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 his website: https://chriswoodscoach.com

On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswoodsleadership

On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@chriswoodscoach

On TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@chriswoodsleadership

On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chriswoods

His book, Balls & Brains: https://amzn.to/4x7kzhD

Follow Gap to Gig

On Instagram: instagram.com/gaptogig

On TikTok: tiktok.com/@gaptogig

On X: x.com/gaptogig

On YouTube: youtube.com/@gaptogig

On your podcast player of choice: https://rss.com/podcasts/gaptogig

Sign up for the Gap to Gig newsletter: gaptogig.com

Follow Michael

On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/themichaeljacobs