Futurist Explains How to Lead When the Future’s Unwritten (And the System Fights Back)

Negotiate Anything

American Negotiation Institute

Education, Careers, Business

4.8 • 659 Ratings

🗓️ 24 July 2025

⏱️ 56 minutes

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The future you're building is scaring the people around you — and that's exactly why you feel stuck You're not stuck because you lack vision — you're stuck because the system fears the future you're trying to build. In this powerful conversation, futurist and strategist Hussein Hallak joins Kwame Christian to unpack what it really takes to lead when the future is uncertain, the past is pulling you back, and the system resists every step you take. We dive deep into: Why most people live according to decisions they made 10 years ago How to reclaim your narrative and stop outsourcing your future The real reason leaders burn out when trying to create change How AI is accelerating faster than we can psychologically handle What to do when your organization isn't ready for your vision This episode is for you if you're building something that doesn't exist yet — and you're tired of asking for permission to do it. husseinhallak.com Contact ANI ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Request A Customized Workshop For Your Company⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Kwame Christian on LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠negotiateanything.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click here to buy your copy of Finding Confidence in Conflict: How to Negotiate Anything and Live Your Best Life!

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0:00.0	Have you ever felt like you're living a life that no longer fits you, but you keep on going
0:04.0	because it's what you've always done?
0:06.0	In today's conversation, I sit down with Hussain Halak, a serial entrepreneur and author of
0:11.0	the Dark Art of Life Mastery, to explore how our past decisions quietly shape our present,
0:17.7	and how reclaiming the power to choose can change everything.
0:21.7	We also dive into the future of artificial intelligence, what it means to lead innovation
0:26.6	inside resistant systems, and how humanity might be holding onto a spaceship without knowing
0:33.1	how to fly it.
0:34.7	If you're navigating change, craving clarity, or trying to lead in a world that
0:38.9	is moving faster than ever, this episode is for you. All right, we talk about vulnerability on the
0:46.7	podcast. This is my opportunity to be vulnerable, but I'll do it in a playful way. Let's guise it
0:52.3	as a negotiation. So let's negotiate something right now. It's not a business deal or any kind of high-stakes standoff. It's just a simple agreement between us and you. So if you've been with Negotiate Anything for a while now, you've been on an incredible journey. Nine years long. We've sat down with world-class negotiators, gold medal-winning Olympians,
1:12.7	storytellers, CEO, psychologist, FBI agents, professors, and all of this for one purpose
1:19.4	to help you become more powerful in your conversations, in your career, and in your life.
1:26.0	We've published over 1,600 episodes, and we were part of the LinkedIn Podcast Network,
1:31.7	an amazing partnership that helped us grow.
1:34.1	But unfortunately, now, LinkedIn is winding down the network,
1:38.9	and many of the shows that were on the LinkedIn Podcast Network had to shut down
1:43.2	because the money wasn't there anymore.
1:45.3	But not us. We are still here and we are just getting started. And now we want to bring you even more,
1:52.2	bigger guests, deeper stories, and more value than ever. So here's the deal. If this show has
1:57.9	ever helped you, if it made you think differently, negotiate better, or feel more confident, we're asking for one thing in return.
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