240. Patrick Sweeney on Turning Fear into Fuel During Challenging Times

The ONE Thing

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Entrepreneurship, Business, Careers

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🗓️ 27 April 2020

⏱️ 47 minutes

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With everything that’s going on in the world, every single one of us is dealing with ONE Thing: fear. Fear of the unknown, fear of what’s going to happen to our businesses, our income, our jobs. How do you actually deal with that fear? We all face fear, but it doesn’t have to be a bad thing — on the other side of fear is opportunity. Patrick Sweeney goes by the title of Fear Guru, and not only is he a subject matter expert when it comes to fear, but he has also been a tremendously successful entrepreneur. He is the author of the best-selling book Fear Is Fuel, and he’s going to show you how to move through your fear and seize the opportunity that awaits you on the other side. To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: the1thing.com/podcast. In this episode, you will learn... [01:41] Patrick’s background that led to his book [09:11] The role of fear in our life [14:24] The fears we have an opportunity to work through [19:45] The process of working through your fear [27:20] Noticing and naming your fear [32:31] Taking one step at a time [43:08] The ONE Thing you can do to turn your fear into fuel Links & Tools From This Episode Learn more: pjsweeney.com Instagram: @thefearguru Read: Fear Is Fuel Mentioned in this episode: Factor 75 Head to FactorMeals.com/one50 and use code one50 to get 50% off. That’s code one50 at FactorMeals.com/one50 to get 50% off! Factor 75

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0:00.0	This is the one thing podcast where we teach you the surprisingly simple truth behind extraordinary results.
0:08.0	I'm your host Jeff Woods. With everything that's going on in the world,
0:13.7	every single one of us is dealing with one thing.
0:17.9	Fear, fear of the unknown, fear of what's
0:21.5	going to happen to our businesses, our income, our jobs, how are we
0:25.1	going to get foods? Oh my gosh what are we going to do without toilet paper?
0:29.6	All of these things are fears. Yet how do you actually deal with that fear?
0:35.2	Last year, I had an opportunity
0:37.1	to speak at an event out in Martha's Vineyard,
0:39.8	which was on the bucket list for me.
0:41.9	And while I was there, I had the chance to meet
0:44.0	the individual that you are going to meet today. He goes by the Fear
0:47.9	Guru which I was going okay what's that about but it turns out not only is
0:52.0	he truly a subject matter expert when it comes to fear,
0:56.0	he has also been an extraordinarily successful entrepreneur.
0:59.0	He has started multiple companies, has had some very big wins with them and he's worked with Navy SEALs
1:05.5	pro athletes he also holds many world records himself as an extreme athlete he
1:11.2	today is the author of the brand new Wall Street Journal best selling book, Fear
1:15.8	is Fuel. We are so excited to introduce you to my friend Patrick Swaney. In today's world we are drowning in content. At times I've really struggled to find
1:28.7	good quality reputable meaningful content that peaks my interest and challenges me to think differently or learn something I can actually use.
1:36.2	That's why I look to the Harvard Business Review. The Harvard Business Review is the leading destination for smart management thinking.
1:43.2	Through its flagship magazine and digital content and tools published on HPR.org,
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