{"podcast":{"title":"The ThriveWell Journey | Entrepreneurship, Leadership & Life After Disruption","slug":"the-thrivewell-journey-entrepreneurship-leadership-life-after-disruption-6999442","podcast_index_feed_id":6999442,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/thethrivewelljourney/feed.xml","website_url":"https://www.thethrivewelljourney.com","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/thethrivewelljourney/20251222_021217_f8924c8bbd3115a178545411f87014ae.jpg","author":"L. Michael Burt | ThriveWell Journey - Entrepreneurial Leadership & Life After Disruption","episode_count":88,"summary":"The ThriveWell Journey: Let’s Make Thriving Our New Normal A transformation podcast for entrepreneurs, leaders, and creators navigating disruption, reinvention, and identity shifts while building something meaningful. Hosted by L. Michael Burt, the show explores entrepreneurship, leadership, and sustainable success through the lens of transformation, identity, and alignment. It is designed for those who have experienced burnout, life disruption, health challenges, career shifts, or internal turning points and are seeking a grounded way to move forward without losing themselves in the process. Through recorded conversations with founders, creators, and change-makers, along with Live Friday sessions called \"Friday Night Lives\" focused on real-time recalibration, the podcast offers insight into rebuilding clarity, redefining success, and leading from who you are becoming, not who you used to be. This is not about hustle or grind. It is about navigating change, integrating growth, and building a life and business that supports long-term well-being, purpose, and impact. If you are in a season of reinvention and ready to create what comes next with intention, The ThriveWell Journey is h…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-06T22:20:28.384891+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-thrivewell-journey-entrepreneurship-leadership-life-after-disruption-6999442"},"episode":{"title":"Fear Is Fuel: Neuroscience of Fear and Building Courage for Entrepreneurs | Patrick Sweeney","slug":"fear-is-fuel-neuroscience-of-fear-and-building-courage-for-entrepreneurs-patrick-sweeney","published_at":"2026-02-23T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-thrivewell-journey-entrepreneurship-leadership-life-after-disruption-6999442/fear-is-fuel-neuroscience-of-fear-and-building-courage-for-entrepreneurs-patrick-sweeney","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-thrivewell-journey-entrepreneurship-leadership-life-after-disruption-6999442","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/thethrivewelljourney/2571235","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/285553/2571235/thethrivewelljourney/2026_02_23_02_26_47_ce459e46-b2c3-4610-ae66-bc1aa429f309.mp3","summary":"Fear shows up fast, and in entrepreneurial leadership, it can quietly influence decisions if you do not have language for it. In this episode of The ThriveWell Journey, L. Michael Burt sits down with Patrick Sweeney, the “Fear Guru,” to break down the neuroscience of fear, how to build courage on purpose, and how that translates into sustainable business success. Patrick shares how fear works in the brain, what an amygdala hijack looks like in real life, and why courage is something you can train through repeated choices. We unpack the fear triangle, why imposter syndrome hits even high-performing entrepreneurs, and how health and nervous system care affect your ability to lead under pressure. We also get into Patrick’s BOODA Doctrine, where belief comes first, and how closing the belief gap helps founders turn chaos into cadence and build momentum that lasts. If fear has been influencing your choices, this conversation will give you language, clarity, and a practical way forward for life and business. Comment below: Where do you notice fear showing up most right now, and what choice are you making anyway? Top Takeaways Fear can become fuel when you can name it and work with it Courage is built through reps and conscious choices Health and nervous system care shape leadership under pressure The fear triangle helps identify what kind of fear you are dealing with Imposter syndrome is common even among successful leaders Curiosity can replace judgment and improve decision-making Closing the belief gap turns chaos into cadence and builds momentum Chapters 00:00 Introduction to Fear and Purpose 01:10 The Journey from Fear to Courage 04:06 Understanding the Neuroscience of Fear 08:52 Building Courage: Practical Steps 12:01 The Role of Health in Overcoming Fear 14:01 The Fear…","meta_description":"Fear shows up fast, and in entrepreneurial leadership, it can quietly influence decisions if you do not have language for it. 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