The Bridge to Fulfillment

In a world that often feels chaotic and uncertain, what is it that makes some leaders thrive where others crumble? The answer likely isn't what you think.  It's not the fancy job titles, experience, or even raw intelligence. It's how comfortable they are steering the ship when they can't see the horizon.  It's the ability to bring clarity when everyone feels confused, understand their own blind spots, and truly connect with people – the human-centered skills that most leaders were never taught. Today on The Bridge to FulfillmentⓇ, Blake welcomes Minette Norman. She is an award-winning author, speaker, leadership consultant, and former Silicon Valley executive. Author of "The Boldly Inclusive Leader" and co-author of "The Psychological Safety Playbook," she now runs her own consultancy dedicated to helping leaders unlock their organizations' full human potential through collaborative and inclusive practices. In this episode, you'll learn the most important leadership skills for the AI era and how to lead effectively in times of uncertainty. You'll learn why human skills like empathy, compassion, and creativity are the keys to effective leadership. You'll also learn how to invest in your team's psychological safety and better ways to think about inclusive hiring and more transparent leadership.   What You'll Learn: Skills that leaders need to focus on now (10:29) More effective hiring practices (16:46) Why people are less engaged at work (20:21) Recognizing the role emotions play (31:11) A curiosity challenge (41:18)   Favorite Quotes:   “Having to put on that mask is a huge cognitive burden that actually is creating some of the problems of anxiety and stress. And people are feeling less engaged at work because they can't feel fully present or fully safe.” –Blake Schofield “Leaders, in this age of uncertainty, anxiety, fear of AI and jobs going away, we need to invest more in the skills that are deeply human, the skills that no AI is ever going to have. What is it that we have as humans? It's empathy and compassion and creativity and all the things that are that are uniquely human. This is where leaders need to focus.” –Minette Norman “I think we're moving into a place where the true leaders and true companies that will really be empowered to create growth and become market leaders are the ones that understand these nuances about people working differently, creativity, creating cultures where people are innovating and comfortable with the unknown.” –Blake Schofield “We do not leave our emotions at home when we go to work. They are what make us human. And in fact, without emotions, we can't function, we can't make decisions, but to not acknowledge them does us such a disservice.” -–Minette Norman   Additional Resources:    Connect with Minette Norman: Website: https://www.minettenorman.com/ Free resources on inclusive leadership: https://www.minettenorman.com/resources LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/minettenorman/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/minettenorman/ For programs and opportunities to work with Blake, go to www.BlakeSchofield.com

What if all it took was one moment of strength to feel more aligned? Whether it's making a career change or making choices about personal relationships, choosing to overcome your fear and move forward in a single moment, despite the discomfort, can change your life.   Today on The Bridge to Fulfillment Ⓡ, Blake welcomes Tanner Clark, a TEDx and Mindset Speaker who helps people of all ages use their One Second of Strength to improve their lives, set intentions, observe their behavior, and pursue what matters most.  In this episode, you'll learn how societal conditioning often pushes us away from our passions and natural strengths, particularly during childhood. We carry those limiting beliefs into adulthood, which inevitably leads to misalignment and a lack of fulfillment. You'll learn the importance of listening to your inner compass rather than defaulting to distractions, and how you can use the "SOS approach" to Set intentions, Observe behavior, and Shift with one second of strength - as a framework for creating meaningful change.  Despite your fears and self-doubt, you are the one who is ultimately in control of your life- and you already possess the unique qualifications to achieve your goals.   What You'll Learn: Choosing to follow your inner compass (8:50) How one second changes a life (11:08) Circling back to what brings you fulfillment (17:56) Finding the answers within (24:33) Mindset and self-awareness (39:42)   Favorite Quotes: “If more of us understood that life isn't permanent, that the decisions that we make when we have more information, we can change them; that listening to that inner compass is actually what leads to a fulfilling life. If they had more of that understanding, more of that framework, we would see people be far more fulfilled.” –Blake Schofield “No matter what decision you made in the past, what's the next best decision you're going to make now?” –Tanner Clark “What I know to be true is the things that are effortless, the things that you naturally have a passion for, the things that automatically give you energy, are those breadcrumbs, are those signs of what you should be doing.” –Blake “The biggest challenge today is truly distraction. When life gets a little bit hard or a little bit uncomfortable or a little bit challenging, the default now is to just pick up your phone and sit down on the staircase of life and do nothing. And there's nothing worse than just sitting and doing nothing instead of moving life forward. We've got to sit in silence a little bit more. We've got to get really, really comfortable with that boredom and that silence, because I believe that you already have the answers to almost every problem you're facing, if you'll just listen to yourself. ” –Tanner Clark   Additional Resources:    Connect with Tanner Clark: Instagram: @realtannerclark  Website: www.onesecondofstrength.com TEDx Talk: One Second of Strength by Tanner Clark For programs and opportunities to work with Blake, go to www.BlakeSchofield.com

Are you feeling lost, uncertain, stressed, or anxious about a big decision, and you're not sure which next step to take? Navigating major life, career, and relationship decisions can feel overwhelming. It's in these turbulent, unsteady, and chaotic times that we're tasked with choices that will make huge impacts on our lives.  Seasons of change are an inevitable part of life. It's how you approach those changes that makes all the difference.  Today on The Bridge to FulfillmentⓇ, Blake discusses the collective season of change many of us are experiencing and the uncertainty that comes with it. Reflecting on whether your current life path aligns with your future goals will help identify misalignments, guiding you towards better decisions that lead to greater fulfillment.  In this episode, you'll learn what it feels like to navigate the uncertainty of big changes and the toll that their weight can have on your life. You'll hear about the role that misalignment plays in our hesitancy to make choices, and how you can jumpstart the momentum by asking yourself two important questions.  With the right strategy and the right support behind you, you can finally create the changes that will lead to more alignment in your life.    What You'll Learn: Our collective season of change (0:46) Why important decisions can't be rushed (2:11) Two powerful questions to help you gain clarity (3:12) Navigating major decisions strategically (6:08) Partnering with an impartial ally (8:07)   Favorite Quotes: “We are in a collective season of change. The last couple months has brought a lot of challenge and chaos to many of us, and now is an opportunity to clear the way and really identify. What is it that we want for our future?” –Blake Schofield “In moments like this, when you're at these types of crossroads, the biggest mistake you can make is rushing to take action just to feel better.” –Blake Schofield “The truth is, the longer you continue to do things that are misaligned, the harder and harder it gets.” –Blake Schofield “If you're navigating a major life, career or relationship decision, it's critical that you actually see the truth clearly, so that you don't risk what you've worked so hard to build.” –Blake Schofield   Additional Resources:    For programs and opportunities to work with Blake, go to www.BlakeSchofield.com  

Are you successful “on paper” but in reality, you're feeling lost, drained, or unfulfilled? You worked hard to get where you are, but your career success doesn't feel like it's ticking all the boxes. When success isn't making us happy, society can make you feel like that lack of fulfillment is your fault.  If you feel like something is missing, then it's a sign of misalignment…but there is a way out.  Today on The Bridge to Fulfillment Ⓡ, Blake shares her personal journey from success on paper to success without sacrifice. Building a successful career and a fulfilling life is possible without taking a paycut or starting over ™. In this episode, you'll learn how to recognize the signs of misalignment and how to break free from burnout for good. You'll hear how Blake has helped hundreds of people who've felt lost, drained, and unfulfilled find clarity. You'll learn how to make lasting changes and create meaningful impact in your life and career.    What You'll Learn: Why success on paper doesn't alway equal happiness (0:38) Recognizing the signs of misalignment (2:19) What you need to know if you're feeling trapped (3:50) Shifting from misalignment to clarity (6:04) The first step to creating change (6:35)   Favorite Quotes: "You already have everything that you need inside of you to create the type of fulfilling career in life that you want. You just need clarity to be able to truly see and understand that and a strategic path where you can create that change with less resistance, more ease and less risk."  “In a world where most people are unfulfilled in their career, where society tells us that we have to sacrifice or hustle and grind in order to have success, it becomes really easy to believe that maybe we are the problem.” “I have seen is a consistent pattern of incredibly talented high achievers who have gotten locked into a box that they don't belong in, who haven't been surrounded by the right people who could help them solve this problem, and who begin to slowly die in careers and lives that don't really feel right and they don't know what to do about it.” “If we still feel lost, drained, or unfulfilled, these are not signs that something is wrong with us. They're actually signs and symptoms of misalignment in our lives.”   Additional Resources:  For programs and opportunities to work with Blake, go to www.BlakeSchofield.com

We've been told that time is our most valuable resource. But what if we've been focusing on the wrong currency all along? The truth is that we have a resource far more important than time.  It's our energy that actually determines what we accomplish – and how we feel doing it.  The breakthrough comes when we stop asking "Do I have time?" and start asking "Where is my energy going?" Today on The Bridge to Fulfillment®, Blake challenges the belief that time is our most valuable resource. She reveals why energy is a far more valuable asset, and shares how you can begin to align your energy with your goals to gain better focus and more clarity. In this episode, you'll learn why time and money can't solve the root issues of feeling depleted or unfocused. You'll start to understand your personal energy fingerprint and how to apply sharper focus to the things that truly matter to you. You'll also learn a simple exercise to pinpoint how your energy reserves are being spent so you can start to unravel the lies that are keeping you stuck.  If you're ready to start protecting your most valuable resource to reclaim your life, then this episode is for you.    What You'll Learn: Why energy is more important than time (0:50) Our energy expenditure is personal (2:26) Signs that you're not using your energy properly (3:00) An easy way to start gaining traction in your life (4:02) The lies that keep you trapped (5:05)   Favorite Quotes: “Most of us are unaware of how we're using our energy, the things that are giving us energy or draining energy, and whether we are appropriately focusing our energy on the things that will be most meaningful and most impactful.” “Each one of us is individually wired uniquely in terms of how to best use and leverage our energy to create results.” “By becoming more aware of where your focus is and where you're placing your energy, you can begin to see areas that are actually giving you life, giving you more passion, more energy, more focus, more impact.  And you can also see the areas in your life that are draining you and pulling you away from what it is that you want.” “You have so much more power to create change in your life than you believe.”   Additional Resources:  For programs and opportunities to work with Blake, go to www.BlakeSchofield.com

What if the story you've been telling yourself is THE THING that's holding you back? Our brains create narratives to make sense of experiences, but often, these stories are inaccurate. By accepting our internal stories as absolute truth, we remain stuck, surrounded by the same perspectives that will only continue to hold us back. When we start to challenge these assumptions, it helps us begin to break free from limiting beliefs and uncover new possibilities that help foster a deeper understanding of ourselves and clear the path toward personal transformation. Today on The Bridge to Fulfillment®, Blake challenges you to examine your beliefs and question whether the stories you tell yourself are the truth. By challenging assumptions and embracing self-awareness, you can break free from limiting beliefs, see new opportunities, and rewrite the stories that define you.  In this episode, you'll learn about the impact that personal narratives have on our lives and the importance of questioning their truth. You'll learn how personal growth strategies like expanding your circle can help provide new perspectives, build deeper connections, and foster compassion. You'll learn how to start questioning your narrative and understand the powerful effect this mindset shift can have on your life, relationships, and career.    What You'll Learn: The lies our brain tells us (1:03) How to stimulate personal growth (3:08) Why we can feel like the world is a challenging place (5:56) How to determine if your brain is telling you the truth (8:11) The powerful ripple effect of challenging your beliefs (9:58)   Favorite Quotes: “One of the biggest risks in our lives are the stories that we believe are true, that just aren't.” –Blake “When we grow up in families that focus on achievements or what other people think, ultimately, we end up looking externally for the answers." –Blake “We aren't alone, we aren't broken, and nothing is wrong with us. We have an opportunity to truly become the people that we feel called to be.” –Blake “I've really come to learn and understand how fantastic our brain is at coming up with stories, and how often those stories are wrong." –Blake   Additional Resources:  For programs and opportunities to work with Blake, go to www.BlakeSchofield.com

Is the fear of uncertainty keeping you stuck? Feeling drained or unfulfilled isn't a personal weakness. It's a sign that you're operating on outdated scripts, following paths that no longer serve you. But breaking free doesn't require a massive leap… just a tiny experiment. Today on The Bridge to Fulfillment®, Blake welcomes Anne-Laure Le Cunff. She is a neuroscientist, entrepreneur, and writer and is the founder of Ness Labs.  She explores evidence-based methods for people to make the most of their minds, navigate uncertainty, and practice lifelong learning. Her work has been featured in peer-reviewed academic journals and mainstream publications such as WIRED, Forbes, Rolling Stone, Fortune, Entrepreneur, and more. In this episode, you'll learn how to embrace uncertainty through times of transition. You'll hear how “tiny experiments” can help you break free from cognitive scripts and build self-confidence. You'll also learn how to schedule in time for curiosity and exploration so that you can start making small, incremental changes that will eventually help you achieve true personal and professional fulfillment.   What You'll Learn: Anne-Laure's personal journey through experimentation (3:12) Why we should treat struggles and burnout as signals for change (13:23) Embracing uncertainty rather than looking for answers (20:06) "Tiny experiments" to progressively build self-confidence (28:10) Focusing on learning rather than success or failure (40:10)   Favorite Quotes: "It's really about starting small and just trying to do something different, maybe something that goes against what advice you would get from friends or from your employer, and seeing that the world doesn't end." –Anne-Laure Le Cunff "It's really about progressively building that self-confidence through cycles of experimentation, instead of trying to make the big change straight away."  –Anne-Laure Le Cunff “When I began to realize that [experimentation] was the only way to get what it is that I wanted, it really helped me learn to embrace that uncertainty and to recognize that uncertainty was actually the gift.” –Blake Schofield "As long as you learn something new, that's success." –Anne-Laure Le Cunff “The things that we're experiencing are actually signs and symptoms that our life is in misalignment. They are warning signs. But because we're surrounded by other people experiencing the same thing, our brain will pattern match and say, nothing's wrong with me." –Blake Schofield   Additional Resources:  Connect with Anne-Laure Le Cunff: https://nesslabs.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/alecunff/ https://x.com/neuranne https://www.youtube.com/@neuranne/featured https://nesslabs.com/book  For programs and opportunities to work with Blake, go to www.BlakeSchofield.com

