Your Fear Is Pointing You Toward Your Purpose—with Brad Axelrad- EP34
03/19/24 • 28 min
What’s stopping you from building the business you want? Brad Axelrad has identified five core fears or ‘dragons’ that keep us stuck.
But how do you overcome things like imposter syndrome, scarcity mindset or fear of criticism?
And what if your greatest fear is actually pointing you toward your purpose?
Brad is the creator of Face Your Dragon, a platform that supports coaches, visionary entrepreneurs and consultants in creating businesses that allow them to live a life of fulfillment and truth.
Brad is also an event producer, business strategist and podcast host, having produced 200-plus live events with top business leaders and bestselling authors.
On this episode of Leading Visionaries, Brad joins Anjel to discuss his own fear of public speaking and describe how national media attention forced him into leadership.
Brad shares his process for marrying consciousness with business and explains how the best leaders crowdsource brilliance by engaging their community.
Listen in for insight on facing your fear to uncover your money maker and learn how Brad can help you develop the courage to bring your vision to life!
What You Will Learn
How his father’s passing kickstarted Brad’s visionary journey
Brad’s take on how ‘we manifest with the intensity of our asking’
How national media attention forced Brad into leadership
How Brad overcame the fear of public speaking to lead effectively
Why Brad believes that the best leaders crowdsource brilliance
5 fears that stop entrepreneurs from building the business they want
How Brad helps leaders share their message on podcasts
What drives Brad’s ability to marry consciousness with business
How Brad helps clients build the courage to manifest their vision
Why the thing you fear most is your purpose and money maker
Connect with Brad Axelrad
Connect with Anjel B. Hartwell
Join The Leading Visionaries Community
Leading Visionaries Podcast on Instagram
Leading Visionaries Podcast on X(formerly Twitter)
Leading Visionaries Podcast on Facebook
Resources
Hoffman Institute Graduate Groups
Ask and It Is Given by Esther and Jerry Hicks
The Law of Attraction: The Basics of the Teachings of Abraham by Esther and Jerry Hicks
What’s stopping you from building the business you want? Brad Axelrad has identified five core fears or ‘dragons’ that keep us stuck.
But how do you overcome things like imposter syndrome, scarcity mindset or fear of criticism?
And what if your greatest fear is actually pointing you toward your purpose?
Brad is the creator of Face Your Dragon, a platform that supports coaches, visionary entrepreneurs and consultants in creating businesses that allow them to live a life of fulfillment and truth.
Brad is also an event producer, business strategist and podcast host, having produced 200-plus live events with top business leaders and bestselling authors.
On this episode of Leading Visionaries, Brad joins Anjel to discuss his own fear of public speaking and describe how national media attention forced him into leadership.
Brad shares his process for marrying consciousness with business and explains how the best leaders crowdsource brilliance by engaging their community.
Listen in for insight on facing your fear to uncover your money maker and learn how Brad can help you develop the courage to bring your vision to life!
What You Will Learn
How his father’s passing kickstarted Brad’s visionary journey
Brad’s take on how ‘we manifest with the intensity of our asking’
How national media attention forced Brad into leadership
How Brad overcame the fear of public speaking to lead effectively
Why Brad believes that the best leaders crowdsource brilliance
5 fears that stop entrepreneurs from building the business they want
How Brad helps leaders share their message on podcasts
What drives Brad’s ability to marry consciousness with business
How Brad helps clients build the courage to manifest their vision
Why the thing you fear most is your purpose and money maker
Connect with Brad Axelrad
Connect with Anjel B. Hartwell
Join The Leading Visionaries Community
Leading Visionaries Podcast on Instagram
Leading Visionaries Podcast on X(formerly Twitter)
Leading Visionaries Podcast on Facebook
Resources
Hoffman Institute Graduate Groups
Ask and It Is Given by Esther and Jerry Hicks
The Law of Attraction: The Basics of the Teachings of Abraham by Esther and Jerry Hicks
Previous Episode
Think About It Thursday: The Power of Transparency for Visionaries
Are you showing up differently for your team, investors and the buying public?
We’re programmed to believe that we have to project differently for different audiences.
But manufacturing a new version of who you are and what you stand in different circumstances is a huge drag on your energy. And people can tell that something’s off.
So, what does transparency look like for the visionary leader? How can we be more transparent with our team, investors and clients?
On this minisode of Leading Visionaries, Anjel describes the liberation in showing up exactly as you are in any circumstance.
She walks us through the consequences of projecting for different audiences, explaining how vulnerability can help enroll support in bringing your vision to life.
Listen in for Anjel’s exercise for fostering transparency and learn how to win loyalty by being transparent with your team, investors and the clients you serve.
What You Will Learn
Why it’s important for leading visionaries to be transparent
Why we show up differently for our team, investors or the buying public
The liberation in showing up exactly as you are in any circumstance
The consequences of projecting for different audiences
How money amplifies cracks in the foundation of your authenticity
How vulnerability can help you enroll support in bringing life to your vision
Anjel’s exercise for being more transparent and vulnerable
What transparency looks like with your team, investors and customers
How to win loyalty by being transparent with your team and clients
Connect with Anjel B. Hartwell
Join The Leading Visionaries Community
Leading Visionaries Podcast on Instagram
Leading Visionaries Podcast on X(formerly Twitter)
Leading Visionaries Podcast on Facebook
Resources
Next Episode
Revolutionizing Corporate Leadership Around the World—with Steven Turner- EP35
The average turnover rate in the US is 9.3% per year, and it costs an organization an average of $34,000 to replace an employee.
But if you ask Steven Turner, people don’t leave companies. They leave managers.
And that’s why he’s calling for a change in the way corporate leadership functions in America and around the world.
Steven is President of Flow Business Solution, a coaching practice and marketing software solution that offers businesses world class management and leadership training.
Prior to becoming an entrepreneur, Steven spent 34 years on the management team for UPS, leading its Operations, Technology, and Finance and Accounting groups in ten different countries.
On this episode of Leading Visionaries, Steven joins Anjel to describe his confidence to take action once he envisions what’s possible and discuss the value in empowering teams to solve problems for themselves.
Steven explains how he received spiritual guidance on his journey to becoming an entrepreneur and what inspired his new initiative to evolve the way leadership functions globally.
Listen in for Steven’s insight around the crisis of employee engagement and learn how to develop your team as individuals and tap into their innate desire to succeed!
What You Will Learn
How Steven developed his visioning ability on the management team at UPS
Steven’s confidence to take action once he sees what’s possible
How Steven transfers his confidence to the people he’s called to lead
Steven’s experience with empowering a team to solve a problem for themselves
How Steven received spiritual guidance on his journey to becoming an entrepreneur
The practical steps Steven took to build his leadership coaching business
Steven’s mission to evolve the way corporate leadership functions globally
How Steven’s new initiative addresses the crisis of employee engagement
How much employee turnover costs an organization (and what to do about it)
Connect with Steven Turner
Connect with Anjel B. Hartwell
Join The Leading Visionaries Community
Leading Visionaries Podcast on Instagram
Leading Visionaries Podcast on X(formerly Twitter)
Leading Visionaries Podcast on Facebook
Resources
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