John Hagel III - How To Take Action Instead of Fear

My guest on this week's Best You Podcast episode is John Hagel III. John has more than 40 years experience as a management consultant, author, speaker and entrepreneur.After recently retiring as a partner from Deloitte, McGraw Hill published his new book, The Journey Beyond Fear, that addresses the psychology of change and he is developing a series of programs to help people navigate through change at many levels. John has founded a new company, Beyond Our Edge, LLC, that works with companies and people who are seeking to anticipate the future and achieve much greater impact, focusing on business transformation.While at Deloitte, John was the founder and chairman of the Silicon Valley-based Deloitte Center for the Edge, focusing on identifying emerging business opportunities that are not yet on the CEOs agenda. Before joining Deloitte, John was an independent consultant and writer and prior to that was a principal at McKinsey & Company and a leader of their Strategy Practice as well as the founder of their E-Commerce Practice.John has served as senior vice president of strategy at Atari, Inc., and is the founder of two Silicon Valley startups. John has published 8 books, drawing on his research and experience as a management consultant and entrepreneur.Tune into the episode to learn more about how to not let fear cripple you, to take action instead of fear, how to create a personal narrative for you life that generates hope and optimism, the most important change he made in his life, and so much more!_____________________________In this episode:(These timestamps are based off of the audio only version of the episode.)5:56: How can someone apply a personal narrative to their life in a way that provides them with hope and excitement about their future?10:55: Was there an event in John's life that he saw as a threat but turned into an opportunity?12:18: Fear creates three different reactions. What are some examples of those reactions in people's lives?14:22: What does it take for somebody to not get caught up in the moment?17:56: Are there habits and/or routines that John has done over the years that have continually renewed his own personal sense of hope and his own personal narrative?20:06: What do small groups look like in John's life?21:23: Did John write the book to help people with their fear or did he do it as a way to solve his own fear?22:33: What does John think has been the most important impact reading has had on his life?25:15: What have been some of the biggest leverage points in John's life with respect to some of the habits that he has formed?26:30: What is John's message to the person who sees threats instead of opportunities in their life?29:12: What can John do to get closer to the best version of himself?_____________________________John’s 3 Keys to Getting Closer to his Best Self:1. Create his learning center for based on the material in his book2. Get a personal partner in life3. Constantly be looking at the opportunities ahead____________________________Follow John on social mediaFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/johnhagelLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jhagel/Twitter: https://twitter.com/jhagelWebsite: https://www.johnhagel.com____________________________Check out his book, The Journey Beyond Fear, on Amazon or his website!____________________________Want to try out the 10 Week Transformation - THE premiere results oriented fitness program?Go to: https://www.nickcarrier.com/10wt to learn more and get signed up!Follow Nick on Instagram: @carrier_bestyou