What makes an ideal candidate, where employers and hiring managers are concerned? It seems like the goalposts are always shifting - which is why the secret ingredient to finding a fulfilling position is simply you. When Sheryl found herself laid off due to the COVID-19 pandemic, she felt completely adrift and unsure how to navigate the process of finding a new job. After a little guidance and a lot of self-reflection and work on identifying her skills and the things she is truly passionate about...
Feb 11, 2021•44 min•Season 2Ep. 101
When is a good change not a good change? When we’re in a situation where we aren’t fulfilled or reaching our potential, any shift might feel like a step in the right direction. But the moves that truly put you where you need to be do not have to involve a compromise of your values or desires. On this episode of The Bridge to Fulfillment, Blake and Kerry dive deep on Kerry’s story, from losing her position due to COVID to sorting out what her ideal career situation would look and feel like moving...
Feb 04, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Season 2Ep. 100
Monique drastically increased her income and quality of life, gained the flexibility she needed as a single mom of four kids, and is able to use her gifts doing work she is incredibly passionate about. On this episode of The Bridge to Fulfillment, Monique and Blake discuss the importance of reflecting on your values as well as your previous situation and the lessons you took from it, how Monique put her passion for creating opportunities for equity to work in her career, and the action steps beh...
Jan 28, 2021•49 min•Season 2Ep. 99
Think for a moment about the worst manager you’ve ever had…what made them so terrible? How did you handle it? Or if you didn’t handle it, how much did you put up with, and what was the overall impact on your life? On this episode of The Bridge to Fulfillment, Blake dives into the uncertainty and exhaustion faced by many women who are dealing with frustrating management, getting the right help to get out of that situation (in whatever way is right for that situation), the puzzle pieces about whic...
Jan 21, 2021•21 min•Season 2Ep. 98
When you think about a career transition, does the phrase “leap of faith” come to mind? That’s a very common misconception. It’s the idea that there’s no way to know what you’re getting into with a new role until you’re already in it. And it’s an idea we need to reevaluate. On this episode of The Bridge to Fulfillment, Blake lays out the secret to knowing whether or not the grass is greener in that other job you’re considering before you commit to a change, tools to help you develop the clarity ...
Jan 14, 2021•13 min•Season 2Ep. 97
Why do you do what you do? So many women continue on in their present careers because, after years in the field, that seems to be all they are cut out for. Little do they know, this is exactly the kind of mindset that holds them back from finding fulfillment based on their own unique value. After a decade as an educator, Stephanie was barrelling towards burnout. She felt stuck - and doubtful about the possibility of getting to a better spot professionally. But a change in perspective, some guida...
Jan 07, 2021•38 min•Season 2Ep. 96
What's your New Year's resolution this year? Lots of us will promise to lose weight, work out regularly or read more. Most of us will forget about those promises by February. Because the fact is, they don't matter. We need to go deeper and do the work to set goals and intentions that will make a real impact on our lives. On this episode of The Bridge to Fulfillment, Blake breaks down the best ways to look forward to our goals for the new year, learning to let go of the unnecessary things over th...
Dec 31, 2020•11 min•Season 2Ep. 95
With all the distance we've had to put between ourselves and other people this year, how many interactions have you had lately where you felt you were fully present and connected? Our ability to be present and active in our own interactions has been eroding since long before 2020, lowered by our phones, our jobs and every other stressor we face daily. How, then, do we find our way back? Terri Lonowski is the founder of Soulful Listening, and her career has taken her from serving as the chair of ...
Dec 24, 2020•55 min•Season 2Ep. 94
Are you mentally reaching out for something new in your career, or are you just feeling unsatisfied and ready for a change? For those of us who find ourselves going through the motions day after day, the thought of making a huge pivot to get to a better spot is uncertain and frightening. But micro-moves aren’t enough - and you would be surprised how many intriguing options open up when you gain a little clarity. On this episode of The Bridge to Fulfillment, Blake and Genna lay out Genna’s journe...
Dec 17, 2020•35 min•Season 2Ep. 93
Is a yearly or even quarterly bout of burnout normal for you? Most of us accept these episodes as a normal part of our career, never realizing that we have the power to make them stop and quit compromising our health, relationships and even our happiness to these unhealthy patterns. On this episode of The Bridge to Fulfillment, Blake tackles the subject of burnout, including the reasons we suffer from burnout - and the reasons we don't, the belief systems and lack of clarity that keep us standin...