When your gut tells you something, do you listen or do you tend to push those feelings aside? Intuition is your inner compass, but too often, we ignore those important signals- and that could be the very thing that's holding you back from the life you want to create.  Today on The Bridge to Fulfillment®, Blake explains why learning to trust your intuition is one of the fastest and most impactful ways to create the life that you want. She shares one simple thing you can do today to unlock your inner confidence. In this episode, you'll learn why so many of us lack confidence, and how societal conditioning and parenting paradigms have taught us to ignore how we feel. You'll understand how that follows us into adulthood, resulting in a lack of confidence and self-gaslighting. You'll learn the simple prompt that will help you start trusting your gut right now so you can cultivate more self-confidence and create a life of ease.   What You'll Learn: Why we lack confidence (2:46)  Ignoring the evidence of your intuition (7:11) How a lack of self-trust manifests into adulthood (8:37) Listening to your intuition (9:38) Letting your inner compass guide you (11:20)   Favorite Quotes: "Your brain can only process about 25% of the stimulus that you are getting... the remaining 75% your brain literally does not know about. So when you override your intuition, you are ignoring 75% of the evidence that you are being given." –Blake Schofield “Life is always working for you. It's always working for your advantage. The challenge is we often are misinterpreting or overriding the lessons we're being shown.” –Blake "Building confidence in yourself and your own decision making and your own intuition is one of the fastest and most impactful ways to be able to create the life that you want." –Blake Schofield “True confidence doesn't come from your identity in a job or relationship or parenting. It comes from being able to trust yourself and your decisions and know that you are creating the life and the career that you want.” –Blake Schofield   Additional Resources:  For programs and opportunities to work with Blake, go to www.BlakeSchofield.com

We often think that tough situations require complex solutions.  But what if the solution was much simpler than you think? Today on The Bridge to Fulfillment Ⓡ, Blake reveals the importance of viewing challenges as opportunities for growth and how one simple mindset shift can help you simplify complex problems, foster curiosity, and operate from a place of non-judgment.  In this episode, you'll learn how our lack of formal education around growth is the reason why we often repeat the same mistakes over and over again. Simplifying your thought process helps expand your perspective, allowing you to challenge the limiting beliefs that lead to repetitive issues. You'll learn how to embrace curiosity and ultimately find the root cause.    What You'll Learn: The truth about the challenges you're facing (2:16) A challenge to reconsider now (3:11) Why you keep repeating the same mistakes (5:14) What happens when you decide to make things easier (6:09)   Favorite Quotes: “There is always a solution to the challenge that you're facing or the opportunity ahead of you.” –Blake Schofield “When we don't see something simple, when it feels complex, it's a great opportunity to stop and question, what do we believe about this?” –Blake Schofield “There is no challenge you can't meet. There is no struggle that you are facing today that you can't overcome.” –Blake Schofield “We are not living as authentically as we want. We are not living with the peace and joy and space and time to be present in the way that we want, but it is possible for us to do that, and it starts with that curiosity.” –Blake Schofield   Additional Resources:  For programs and opportunities to work with Blake, go to www.BlakeSchofield.com

The people we surround ourselves with can either help or hinder our success in life. They're the ones who provide support and offer words of encouragement when we need it. And they're not afraid to challenge us when we're stuck.  Our support system helps us see our strengths and acknowledge our weaknesses because they know that true growth comes from action, not perfection. Today on The Bridge to Fulfillment Ⓡ, Blake welcomes Anne Marie Anderson, a three-time Emmy Award-winning broadcaster, keynote speaker and author. Taking bold moves in her career has helped her become one of the most experienced female play-by-play announcers in the country. Her book, Cultivating Audacity, shares how she found her “front row” support system and thus, gained the confidence to create change and ultimately, find true growth and success.  In this episode, you'll learn the importance of bolstering your support system and investing in yourself. You'll hear how cultivating audacity and aligning with your values can help you overcome fear and doubt.   What You'll Learn: (7:31) Being held back by fear (13:42) Claiming your audacity   (18:37) The value of investing in yourself  (25:26) Knowing who's in your front row (37:27) What changes when you take control of your life   Favorite Quotes: “Audacity is in the action, not in the outcome.” –Anne Marie Anderson "Don't expect to eliminate your barriers. You're never going to conquer fear or own time, but you can learn to manage it and work with it once you're aware of how it's affecting you." –Anne Marie Anderson "I had to learn how to invest in myself and how to only take advice from people who had achieved what I wanted to achieve." –Blake Schofield “The big problem, I think, for a lot of people is they don't want to put a voice to it. They're afraid to say aloud what it is they want.” –Anne Marie Anderson   Additional Resources:  Buy the book: https://a.co/d/3nDO0qq Sign up for book updates: https://annemarieanderson.com/book/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anne-marie-anderson-3557ab39/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/annemarieandersontv/

Does “the most wonderful time of the year”  feel less like a holiday and more like overwhelm? Feeling stressed or anxious during the holidays is unfortunately all too common.  But busyness isn't a badge–It's a warning that something needs to give.  Today on The Bridge to Fulfillment Ⓡ, Blake shares the importance of recognizing that busyness is not a badge of honor but rather a warning sign that stress and overwhelm are taking over. By shifting existing belief systems, you can start to reduce stress and achieve personal growth. In this episode, you'll learn how to identify the sources of stress in your life and truly understand which systems are contributing to your overwhelm. You'll learn how to overcome busyness through small, actionable steps and create necessary boundaries so that you can begin to prioritize what truly matters.   What You'll Learn: Challenging conventional wisdom by confronting busyness (0:33) Why tactics and boundaries alone won't create real change (4:16) Identifying the core belief that's holding you hostage (5:07) Actionable steps to shift your behaviors (5:55) A real-world example of how this works (9:09)   Favorite Quotes: “How you do one thing is how you do everything. Meaning whatever the belief systems are tied to some of the problems going on in your life, I can promise you that they're tied to multiple problems going on in your life.” “Change happens through a series of small steps. But when you actually can address these things at a deeper root, change happens exponentially.” “Our fear is if we stop doing so much, we'll be seen or judged as lazy. We won't be able to produce the same types of results we've produced in our career... And it is those fears unexamined that steal our joy, that steal our impact, that steal our presence.” “When we can start to see that our view of things is limited, that we have blind spots, that maybe we're creating our own stress and anxiety, that maybe the things that we really care about aren't as critical for somebody else, the weight can begin to be lifted.”   Additional Resources:  Get clarity on where you are on your journey to career fulfillment, where you're headed, optional paths to get there, and the right next step to take. Start your complimentary, Personalized Career Fulfillment Plan by going to www.thebridgetofulfillment.com/pcfp For programs and opportunities to work with Blake, go to www.BlakeSchofield.com

If fear and uncertainty are holding you back from making the changes you want in life, then there's only one hurdle you need to overcome.  Yourself. For most of us, the limitations we create are self-inflicted. They are merely perceptions that can be overcome by making one simple change. Make the decision that you CAN. No matter what your unique challenges are, the key is to simply make the decision that you CAN overcome limitations, that you CAN push past your limits, and that you CAN build resilience. And if you think it can't be done, then today's guest has a message for you.   Today on The Bridge to FulfillmentⓇ, Blake welcomes Mark Black. He is a resilience expert, coach, and author. His impressive feats of having survived a heart and double-lung transplant and the subsequent completion of 4 marathons are an inspiration to embrace possibility.  In this episode, you'll learn how to flip the script of your limiting beliefs and begin to look at what is still possible versus what you think you can't do. You'll learn how to push the limits rather than believe your assumptions. You'll also hear how to begin to embrace the inevitability of change earlier in the process so that you can reap the highest rewards. “Whether you think you can, or you think you can't – you're right.” –Henry Ford   What You'll Learn: (6:29) How Mark learned early in life to build resilience (13:01) Pushing beyond the fear to take a leap of faith (17:44) The opportunity cost of waiting for change to happen (23:40) What you can learn from his life experience (30:35) The real power that coaching provides    Favorite Quotes: “Everybody's got stuff. Somebody else's stuff is different than yours. But that's not the reason why you can't. It just means you have to adapt in different ways to deal with it.” –Mark Black “Most people don't achieve the happiness, fulfillment, joy, peace of mind balance that they want for their life because of the things that they believe are true that actually aren't.” –Blake “There really are far deeper levels of things that sometimes we struggle to see because we don't want to admit that where we are maybe isn't where we really want to be. But when you can really be honest with yourself about that, that's where the power really lies.” –Blake “What am I showing my kids that a career should look like? What am I showing them that adult life should look like? Do I want to show them that being an adult means slogging my way through something that I hate so that I can pay bills because that's what adulthood is? Or do I want to show them that valuing my own thriving is important because that's going to make me a better human, which makes me a better parent, which helps them?” –Mark Black “Most of us are far more limited by our perception than we are by our ability or our capacity. ” –Mark Black   Additional Resources:    Web: markblack.ca Facebook: www.facebook.com/IAmMarkBlack Instagram: www.instagram.com/IAmMarkBlack LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iammarkblack   Get clarity on where you are on your journey to career fulfillment, where you're headed, optional paths to get there, and the right next step to take.   Start your complimentary, Personalized Career Fulfillment Plan by going to www.thebridgetofulfillment.com/pcfp For programs and opportunities to work with Blake, go to www.BlakeSchofield.com

Do you struggle to speak up and say how you truly feel in difficult situations? Staying silent or feeling a sense of fear about speaking up doesn't allow you to show up as your authentic self. While holding back your truth can help you feel accepted, it can also be damaging to your self-worth, hiding your authenticity when it matters most.  But there IS a way to stand in your truth without damaging your relationships. Today on The Bridge to FulfillmentⓇ, Blake welcomes Amy Green Smith. She is a certified life coach, speaker, and personal empowerment expert. Through her work, she helps people transform from people-pleasing to a place of radical personal empowerment and self-worth.  In this episode, you'll learn how to shift from people-pleasing behaviors into speaking your truth with respect. You'll hear boundary recipes that will help you overcome self-doubt and conquer the fear of rejection. You'll learn how to find your voice and speak your truth through fearless, authentic communication. Speaking up doesn't have to be confrontational. It's possible to share difficult truths with grace.   What You'll Learn: What we're taught about acceptance (6:27) Looking to current relationships to heal past wounds (12:36) Determining when your fear is legitimate (21:49) What it looks like to be authentic in the moment (29:41) How to ask for what you need: a boundary recipe (38:31)   Favorite Quotes: “We often think our experience is just our own, but very rarely are we actually alone.” –Blake “When we're talking about finding our voice or speaking up, almost always antithetical to that, is that investment in what other people think- that people pleasing.” –Amy Green Smith “Your bullshit tolerance starts to get lower and lower once you realize, like, oh, I should not be spoken to in that way.” –Amy Green Smith “That's often why we end up as people-pleasers, because we see things differently than the people around us, and we're told that we are wrong or not okay, or we should be compliant. And as a result of that, we lose connection with our inner compass.” –Blake “People feel safer with you if they know where you stand and where they stand with you.” –Amy Green Smith   Additional Resources:    Connect with Amy Green Smith: Website: https://amygreensmith.com/ Freebies: https://amygreensmith.com/free/ Social: https://www.instagram.com/heyamygreensmith/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/heyamygreensmith/ https://www.facebook.com/heyamygreensmith https://www.threads.net/@heyamygreensmith   Get clarity on where you are on your journey to career fulfillment, where you're headed, optional paths to get there, and the right next step to take.   Start your complimentary, Personalized Career Fulfillment Plan by going to www.thebridgetofulfillment.com/pcfp For programs and opportunities to work with Blake, go to www.BlakeSchofield.com

