Overcoming Fear: 50 Lessons on Being Bold and Living the Dream (Joe Serio's Get the Nerve Series)

Fear is one of the most powerful influences on our lives. It plays a major role in how we see ourselves, make decisions, connect in our relationships, perform at work, and more. Fear exists at different levels of our consciousness—so we may not even be fully aware of what we’re afraid of or that we’re experiencing fear at all. Most people think their fears are just a part of who they are and can’t be changed. However, when you understand the sources of your fears and identify how they affect you, you can move past them and do things you never thought possible. This book explores fear as it impacts your thoughts, beliefs, and confidence, among other things. This course explores the sneaky ways fear can show up in your life, including procrastination, perfectionism, failure, success, blame, and excuses. Overcoming Fear is the key to your work performance, time management, relationships, and most other aspects of your life. Stop fear in its tracks, and Get the Nerve™ to have the life you want!

Dr. Joe Serio is leadership trainer and conference keynote speaker who helps people in organizations overcome barriers and improve performance. He is the founder of Joe Serio Enterprises (www.JoeSerio.com) and Law Enforcement Development Training (www.LEDtraining.com), which specializes in personal leadership programs for officers. He is also co-founder of The Healthy Dispatcher (www.TheHealthyDispatcher.com), which provides wellness training to 9-1-1 dispatchers. Dr. Joe holds a Ph.D. in Criminal Justice with a specialization in Leadership and Organizational Behavior from Sam Houston State University. As part of a unique internship program during graduate school at the University of Illinois at Chicago, Dr. Joe was the only American to work in the Organized Crime Control Department of the Soviet national police. During his stay in 1990-91, he conducted groundbreaking research on Soviet organized crime. During this same period (1988-1993), Dr. Joe was the founding director of a summer study program at one of the five law schools in the People’s Republic of China. From 1995-96, he worked as a Moscow-based consultant to the global corporate investigation and business intelligence firm, Kroll Associates. In 1997, he was named director of Kroll’s Moscow office, where he managed a wide variety of investigations across the former Soviet Union and coordinated with Kroll offices around the world. Dr. Joe is the author of the critically-acclaimed book, Investigating the Russian Mafia. He has delivered presentations to global audiences on Russian organized crime and security issues. In the 1990s, he worked in Moscow as a media consultant to The New York Times, The Washington Post, CNN, BBC, and other media outlets. He helped produce three documentaries on Russian crime, including for the television program Investigative Reports on A&E. Dr. Joe also served for six years as editor-in-chief of the highly-regarded bimonthly magazine, Crime and Justice International, which distributed to more than 25 countries. From 2013 to the present, Dr. Joe has been delivering conference keynote presentations to businesses, associations, and criminal justice agencies. As a recorded musician, Dr. Serio occasionally brings music to his presentations, using harmonica and guitar to illustrate points pertaining to leadership, time management, organizational skills, and effective communication.