Dec 10, 2020•20 min•Season 2Ep. 92
How do you greet the morning on days you have to work? Are you excited about the possibility to get up and get to it, or do you dread the idea of another day in your current career? Too many of us experience the latter feeling every day - and Amy used to be no exception, until she found a way to turn a corner in her career that brought her more possibilities and benefits than she had previously thought possible. On this episode of The Bridge to Fulfillment, Blake and Amy dig into the mental and ...
Dec 03, 2020•32 min•Season 2Ep. 91
How often do you invest in the people around you? Spouse, kids, coworkers, clients… when you put all your resources into caring for others, an investment in yourself (whatever it might be) can begin to seem both implausible and not worth it. While there's no way to be sure, there are ways to approach the concept to give yourself an answer you can feel good about. On this episode of The Bridge to Fulfillment, Blake digs into how you can be sure that you will see amazing benefits from investing in...
Nov 26, 2020•25 min•Season 2Ep. 90
What do you look forward to every morning? What gets you up and excited to meet the day? If you don’t have a solid answer, it’s time to ask yourself why. You deserve a life filled with work you love and challenges you can meet with intention and energy. On this episode of The Bridge to Fulfillment, Blake sheds some light on getting where you want to be in life, including topics like recognizing the impact of every day when it’s easy to just go through the motions, acknowledging your skills, tale...
Nov 19, 2020•10 min•Season 2Ep. 89
What’s the biggest change you’ve faced since the start of this pandemic? Whatever it was, did you let it stop your progress? Or did you find a way to move past it and continue to succeed? Nicola Watson is a business owner, full-time mom and a frequent guest of the show. She is back today to shed some light on the turns this year has taken for her, and how she has learned to deal with each one. On this episode of The Bridge to Fulfillment, Blake and Nicola sit down together to talk about how heal...
Nov 12, 2020•41 min•Season 2Ep. 88
Are you someone who loves to work from home, or has the new arrangement we’ve gotten used to during the pandemic completely shaken up the separation of your job from the rest of your life? It can be hard to set clear boundaries at work when work is so close to home, but it is both possible and necessary to do so in a way that works for you. On this episode of The Bridge to Fulfillment, Blake discusses the common areas of complexity that surround the search for work-life harmony - particularly wh...
Nov 05, 2020•21 min•Season 2Ep. 87
Do you know what makes you special? Knowing and expressing our past experience, gifts and what we bring to the table in our careers is one of the hardest parts of making a successful career transition - and it’s also one of the most vital. On this episode of The Bridge to Fulfillment, Blake dives into the practice of building effective bridge stories, including ways you can discover and communicate your unique set of transferable skills, developing clarity about your individual value (your exper...
Oct 29, 2020•19 min•Season 2Ep. 86
How has COVID impacted your career? Some of us were lucky enough to hang onto our jobs and continue on the same path. But some of us found ourselves violently placed in unfamiliar territory. When Karen reached out for help, she had just lost her job after 32 years at the same company. She felt scared, lost, and alone - but she did the work and gained the clarity and confidence she needed to move forward in her job search. On this episode of The Bridge to Fulfillment, Karen and Blake dig into the...
Oct 22, 2020•35 min•Season 2Ep. 85
When was the last time you were called a "perfectionist"? For too many driven women, perfectionism manifests itself internally as constant second-guessing and anxiety. It clouds our judgment and freezes us where we stand. How much more could you achieve if you didn't have that barrier in your way? On this episode of The Bridge to Fulfillment, Blake dives into how we get stuck in place when we constantly doubt and second-guess ourselves, finding a framework to walk towards rather than a crystal-c...
Oct 15, 2020•17 min•Season 2Ep. 84
“There’s a common misbelief that if you do work that helps people, it doesn’t pay well.” For a huge chunk of her career, Jennie Nash struggled to make money as a writer, despite her success in scoring book deals. What she did learn during her years writing, however, was the ins-and-outs of the publishing world. Since then, she has put that knowledge to work coaching many big names in the industry, building her company Author Accelerator into a multi-six-figure book coaching business and teaching...
Oct 08, 2020•50 min•Season 2Ep. 83
Massive amounts of people were furloughed during the pandemic, stuck with nothing to do but worry about the future, and no clue as to how they might get back to the career they had…. When COVID hit and Robin was furloughed, she sat wondering if she’d have a job left when the dust settled. She spent her time job searching, only to find “more of the same,” or roles she worried she didn’t qualify for. Robin was skeptical on whether a career coach was what she needed-- she didn’t believe she needed ...
