Episode Description
What would your life look like if fear stopped making your decisions?
Chris Woods spent decades building a successful career, including leadership roles at Google. From the outside, everything looked like it was working. But underneath the success was a constant fear of failure, loss, and not measuring up.
Everything changed when Chris flatlined in a hospital bed at age 40. The experience forced him to take a hard look at what was driving his choices and whether the life he was building was actually connected to what mattered most.
Chris shares how to:
- Recognize when fear is driving your decisions at work and at home
- Stop catastrophizing worst-case scenarios
- Build confidence by bringing fears into the open instead of avoiding them
- Use gratitude to become more present in everyday life
Chris offers a practical perspective for working dads trying to balance fatherhood, career growth and the pressure that comes with providing for a family. You don’t need a life-altering event to start asking better questions about your work, your priorities, and the life you want to build.
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