The Pivot Year

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Change is daunting. Change is terrifying. Change invites in the unknown. But mostly, change is inevitable. The truth is that, throughout our lives, things are absolutely going to shift and move around and evolve. And while some of these changes are out of our control, there are definitely facets of our existence that are within our power to change for the better. And in her newest release The Pivot Year, author Brianna Wiest wants to help us do just that. The three people I work with on the daily are part of two of the most popular and best player-led podcasts ever made,” Clark says of Crowder, Taylor and Zubikowski. “We had a head start, right? We were trust fund babies [because of what they did] before they came here.” The Pivot Year is meant to be an interactive and engaging tool for personal growth and transformation. By reading it consistently and applying its insights to your life, you can make meaningful progress toward becoming the person you truly want to be. Everyone will take something different from it.

This leads us to what has become an inevitable question over the last five months: What made Crowder and Taylor choose Clark as their new teammate and create “The Pivot?”People dream of doing what they love for a living. Ryan Clark, Channing Crowder, and Fred Taylor have done it twice. Boardroom went behind the scenes of “The Pivot.” Jede Stunde ist ein neuer Anfang – das ist dir nur nicht bewusst, bis du dich daran erinnerst, dass sich jede seelenbewegende, lebensverändernde Erfahrung an ansonsten ganz gewöhnlichen Tagen vollzieht. Ganz plötzlich erlebst du einen Moment, der deine Welt für immer verändert.«

The Pivot Year is different from my other books primarily because it’s a collection of daily meditations. I intend for it to be something you can read bit by bit, to incorporate into a morning practice, or bedtime routine. I want it to be something that feels digestible and easy and not intimidating to approach. I think that no matter how hungry we are for change and inner growth, sometimes it can just be hard to find enough time — and I don’t mean minute for minute, but really the mental space. Everyone is busy. We all have schedules and responsibilities and stressors. I want The Pivot Year to be something that can have a profound and positive impact on you without taking up so much of your day. For you, which meditation from The Pivot Year has been the most important in your own life? Aber du wirst nach und nach entscheiden, was dir wirklich wichtig ist, was du wirklich während deines Lebens erfahren möchtest, und du wirst das andere sanft und liebevoll in die Zeit entlassen.« I hope that a common thread through all of my work is the idea that our potential is always dormant within us. It’s a matter of if, and how, we activate it. I believe this is a layered process — changing the way we think, and then behave, consistently. Since the system is balanced, we can calculate an object's weight measured as a downward force in Newtons, or distance from the pivot.I wish I would have found my courage earlier. Every change I have ever made — beginning relationships and ending them, moving, again and again, altering and adjusting my work-life so that I had time and space for what I actually cared about, who I spent time with and didn’t, what habits and coping mechanisms I allowed into my life and then when I had to draw a line in the sand — it never came out of nowhere. It was always the inevitable end-point of a clear trajectory that I could see at the beginning. I wish I had found the grace and bravery to change course when I knew I needed to. I wish I had wasted less time. For anyone who has not yet been introduced to you and your work, what would you want them to know about both yourself and your writing? A moment is the turning effect of a force around a fixed point, the pivot. Examples include a door opening around a fixed hinge, seesaws, scissors or a spanner turning around a nut. Athlete-led podcasts are the glossy new vehicle railroading traditional media. An assumption is often made that it’s easy — that “The Pivot” is a glamorous second act somehow bestowed upon Clark, Crowder, and Taylor. Who is Brianna Wiest? Brianna is the best-selling author of multiple books including 101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think and The Mountain Is You. She started her career on Thought Catalog and gained international recognition due to her books that have now been translated into over 20 languages. Brianna went to Elizabethtown College and is now a partner at Thought Catalog. She lives in Big Sur, CA. Author photo for Brianna Wiest, photographed in Big Sur, CA. You must learn that you exist far and beyond the opinion you have of ourselves, and maybe, just maybe, if you stopped to look around, you’d realize that you are far more brave, far more powerful, far more beautiful, and far more loved than your smallest self would let you believe. Brianna Wiest, T he Pivot Year

Das Konzept dahinter finde ich eigentlich richtig gut, allerdings muss ich sagen, dass ich große Schwierigkeiten hatte, mich in das Buch einzufinden, einfach weil ich das Gefühl hatte, direkt reingeworfen zu werden. Als ich die erste Seite gelesen habe, war ich mir nicht mal ganz sicher, worum es eigentlich geht und so muss ich zugeben, dass ich dieses Gefühl auch des Öfteren beim Lesen hatte. Natürlich wird nicht jede Seite immer direkt auf einen zutreffen, vielleicht kommt das ja auch noch umso älter man wird, da man mehr erlebt und dadurch auch Erfahrungen sammelt. Dennoch hätte ich mir hin und wieder einige Texte etwas ausführlicher erklärt gewünscht. Ryan Clark, Channing Crowder and Fred Taylor of ‘The Pivot’ in New York City on May 26, 2022. (Photo credit: Matt Ramirez) There’s no one better to exemplify being real and respected than Ryan, Channing and Fred,” she says. “They are the best at being themselves, and we have made a point to treat every guest like our family, and have fun, ask the tough questions but walk away with an impactful conversation. What makes this show special is that it is a reflection of who each of us are as individuals and our experiences.” Crowder, Taylor, and Zubikowski had departed the “I Am Athlete” podcast, which launched in April 2020 alongside Brandon Marshall and Reggie Wayne. (Wayne left and was replaced by Chad Ochocinco after the first season.) It began as a “quarantine dream” and was never intended to be anything more than a fun hobby. As the platform rapidly grew, the foundation fractured. Success isn’t just about achieving external goals; it’s also about cultivating inner peace and contentment. Brianna Wiest, The Pivot YearWenn ich die Hardcover-Version gelesen hätte, hätte dies für mich vermutlich besser funktioniert, weil ich das Buch dann präsent hätte vor mir haben können. Da ich die E-Book-Version gelesen habe, ist es mir leider an manchen Tagen durchgerutscht, sodass ich dann doch wieder mehrere Einträge an einem Tag gelesen habe. Zubikowski has a unique vantage point. The former NFL Films producer has experienced it all when it comes to handling A-list personnel and humanizing them through delicate storytelling.