Is your work no longer making you happy? Are you ready for something to change but unsure what the right next step should be?  Making a career change, especially when everything looks great on paper, can feel like a huge challenge (even more so when it feels like you're doing it alone).   But this unsettling feeling you're experiencing can actually be a gift, nudging you to transition with intention because that's the only path to fulfillment that will put YOUR values first. Today on The Bridge to FulfillmentⓇ, Blake shares the most effective way to navigate a crossroads in your life and career. In this episode, you'll learn how to use this season of transition as an opportunity to avoid career burnout before it happens, identify your unique secret sauce transferrable skills™, and start creating the life you've always wanted. You'll learn why what you've been doing hasn't produced results, and what you can do right now to finally get things moving in the right direction.     What You'll Learn: Two approaches to making a transition (1:09) The place most people get stuck (3:20) The biggest challenge we face when seeking change (5:15) Why you're not gaining more clarity (7:30) The moment “more” becomes possible (11:48)   Favorite Quotes: “This is where so many of us get stuck:  we're making these changes, or we're trying to get clarity, we're reading the books, we're changing jobs, we are having these conversations, and they're not moving us forward.” “When we lack clarity, we believe that the answer lies externally, in our circumstances, in somebody's book and somebody else's journey. And I want you to know that that's just not true. The answer is always internal. It's inside of you.” “We often believe clarity has to be difficult, hard and painful to get. But that's just not true. It's our approach that is difficult, hard and painful.” “It's all possible, but it's only possible when we look at our circumstances and recognize where I am today is not the life I want to be repeating, and I'm done just tolerating what I have I want more.”   Additional Resources:  Get clarity on where you are on your journey to career fulfillment, where you're headed, optional paths to get there, and the right next step to take. Start your complimentary, Personalized Career Fulfillment Plan by going to www.thebridgetofulfillment.com/pcfp For programs and opportunities to work with Blake, go to www.BlakeSchofield.com  

Are you feeling stuck in your career? Does it seem like finding real fulfillment requires a massive change? It can be easy to think that change has to mean overhauling your entire career, when in fact, there are small shifts we can make to unlock progress that leads to more career satisfaction, helping you identify what's really holding you back from happiness and recognizing your true potential. Today on The Bridge to Fulfillment Ⓡ, Blake welcomes Jason Silver Smith, author of the book, Your Grass is Greener. He's an entrepreneur who got his start at Airbnb, and today he helps leaders build great, lasting companies that people actually enjoy working for. He's a sought-after public speaker, instructor, and advisor on how to transform work into one of the biggest drivers of positivity in your life.  In this episode, Jason shares how the unexpected loss of his sister led to a transformation in how he wanted to live and work. You'll learn practical tactics that can eliminate miscommunication in the workplace for good. You'll also learn how aligning work with personal strengths helps unlock career potential, increase workplace productivity, and lead to more workplace happiness.   What You'll Learn: How a life-altering experience shifted his perspective (8:57) Experiencing post-traumatic growth (14:06) Tactics to find more joy in the work you do (18:41) Recognizing your agency in life and work (29:38) Why real change is about the small steps we take (39:34)   Favorite Quotes: “The hardest moments of our life often become incredible blessings that we didn't see in other ways.” –Blake “There is no job, no career, ever worth your health or ever worth your life.” –Blake “When things are going really well at work, it spills over into the rest of your life. You have more energy. You're fired up for what's happening in life. And the better you feel in life, the better you do at your job. And up and up and up and up and up we go.” –Jason Silver Smith “If you don't know what you're great at, it's hard to know how to deploy that in a workplace setting. And when you're not doing what you're great at, you're not doing the best work, and you're not enjoying it.” –Jason Silver Smith “When we accomplish something incredible in our lives, it's usually not some massive shift that happened overnight. It's usually the culmination of a bunch of small steps we took over time.” –Jason Silver Smith   Additional Resources: Connect with Jason:   Book: http://www.yourgrassisgreener.com Business: http://www.thejasonsilver.com Better Work Newsletter: http://www.thejasonsilver.com/newsletter Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/silverjay/   Get clarity on where you are on your journey to career fulfillment, where you're headed, optional paths to get there, and the right next step to take. Start your complimentary, Personalized Career Fulfillment Plan by going to www.thebridgetofulfillment.com/pcfp

Do you often come home from work feeling emotionally drained from dealing with a toxic boss or a challenging work relationship? Just making it through the workday under these circumstances can feel like an accomplishment, but the truth is that over time, a toxic workplace will wear you down.  “Life is teaching us lessons, and we will keep getting that lesson over and over and over again until we learn it. It first starts as a whisper, then a knock, then a bang on the door, and then the whole damn thing will come down.”  Today on The Bridge to Fulfillment Ⓡ, Blake digs into the most common issues people experience in challenging workplace relationships, sharing strategies to help you reduce stress and identify the right next steps to take.   In this episode, you'll learn how to come to terms with the reality of a challenging boss, co-worker, or team member in your workplace. You'll learn how the constant exposure to toxicity and fear leads to self-doubt, and ultimately trauma. You'll learn how to identify these patterns and make empowered choices that will help you protect your reputation and gain peace of mind.   What You'll Learn: Common workplace patterns that lead to self-doubt (1:10) Existing in a fear-based work environment (2:13) How to start removing toxic people from your life (5:29) Understanding your values and finding alignment (9:00) Identifying the characteristics of poor leadership (10:52)   Favorite Quotes: “If you stay in toxic circumstances or situations and either attempt to somehow make it work, avoid the conflict, or start blaming yourself… all of these are signs that you've had trauma.” –Blake Schofield “It can become easy to get into a culture where people complain about work or complain about coworkers. All that does is create more toxicity.” –Blake Schofield “When you value yourself, understand those healthy communication styles and how to vet leadership and organizations in a way that is supportive and aligned with that, you will no longer continue to suffer these issues.” –Blake Schofield “There are healthy companies and there are toxic companies. There are companies who really empower people to learn how to collaborate, resolve conflict, and work together, and there are companies that do the opposite. Fear-based companies only care about how you perform. They don't care about what that environment actually looks like for their employees.” –Blake Schofield   Additional Resources:    Get clarity on where you are on your journey to career fulfillment, where you're headed, optional paths to get there, and the right next step to take. Start your complimentary, Personalized Career Fulfillment Plan by going to www.thebridgetofulfillment.com/pcfp  For programs and opportunities to work with Blake, go to www.BlakeSchofield.com  

Are you a people pleaser with a high tolerance for handling what life throws at you? Do you pride yourself on your deep empathy for others, often procrastinating on what's important to you? If perfectionism and procrastination feel like inescapable parts of your life, then life is trying to tell you something.  Procrastination isn't a flaw. It is a signal that's urging you to dig deeper into your underlying fears, recognize what's misaligned, and identify what doesn't feel safe.  Today on The Bridge to FulfillmentⓇ, Blake welcomes Elyssa Smith, a trauma-informed life strategist who helps people understand the brain science behind self-sabotage. She's the founder of Your Best Moment and creator of the Ultimate Self-Regulation Method. Her work empowers women to overcome self-sabotage and trauma and break free from procrastination, people-pleasing, and overwhelm.  In this episode, you'll learn how trauma from our past influences behaviors like procrastination and perfectionism. You'll begin to understand the two types of pain, identifying the kind that strengthens versus the kind that injures, and why knowing which is which is critical for growth. You'll gain a fresh perspective on why you might be feeling stuck and how you can finally break free by addressing what feels unsafe. If you're a high achiever who often pushes yourself into burnout, these actionable strategies will help you shift from survival mode to a place of thriving.   What You'll Learn: Identifying when people pleasing is helpful versus harmful (8:11) The build-up of ‘shoulds' that keep us stuck (15:03) Pain and our fear of failure (25:32) Big and ‘Tiny T' traumas that influence our patterns in life (35:25) Working through procrastination (43:13)   Favorite Quotes: “I think often we've been rewarded for focusing on everyone else, and in some cases, made to believe that it's selfish to take care of yourself.” –Blake “Helping that's harmful is helping that is at your expense. There's something to be said for sacrificing for other people, but if it's a lifestyle, that's where you get into burnout. That's where you get into resentment.” –Elyssa Smith “The vast majority of our stress, anxiety, and our problems are not circumstantial. It's not the toxic boss or the environment. It's whatever belief systems, patterns, etc, that we are dealing with that are creating that anxiety.” –Blake “We have this special switch that we can turn on or off that's like, ‘I will tolerate more than is reasonable for no good reason'. So I had to find that switch, and I had to turn it off and say, No, babe, we don't need to do that.”  –Elyssa Smith “The path of gentleness is sort of paved with a fear of failure. And the fear of failure is what the pain of strengthening looks like.”  –Elyssa Smith “If those are your answers, work harder, be better, do more, you know that that is the pain that injures. If the kind of hard work you have to do is face your fears, that's the pain that causes resilience.”  –Elyssa Smith Connect with Elyssa Smith: https://elyssasmith.com www.facebook.com/elyssacsmith www.instagram.com/elyssacsmith www.linkedin.com/in/elyssasmith The Stress Less Lounge FB group: https://elyssasmith.com/facebook   ---------   Additional Resources: Get clarity on where you are on your journey to career fulfillment, where you're headed, optional paths to get there, and the right next step to take. Start your complimentary, Personalized Career Fulfillment Plan by going to www.thebridgetofulfillment.com/pcfp For programs and opportunities to work with Blake, go to www.BlakeSchofield.com

How intentional have you been in your career? It's easy to get caught up in climbing the ladder and accept what comes to us, but the truth is that we have more influence than we often realize.  When you gain clarity on what your values are, you develop a deeper understanding of what you bring to the table so that you can confidently leverage your skills. Today on The Bridge to FulfillmentⓇ, Blake welcomes her client Molly to share how the program helped her get intentional about what she truly wanted in her career. This led to greater empowerment in her job search as she became an equal partner in the process of her career development.  In this episode, you'll learn how to stop shifting from job to job and start digging deeper to leverage your secret sauce transferrable skills ™ and find a more fulfilling, values-based career. You'll hear how Molly learned to approach job opportunities from a place of power, setting clear expectations that enabled her to create a fulfilling career that doesn't require sacrifices in her personal life or well-being. You'll also hear how getting more in tune with her team and recognizing their values helped her develop better leadership skills and gain more confidence.    What You'll Learn: How coaching helps you see more possibilities (5:31) Digging deeper to gain real clarity about what you want in life  (8:14) Why it's not always about making big changes (15:14) Telltale signs that things aren't ok (22:03) Developing the skill of awareness (27:44)   Favorite Quotes: “I hadn't yet created the space to really take an intentional look to say what I actually want.” –Molly “It's hard to reach insights on your own, doing the same things, talking to the same people, or going through the same process. And so just to have an opportunity for someone else to come in and create a space and guide and challenge is really enlightening.” -–Molly “Those of us who are servant leaders often put all of our energy externally, not really realizing that the investment in ourselves enables us to create far better outcomes for everyone else and ourselves.” –Blake “A huge part of feeling the stress and anxiety of a job actually isn't the job. It's the amount of pressure and lack of comfort that you feel in admitting the things you don't know or asking for help.” –Blake   Additional Resources:  Get clarity on where you are on your journey to career fulfillment, where you're headed, optional paths to get there, and the right next step to take. Start your complimentary, Personalized Career Fulfillment Plan by going to www.thebridgetofulfillment.com/pcfp

Are there times when people say things that you completely disagree with, but you don't know how to express your thoughts or feelings without ending up in an argument?  In a world that feels so divided, especially during an election year, it's more important than ever to learn how to navigate difficult conversations.  When handled respectfully, disagreements can become building blocks toward more compassion and a greater understanding of our shared humanity. Today on The Bridge to FulfillmentⓇ, Blake welcomes Justin Jones-Fosu. He's the CEO of Work. Meaningful. as well as an international speaker, a social entrepreneur, and the critically acclaimed author of I Respectfully Disagree. His book challenges you to focus on building bridges to people rather than barriers from them. In this episode, you'll learn how to experience disagreements in a way that fosters personal growth and empathy by humanizing the process. You'll hear actionable ways to engage with people you may not agree with, and learn how to gracefully navigate opposing perspectives in a divided world.    What You'll Learn: How his mom inspired his life's mission (4:02) An actionable way to engage more openly and challenge your perspective (12:50)  What makes it so hard for people to learn from each other (17:02) Pillars for having respectful disagreement (23:38) How to cultivate your curiosity (35:52)   Favorite Quotes: “We can vehemently disagree with someone's ideology and yet still passionately pursue their humanity.” –Justin Jones-Fosu “Recognize your own personal discomfort because that's usually why we aren't open at first. We think, ‘Oh, I don't know anyone. I'm uncomfortable. I don't know what to say, I don't know what to do'. And if we stay stuck in that, we miss the gift of all of the beauty of the things that we can learn.” –Blake “We encourage people in those moments of discomfort to remind themselves of areas where they used to be uncomfortable and that they've grown more comfortable with the discomfort. That's the power of moving forward.” –Justin Jones-Fosu “Even when we are closed-minded, we should always be open-hearted.” –Justin Jones-Fosu “When I gave myself compassion, I could show up more clearly and give others compassion.” –Blake Connect with Justin Jones-Fosu:  Book excerpt: https://howtorespectfullydisagree.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iworkmeaningful/  Book: https://www.amazon.com/Respectfully-Disagree-Difficult-Conversations-Divided/dp/152300651X   Additional Resources:  Get clarity on where you are on your journey to career fulfillment, where you're headed, optional paths to get there, and the right next step to take. Start your complimentary, Personalized Career Fulfillment Plan by going to www.thebridgetofulfillment.com/pcfp For programs and opportunities to work with Blake, go to www.BlakeSchofield.com

