.

🥵 When in overdrive: You can be overly hasty or rash in your decision-making, spending too little time considering alternatives or possible outcomes.

• Self-check by asking: My Decisiveness energizer makes me want to make a decision immediately, even if we don’t have all the information. Can we move forward, or are we missing key data?

🪫 If decisiveness is a drainer for you: You may put off making decisions or defer to others, even when all the necessary information is available to you.

• Reframe it by reflecting: Which energizers help me make decisions more quickly, while still considering all the necessary data?

📊 Get to Know Your Significant Seven Energy-Strengths

If you want to dive deeper into the 24 energy-strengths, including an assessment that will show your biggest energizers and drainers:

• Individuals: Purchase the Strengthscope report here and get instant access to your results and a 45-minute Upgrade Your Energy pre-recorded workshop to better understand your unique profile, with tips to find more flow at work.

  • Or book a 45-minute 1:1 with me that comes with a Strengthscope report; together we’ll talk through your results and develop a customized strategy based on your Significant Seven energy-strengths.

• Teams: If you work within an organization and have the budget to run this as an in-person half-day team-building workshop, we are now booking for next quarter. Learn more and inquire here »

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In January 2025, my dear friend and bestselling author and speaker Antonio Neves faced the unthinkable when California wildfires destroyed his family’s home and all their possessions. In one devastating moment, all future plans became irrelevant as Antonio, his wife, and their young twins found themselves starting completely over.

Facing this extraordinary challenge, Antonio turned to the very system he had developed and taught to others, The 1-Day Method.

I have known Antonio for over a decade now, and I’m always moved by the burst of radiant, positive energy he brings into any room. He sent me this quick note with a peek into his process, which I find utterly remarkable in the face of such a heartbreaking year:

“Losing everything pushed me to finally stop procrastinating on something I’ve been sitting on for years. I have developed a simple approach that has worked extremely well, about focusing on today instead of someday.

I was going to do the whole traditional book publishing thing again, but the fire burned that excuse down. So I’m doing it now.”

Instead of becoming overwhelmed by the enormity of rebuilding an entire life, Antonio focused on winning just one day at a time, prioritizing what truly mattered, and taking deliberate daily action.

“When you lose everything, you learn something important. Life doesn’t wait for perfect conditions,” Antonio said. “It moves in days, in choices, in moments.”

This personal tragedy transformed The 1-Day Method from a powerful concept to an essential survival tool. While writing it, Antonio simultaneously used its principles to rebuild his family’s life from scratch, making it not just a guide written from theory but one proven in life’s most challenging circumstances.

“This method isn’t philosophy,” Antonio says. “It’s how you move forward when moving forward feels impossible.”

👉 If you pre-order now, the Kindle edition is just $0.99 on Amazon! It would be such a meaningful vote of support, and I know it will reinvigorate your daily routines.

📘 “Extraordinary lives are built one day at a time” — More About the Book

Drawing from a decade of coaching high achievers, Neves demonstrates how the gap between intention and action is where most lives are lost. His solution is refreshingly straightforward: master today before worrying about tomorrow.

The book introduces a powerful daily framework that includes:

• Defining what makes today a success

• Identifying only three essential priorities

• Five daily practices that transform ordinary days into extraordinary ones

• Recording wins to build unstoppable momentum

You’ll discover why traditional goal-setting often fails, how the early morning hours hold untapped potential, and why doing less, but with complete focus, creates better results than doing more.

Your best life isn’t waiting in some distant future; it’s built in how you spend the next twenty-four hours. Spend just one minute of yours and pre-order for $0.99!

📘 Check out The 1-Day Method »

Now for the next installment in our ongoing Strengthscope series . . .

💪 Strengthscope Deep Dive: Critical Thinking

Nothing sharpens critical thinking more than an emergency like the one Antonio and his family faced, as they continue navigating the fallout and consequences.

Some people thrive under stress—it sharpens their thinking—while others freeze.

Whether or not critical thinking is a skill of yours, for our purposes exploring day-to-day work through Strengthscope, today we inquire about whether critical thinking energizes you or not.

Scenario: You’re asked to participate in a complex, challenging problem that requires you to separate the issue into its component parts to understand it. Are you energized?

🔋 If common sense energizes you, you love approaching problems and arguments by breaking them down systematically and objectively.

