Episode 107: Systems Thinking with Jenny Blake

On today's podcast, I get to talk to my friendtor, Jenny Blake, author/podcaster/keynote speaker about using system thinking to design solutions for stress in your business and life. Jenny highlights how when we use better systems, we can create more space in life--freeing our minds, time and teams. Jenny shares practical strategies of how to approach your calendar, set realistic boundaries with managers at work be in relationship to your email and manage the "B" word (busy). Take a listen and share your takeaways with us on Instagram @OneWade @JennyBlakeNYC or through our websites.    Want to make a well-being committment to yourself so that you can feel more present, purposeful and empowered? Sign up for the annual subscription at CenteredintheCity.org with coupon code center20 for 20% off (valid until May 31, 2022).    ***** Jenny Blake is an author, podcaster, and keynote speaker who loves helping people move from friction to flow through smarter systems, powered by Delightfully Tiny Teams. Her third book, Free Time: Lose The Busywork, Love Your Business (Ideapress, March 2022) will help free your mind, time, and team for more of your best work. Jenny's previous book, Pivot: The Only Move That Matters Is Your Next One (Portfolio/Penguin Random House, 2016), won the Axiom award for best business book in the careers category. Celebrating a decade of running her own business after five years at Google, Jenny is an international keynote speaker, and licenses her Pivot Programs to clients like Google and CHANEL. Jenny hosts two podcasts with over one million downloads combined: Free Time for Heart-Based Business owners, and Pivot with Jenny Blake to help others navigate change. After working at a Silicon Valley startup, then at Google for five years in coaching and career development, Jenny moved to New York City in 2011 to launch her own business. Jenny loves yoga and buys too many books. She lives in Manhattan with her husband and angel-in-fur-coat German shepherd. Learn more and take the Free Time quiz at ItsFreeTime.com.