Do you feel like the world is hopeless, crumbling around you, and full of negativity? Today's media landscape can make the world seem like a scary place. But the reality is not so lopsided.  There's an abundance of positivity happening in the world.  It just doesn't make the news.  Today on The Bridge to FulfillmentⓇ, Blake shares how the negativity bias of the media we consume can easily drag us down, affecting how we see the world and how we feel about our lives.  In this episode, you'll learn how to start paying more attention to the input you're receiving and exposing yourself to. Whether it's social media or the nightly news, these outlets have a bias toward negativity and a lasting effect that, over time, distorts our view of the world. You'll hear about a simple way to shift your habits that will almost effortlessly create more positive momentum in your life.    What You'll Learn: Noticing the input you're exposing yourself to (0:47) The lasting impact of negative media (1:47) How the media distorts our view of the world (2:31) A simple shift to create more positive momentum in your life (3:57) Journaling your way to a more joyful life (5:32)   Favorite Quotes: “There's so much negativity in the world, and it becomes really easy when you're starting to listen to that, to believe that you're seeing the entirety of truth, when, in fact, you really aren't. You're seeing something that's very jaded in one direction. It's sensational.” “I'm no longer consuming things that create negativity, fear, doubt, anxiety or worry that I'm not going to do anything about. Instead, I'm focusing my energy on positive things that move me forward, things that I care about, that I can actually take action on to do something good for the world. And the difference is astounding.” “A very simple shift you can make to get positive momentum in your life is to look at, what are the inputs, what are the relationships I have, and are those people actually breathing life into my life?” “When things become more divisive, when social media becomes louder, when the news really wants to sensationalize even more things, it can become really easy if you allow those things in your life to begin to believe that we are us versus them divided. That all these terrible things are happening in the world when you're missing all of the amazing things that are actually showing up on a day-to-day basis.”   Additional Resources:  Get clarity on where you are on your journey to career fulfillment, where you're headed, optional paths to get there, and the right next step to take. Start your complimentary, Personalized Career Fulfillment Plan by going to www.thebridgetofulfillment.com/pcfp For programs and opportunities to work with Blake, go to www.BlakeSchofield.com

Do you wish you could overcome the challenges in your life and achieve the peace you've been longing for? To activate change, you first have to understand your existing belief system so you can clear the windshield of your past experiences. When we're able to deactivate the generational programming we receive throughout our lives, we learn to better manage our thoughts and emotions using our greatest tool…the power of the mind.  Today on The Bridge to FulfillmentⓇ, Blake welcomes Brent Webb. Brent is an acclaimed mind power expert and personal development leader, having created seminars and training programs for Fortune 500 corporations including Google, Ford Motor Company, Nabisco, and Hilton Hotels.  In this episode, you'll learn why mind power is the key to unlocking your life's potential. You'll hear how to shift your mindset and achieve your goals through meditation and journaling. You'll learn what successful people understand about the power of the mind, how they use it to find happiness, and how you can, too.  When you accept personal responsibility for your thoughts and actions, you can regain power over your mind and begin to experience the happiness you deserve, right now.    What You'll Learn: What to know about your mind and your capacity for change (9:21) Accepting reality without filtering it through past experiences (17:22) Putting your worries about life's difficulties into perspective (29:44) Mind hacks to help you reclaim your life force (45:29) Embracing the wholeness of the soul experience (57:42)   Favorite Quotes: “If you actually stopped and listened to what you're saying to yourself, you would realize that's just part of being human. You're not alone, and there's nothing wrong with you.” –Blake “We are always seeing reality through the lens of our past.” –Brent Webb “40% of the time during the day, you're in the future, worried about all the things that are going to happen, stressing yourself out, getting anxiety, and literally making yourself sick. That's what everybody does. Disease is dis-ease. You're not at ease with yourself. You're creating this.” –Brent Webb “I don't believe that any of us can see the totality, but we can benefit from recognizing that we don't.” –Blake “You have to know that life does not have to be hard. We think that in order to achieve success, you have to work hard, struggle, and go through all these failures. It doesn't have to be that way.” –Brent Webb   Additional Resources:    Connect with Brent Webb: www.BrentWebb.com Free Meditation Journal and Starter Kit: www.MeditationMiniCourse.com Get clarity on where you are on your journey to career fulfillment, where you're headed, optional paths to get there, and the right next step to take.   Start your complimentary, Personalized Career Fulfillment Plan by going to www.thebridgetofulfillment.com/pcfp For programs and opportunities to work with Blake, go to www.BlakeSchofield.com

When was the last time you were wronged, disappointed by someone, or taken advantage of? It's natural when something bad happens to us to want to lay blame. We want to pin the fault on someone else to make sense of the injustice.  But we often forget that we are the co-creators of our experiences. And taking on that responsibility can be empowering. Today on The Bridge to FulfillmentⓇ, Blake shares a lesson in taking responsibility for your role in the things that happen in life. The empowerment of understanding co-creation and accepting responsibility can become the momentum you need to move forward.  In this episode, you'll learn how to keep an open loop to leave space for the unknown to enter your life. You'll hear stories about people who took responsibility for difficult situations, recognizing that rather than happening to them, opportunities were actually happening for them. You'll also learn how we actively co-create our life experiences, and how you can transform misfortune into forward momentum.    “It might not be your fault, but it is your responsibility.”   What You'll Learn: How to keep an open loop (2:40) The empowering act of taking responsibility (4:20) Accepting your role as a co-creator (6:29) How to create forward momentum (8:42) Learning life's lessons and releasing yourself from blame (10:37)   Favorite Quotes:   “The kindest thing I can do is help you see reality. Help you recognize the places where maybe you're keeping yourself stuck or small or suffering when you don't have to.” “In every relationship and every interaction, we are co-creators. Nothing happens in isolation.” “Understanding co-creation and understanding responsibility enables you to take negative circumstances and create positive outcomes.” “Where can you take responsibility to create forward momentum?”   Additional Resources:  Get clarity on where you are on your journey to career fulfillment, where you're headed, optional paths to get there, and the right next step to take. Start your complimentary, Personalized Career Fulfillment Plan by going to www.thebridgetofulfillment.com/pcfp For programs and opportunities to work with Blake, go to www.BlakeSchofield.com

How often do you feel triggered by the words or actions of someone else? When we are emotionally triggered by something, we are usually reacting to a situation instead of responding to it.  And when we are reacting instead of responding, we show up as our wounded selves instead of our best selves. That's when it's time to pause, ask yourself where this is really coming from, and take a moment to gain clarity so that you can reframe the situation and navigate it from a place of truth and integrity.    Today on The Bridge to FulfillmentⓇ, Blake welcomes Andrea Mein DeWitt, author of “Name, Claim & Reframe: Your Path to a Well-Lived Life”, a practical approach to navigating life's challenges. Her guide teaches you how to name and balance your emotional triggers, claim core value lead actions, and reframe challenges as opportunities so you can live your best life. In this episode, you'll learn how to listen to your inner compass and allow it to guide you, rather than continue to push it and its message to the background.  You'll hear practical tips for gaining attuned awareness so you can begin to heal yourself from the inside out. You'll also learn how to lead more intelligently and with more self-compassion so that you can start to rebuild your idea of success on a foundation of truth and authenticity. Until we navigate our inner problems, the changes we make on the outside won't help us make the fundamental life changes we seek on the inside.    What You'll Learn: Why it's never too late in life for big changes (3:16) The bold move Andrea made to shift her path in a new direction (11:57) How to be a better, more integrated leader (21:55) Dissecting feedback to uncover the truth (35:58) Cultivating intelligent leadership (43:43)   Favorite Quotes: “I think that the battled and bruised healers are the best healers, because they know the pathway and it's okay to make mistakes, because mistakes are where the magic happens.” –Andrea Mein DeWitt “In order to become who you're meant to be, you need to release who you were and trust. My favorite saying is, ‘Leap and the net will appear.'”–Andrea Mein DeWitt “We often don't think about the identities that we give ourselves and how much holding on to those things is destroying our lives.” –Blake “We often talk about leadership in terms of very tactical things, not understanding that the biggest and most powerful way to show up as a leader is to have a level of self-awareness and authenticity. And then being able to create that safe space and authenticity for those around you.” –Blake   Additional Resources:  Connect with Andrea: https://www.andreadewittadvisors.com/ https://www.andreadewittadvisors.com/leadership-quiz https://www.andreadewittadvisors.com/programs https://www.instagram.com/andreadewittcoaching/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrea-mein-dewitt-98694068/ For programs and opportunities to work with Blake, go to www.BlakeSchofield.com

We've all experienced pain and tragedy in our lives. Those experiences often become setbacks that hinder our growth, changing how we view ourselves and experience the world around us.  The truth is that pain is simply a part of the human experience. Ultimately, it's how we deal with that pain that defines the resilience of our character.  If you're able to turn your pain into purpose, you can transform it into power. Today on The Bridge to Fulfillment Ⓡ, Blake welcomes Ryan Kopyar, an internationally licensed counselor. His book, Big Boys Do Cry, focuses on men's ability to navigate emotions and show vulnerability. His breadth of experience combines communication, psychology, and personal development regarding the power of vulnerability, building better connections, and bolstering emotional intelligence.  In this episode, you'll hear how Ryan's experience with personal tragedy and addiction eventually led him on the path to healing through vulnerability. You'll learn the role that certain events play throughout our lives, and how opening up to face them is the key to real personal growth. You'll also hear how toxic masculinity affects the lives of men and women, and Ryan share's his best piece of advice for young people about understanding boundaries.    What You'll Learn: His path from tragedy to transformation (4:27) Connecting the dots of the losses we experience (10:33) Why he wrote a book about vulnerability for men (17:33) Breaking down toxic masculinity (27:12) The importance of setting boundaries (40:39)   Favorite Quotes: “Even if we've experienced a tremendous level of pain in our life, we can transmute it, we can shift it, we can give it a new meaning.” –Ryan Kopyar “We don't talk enough about our belief systems and our experiences and how those are the drivers of all of our decisions, until we get to a place where we come to understand that we have a choice and we can change those. We can see them differently. We can give ourselves the things that we didn't have.” –Blake “When I can get in touch with my emotions, now I'm operating from both sides of my brain. Now I'm really powerful. Not powerful in exerting control over others, but powerful in my own sense of self.” –Ryan Kopyar “To truly be successful in where we need to go as a society, it's about getting comfortable with uncertainty. It's about emotional intelligence, it's about being able to relate to and work with people. It's about being able to see problems from new solutions or new angles. All of those things require a level of introspection and a self-awareness that we haven't really been taught previously.” –Blake “I think that one of the biggest lessons that we can teach the youth of today is truly love yourself, and self love very often comes with studying boundaries.”  –Ryan Kopyar “It took me a long time to see that taking care of myself first was actually the most selfless thing I could do. That choosing me and choosing boundaries and choosing to put my time, energy, and effort in alignment with how I authentically am and what I believe in, was the most powerful thing I could do.”   Additional Resources:  Website: https://ryankopyarholistichealing.com/buy-my-book/ On socials: @RyanKopyar For programs and opportunities to work with Blake, go to www.BlakeSchofield.com

Do you wake up most mornings feeling like you're just going through the motions, as though you don't have control over the life you're living? You need to make money to have security, so you spend a huge chunk of your life at a job you don't enjoy.  You fear what might happen to your bank account or lifestyle if you take a step back to learn what truly makes you happy.  You feel like life presents you with more obstacles than opportunities.  But what if those obstacles were the opportunities, and you've just been viewing them through the wrong lens?  Today on The Bridge to FulfillmentⓇ, Blake shares how the fears we hold onto reveal the true nature of our beliefs. When you dare to seek out the reality that hides behind your beliefs, the possibilities for joy and happiness are all around you.    In this episode, you'll learn why the beliefs you hold onto are keeping you stuck in a life that lacks joy and fulfillment. You'll hear how fears around money, stability, and security affect our choices, and how to reframe challenges to create space for big opportunities. You'll learn how to take back control of your circumstances and see clearly that life isn't something that's happening to you, it's happening for you.    What You'll Learn: The truth about reality and your beliefs (2:25) How money affects the way we live our lives (4:14) Why hard times equal big opportunities (5:26) The first step toward creating a life of joy and peace (7:19) Experiencing life as an adventure where you're in control (9:26)   Favorite Quotes: “If you believe that you are unworthy, you will create outcomes that make you feel that way. If you believe that life is unfair or that it has to be hard or painful. If you believe that you have to work a lot of hours in order to make money, if you believe that you have no power to change the things that you want to change in your life, you will create those outcomes.” “I was so stuck in not understanding how to protect money as a resource and therefore that security is a resource, that I couldn't see anything else. I couldn't see that there was abundant opportunity for me, I couldn't see that. I had tremendous skills that could be used in different ways. I could only see the obstacles.” “Life is always teaching us lessons. The question is, are we listening and are we learning them.” “Life really is a beautiful, endearing adventure, and the places in your life that don't feel like what you want, those aren't the obstacles. They're not the things happening to you. They are the possibilities and the opportunities. They're the place to grow.”   Additional Resources:  For programs and opportunities to work with Blake, go to www.BlakeSchofield.com

