Uncertainty - Jonathan Fields

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.

Properly understood and harnessed, fear and uncertainty can become
fuel for creative genius rather than sources of pain, anxiety, and
suffering. 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, non-dogmatic way.
His
approach enables creativity and productivity on an entirely different
level
and can turn the once-tortuous journey into a more enjoyable quest.
Fields will reveal how to:

• Make changes to your workflow that unlock buried creative
  potential.
  


• Build "creation hives" -- supportive groups that can supercharge
  and
  humanize the process.


• Tap social technology and user co-creation to add clarity,
  certainty,
  and sanity, even if you're an artist or solo-creator.


• Develop a set of personal practices and mindset shifts that let you
  not just tolerate, but invite and even amplify, uncertainty as a
  catalyst for genius.
  
  
  

  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.