• Who annoys you: People who appear to accept and offer arguments and solutions too quickly, without dissecting and analyzing them to assess their true value.

• Who is annoyed by you: Creatives and decisive people who are more comfortable with making decisions based on new or limited data are likely to get frustrated with your time-consuming and systematic approach to decisions. More optimistic, “glass half full” people may be quickly frustrated by the way you continuously question proposed solutions and spot flaws.

🥵 When in overdrive: You may continuously question or look for flaws in proposed solutions and arguments. This can result in your sometimes being perceived as negative, pessimistic, or overly critical.

• Self-check by asking: I tend to see all the things that might not work. May I share a few observations that could save us hassles down the road?

🪫 If common sense is a drainer for you: You may accept arguments and offer solutions too readily, without dissecting and analyzing them to assess their actual, “deeper” value.

• Reframe it by reflecting: Which energizers help me think critically about a topic?

📊 Get to Know Your Significant Seven Energy-Strengths

If you want to dive deeper into the 24 energy-strengths, including an assessment that will show your biggest energizers and drainers:

• Individuals: Purchase the Strengthscope report here and get instant access to your results and a 45-minute Upgrade Your Energy pre-recorded workshop to better understand your unique profile, with tips to find more flow at work.

  • Or book a 45-minute 1:1 with me that comes with a Strengthscope report; together we’ll talk through your results and develop a customized strategy based on your Significant Seven energy-strengths.

• Teams: If you work within an organization and have the budget to run this as an in-person half-day team-building workshop, we are now booking for next quarter. Learn more and inquire here »

That’s it for now . . . thank you for reading!

❤️  With Love, 

P.S. If you are currently a paying subscriber: Your payments have been paused since December; consider it a mini-sabbatical for PivotList while I figure out what offerings it will include in 2025. Thank you for your patience!

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If you’re mid-career and mid-pivot but unsure how to navigate the wilderness and vertigo that can accompany these moments, I’m thrilled to share a program that my good friend co-founded called Downshift.

Downshift runs guided small group cohorts for ambitious professionals to recalibrate their relationship with work to be more intentional, authentic, and energizing. I was grateful to be a guest speaker for their last Decelerator cohort in early December :)

This program offers a wonderful, reflective support system for anyone on a sabbatical or navigating a career transition. Applications for the 7-week program, kicking off with a retreat in the Catskills, are due this Thursday, February 27th.

Learn more and apply »

🎧 On taking time away and even climbing down the career ladder, over on the Free Time podcast I loved my conversations with about the importance of sabbatical planning, and with on her accidental sabbatical.

You might also enjoy the episode with on engineering serendipity—one of my other favorite topics :)

Now back to our ongoing Strengthscope series!

So far, we’ve looked at Collaboration and Common Sense as energy-strengths (or not, if they drain you). Next, let’s take a look at . . .

💪 Strengthscope Deep Dive: Creativity

Scenario: You have two 2-hour brainstorming meetings on the calendar today: one for coming up with new ideas to solve a problem, and the other to help someone else talk through their nascent project. Are you energized at the end of a day like this?

🔋 If creativity energizes you, you love coming up with fresh ways to do things. Your mind automatically looks for new solutions; you don’t mean to discount practical ideas, but you are naturally drawn to original thinking and “outside the box” approaches. Maybe, like me, you love chasing the taste of creative freedom.

• Who annoys you: People who conform too easily to the status quo or fail to look for innovative solutions, alternatives, and opportunities to improve products, services, processes, and outcomes.

• Who is annoyed by you: Pragmatic and more cautious people (including common sense types!) who like well-proven, more obvious approaches and solutions. They might see your ideas as unworkable and even eccentric, taking little account of the realities of the organization, its context, and customer needs.

🥵 When in overdrive: You may generate “out there” ideas that come across more as unrealistic fantasy than practical solutions. You may overlook the smaller, more obvious, tried and tested routes that might be more effective.

• Self-check by asking: My creativity energizer has me generating exciting new ideas all the time—I can’t help it! Do we need more fresh thinking here, or should we move forward with what works?

🪫 If creativity is a drainer for you: You may find having to do too much “brainstorming” exhausting. You might feel that you are being asked to generate novelty for novelty’s sake, when practical solutions are readily available.

• Reframe it by reflecting: What contexts or collaborations spark my innovative thinking in ways that don’t drain me?