How much time each day do you spend thinking about your feelings? Not thinking about what you're feeling…but thinking about what lessons might be waiting underneath to be unwrapped?  Every emotion we experience is a gift, and it deserves acknowledgment.  The challenge is to know when we're ruminating on negativity, permit ourselves to feel it, and then…surrender and let it go. Today on The Bridge to FulfillmentⓇ, Blake explains why feeding the negative allows the darkness to outweigh the light. In order to transform emotions into lessons, we have to make sure we don't get stuck in a cycle of rumination.  In this episode, you'll hear a parable that will help you learn to identify which emotional wolf you're feeding through the thoughts you're giving space to. You'll learn how to shift your perspective by acknowledging the challenges you're experiencing, but instead of focusing on them, choosing to feed the things that give you life.    What You'll Learn: A Cherokee parable about life (0:47) What to know about the thoughts you let in (2:48) The truth about pushing away negative thoughts (4:08) Allowing space to acknowledge your emotions (5:48) What to do when you're feeling discontent (8:36)   Favorite Quotes: What you think about and what you focus on are perhaps the most important things on a day-to-day basis. When we deny the dark wolf or the negative, we actually create more [negativity]. We can't avoid pain, anger, sorrow, or grief. But we can choose how we deal with it. We can choose to acknowledge how we feel and acknowledge our humanity. Why do I feel this way? What is it teaching me? How can I be grateful for the feeling of discontent and the lesson and then surrender that and move back into a place of empowerment, ownership, and movement in the right direction?   Additional Resources:  For programs and opportunities to work with Blake, go to www.BlakeSchofield.com

Raise your hand if you consider yourself a perfectionist. This prompt likely pushes a lot of hands into the air, and it's even more likely that this “perfectionism” has been touted as a badge of honor. The truth is that perfectionism isn't doing you any favors. In fact, it's probably holding you back.  Today on The Bridge to FulfillmentⓇ, Blake welcomes Dr. Gregory Chasson, PhD, ABPP, an esteemed psychologist, board-certified cognitive-behavioral therapist, researcher, and educator.  As an international speaker, he helps organizations, communities, and individuals address mental health challenges, such as perfectionism, using practical and feasible strategies.  In this episode, you'll learn how perfectionism permeates corporate America, and why that's not actually a good thing for workplace culture. You'll discover the connection between perfectionist tendencies and the need for control. You'll also understand how to overcome perfectionism by first identifying the five primary problems, and then working towards actionable solutions that will help you finally break free.    What You'll Learn: What studying OCD taught him about how he was living his own life (4:59) Why perfectionism is the ultimate irony (11:33) How the technology feedback loop is affecting our mental health (21:00) The five primary perfectionism problems (31:20) Why you should ditch list-making (36:08)   Favorite Quotes: How I was approaching the world was not sustainable. It was very difficult to try to please everyone to not try to live your life by your values but by other people's values. –Gregory S. Chasson I had this lightning aha moment of like, ‘Oh, these cycles of burnout, some of the problems I had actually weren't other people. The only factor here is me. –Blake People are trying to control everything, and they can't, they just can't. They have this illusion or fantasy that these things are all controllable. But they just have all these variables, you end up getting burnt out, and you can't control it all. And it ends up controlling you. –Gregory S. Chasson Mess up quick, move on, and learn from it. –Gregory S. Chasson I call perfectionism the ultimate irony in this a self-fulfilling prophecy of epic proportions. Because you will try to do something so perfectly that you actually undermine yourself to the point where it makes it highly imperfect. –Gregory S. Chasson You will be far more successful when you trust that you don't have to figure it out. When you approach things with flexibility, when you don't feel like you have to plan everything out, but can really focus on the next one to two things that matter. –Blake   Additional Resources:    Connect with Dr. Gregory S. Chasson: Website: https://www.gregchasson.com Flawed book website: https://www.flawedbook.com Get a sneak peek of the first two chapters of Flawed by going here:  https://flawed.gregchasson.com/ Resources from the book: https://www.gregchasson.com/flawedresources For programs and opportunities to work with Blake, go to www.BlakeSchofield.com

Does everything about your life feel complicated? If the answer is yes, then you're not alone. In our society, we've turned complexity into a type of social currency that's rewarded.  Work hard! Overcome obstacles! Do the impossible! But what if all of this difficulty and complexity could be washed away? What if the struggle wasn't necessary to achieve your goals? What if life could just be easy? Today on The Bridge to FulfillmentⓇ, Blake poses this very question, asking you to apply it to your life. It's possible that the hills you have to climb to get where you want to be have easier routes than the ones you're taking.  In this episode, you'll learn why we're conditioned to think that taking the hard road is the only path to success. You'll discover how to make your life simpler by asking yourself how you can create more ease and setting yourself up for it from the start. You'll learn how to overcome complexity and embrace simplicity in order to pave a smoother path to success.      What You'll Learn: A ‘What if' question that can help simplify your life (0:43) The work it takes to apply a shift in perspective (1:36) The reason we make things harder than they need to be (2:28) Why you should seek the simple answers over the complicated ones  (3:26) A challenge for you to simplify (4:16)   Favorite Quotes: By spending the time to dig a little deeper upfront, you can stop yourself from spinning your wheels over and over and over again, wasting time and energy doing the wrong thing, and overcomplicating things. –Blake Schofield As a society, we are addicted to things being hard. We are rewarded for persevering through difficult times. We are encouraged to challenge ourselves and do hard things. We feel good when we accomplish things that weren't easy, and in doing so, we actually are creating complexity and we're making things way harder than they need to be. –Blake Schofield The answers are almost always simple. And the more complicated it is, the less likely it will be that we actually accomplish what we want. –Blake Schofield  Life really is meant to be simple. We just believe that it needs to be complicated. –Blake Schofield Additional Resources:  A more fulfilling career and life starts with gaining control of time, energy, & state of mind. Join my FREE 7-Day Calendar Rescue challenge to help you gain control by going to www.calendarrescue.com For programs and opportunities to work with Blake, go to www.BlakeSchofield.com  

Are you facing challenges that have put your anxiety levels on high alert? Do you feel like you're in a creative rut? Do you want to become a better leader, but you're not sure where to begin? These may be different issues that stem from a variety of places, but there is ONE solution that can tackle them all simultaneously.  And the process is actually fun! Today on The Bridge to Fulfillment Ⓡ, Blake welcomes Mary Lemmer, a creative impact-driven entrepreneur, consultant, humorist, and global speaker helping leaders and companies innovate, navigate change, and thrive in an unpredictable world. Improv comedy has helped Mary go from frazzled and anxious to calm, confident, and more joyful. She has now been teaching others to incorporate improv-inspired principles and practices into their work and lives for over 10 years.  In this episode, you'll gain a better understanding of what improv is and how its principles can help you in life and business. You'll learn simple and actionable techniques that will train your brain to think more positively and help incorporate more humanity into your workplace. You'll also explore ways to use improv to identify your own limiting beliefs so that you can understand yourself and your needs on a deeper level.    If you're ready to embrace the power of improv to improve your leadership skills and boost your joy and creativity, then you'll love this episode!   What You'll Learn: The links between improv and entrepreneurship (5:46) One technique that will help you deal with uncertainty in a more positive light (14:42) What people get wrong about the concept of improv (21:33) A team-building exercise that can help build camaraderie and improve retention (27:21) Using improv as a tool for challenging your beliefs (41:07)   Favorite Quotes:   “When we look at businesses and teams, often it's the first place where the creativity is gone because the environments are so structured for competition and performance and measurements. We don't realize that to innovate and to drive new ideas, there must be some level of safety, there must be some level of creativity, there must be some level of fun.” –Blake “There's not a lot of places where people get to actually practice the act of management, communicating, leading. And improv provides this very unique, effective, and fun way to do that.” –Mary Lemmer “Feeling sad, feeling angry, feeling afraid..what if you embrace that as a gift? What if you saw those as positive things that are trying to tell you something about yourself, about what you care about, about what your values are? Emotions are a gift no matter what they are, they lead us to that next thing.” –Mary Lemmer “We're at a place where there's so much opportunity to humanize the work environment, to see people for who they really are, and understand that you bring all of you with you to work. And when we try to stuff all of that down and just show up as this person who's perfect, who's just focused on work, who has no other life going on, we lie to ourselves. We negate the opportunity to build relationships. And we hurt our ability as teams to really work together and create better results.” –Blake   Additional Resources:    Connect with Mary: Instagram @maryimproves and @chooseimprove LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/melemmer/  www.marylemmer.com  www.chooseimprove.com https://chooseimprove.substack.com/    Join the Calendar Rescue Challenge and take back your calendar by going to www.CalendarRescue.com Learn more about The Bridge to Fulfillment® program and how to join by going to www.thebridgetofulfillment.com For other programs and opportunities to work with Blake, go to www.BlakeSchofield.com  

Do you need something big to change in your life, but no matter how you divvy up the hours in your day, you just can't find enough time to devote to the process? What if you could create the changes you've been looking for in a fraction of the time?  What if you could regain control of your time and find more space for the things that really matter… in just 15 minutes a day? Today on The Bridge to FulfillmentⓇ, Blake is doing something she's NEVER done before, and she's calling it the Calendar Rescue Challenge. In an effort to help more people take control of their time, space, and energy, Blake is giving away the very first step of her private coaching program completely free. This is the same program that has helped hundreds of people go from feeling drained at the end of the day, going through cycles of burnout & lack of fulfillment, and lacking clarity on the right next step TO waking up excited every day, crystal clear on their unique fingerprint for success, and fully engaged & present at work and home. In this episode, you'll hear how in just 15 minutes a day for 7 days, you can discover EXACTLY what is keeping you from doing more fulfilling work, having more energy, and doing more of what you want in life. You'll hear how you can join the challenge and get the first step of the private program completely FREE AND the added benefits that come with completing the 7-day challenge – including an exclusive coupon code; the chance to win a FULL scholarship to the private program; and exclusive email access to Blake herself to help you through hurdles and challenges as you progress through the challenge.   What You'll Learn: A personal invitation from Blake (0:45) How this program can change your life (1:27) Why the key to clarity and more fulfillment starts with regaining control of your time (1:53) Creating big change in only 15 minutes a day (2:41) Additional exclusive offer for listeners only (3:14)   Favorite Quotes: “This program has helped hundreds of people go from drained at the end of the day to waking up excited and energized to go to work every day – being crystal clear on your unique fingerprint for success and feeling fully present and engaged both at work and at home.” –Blake Schofield “We all think we need clarity, first. We're always seeking that next thing to do. But when we don't have control of our time, our energy, or our state of mind, we cannot create the change that we seek.” –Blake Schofield “My clients that apply this within three to four weeks are generally getting 20% of their time back, to repurpose to things that matter more.” –Blake Schofield   Additional Resources:  To join the Calendar Rescue challenge, go to www.CalendarRescue.com For programs and opportunities to work with Blake, go to www.BlakeSchofield.com

What is the missing piece to your happiness at work? Is it work-life balance? Flexibility? Autonomy? A bigger paycheck? The truth is actually much deeper. It's your patterns and belief systems that are really preventing you from finding work that aligns with your values.    And the specific things that will bolster your well-being are unique to you, so you have to dig deep to learn what they truly are.  Today on The Bridge to Fulfillment Ⓡ, Blake welcomes Kelly Mackin. She is the author of Work Life Well-Lived: The Motives Met Pathway to No-B.S. Well-Being at Work and co-founder and CEO of the Motives Met Platform and Human Needs Assessment which empowers people to create their best work life and workplace.  In this episode, you'll learn why the well-being movement is on the rise, and how these values are transforming corporate culture. You'll learn as a leader how to recognize the individual needs of your team to improve employee retention and boost employee motivation.    What You'll Learn: The flawed belief system we inherit (4:41) Learning from the patterns in your work and personal life (12:07) Potential dream killers to watch out for (13:32) The importance of psychological safety at work (23:08) Re-evaluating your needs as life changes (37:46)   Favorite Quotes: “Work can actually be this source of well-being in people's lives. It can lift us up and make our lives so much better, even if it's just simply and profoundly that it allows us to live the life we want to live outside of our jobs. And it can also be the thing that destroys us.” –Kelly Mackin “We spend around a third of our lives at work. So at the end of the day, work life is life. If you have ill-being at work, you're not gonna be able to have well-being in your overall life.” –Kelly Mackin “As parents, we're so focused on our children. But if we focused more on our own well-being, we would be far better examples to our children to live their best lives.” –Blake “Whatever pattern you're seeing in your work is also a pattern that you're seeing in your personal life. And if you are putting things into a silo, you're really not seeing the lessons that life is teaching you that are really there to help move you forward.” –Blake   Connect with Kelly Mackin: Website: www.motivesmet.com Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kelly-mackin-52793110/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kellymackin_motivesmet/?hl=en   Additional Resources:  For programs and opportunities to work with Blake, go to www.BlakeSchofield.com

