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How to use fear as fuel | TEDx Pearl Street
You know what sucks? Regret. Who wants to reach the end of their life and spend time thinking about what they wish they had done while they were still young? Not me. But I did. I didn’t know any other way. Do you? Seems like most people don’t. The main thing our wisest elders wish…
Read MoreUsing Fear As Fuel – Patrick Sweeney Webinar at MIT’s Sloan School of Management
I’m very excited and honored to be the first non-faculty member ever to lead a webinar for MIT’s Sloan School of Management’s online webinar series designed to support ongoing professional development during these challenging times. August 20th, 2020, at 10 am EST Make sure you sign up today – it will be fun and insightful!
Read MorePatrick Sweeney with Marcus Luer – The Sports Entrepreneurs Podcast
Patrick Sweeney’s, fellow YPOer, recent best selling book “Fear is Fuel” and his life experiences are perfect for the current state and level of “Fear” globally. We take a deep dive into Patrick’s sports career, his entrepreneurial success and off course the “brick” that hit him when he was 35 years old and changed his life. The…
Read MoreWhat is the root of Intolerance?
From a neuroscience perspective intolerance is driven by a primal fear response. This fear originates in a part of the brain called the limbic system. That’s where the amygdala (which handles the fight, flight or freeze response) is situated. When some thing or someone is different from what has been populated into your subconscious mind that’s…
Read MoreEliminate Anxiety and Program Your Brain to Thrive in Uncertainty
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Read MoreAnxiety, stress or fear? Take Control of Your Mental Health During Coronavirus
How is your anxiety level amid all the coronavirus hysteria? If you are like most Americans, you are probably feeling stressed and confused. That’s normal from a neuroscience perspective, but if it goes on too long, it can have disastrous effects on your health. Your brain is a prediction engine. At any moment your subconscious…
Read MoreHaven’t figured out how to use Fear as Fuel? Find joy First
ALL YOUR DREAMS ARE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF FEAR; NOW NEUROSCIENCE SHOWS WHY DELIGHT CAN BE TOO. The presentation went great! The guy at the gym said yes! The plane landed safely.
Read MoreMental & Physical Gymnastics – why you should do both
“Victor seven tango three one seven…no wait…three one nine…no one seven, one seven! It’s one seven for sure.” Spurted the tired athlete to the official. “Wrong! Thirty burpees.” demanded the Spartan judge who was checking each racer’s memorized codes. In the obstacle course (OCR) world racers spend countless hours monthly training their bodies to handle…
Read MoreDo you need something to worry about?
I met my climbing partner at the gym last Tuesday and he looked like he had endured a grueling overnight flight from Tokyo.
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