Chris Woods on Overcoming Fear as a Working Dad

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 (https://www.cdc.gov/lyme/hcp/clinical...) Enneagram (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enneagr...) Peter Crone (https://www.petercrone.com/) Clifton StrengthFinders (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clifton...) The Brady Bunch (   • The Brady Bunch Opening and Closing Theme ...  ) Follow Chris On his website: https://chriswoodscoach.com (https://chriswoodscoach.com/) On Instagram:   / chriswoodsleadership   (  / chriswoodsleadership  ) On YouTube:    / @chriswoodscoach   On TikTok:   / chriswoodsleadership   On LinkedIn:   / chriswoods   (  / chriswoods  ) His book, Balls & Brains: https://amzn.to/4x7kzhD Follow Gap to Gig On Instagram: instagram.com/gaptogig (  / gaptogig  ) On TikTok: tiktok.com/@gaptogig (  / gaptogig  ) On X: x.com/gaptogig (https://x.com/gaptogig) On YouTube:    / @gaptogig   (   / @gaptogig  ) On your podcast player of choice: https://rss.com/podcasts/gaptogig (https://rss.com/podcasts/gaptogig/) Sign up for the Gap to Gig newsletter: gaptogig.com (http://gaptogig.com) Follow Michael On LinkedIn:   / themichaeljacobs   (  / themichaeljacobs  )