How long have you been searching for your True North?  For high achievers, the drive toward success comes naturally. But too often, intentionality gets sacrificed in the process.  If you crave deeper meaning in the work you do and the life you're living, and you've been waiting for the right guidance to align your talents with your passions in life, then we welcome you to the NEW Bridge to Fulfillment®.   Today on The Bridge to FulfillmentⓇ podcast, Blake shares the important changes that have led to the restructuring of our long-proven process, and what you can expect from this expanded and more accessible relaunch of this sought-after program.  In this episode, you'll learn how to build a clear and purpose-driven roadmap to your True North You'll discover practical, actionable strategies that'll help you unlock your fulfillment frameworkⓇ so that you can successfully position yourself now for the future you want to create.  If you're looking for a high-impact, results-driven program that offers you individualized attention so that you can finally point your life in the direction of your True North, then The Bridge to Fulfillment® is what you've been waiting for.    What You'll Learn: An introduction to the program relaunch (0:38) Positioning yourself for the future (2:20) How to be a part of the first cohort (5:09) The results you'll get from the new program (6:07)   Favorite Quotes: “You can achieve work-life balance and drastically reduce your stress while maintaining ambition around your career.” –Blake Schofield “Build a clear and differentiated roadmap to your TrueNorth by making sure that your journey is intentional, purposeful, and directed through practical, actionable strategies.” “Get clarity on where you are in this journey, where you're headed, optimal paths to get there, and the right next step.” –Blake Schofield  “I am so incredibly proud of the program that we had. And this one is going to knock the old one out of the ballpark.” –Blake Schofield   Additional Resources:  To learn more about the new & improved Bridge to Fulfillment® program and register for your complimentary personalized career fulfillment plan, go to www.thebridgetofulfillment.com/pcfp For more opportunities to work with Blake, go to www.BlakeSchofield.com

Do you want to feel more peace and calm in your life, but it feels like there's just too much to do and too many distractions?  Does it feel like there's just never enough time? The truth is that inner peace isn't about finding more time.  It's about being more present.  And you already have all the tools you need to achieve this right now.  Today on The Bridge to Fulfillment Ⓡ, Blake welcomes Certified Professional Coach,  Kristin Svets. She is an author and spiritual life coach, facilitating restoration and evolution for high-achieving women so that they can bridge the gap between outer success and inner peace. In this episode, you'll learn how breathwork and simple mindfulness exercises can actually rewire and regulate your nervous system, creating less stress and more ease in your life. You'll hear how physical and emotional triggers manifest in your body and mind, and how you can learn to be less reactive in these moments. You'll learn simple ways to become more present, and how small changes can lead to big shifts and ultimately, more fulfillment.    What You'll Learn: How a small shift in perspective can lead to big changes (5:23) Understanding how your nervous system is affecting you (9:38) Changing the way you breathe to create more calm (13:47) Mindfulness practices you can tap into now (20:30) Healing through the power of sound (28:31)   Favorite Quotes: “When you can really connect to yourself from an inner standpoint, then you can change the outer to create the life that you want.” –Blake “Sometimes we just need those little perspective shifts that open up a whole world of how we can step into personal growth and how we can step into fulfilling our own cup.” –Kristin “We talk about wanting more time in our lives. It's often really not time, it's presence. We have to be present with the people that we love, we have to feel like we can enjoy them without having to worry about what's coming next.” –Blake  “When you implement these tiny little changes, your nervous system starts to allow you to pause instead of reacting.” –Kristen   Additional Resources:    Connect with Kristin Svets: Visit her website at www.kristinsvets.com Find her on instagram https://www.instagram.com/kristinsvetscoaching/ Sign up for exclusive access to her Free 3-episode private podcast series, “Launch with Confidence: Empowering Moms as Kids Fly the Nest.” https://www.kristinsvets.com/privatepodcast Read her book: “Designed to Shine: Living Intentionally to Discover Your Inner Light.” https://www.kristinsvets.com/book   For programs and opportunities to work with Blake, go to www.BlakeSchofield.com  

Did you know there's a gift we've all been given?  It tells us right from wrong, guides good decision-making, and helps us find purpose and meaning in our lives.  It's the power of your intuition, and we're all born with it.  But too often, we ignore it. Today on The Bridge to Fulfillment Ⓡ, Blake reveals why we tend to ignore this powerful compass. Rather than let other people and false beliefs shape the direction of your life, it's time to tap into your intuitive superpower.  In this episode, you'll learn what it feels like when your body is trying to send you a message about a person, a choice, or a direction in your life. You'll hear why most of us tend to ignore these often physical clues in favor of someone else's opinions or advice. You'll start to recognize the constant tug-of-war going on between your physical body and your brain so that you can begin to pay attention to the lessons life is presenting for your benefit.  Are you ready to listen to your body and start trusting yourself?    What You'll Learn: Listening to what your body is trying to tell you (0:58) Why trusting yourself is the key to success (1:47) Recognizing the gift of intuition (2:26) The push and pull between your body and your brain (3:09) How to stop ignoring the lessons life is offering you (4:07) Favorite Quotes: “One of the things I have found to be most critical to leading a successful and fulfilling life is the ability to trust and really own who you are.” –Blake Schofield “Look for the people in your life who will help you learn how to trust yourself.” –Blake Schofield “The body never lies, and your inner compass will always show you the way.” –Blake Schofield “Every single person, circumstance, and moment of your day is there to teach and help guide you towards growth, learning, and purpose.” –Blake Schofield   Additional Resources:  For programs and opportunities to work with Blake, go to www.BlakeSchofield.com

How do you perceive the world around you?  Do you feel like your life is full of insurmountable challenges, or that change for you is impossible? It might surprise you to know that you create your own reality. And you have the power to change it.  Today on The Bridge to FulfillmentⓇ, Blake shares the truth about the belief systems we create, and how you can start to chip away at those false beliefs in order to create change in your life.  In this episode, you'll learn why the reality that we see and feel isn't always representative of the truth. You'll start to see that you're less trapped than you believe, and learn how to emotionally detach in order to recognize the patterns in your life and begin to shift them. You'll learn how to start challenging the assumptions that are making you feel like change is impossible and start living a life full of possibilities.   “The world exists as you perceive it, it is not what you see, but how you see it. It is not what you hear, but how you hear it. It is not what you feel.” –Rumi   What You'll Learn: The strongest influence that determines your life (1:20) How to start reshaping your reality (2:29) An exercise in questioning your belief system (3:56) Recognizing a pattern and taking action to change it (6:23) Gaining freedom from the patterns that are holding you back (8:23)   Favorite Quotes: “There's nothing stronger than lived experience.” –Blake Schofield “We see the world as we are. But often we don't see the world as it is.” –Blake Schofield “Patterns don't lie. They start to show you realities that you don't see.” –Blake Schofield “Life is always teaching you lessons. The question is, are you listening, and are you learning what you're being gifted?” –Blake Schofield   Additional Resources:  For programs and opportunities to work with Blake, go to www.BlakeSchofield.com  

How long have you been chasing happiness? For most of us, this has been a lifelong endeavor. Society would have us believe that once a certain goal has been achieved, then our feeling of being “happy” should be sustained. But the science of happiness tells us that this definition is false and fleeting, and pursuing it only adds to our misery.  If you want to know how to be happier in life, then it's time to redefine what happiness really looks and feels like.  Today on The Bridge to Fulfillment Ⓡ, Blake welcomes happiness expert Stephanie Harrison. Since receiving her master's degree in positive psychology from the University of Pennsylvania, Harrison has devoted her life to the study of well-being. Her company, The New Happy, has revolutionized the way that people understand and pursue happiness. Through artwork, their newsletter, videos, and podcast, they reach millions of people around the world every month. Her first book, NEW HAPPY, will be released by Penguin Random House in May 2024. In this episode, you'll learn to understand the disconnect between the idea of happiness we're conditioned to believe in and what it truly means to live a happy and fulfilled life. You'll hear why our search for this perpetual bliss is unrealistic, and why the road often feels rocky and misaligned. You'll begin to understand the science behind happiness, the importance of a supportive community, and how you can start living a life of fulfillment and ease right now.    What You'll Learn: The breakdown point that led Stephanie to seek change (6:35) Why our pursuit of happiness often results in pain and misery (10:12) Understanding what really brings happiness into your life (17:38) What to seek out when healing from trauma (23:58) How to create change if you're feeling stuck right now (29:47)   Favorite Quotes: “We can justify an intense amount of misery because we think there's going to be a pot of gold at the end. And unfortunately, it's an ideology that is so harmful, not only to ourselves but to the ways in which we internalize that and then perpetuate it in our culture.” –Stephanie Harrison “We need to be able to distinguish between the pain of doing something that is wrong for you, and the pain of doing things that are right for you.” –Stephanie Harrison “There's this beautiful symbiotic relationship when you're in environments with people who are healthy, who support your growth, and who challenge you to see the world differently. That's where the trauma healing process can begin.” –Blake “Life is opinion-based. And when you begin to see that there is no should, there are just opinions based on values and experiences, you realize there isn't a right or wrong. There's only what's right for me.” –Blake   Additional Resources:  Connect with Stephanie: IG: @stephaniehson Website: https://www.thenewhappy.com/about For programs and opportunities to work with Blake, go to www.BlakeSchofield.com

Does it feel like something in your life is out of sync with who you really are?  Whether it's an unfulfilling relationship, a passionless job, or a general lack of purpose that has you feeling like something is misaligned, consider this episode the permission you've been waiting for to invite change into your life.  Living authentically and cultivating a life of purpose is only possible when you're in alignment and sharing your unique gifts with the world.  Today on The Bridge to FulfillmentⓇ, Blake welcomes Dr. Karin Luise. She's an award-winning Author, Speaker, Master Life Coach, Soul Guide, and Course Creator with a PhD in Counseling & Education. Blending 20 years of practice and research with her spiritual gifts, Dr. Luise guides people through mind-blowing transformations to help them release the programming of their past, remember who they are, and tap into the power and purpose that they are here to enjoy in all levels of their lives.  In this episode, you'll learn how to turn past trauma into powerful life lessons. You'll hear vulnerable stories about learning from pain, and gain reassurance that your intuition is always there to guide you when you pay attention to the signs. You'll learn what it feels like to move from misalignment to a place of courageous truth, and how releasing yourself from obligations that don't serve you ultimately leads to alignment and everlasting self-love.    What You'll Learn: Learning from the past and honing your intuition (8:24) The courage to change course when you're out of alignment (13:06) From following “obligations” to following your gut (16:50) Powerful advice from the dying about living (24:22) How to know when you're in alignment (31:08) The connection between faith and self-love (40:31)   Favorite Quotes: “Almost none of us feel seen. And we're looking for the world to see us, but until we really see ourselves, we'll never have that validation. And we'll never be able to fully see other people, either.” –Blake “When you stay in misalignment, it's not a matter of if, but when you will have your breakdown moment.” –Blake “Women that go through trauma when they're children tend to be badasses when they grow up.” –Dr. Karin Luise “ Your desires are coming through you because they are sacred. And if you think everyone else's desires are sacred or with it, more sacred than yours, you're not honoring the life force within you ” –Dr. Karin Luise “Maybe today is your opportunity to rise up and recognize that you do have a journey. You chose a journey and a path and a purpose and lessons to learn. And if you're feeling like you're not growing, it's a call to rise up and take action.” –Blake   Additional Resources:    Freebie: Soul Inventory   Connect with Dr. Karin Luise: Instagram | Facebook | TikTok Work with Dr. Karin For programs and opportunities to work with Blake, go to www.BlakeSchofield.com

We spend a lot of our emotional energy trying to avoid pain and suffering.  But to experience the joy we want to feel, we have to understand that pain is an inevitable part of the human experience. The key to surviving that pain is simple… Find ways to give yourself more grace. Today on The Bridge to FulfillmentⓇ, Blake explains why the human experience requires moments of pain and suffering in order to grow and find joy in life. We're on a journey of self-acceptance and our pain is what ultimately helps us achieve self-love.  In this episode, you'll learn why we experience pain and suffering, and how to see those experiences in a new light. You'll understand how grace helps you accept and work through tough moments in life, and how those experiences accelerate growth. You'll discover what it truly means to offer grace to yourself and others, and how choosing grace allows more happiness, peace, and ease into your life.    What You'll Learn: Defining what it means to offer grace (1:04) The primary root of our suffering (1:27) Recognizing the value of pain (2:31) Finding ways to give yourself more grace (3:19) How to know what's true and what's not (5:10)   Favorite Quotes: When I look at the causes of most of the suffering or challenges we have in our lives, it's truly because we lack grace for ourselves. We do everything possible to avoid feeling pain as if it is the worst thing to happen to us. And we don't understand that pain produces endurance. We should feel every single human emotion and just allow it to pass through us understand what it's saying, be able to own that and then let it go. And when we do that we give ourselves grace and we give others grace.  The only way to know what's truth versus what's not is to speak it. To ask the questions, to be willing to share with others, and to allow them to meet us where we are. And when we do that, we begin to bring the darkness to light. We begin to see the beauty of all of our parts and of everyone else. And we begin to realize that we are far more resilient, far more safe, far more capable, far more loved than we even knew.   Additional Resources:  For programs and opportunities to work with Blake, go to www.BlakeSchofield.com

Do you feel like the deepest, most authentic parts of yourself have to stay hidden in order to feel accepted?  In our desire for acceptance, we often allow society to slowly condition us, while we pack away the parts of ourselves that don't fit the mold.  The more of ourselves we push away, the greater our fears, self-doubt, shame, guilt, and anxiety become.  …And the more misaligned we become.  Here's the truth: When you're in an environment that makes you question who you are, it's not because there's something wrong with you. It's because you're in the wrong environment with the wrong people.  The journey toward alignment requires you to fully step into who you are. When you love and own every part of you, you fight for your uniqueness. Today on The Bridge to FulfillmentⓇ podcast, Blake shares our human need to feel seen, loved, and accepted. She explains why it feels so hard to come by in the society we live in.  In this episode, you'll learn why we're looking for unconditional love in all the wrong places. When that acceptance doesn't first come from within, then you're relying on external validation that will seldom fill your cup. The unconditional love you seek comes from owning your uniqueness, embracing what makes you special, and sharing your true self with the world.  It's the things that make you different that truly make you special.   What You'll Learn: Why we struggle to feel seen as who we really are (1:57) Seeking unconditional love from the wrong sources (3:14) Wanting to be seen in a world that doesn't measure up to our expectations (7:11) How to be seen for who you are and embrace your uniqueness (9:36) Identifying misalignment in your life (11:14)   Favorite Quotes: “Until you fully see and embrace who you are, and fully love the entirety of you, there's no way that other people can see you.” “Whatever frustrations we feel like are missing externally are often the things that are missing internally.” “The internal journey of discovering, embracing, and loving yourself is the key to creating loving relationships, impact, connection, and truly being seen.” “What if you are perfect exactly as you are? What if the circumstances in the past when you were hurt, let down, unseen, or judged weren't actually about you at all? Maybe it was about the fact that you were in the wrong place with the wrong people who don't appreciate you.”   Additional Resources:  For programs and opportunities to work with Blake, go to www.BlakeSchofield.com

Do you wonder whether your relationship with food is healthy? With busy lives in a fast-paced world, it can feel impossible to make empowered choices when it comes to the food we eat. With eating disorders and a general lack of emphasis on nutrition in our society, it's more important than ever that we take the lead in making better choices and cultivating healthier connections with our bodies.  Today on The Bridge to Fulfillment Ⓡ, Blake welcomes Jessika Brown, a registered dietitian (RD) with a master's degree in Nutrition. She's also a Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics and a Certified Eating Disorders Registered Dietitian-Supervisor. Her superpower is helping people live deeper in their values through health. She's the host of the Fuel Her Awesome Podcast and owns a dietetic private practice. In this episode, you'll learn how to understand the biofeedback your body is providing when it comes to what you eat. You'll hear the important role of the microbiome in your overall health, the impact of your emotions on how you eat, and how you can begin to reshape your values when it comes to your relationship with food.    What You'll Learn: How healing her relationship with food led Jessica to her professional path (5:00) Connecting our emotions to when and what we choose to eat (10:56) The origin of our distrust for our bodies that leads to disordered relationships with food (15:41) Defining health on your own terms and determining your values (21:24) Advice for parents who want to help their kids choose healthier foods (31:42)   Favorite Quotes: “So many of the conventional methodologies that we're taught are broken. As a society, we are seeking all these things that are ultimately bandaids and don't give us the results or the solutions we need. So, we often then think that there's something wrong with us.” -Blake “Until we learn, and understand that every emotion we feel is for us and that we create our own suffering around it, we can't create any change.” -Blake “We have to define health on our own terms, not the doctor's terms, cultures, terms, how we were raised, we have to get very clear on what healthy looks like for us.” -Jessika Brown “There's this illusion that we're supposed to never feel sad or upset and, if we do, we need to get rid of the feeling. That's one of the biggest things I've taken away from working with this population and in my own healing is that that is part of the human experience. We have to get rid of this lie that it's going to be wonderful and beautiful all the time. Half if not more of the human experience is sorrow and sadness and it's about developing resiliency through those pieces.” -Jessika Brown Additional Resources:  For more information on the Empowered Eating Method check out Jessika Brown's FREE workshop: How to Eat Intuitively and Hit Your Goals or learn more about working with her 1:1 at jessbrownrd.com. For programs and opportunities to work with Blake, go to www.BlakeSchofield.com  

Do you try to shut out grief or pack away trauma in order to function in your life and work? We're often told that there's an “appropriate” time and place to express emotion, whether it be the loss of a loved one, a past trauma, or even just the emotional overload of a bad day.  While holding those feelings in might be the thing we're told to do, it's important to understand that there's a reason why emotions exist.  Not only are emotions pathways for processing our life experiences, but they are also gateways for human connection.  Today on The Bridge to Fulfillment Ⓡ, Blake welcomes Rachel Schromen, an estate planning and elder law attorney and owner of Schromen Law, LLC.  Since starting to practice law in 2013, Rachel has been named one of the Top 3 Best Rated Estate Law firms in St. Paul (2018 – 2023) and was voted Minnesota's Best Estate Law Firm by readers of the Star Tribune in 2021, 2022 and 2023. Apart from her law practice, Rachel is a hospice volunteer as an end-of-life doula. In this episode, you'll learn how Rachel first began to recognize that there was emotional work that needed tending to in her life. She shares her decades-long process of discovering why that work was so important, how it helped relieve her trauma and process grief, and ultimately, how it led her toward work that truly aligned her with her whole self and the work she was meant to do.    What You'll Learn: When Rachel first recognized that trauma was present in her life (5:02) How we tend to cope when things are out of alignment (10:33) Why showing emotion is a path to true connection (18:10) A roadmap for recovering from grief and helping those you care about (23:43) The healing power of vulnerability (32:31)   Favorite Quotes: “When we allow ourselves to connect to the things that we're most passionate about in life is truly where we can make the biggest impact.” –Blake “In society, we label the anxieties and stresses and things that we have as who we are. And often that isn't true at all. It's our way of coping. It's how we learned how to adapt in a world that felt unsafe.” –Blake “ It's the human connection that really brings joy and passion to what I do. And that comes with the underlying issues of what I address for clients. I'm here to solve a legal problem. There's usually a lot of underlying emotional grief, etc, that to an extent, I can connect with that person on and support them through.” –Rachel Schromen “I should be able to emote. Should I be inconsolable and need the client to take care of me? No. But there's an appropriate way to show emotion, and it took me a long time to step into that. ”  –Rachel Schromen “The people who showed up in the best way, unsurprisingly, were the ones who had experienced loss. One of my friends texted me and said, ‘Will you be home tonight, between 5 and 6? I'm going to drop off a meal, I will leave it at your door and ring the doorbell'. And I said, ‘Yes, thank you'. I still get emotional because it was one of the kindest things and I felt so loved and supported. If she had texted me and said, ‘Can I drop off a meal?' I would have said, ‘No'. If she had texted me and said, ‘What can I do to help?', I would have said ‘Nothing.'” –Rachel Schromen “We're all having a human experience, you know? Why do we all feel so alone in it? We don't have to.”  –Rachel Schromen Additional Resources:  Connect with Rachel Schromen: Website: https://schromenlaw.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/schromenlawllc/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/schromenlaw For programs and opportunities to work with Blake, go to www.BlakeSchofield.com

Ever feel like the same story continues to play out in your life?  There's a reason for that. Until you learn to understand how your brain works, the outcome will always be the same. Today on The Bridge to FulfillmentⓇ, Blake explains how our brain patterns search for past experiences in order to determine future outcomes. To achieve real growth in your life and career, you have to change your patterns. In this episode, you'll learn why our brain defaults to existing patterns and how that keeps us replaying the same stories. You'll understand why asking questions can feel so challenging at times, and how you can overcome those fears. You'll learn how assumptions often lead us in the wrong direction, and how you can start approaching situations with curiosity to experience real growth.    What You'll Learn: How pattern matching in the brain keeps us stuck (1:24) Why it's important to be curious rather than make assumptions (3:17) The challenge of asking questions (4:18) What changes when you approach the world with more curiosity (5:41)   Favorite Quotes: There's huge benefits to the fact that our brains do pattern match. But one of the places that it really keeps us stuck is when we try to grow or change because inadvertently, we think we know how the outcome is going to look. And then we actually create that reality. Allow yourself to understand that there might be many outcomes that could happen that you are completely unaware of.  When we change, our ability to create different outcomes changes.  When you can remove the need to be right, life can get infinitely better.   Additional Resources:  For programs and opportunities to work with Blake, go to www.BlakeSchofield.com  

Have you ever said ‘yes' to something, but knew in your gut that the answer should really have been ‘no'?  That's not just a passing feeling or empty hunch. It's your body's way of communicating with you. Checking in with how your body responds when it's time to make a big decision is the pathway to unlocking your inner wisdom.  Today on The Bridge to FulfillmentⓇ, Blake welcomes Taylor Elyse Morrison, founder of Inner Workout. Recently named one of Fortune's 10 Innovators Shaping the Future of Health, she has turned being bad at self-care into a career, helping others cultivate well-being and focus on personal development. Tired of aspirational 'wellness as usual', she builds businesses, content, and experiences focusing on balance over burnout.  In this episode, you'll hear about Taylor's experience, and how she heeded the call to start listening to what her body was telling her. You'll learn how her own Inner Workout came from the choice to opt for self-care over continued burnout. She shares her experience of helping people connect with their inner wisdom, and how you can begin to walk the path of ease toward a more aligned future.    What You'll Learn: How Taylor recognized the need to listen to her body (6:13) Identifying the 5 Dimensions of Well-Being (9:55) Determining whether our experiences result from the self or the system (15:48) Having examples of what it's like to be outside of the corporate box (22:43) Leaning into what makes you feel more at ease (33:56)   Favorite Quotes: “If you're not getting to the root of the fact that your life is not sustainable for you, treating yourself to a massage or a fancy dinner or whatever, is not going to fix things.” –Taylor Elyse Morrison “I think as a society, we don't talk about the difficult stuff. We get into this internal negative dialogue and nobody is really understanding that they're not alone in this journey.” –Blake “All of our bodies are so wise but we can struggle to access that wisdom.” –Taylor Elyse Morrison “In entrepreneurship, your business literally comes down to you, period. Any fears, doubts, and anxieties you have will be your limiting factors. So it all comes down to doing that personal inner work in order to truly break those ceilings and keep moving.” –Blake “I find that when I listen within, not just to my body, but to my inner wisdom, there's this potent truth that I often don't want to acknowledge. Because a lot of times my inner wisdom is telling me to do something that's outside of what society might say will make me successful.” –Taylor Elyse Morrison “It takes work to be able to listen, and then complete the cycle of responding in that most loving way possible, rather than listen, and then be like, Ooh, I don't want to do that. That's too difficult.” –Taylor Elyse Morrison   Additional Resources:  Connect with Taylor Elyse Morrison: Inner Workout Taylor Elyse Morrison Taylor's Instagram Inner Workout's Instagram   Free Take Care assessment: https://innerworkout.co/take-care-profile   For programs and opportunities to work with Blake, go to www.BlakeSchofield.com  

Do you worry that the things you want in life might not be possible for you? It's easy to fall into the trap of imagining exactly what “success” should look like. But, when you have too much faith in the plan, it's hard to trust the process.  And when unexpected things show up for you, you might not recognize them as gifts. Today on The Bridge to Fulfillment Ⓡ, Blake explains why our expectations are actually at the root of all suffering and heartache. When we let go and leave space for the process, that's where the magic happens.  In this episode, you'll learn why creating expectations of what we think success should look like masks the real opportunities that show up unexpectedly. You'll hear why leaving space for things that might fall outside of your best-laid plans is actually where the alignment happens.  So if what you imagined to be “success” feels hard, then remember… It's not impossibility that's holding you back. The real culprit is your expectations.    What You'll Learn:   The problem with creating expectations (1:33) Why you have to love the process (3:12) What happens when you leave space for the unexpected (3:46) How to trust the process and find your North Star (4:30) Why success feels so hard (5:48)   Favorite Quotes:   “I've learned that when I take small actions aligned with my Northstar values and allow space for unexpected gifts, new learnings, and new doorways to open, amazing, wonderful things show up.” “If you don't love your process every day, you'll never achieve what you want to achieve.” “The reason it seems like we have to work so hard is because we're pushing and forcing. We're not able to see the opportunities because we've already decided how it has to look.” “Be receptive to what shows up. You may very well find beauty, opportunity and far more possibility than you ever thought was out there.”   Additional Resources:  For programs and opportunities to work with Blake, go to www.BlakeSchofield.com

