Rethinking How We Work and Live: Why Freedom Is a System, Not a Feeling with Jenny Blake

The One You Feed

Eric Zimmer, The One You Feed

Education, Self-improvement, Religion & Spirituality, Health & Fitness, Buddhism, Mental Health

4.6 • 2.5K Ratings

🗓️ 14 November 2025

⏱️ 58 minutes

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In this episode, Jenny Blake explores how we can begin rethinking how we work and live, and why freedom is a system, not a feeling. She talks about what happens when our desire for control masquerades as safety, how the wrong metrics keep us stuck, and why real freedom comes from building systems that create space instead of pressure. Jenny also digs into the fear-based habits that quietly run our days and how to redesign our lives so they support what matters most. Exciting News!!!Coming in March, 2026, my new book, ⁠How a Little Becomes a Lot: The Art of Small Changes for a More Meaningful Life is now available for pre-orders!⁠ We need your help! We all know ads are part of the podcast world, and we want to improve this experience for you. Please take 2 minutes and complete this survey. It’s a quick and easy way to support this podcast. Thank You! Key Takeaways: Designing a life and business centered around freedom rather than fear. Managing stress through effective systems and structures. The metaphor of feeding the "good wolf" versus the "bad wolf" in personal decision-making. Embracing fear and anxiety as potential superpowers rather than obstacles. The pitfalls of chasing external markers of success, such as money and fame. The importance of creating systems to reduce decision fatigue and chaos in daily life. Exploring the concept of a "heart-based business" that aligns with personal values and integrity. The significance of measuring time-to-revenue ratios instead of just revenue. Questioning societal narratives about work, time, and money, and their impact on personal well-being. The role of intuition versus neurosis in decision-making and personal growth. For full show notes,⁠ click here⁠! Connect with the show: ⁠Follow us on YouTube: ⁠⁠@TheOneYouFeedPod⁠ Subscribe on ⁠Apple Podcasts⁠ or ⁠Spotify⁠ Follow us on ⁠Instagram⁠ If you enjoyed this conversation with Jenny Blake, check out these other episodes: How to Break Free from Achiever Fever with Claire Booth How to Calm Your Mind and Be More Productive with Chris Bailey Have you ever ended the day feeling like your choices didn’t quite match the person you wanted to be? That’s exactly why I created The Six Saboteurs of Self-Control—a free guide that helps you recognize the hidden patterns that quietly derail your progress and offers simple, effective strategies to move past them. If you’re ready to take back control and make meaningful, lasting change, download your free copy at oneyoufeed.net/ebook. Let’s make those shifts happen, starting today. By purchasing products and/or services from our sponsors, you are helping to support The One You Feed and we greatly appreciate it. Thank you! This episode is sponsored by: ⁠Uncommon Goods ⁠has something for everyone – you’ll find thousands of new gift ideas that you won’t find anywhere else, and you’ll be supporting artists and small, independent businesses. To get 15% off your next gift, go to ⁠UNCOMMONGOODS.com/FEED⁠ ⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠: Post your job for free at linkedin.com/1youfeed. Terms and conditions apply. ⁠Persona Nutrition ⁠delivers science-backed, personalized vitamin packs that make daily wellness simple and convenient. In just minutes, you get a plan tailored to your health goals. No clutter, no guesswork. Just grab-and-go packs designed by experts. Go to ⁠PersonaNutrition.com/FEED⁠ today to take the free assessment and get your personalized daily vitamin packs for an exclusive offer — get 40% off your first order. ⁠Grow Therapy ⁠– Whatever challenges you’re facing, Grow Therapy is here to help. Sessions average about $21 with insurance, and some pay as little as $0, depending on their plan. (Availability and coverage vary by state and insurance plans. Visit ⁠growtherapy.com/feed ⁠today! ⁠AGZ⁠ – Start taking your sleep seriously with AGZ. Head to ⁠drinkag1.com/feed⁠ to get a FREE Welcome Kit with the flavor of your choice that includes a 30 day supply of AGZ and a FREE frother. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the one you feed. Throughout time, great thinkers have recognized the importance of the thoughts we have.
0:14.5	Quotes like garbage in, garbage out, or you are what you think, ring true. And yet, for many of us, our thoughts don't strengthen or empower us.
0:24.3	We tend toward negativity, self-pity, jealousy, or fear.
0:28.9	We see what we don't have instead of what we do.
0:31.9	We think things that hold us back and dampen our spirit.
0:35.3	But it's not just about thinking.
0:37.3	Our actions matter. It takes conscious,
0:39.9	consistent, and creative effort to make a life worth living. This podcast is about how other people
0:45.6	keep themselves moving in the right direction, how they feed their good wolf.
0:52.0	We often think control will give us peace.
0:55.5	But as Jenny Blake says, control is just another hungry ghost.
0:59.8	It never satisfies.
1:01.5	We never have enough of it.
1:03.1	In this episode, Jenny and I explore what it really means to design your life and work around
1:08.7	freedom, not fear.
1:10.6	We talk about systems that create space
1:13.6	instead of pressure, the trap of chasing metrics that don't matter, and how to let go without
1:19.4	falling apart. This one was really important to me because I know what it's like to build
1:23.6	something successful and still feel stuck. I'm Eric Zimmer and this is the one you feed.
1:31.4	Why are businesses like HelloVet choosing Apple products and services?
1:35.6	So we started the business two years ago.
1:38.1	We had a few people who were used to PCs and this was their first foray into Macs.
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