354: How Do You “Un-Rut” Yourself? Live Show with Adrian Klaphaak

How do you “un-rut” yourself? If you want to say yes to exploring a pivot, what do you need to say no to? What's the secret dream? These are just some of the questions that recurring guest host Adrian Klaphaak and I answer in today’s live Pivot podcast taping. Are you looking for a little support and guidance on finding your purpose, or best next step? Check out Adrian’s Career Pathfinder Program and apply promo code PIVOT for a special offer on his group training. If you’d like to work with him 1:1, he just opened up a few new spots—book a free consultation here. More about Adrian: Adrian Klaphaak is a coach, purpose guide, entrepreneur, and founder of A Path That Fits Career and Life Coaching. His coaching approach is holistic—a constant balance between getting results and a quest for meaning and fulfillment. He describes himself as “a deep seeker with a constant itch to make things happen.” 💬 Quotes "But it's no use now," thought poor Alice, "to pretend to be two people! Why, there's hardly enough of me left to make one respectable person!" —Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland “The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain. Is not the cup that holds your wine the very cup that was burned in the potter’s oven?” —Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet—On Joy and Sorrow 🌟 Questions We Tackle Who are you ready to stop pretending to be? How do you know when you need to pivot versus chasing shiny objects? How do you measure and even define success when you go out on your own? How do you un-rut yourself when you’re stuck? ✅ Try This Next Let yourself be moved by genuine, embodied, resonant excitement. Put yourself in the room with your experiments. 🔗 Resources Mentioned Adrian on the web, Yelp, Facebook, LinkedIn Course: Career Pathfinder, promo code PIVOT Video: Finding Your Calling Substacks: Rolling in D🤦🏻‍♀️h, Intuitive Writing School Articles: Taffy Brodesser-Ackner Tools: Substack, ChatGPT Song: You Can’t Rush Your Healing by Trevor Hall 📚 Books Mentioned Intuitive Writing by Jacqueline Fisch The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron Outrageous Openness by Tosha Silver Free Time: Lose the Busywork, Love Your Business Pivot: The Only Move That Matters Is Your Next One Life After College 🎧 Related Episodes Pivot: Pivot x Career Pathfinder podcast episodes with Adrian (Spotify playlist) 329: Five Types of People-Pleasers from The Joy of Saying No with Natalie Lue 123: Peeking out from the plateau (put yourself in the path of pivot) 321: ChatGPT as Universal Intern and Permission Not to Be a Billionaire with Kevin Kelly 85: Musician Trevor Hall on Karma, Healing, Soul Maps From the Stars + Fruitful Darkness Song Premiere Free Time: 223: The Confidence Trap: Why You Don’t Need It to Do Big Things 244: Asking Better Questions and Designing Your Ideal Day with Claire Giovino 181: Be Irreplaceable with My Creative Coach Jay Acunzo 198: Book Club ✨ OUTRAGEOUS OPENNESS: Letting the Divine Take the Lead by Tosha Silver ❤️ Enjoying the show? I'd be grateful for a rating and/or review! Even better? Share this episode with a friend :) 💌 Get my curated twice monthly PivotList newsletter ✍️ Connect with me on Substack: http://substack.com/@jennyblake 💻 Check out Pivot courses on LinkedIn Learning: Figuring Out Your Next Move, Holding 1:1 Career Conversations, Managing Introverts, Coaching New Hires, and Coaching New Managers 💬 I’d love to hear what’s on your mind! Take the Pivot listener survey ☎️ Submit a question or comment for future episodes 🎧 Make sure you’re subscribed wherever you listen to ‘casts 📝 Check out full show notes at http://pivotmethod.com/354 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices