EPISODE · May 14, 2026 · 37 MIN
Fear Is Your Fuel: The Mindset Behind Serial Entrepreneurship | Alasdair Cunningham
from Leadership Circle podcast · host Jeannette Meier
Most high achievers want to say yes. Fear keeps them saying "let me think about it" — until the window closes.Alasdair Cunningham has built multiple businesses from zero, spoken to 4,000 people in Vietnam, and is heading to Ferrari's headquarters and LA this year. Every single opportunity started with one word: yes. Even when he had no idea how he'd follow through.In this Leadership Circle conversation, serial entrepreneur and mindset coach Alasdair Cunningham unpacks the fear-driven engine behind real innovation — and why the most dangerous thing a high achiever can do is wait until they're ready.What you'll walk away with:Why fear of going backward is the most powerful fuel for going forward — and how to use it intentionallyThe bungee jump truth: why the best moments in life live on the other side of fearThe one-step method that turned a chance meeting into 8 trips to Vietnam and two global speaking stagesWhy negative energy in your team is a leadership crisis — not a management problemThe difference between heart and feelings (and why Alasdair's "logical brain" actually leads with heart)What AI really is — and why the humans who learn to use it will dominate the next decadeYou weren't built for normal. The question is: are you saying yes to what's next?Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/leadership-circle-podcast--6270563/support.
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Most high achievers want to say yes. Fear keeps them saying "let me think about it" — until the window closes.Alasdair Cunningham has built multiple businesses from zero, spoken to 4,000 people in Vietnam, and is heading to Ferrari's headquarters and LA this year. Every single opportunity started with one word: yes. Even when he had no idea how he'd follow through.In this Leadership Circle conversation, serial entrepreneur and mindset coach Alasdair Cunningham unpacks the fear-driven engine behind real innovation — and why the most dangerous thing a high achiever can do is wait until they're ready.What you'll walk away with:Why fear of going backward is the most powerful fuel for going forward — and how to use it intentionallyThe bungee jump truth: why the best moments in life live on the other side of fearThe one-step method that turned a chance meeting into 8 trips to Vietnam and two global speaking stagesWhy negative energy in your team is a leadership crisis — not a management problemThe difference between heart and feelings (and why Alasdair's "logical brain" actually leads with heart)What AI really is — and why the humans who learn to use it will dominate the next decadeYou weren't built for normal. The question is: are you saying yes to what's next?Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/leadership-circle-podcast--6270563/support.
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