FOMO Sapiens with Patrick J. McGinnis
FOMO Sapiens is the podcast for anyone who wants to make smarter decisions, take action, and thrive in an unpredictable world. Hosted by Patrick J. McGinnis—the guy who coined FOMO (Fear of Missing Out)—this show brings you insights from world-class entrepreneurs, investors, and leaders who’ve mastered the art of navigating uncertainty.Each episode is packed with real-world strategies, powerful stories, and actionable advice to help you cut through the noise, take control of your choices, and build a life you actually want—without the fear of missing out.Listen now and start making decisions on your own terms.
Latest episodes
Jan 10, 2022 • 18min
FOMOndays: How To Build An Idea Mindset
This is FOMOnday, the snackable companion to FOMO Sapiens that starts your week with hot takes, life hacks, listener mail, and even some FOMO therapy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 6, 2022 • 35min
14. Raging Innovation with Alec Ross
Author and innovation expert Alec Ross shares his thoughts on innovation, opportunity, and knowing when and where to go deep in life. In his new book The Raging 2020s: Companies, Countries, People- And the Fight for Our Future, Alec discusses big ideas that can innovate the world. Alec proposes a new approach to capitalism that will work better for a broader set of stakeholders and not just shareholders. Hypothesizing that if the right innovative changes aren’t implemented globally, Alec believes the frustration of the masses will continue to grow and rage on. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 3, 2022 • 17min
FOMOndays: How To Committ to Working Out
This is FOMOnday, the snackable companion to FOMO Sapiens that starts your week with hot takes, life hacks, listener mail, and even some FOMO therapy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 30, 2021 • 34min
Best Of: A Road Map For The Modern Nonlinear Life
Bestselling author Bruce Feiler discusses the research and philosophy behind his new book, "Life Is in the Transitions: Mastering Change at Any Age." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 27, 2021 • 17min
FOMOndays: How to Write a Book
This is FOMOnday, the snackable companion to FOMO Sapiens that starts your week with hot takes, life hacks, listener mail, and even some FOMO therapy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 23, 2021 • 35min
13. Danielle Mahfood & Jenny Judson: Successful Creative Partners
It’s hard enough to write a book, harder still to get it published. Throw in two co-authors with two full-time careers and it nearly seems impossible. Not for Danielle Mahfood and Jenny Judson, lifelong friends who over 11 years wrote and eventually saw published the Victorian historic novel The Last Song. Danielle and Jenny discuss the process involved in taking on a massive creative endeavor while maintaining their own careers and the path they carved for themselves in order to go from part-time recreational writers to published authors. Having to find time for research, writing, and processing both naysayers and rejection, Danielle and Jenny share the creative journey they took to success. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 20, 2021 • 17min
FOMOndays: How To Fail Sucessfully
This is FOMOnday, the snackable companion to FOMO Sapiens that starts your week with hot takes, life hacks, listener mail, and even some FOMO therapy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 16, 2021 • 38min
12. Tom Eisenmann & The Other F Word (Failure)
Entrepreneurial expert and Harvard Business School professor Tom Eisenmann discusses rookie mistakes, patterns of failures, and other highlights from his new book Why Startups Fail. Explaining strategies and tactics to prevent avoidable failure, Eisenmann shares insights on the simplest mistakes that can result in the most complex failure.Eisenmann teaches preventing failure by avoiding common mistakes that cost many entrepreneurs time, opportunity, and, most importantly, money. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 13, 2021 • 15min
FOMOndays: How To Be Better Than Better.com's CEO
This is FOMOnday, the snackable companion to FOMO Sapiens that starts your week with hot takes, life hacks, listener mail, and even some FOMO therapy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Dec 9, 2021 • 33min
11. Better Listening for Better Relationships with Dr. Mark Goulston
Are you looking for tactics to build relationships through trust and connection with less stress? Dr. Mark Goulston, author of the book Just Listen, which has been translated into 28 languages, discusses building trust through active listening and creating connections with surgical empathy.Dr. Goulston shares strategies to improve surgical empathy through active listening in order to build relationships with less stress and more meaning for greater impact. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
