What would your life look like if fear stopped making your decisions?

@chriswoodsleadership 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. Like many working dads, he was achieving, providing, and checking the right boxes, yet still operating from a place of anxiety instead of alignment.

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.

Today, Chris helps people identify the fears that quietly shape their decisions, stop catastrophizing worst-case scenarios, and build lives that feel more intentional and fulfilling.

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
- Identify strengths that create more energy and fulfillment
- Move from constantly grinding to living with greater alignment
- Make meaningful changes through evolution instead of drastic life overhauls

Chris offers a practical perspective for working dads trying to balance fatherhood, career growth, and the pressure that comes with providing for a family. His approach is a reminder that 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-care/lyme-carditis.html
Enneagram: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enneagram\_of\_Personality
Peter Crone: https://www.petercrone.com/
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslow%27s_hierarchy_of_needs_
Clifton StrengthFinders: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CliftonStrengths
The Brady Bunch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzODEdkypdg
Livin’ on a Prayer by Bon Jovi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDK9QqIzhwk
Listerine PocketPaks: https://www.listerine.com/products/breath-freshener/pocketpaks-freshburst

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On his website: https://chriswoodscoach.com/
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On TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@chriswoodsleadership
On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chriswoods/

Check out his book, Balls & Brains: https://amzn.to/4x7kzhD

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