Chris Woods on Overcoming Fear as a Working Dad
About this episode
Chris Woods discusses overcoming fear and its impact on decision-making for working dads.
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. Dig Deeper Cardiac Lyme disease Enneagram Peter Crone Clifton StrengthFinders The Brady Bunch Follow Chris On…
People in this episode
Host: Michael Jacobs
Guest: Chris Woods
Topics covered
- overcoming fear
- working dads
- career growth
- fatherhood
- personal development
Keywords
- fear
- fatherhood
- career
- gratitude
- confidence
- work-life balance
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Google
Books & works: Balls & Brains
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