534: How to Live Future Ready with Dr. Frederik G. Pferdt

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Wouldn’t you love to sit down and have a chat with the person who was Google’s first Chief Innovation Evangelist? I know I would. Wait?!

frederik pferdt

That just happens to describe my guest today. His name is Dr. Frederik G. Pferdt. And his new book is called What’s Next Is Now: How to Live Future Ready.

Rather than bracing for what happens next, Frederik argues that you can be making what happens next. You can respond to unexpected challenges, big and small, by turning them into opportunities with a “future-ready mindstate”.

Frederik’s book engages your personal sense of discovery, providing dozens of thoughtful exercises and illustrations, real-world practices, and provocative insight from people who have adopted a future-ready mindstate to craft exceptional futures for themselves.

I hope you’ll click the play button below to learn more about Frederik and his work. For a summary, just keep scrolling.

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In today’s episode, I ask Frederik about:

  • Reframing problems as opportunities in order to achieve better outcomes
  • Characteristics of good questions, and how can we train ourselves to ask them more consistently
  • How to approach experimentation (and the fear of failure) with a more positive and growth-oriented mindset
  • And lots more!

Order Frederik’s Book

You can order your copy of What’s Next Is Now: How to Live Future Ready right now!

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Purchase a copy of my new book (written with Jesse Wisnewski) Read to Lead: The Simple Habit That Expands Your Influence and Boosts Your Career. There, you can also download the introduction and first chapter for free!

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Books Frederik Recommends

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