{"product_id":"uncertainty-isbn-9781591845669","title":"Uncertainty","description":"Jonathan Fields knows the risks-and potential power-of uncertainty. He gave up a six-figure income as a lawyer to make $12 an hour as a personal trainer. Then, married with a 3-month old baby, he signed a lease to launch a yoga center in the heart of New York City. . . the day before 9\/11. But he survived, and along the way he developed a fresh approach to transforming uncertainty, risk of loss, and exposure to judgment into catalysts for innovation, creation, and achievement.   In business, art, and life, creating on a world-class level demands bold action and leaps of faith in the face of great uncertainty. But that uncertainty can lead to fear, anxiety, paralysis, and destruction. It can gut creativity and stifle innovation. It can keep you from taking the risks necessary to do great work and craft a deeply-rewarding life. And it can bring companies that rely on innovation grinding to a halt.   That is, unless you know how to use it to your advantage.  Fields draws on leading-edge technology, cognitive science, and ancient awareness-focusing techniques in a fresh, practical, nondogmatic way. His approach enables creativity and productivity on an entirely different level and can turn the once-tortuous journey into a more enjoyable quest.\"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.\" — \u003cb\u003eDaniel H. Pink, author of Drive and \u003ci\u003eA Whole New Mind\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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.\" — \u003cb\u003eGretchen Rubin, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Happiness Project \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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.\" — \u003cb\u003eSteven Pressfield, author of \u003ci\u003eThe War of Art\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDo The  Work\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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.\" — \u003cb\u003eSusan Piver, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Wisdom of a Broken Heart\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHow  Not  to\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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!\" — \u003cb\u003eTony Schwartz, author of \u003ci\u003eBe Excellent at Anything\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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!\" — \u003cb\u003eTony Hsieh, author of \u003ci\u003eDelivering Happiness\u003c\/i\u003e and CEO of Zappos.com,  Inc.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Too many of us sit on the sidelines of fear and doubt unable to contribute. This masterful book will put you back in the game.\" — \u003cb\u003eChris Guillebeau, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Nonconformity\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Fear keeps scores of people stuck in careers and lives they hate. Fields gives crystal clear guidance on how to engage with uncertainty so that it fuels creativity and action. Your productivity, happiness, and pocketbook will be massively improved by reading this book.\" — \u003cb\u003ePamela Slim, author of \u003ci\u003eEscape From Cubicle Nation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eJonathan Fields is an author, entrepreneur and speaker on a mission to help individuals and organizations cultivate the personal practices, workflow adaptations and environmental\/cultural shifts needed to become more agile, creative and innovative and embrace action in the face of uncertainty with a greater sense of ease.  A former NYC mega-firm\/SEC lawyer turned serial-entrepreneur, Fields founded two cutting-edge boutique lifestyle\/fitness facilities - Sedona Private Fitness and Sonic Yoga - the latter in the shadow of 9-11 in Hell's Kitchen, NY. He quickly grew both into industry-leading businesses, generating international media-attention and raising the bar for business, marketing and programming trends. He eventually sold both companies to focus on writing, training and speaking...and being a strongly present dad and husband.  Now an author, innovation catalyst and speaker, Fields writes AdAge Power 150 blog JonathanFields.com, and contributes to PsychologyToday.com, Amex OPENForum and a number of other top-100 blogs.","brand":"Portfolio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302982799589,"sku":"NP9781591845669","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781591845669_2ba92336-56a7-4b97-ab90-5a2e743d689f.jpg?v=1767743194","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/uncertainty-isbn-9781591845669","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}