Society hasn't made it easy for women to get a seat at the table. And often when we sit down in one of those coveted chairs, it's immediately clear that we still make up a very small percentage of the voices in the room.  In order for things to change, we have to change. And it all starts with closing the confidence gap. Today on The Bridge to FulfillmentⓇ, Blake welcomes Kelli Thompson, a women's leadership coach and speaker who helps women advance to the rooms where decisions are made. She has coached and trained hundreds of women to trust themselves, lead with more confidence, and create a career they love. She is the founder of the Clarity & Confidence Women's Leadership Program, and author of the critically acclaimed book, Closing The Confidence Gap: Boost Your Peace, Your Potential & Your Paycheck. In this episode, you'll learn how to start shifting the limiting beliefs that have been preventing you from building the confidence you deserve. You'll hear examples of what it feels like to ignore the cues from your body and what it feels like to listen and act on your intuition. You'll hear some of the most common myths about women in leadership and learn how to push them to the side and move closer to the success that you deserve.    What You'll Learn: What Kelli did differently to get into the rooms where decisions were being made (8:31) Paving a new path toward success as a woman (11:54) How to create boundaries as an entrepreneur (15:58) Learning to listen to your gut and check in with your body (22:05) How to figure out what you want and what you don't want for your life  (29:35) Work myths that need busting (31:33)   Favorite Quotes: I just often think back, hindsight being 2020, how much I limited myself because I couldn't see women in those senior rooms. I just had so many more limiting beliefs at that time. And I was like, you know what, this needs to change. –Kelli Thompson One of the biggest things that changed my life was learning to invest in myself. And I think that as a society, men learn how to do this more than women. –Blake What I saw was the women that were at the top of the organizations I worked at, not all of them, but by and large, the vast majority, were really unhappy, very angry, sacrificed, tremendously, and had zero work-life balance. And I remember thinking to myself at certain points, I want to move up in my career, but not like that. –Blake Be something different lead in a way that makes you feel good lead in a way that's in alignment to your values, so that the younger women in the office, look at you and say, I want that. –Kelli Thompson I am going to make trusting your gut sexy in corporate America again. –Kelli Thompson   Additional Resources:  Connect with Kelli Thompson: Website: www.Kelliraethompson.com Book: closingtheconfidencegap.com/book   Freebie: Free Career Clarity Guide Kelliraethompson.com/careerclarityguide   Social media: Instagram: @kelliraethompson  Linkedin: in/kelliraethompson   For programs and opportunities to work with Blake, go to www.BlakeSchofield.com  

When change is on the horizon, but we're not quite sure what that means in the present moment, our first impulse is to try and find the answer.  Researching, asking around, filling up your time and energy with actions.  And while all of that keeps us busy through those messy middle periods of uncertainty, it doesn't leave very much space for the unknown.  When you learn to get comfortable with the unknown, then you might pause just long enough to recognize the gold beneath your feet.  Today on The Bridge to Fulfillment Ⓡ, Blake shares her personal, and present, messy middle story, explaining what's going on behind the scenes. Her investments in personal and professional development are leading to some big changes.  In this episode, she's sharing what she's learned so that your life can benefit and you, too, can experience the transformation that you've been seeking. You'll hear the big ah-ha moments that have come as a result of embracing the messy middle. She shares how opting to be patient and receive the right answers, rather than trying to force them, yields results that are naturally more in alignment with your purpose and values.  If you want to start creating life on your terms, then it's time to embrace the messy middle.  You might be surprised at what you discover beneath your feet.    What You'll Learn: How The Bridge to Fulfillment Ⓡ is evolving (1:07) What Blake has learned through her personal and professional development  investments (2:30) The path forward for this work and what you can get from it (5:16) Finding joy in the “messy middle” (6:55) Keeping an open loop and creating space when you face uncertainty (9:58)   Favorite Quotes: If you've listened long enough, you've heard the same things that my clients have been telling me for years: ‘I came here because I thought you were going to change my career and instead you changed my life.' Ultimately, what I've experienced and gone through in my life, the lessons I've learned, and the path I've been able to walk…I wish everyone had the level of peace, freedom, joy, confidence, space, and ability to be present in their life in the way that it's unlocked for me. Our brains are wired to want a solution. So anytime we're in a circumstance where we don't know the answer, we're going to move as quickly as possible to research and find the answer. Whether that's actually the best answer for us or not.  You cannot receive if your hands are full.   Additional Resources:  For programs and opportunities to work with Blake, go to www.BlakeSchofield.com

Has anyone ever made you feel small, powerless, or not good enough?  Whether it's a boss, co-worker, friend, or family member, repeated behaviors that make you question yourself will gradually chip away at your confidence.  But when you have self-confidence, you're in control of how you feel and what you believe about yourself. Today on The Bridge to FulfillmentⓇ, Blake welcomes Melissa to share her story. Before going through the program, she felt stuck in a job that was wearing away at her self-confidence, sending her on a downward spiral. Today, she has rebuilt her life from the ground up by uprooting false beliefs and standing in confidence with the knowledge of her true value and potential. By recognizing that the problem was misalignment, Melissa was able to align with her values and experience rapid personal growth.  You'll learn how she began to recognize the signs of misalignment and the breakthrough that helped her finally gain the confidence she had been missing. You'll hear how her confidence reboot has helped boost her career, shake away her old beliefs, and propel her toward a life of alignment.  If you think it's time for a mindset shift, then Melissa's story is just the inspiration you need.    What You'll Learn: Recognizing the signs of misalignment (2:16) The “aha” moments that led Melissa to coaching (7:44) How the process shifted her belief systems (13:54) Why your career and your life are interconnected (20:48) The ripple effect of self-confidence in your life (31:21)   Favorite Quotes: Knowing the knowledge I have now, I was just in a situation where I was completely out of alignment. I was worn out, I was frustrated, I was in a situation where my supervisors were not supporting my work style. –Melissa I just kept thinking, ‘Okay, if I can just get this done, I will get better'. And you just keep doing that, striving, and it never ends. So I was just at a point, I was like, ‘Okay, I need a coach'. –Melissa When we stay on a path that we're not fulfilled in and it's not in alignment with us, the longer we stay there trying to suck it up, make it work, or believe that we should be grateful for what we have, the more and more our confidence gets stripped away. The more and more we feel trapped. It's so easy to believe that something's wrong with us or we're broken or we're failing instead of being able to see that it's just not a match. –Blake If you don't stand up for yourself, now, you won't. –Melissa   Additional Resources:  For programs and opportunities to work with Blake, go to www.BlakeSchofield.com

Do you see people living the kind of life you'd like for yourself, and think, “I could never do that”? The truth is that until you're able to change your mindset….you're right. As you go through life, you accumulate certain beliefs. Many of those “beliefs” are the very reasons you think you're a victim of your circumstances.  You already have everything you need to succeed. It's the walls you've built up around yourself and the beliefs that you hold on to that are keeping you stuck.   You've got to open your mind and begin to question why you put them there.  Today on The Bridge to FulfillmentⓇ, Blake explains why a lifetime of belief buildup could be holding you back. If you want to find your true purpose, you've got to “clear the windshield.” In this episode, you'll learn how to step back and start to really look at what you believe to be true in your life. You'll objectively question whether or not these things are true, and begin to “clear the windshield” of false beliefs that have been holding you back from reaching your potential. You'll learn to embrace the important stage of surrender, the true first step to experiencing the breakthrough you need in your life.    What You'll Learn: The only way to truly find your purpose (2:20) Why you're not a victim of your circumstances (3:16) What really precedes every breakthrough (4:10) The process of surrender (6:26)   Favorite Quotes: In order to achieve your highest purpose, you've got to start with the mind. You've got to start breaking down the walls of the things that you believe to be true. As a result of not being able to see clearly, we actually feel and think that we are victims of the circumstances in our lives It isn't the suffering that produces the growth or change or positive momentum in our lives. It's what precedes that breakthrough. Before that breakthrough is surrender.  It's never the circumstances that are keeping us from what we want. It's the barriers in our mind.   Additional Resources:  For programs and opportunities to work with Blake, go to www.BlakeSchofield.com  

Do you wish that your perspective, opinion, and your voice carried more power?  The feeling that your words lack influence is common among women, and the long-term effects of this feeling of powerlessness can greatly influence your path in life.  Digging deeper into where this feeling comes from is an important step toward harnessing your ability to speak up and gain greater control over your life.  You can reclaim your voice and turn it into your superpower!  Today on The Bridge to FulfillmentⓇ, Blake Schofield welcomes Zoe Chance. She's a writer, teacher, researcher, and climate philanthropist. She has an MBA from USC, a doctorate from Harvard, and teaches the most popular course at Yale School of Management. Her bestselling book is called Influence Is Your Superpower.  In this episode, you'll understand the deeper roots of confidence and hear the real reason why you might be lacking the influence you wish you had. You'll learn a mindset trick to help you get more comfortable with rejection, paving the way toward rebuilding confidence and learning resilience. You'll also learn how to start building your influence superpower.   What You'll Learn: Recognizing the real reasons why you might lack influence (4:43) Why shyness is really a reaction to trauma (9:31) Proof that you're better liked than you think you are (18:38) The keys to building your capacity for influence (24:54) Why women bear the cultural burden of saying “yes” (28:58)   Favorite Quotes: I literally believed when I was a child that my voice was the same frequency as the ambient sounds of the universe, and that's why people talked over me when I spoke. –Zoe Chance Perfectionism and shyness are actually responses to trauma. They're responses to things that happen in our childhood that lead us to believe it's unsafe to speak or it's unsafe to make mistakes. –Blake To truly come into your greatest potential value and purpose, you have to strip away the things that you're conditioned into and the belief systems that formed the trauma. And when you do that, you can come back to the wholeness of who you always were. –Blake Being able to speak and be listened to is something that sounds so small, and it's simple, but it's much more profoundly impactful than a lot of people recognize. –Zoe Chance The first person who comes to our mind when we need something is much more likely to be a woman than a man… so there's all this male generosity that is potentially being wasted. And there's all this female burnout that is unnecessary. –Zoe Chance   Additional Resources:  Connect with Zoe Chance: www.zoechance.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/zoebchance https://twitter.com/zoebchance   Rather than hoping the grass will be greener, identify what the RIGHT next step is. We can help you do just that.  Get clarity on where you are on your journey to career fulfillment, where you're headed, optional paths to get there, and the right next step to take. Start your complimentary, Personalized Career Fulfillment Plan by going to www.thebridgetofulfillment.com/plan Want free resources to set your job search up for success? You can get them by going to: http://www.thebridgetofulfillment.com/mistakes For other programs and opportunities to work with Blake, go to www.BlakeSchofield.com

Do you often feel depleted, but you're not sure where that lack of energy is coming from? If you're feeling drained on a daily basis, then it's time to look at where and how your energy currency is being spent. Today on The Bridge to FulfillmentⓇ, Blake explores the concept of energy exchange. If you're feeling a general lack of energy in your day-to-day, then it's likely that you're giving away more energy than you're receiving.  In this episode, you'll learn how the currency of energy gets spent and how to recognize where it's being depleted in your life. You'll learn how to shift your perspective and start to think about energy as a valuable, finite currency that should be working both ways. You'll hear what a consistent lack of energy feels like, and identify ways to replenish your energy currency through personal relationships, more fulfilling work, and seeking out rest when you need it.    What You'll Learn: Understanding the 5 types of currency (1:13) How to think about your energy (2:30) Why you might be feeling a lack of energy in your life (4:15) What a low-energy life feels like (5:49) An energy challenge for this week (7:05)   Favorite Quotes: Energy is the hidden thing that we aren't paying attention to. Start to look at everything that you're doing on a daily basis, every relationship that you have, and ask yourself ‘Do I feel more energized or do I feel less energized?'” If you have time, but you have no energy, you will accomplish very little.  Additional Resources:  Rather than hoping the grass will be greener, identify what the RIGHT next step is. We can help you do just that.  Get clarity on where you are on your journey to career fulfillment, where you're headed, optional paths to get there, and the right next step to take.   Start your complimentary, Personalized Career Fulfillment Plan by going to www.thebridgetofulfillment.com/plan Want free resources to set your job search up for success? You can get them by going to: http://www.thebridgetofulfillment.com/mistakes For other programs and opportunities to work with Blake, go to www.BlakeSchofield.com  

Too often, we rest on the belief that everything in life happens to us.  Not only does this negatively affect our sense of power and control, but it can keep us stuck in patterns that don't lead to the future we want.  The truth is that YOU are in control and you can become the creator of your own life.  Today on The Bridge to Fulfillment Ⓡ, Blake welcomes Faya to the show to share her story. After leaving the workforce for a few years to start a family, she returned with diminished confidence that was preventing her from seeing her worth. But, the moment she decided to invest in herself, everything changed.  In this episode, you'll learn to recognize the patterns that are shaping your belief system, and why those very thoughts are holding you back. You'll hear how uncovering her secret sauce transferrable skills ™ helped Faya retake control and finally find alignment in her life and career.    If you're ready to become the hero of your own story, creating the future you want starts with investing in yourself.    What You'll Learn: Why Faya ultimately made the choice to invest in herself (4:08) Breaking away from patterns that follow us (6:50) Lessons from the program that are helping her shape her future (10:11), (13:33) Becoming the hero of her own story (19:17) The shift after discovering her secret sauce transferable skills ™ (20:21)   Favorite Quotes: “I knew that in order to feel more fulfilled and create a better future I needed some help with my confidence. And that's when I made the decision to invest in me.” Faya “One of the biggest lessons I learned in my life and career was a shift from believing that life was happening to me to actually understanding that I can and do have the power to create my future.” Blake “I know that asking for help is not a sign of weakness.” Faya “Most of the struggles we have in our lives are due to misalignment. We're doing things that actually aren't aligned with who we are authentically as a person.” Blake   Additional Resources:  Rather than hoping the grass will be greener, identify what the RIGHT next step is. We can help you do just that.    Get clarity on where you are on your journey to career fulfillment, where you're headed, optional paths to get there, and the right next step to take.   Start your complimentary, Personalized Career Fulfillment Plan by going to www.thebridgetofulfillment.com/plan Want free resources to set your job search up for success? You can get them by going to: http://www.thebridgetofulfillment.com/mistakes For other programs and opportunities to work with Blake, go to www.BlakeSchofield.com