📊 Get to Know Your Significant Seven Energy-Strengths

If you found this helpful and want to dive deeper into the 24 energy-strengths, including an assessment that will show your biggest energizers and drainers:

• Individuals: Purchase the Strengthscope report here and get instant access to your results and a 45-minute Upgrade Your Energy pre-recorded workshop to better understand your unique profile, with tips to find more flow at work.

  • Or book a 45-minute 1:1 with me that comes with a Strengthscope report; together we’ll talk through your results and develop a customized strategy based on your Significant Seven energy-strengths.

• Teams: If you work within an organization and have the budget to run this as an in-person half-day team-building workshop, we are now booking for next quarter. Learn more and inquire here »

That’s it for now . . . thank you for reading and listening!

❤️  With Love, 

P.S. If you are currently a paying subscriber: Your payments have been paused since December; consider it a mini-sabbatical for PivotList while I figure out what offerings that will include in 2025. Thank you for your patience!

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We’ll return to our regular Pivot programming soon; just a friendly reminder that if you are looking for support in setting a resonant career strategy in 2025, our brilliant team of Pivot Coaches would be delighted to work with you!

Now would be a great time to book a complimentary introductory call, as their capacity for new clients is filling quickly. Learn more about each coach below.

How it works: We offer 1:1 sessions on a monthly retainer (two 45-minute calls per month with email in between), with no minimum or maximum commitment. All of our coaches are certified by ICF-accredited organizations, with decades of experience.

Next steps: Check out the coach profiles; if one resonates, follow the link to book a free introductory call to see if it’s a mutual fit for working together.

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More About Jenna Valovic

Brooklyn, New York

I consider myself a possibilitarian — I am happiest when helping clients explore the full breadth of what is possible and encouraging them to build a life that is in alignment with their boldest, most audacious dreams.

After nearly a decade working at Google, and over five years focused specifically around Executive Recruitment, I have learned how important it is to build a career that is in integrity with your values.

My areas of focus include: late bloomers and career performance and burnout coaching. I enjoy marrying my background in Leadership and Organizational Development and Positive Psychology with my somatic training as a Vinyasa yoga teacher, breathwork facilitator, and meditator.

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More About Jim Taigman

Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

I have seen enough success and failure of individuals managing up, down, and through their co-workers to know that great leaders succeed by knowing their own strengths and blind spots. Improving this self-awareness is a vital component in pivoting to something new.

Through powerful questioning, and observations of not only what you say, but the emotion and body language behind what you say, we will work to break through those barriers getting in your way. Let’s go!

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More About Cherie Wilcox

Louisville, Colorado

There are many reasons why a person might feel stuck at work. Maybe it's the infamous golden handcuffs, maybe your job has become a habit that is no longer challenging, or maybe something just feels off? Perhaps you’re not growing, don’t have the chance to try new roles, be creative, or show your innovation? Do you work so much that you’ve forgotten to enjoy life? Can you afford to leave? Ultimately, what is all this work for?

Do these questions sound familiar? They are to me because I’ve been there too. I understand the fear of the unknown and taking that next step. I can help. You have inherent brilliance and direction inside. Together, we will uncover your unique strengths, talents, and values, breaking through the barriers holding you back. We will create the clarity you crave and the confidence you need to take the next steps.

In addition to career and life coaching, I specialize in executive resume and cover letter writing for high-achieving professionals looking to reposition themselves or pivot into an entirely new industry. I love helping my clients tell their stories in a way that highlights their accomplishments and unique value, empowering them to secure the roles they aspire to.

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For in-depth guided group coaching, I am also thrilled to share a long-running program from my very first coach and longtime friendtor, , founder of A Path That Fits. Check out Adrian’s flagship Career Pathfinder experience and community, one I recommend wholeheartedly!

Adrian guides you step-by-step through the online course, explaining exactly what to do in over 50 short videos. You also get access to career assessments, coaching activities, video case studies, expert career tips and advice, career databases to discover new career ideas, and a downloadable workbook to keep you organized and on track.

Apply promo code PIVOT at checkout if you do enroll:

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🎧 If you haven’t already, check out our 12-episode Pivot x Career Pathfinder podcast series on navigating career change, uncertainty, decision-making, working through ruts, taking sabbaticals, and more.

That's it for now . . . thank you for reading and listening, and happy pivoting in 2025 and beyond!

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