Uncertainty: Turning Fear and Doubt Into Fuel for Brilliance

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Review"Let's face it-the leap of faith required to follow a dream is usually accompanied by gut-wrenching, knee-quaking, soul-shaking fear. Jonathan Fields knows this-but instead of offering an empty pep talk, he delivers daily practices that can help you transform fear and uncertainty into confidence and creativity." -Daniel H. Pink, author of Drive and A Whole New Mind "Uncertainty; risk; exposure to criticism. How do you conquer this fearsome triad, so it doesn't block your path-even better, how do you harness its power to help you achieve your goals? Jonathan Fields uses perceptive analysis, fascinating case studies, and a series of exercises to illuminate how uncertainty can be used as an engine to power both innovation and creation." -Gretchen Rubin, author of *The Happiness Project * "Keats called it Negative Capability-the skill 'of being in uncertainties, Mysteries, doubts.' Tom Thibodeaux, coach of the Chicago Bulls, says, 'You gotta learn to be comfortable being uncomfortable.' But nobody has nailed this faculty like Jonathan Fields, showing us how to turn the fog of self- doubt, fear and internal paralysis into the clear sailing of focus, concentration and results." -Steven Pressfield, author of The War of Art and Do The Work "Jonathan Fields' new book is brilliant and subversive. Through sharp insights and practical exercises, he reframes doubt, hesitation, and ambiguity as gateways to our own natural brilliance. It's a handbook for fearless creativity and its offshoots: meaning, authenticity, and true success." -Susan Piver, author of The Wisdom of a Broken Heart and How Not to Be Afraid of Your Own Life "Fields is a breezy, engaging writer who demystifies creativity with a whole new bag of user friendly tricks and practices-crux moves, circuit breakers, certainty anchors and attentional training. Hugely practical. Lean into Uncertainty!" -Tony Schwartz, author of Be Excellent at Anything "With a blend of old and new wisdom, Uncertainty equips you with tools needed to take consistent action in the name of great work. Great read!" -Tony Hsieh, author of Delivering Happiness and CEO of Zappos.com, Inc. Product DescriptionFrom the acclaimed blogger and author of Career Renegade. All creators, from writers to painters to entrepreneurs and team leaders, eventually come face-to-face with mounting waves of fear and uncertainty. It's unavoidable. How you handle these powerful influences, though, often determines the difference between glorious success and demoralizing defeat. Properly understood and harnessed, fear and uncertainty can become fuel for creative genius rather than sources of pain, anxiety, and suffering. But when misunderstood, mishandled, and avoided, they quickly become forces of creative and emotional paralysis and destruction, turning the seeds of great art, business, and innovation into creative misses and outright failures. Drawing on extensive case studies and research, Fields shares a set of detailed personal practices and environmental changes that can not only humanize the creative process, but also allow individuals and teams to stay more open to opportunity and play a bigger creative game.