A Marine Breaks Down How to Become an Enlightened Leader with Blend of Eastern/Western Philosophies

You don’t often hear a Marine, a PhD in psychology, and a corporate executive talk about… love being the opposite word of fear. But that’s exactly what happened when I satdown with Matt Poepsel on the One Fear Per Year podcast. Matt’s journey is incredibleFrom serving in the U.S. Marine Corps as anArabic Linguist…To earning his PhD in Psychology and MBA fromBoston University…To becoming the “Godfather of TalentOptimization” at The Predictive Index. He climbed the ladder of achievement. But none of it brought lasting fulfillment. It took a midlife crisis, meditation, andasking the BIG questions to change everything. Now, Matt helps leaders embrace what he calls“enlightened leadership” a blend of Eastern philosophy, Western psychology, anddecades of business experience. In this conversation, we dive into:➜ The fear that almost stoppedhim from writing his book Expand the Circle➜ Why 85% of us are lying toourselves about self-awareness➜ How love—not courage—is thetrue opposite of fear➜ What it means to createripples of unity and connection in leadership This is not your typical leadership message.It’s deeper.It’s braver.And it might just be the perspective shiftyou’ve been waiting for. So what’s one fear you’ve been avoiding that,if faced, could ripple out into something bigger than yourself? #OneFearPerYear