Oct 01, 2020•49 min•Season 2Ep. 82
“What we hold onto tightly is often what holds us back” - Wendy Pope Uncovering the right time to make a career change is never easy...life always seems to be in the way - but take some time to ask yourself the right questions and watch the opportunities unfold. On this episode of The Bridge to Fulfillment, Blake digs into the question of when the right time will be to make a change, including the signs to look for, the obstacles we believe are standing in our way, and why we have to let go of o...
Sep 24, 2020•18 min•Season 2Ep. 81
It is common to believe transitioning our careers means we’ll have to take a big pay cut, a step back in impact or a leap of faith...but just because some people make that choice, doesn’t mean it is the only one available. There is another choice - a better one, in fact. On this episode of The Bridge to Fulfillment, Blake tackles the topic of transitioning your career without taking a big step backwards, including the mental blocks that keep us stuck, the factors that uniquely set her clients up...
Sep 10, 2020•16 min•Season 2Ep. 80
Work life balance is always a hot topic...but amidst this pandemic and the shift of working from home, the risk of burnout, depression and an all-out war is building for working moms. COVID is the great accelerator - the cracks in the foundation are now starting to become full-fledged gaps. So what do you do about it when you feel stuck in Groundhog Day, are overwhelmed with your workload and don’t feel like you are able to separate life from work? It’s time for a change - and it starts with get...
Sep 03, 2020•10 min•Season 2Ep. 79
Making career moves is hard at any point in life - but if you're making a change after 20+ years working, and getting little to no feedback from potential employers who won't hire you, it's all too easy to fill in some blanks… On this episode of The Bridge to Fulfillment, Blake addresses the subject of perceived ageism as you make a necessary career transition and tells the story of Libby, a client who found her ideal role with clarity, an understanding of her own value, and a refusal to settle....
Aug 27, 2020•9 min•Season 2Ep. 78
Are you clear enough on what you want to be able to transition into a new career? Maybe this sounds familiar: "I could have told you that I wanted better work/life balance, to be more present with my family, work that felt challenging, creative & made a difference. I wanted work that allowed me to leverage my passion for developing and helping others." But if you are defining your next path by general standards like those, they likely won't be enough for you. On this episode of The Bridge to...
Aug 20, 2020•7 min•Season 2Ep. 77
It was March 14, 2020, the office was closed down due to COVID and Patrice, an HR professional, found herself homeschooling her two kids, stressed out to the max. She was searching for how to make the best of the situation and what the right path was for herself because she was tired of feeling emotionally detached from her work and sacrificing her family time. It was then that she made a life-changing decision - one that, in just three short months, challenged everything she believed about what...
Aug 13, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Season 2Ep. 76
If you’ve been around a while, you know the feeling of jumping to take another job, hoping this next move will finally be “it” only to find out 6-12 months later that you are back in the same spot - or worse. When jumping to another job isn’t the answer, this is what you need to do. On this episode of The Bridge to Fulfillment, Blake lays out the recipe for a successful career transition, including a strategy and framework that aligns with you and your skills and values, the necessity of a trust...
Aug 06, 2020•16 min•Season 2Ep. 75
For many women who are searching for a fresh start, the search starts on the outside. You look for a new job with a new commute, better pay, different people… and then you flounder, until you realize that the work starts with you. Leslie Quinn found herself waking up each morning dreading her commute & the time spent away from her kids. With traditional retail in decline, she had been thinking for years about starting her own business as a way to give back and make a real difference in the w...
Jul 30, 2020•30 min•Season 2Ep. 74
What makes you happy? It seems like such a simple question, but surprisingly few of us could answer honestly and with confidence. The truth is, figuring out that answer takes a lot of work, some dedication and a strong support group. After having children, Jen O'Hare’s perspective and passion for her work disappeared. She found herself burned out, lacking the spark she once had. All of that changed when she decided to invest in herself & find a path that would allow her to focus on work that...
Jul 23, 2020•40 min•Season 2Ep. 73
Every now and again, life pulls the rug out from under us. It's too easy to feel unmoored and lost when this happens, but in fact, we are the only ones who can empower ourselves to get up and move forward, secure in what we have to offer. When Charlotte found herself out of a job with a healthy severance package, lots of time to decompress and recover from the burnout, she still found she was unable to sleep at night with the anxiety building about her future. She had no idea what to do next and...
Jul 16, 2020•35 min•Season 2Ep. 72
