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Fearless Persistence

The Advanced Listener Edition

An author-designed audio experience for people who want to listen and think deeply about creative life, creative work, and how meaningful careers are actually built.

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What is the
Advanced Listener Edition?

The Fearless Persistence: Advanced Listener Edition is a special audio edition of Adam Leipzig’s book Fearless Persistence, designed intentionally for listening.

This is not simply the audiobook in another format.

It is a carefully structured listening experience, created by the author after recording the original audiobook and realizing that the ideas in the book work differently, more powerfully, when they are heard, revisited, and lived with over time.

In this edition, Adam has reorganized the book into designed listening units, added new original audio prefaces and reflections, and shaped the experience the way he intended the work to be absorbed.

It’s the same book.
But you’ll have a different relationship with it.

Who this edition is for -

and who it’s not

Why this matters

This edition is for you if:

  • You prefer listening that unfolds over time, rather than consuming everything at once

  • You like to return to ideas, reflect on them, and notice how they land differently at different moments

  • You’re navigating creative work, leadership, entrepreneurship, or long-term career building and want something that respects complexity

  • You value clarity, structure, and perspective over motivation or hacks

High-value outcomes

This edition is not required if:

  • You simply want the standard audiobook experience

  • You prefer a single, linear listen without additional framing

  • You’re already happy listening to Fearless Persistence on Audible and want to keep it that way

The standard audiobook will continue to be available on Audible and other retail platforms. The Advanced Listener Edition is an alternative for people who want to dive deeper and develop their sustainable creative lives.

Why this matters

This edition is for you if:

  • You prefer listening that unfolds over time, rather than consuming everything at once

  • You like to return to ideas, reflect on them, and notice how they land differently at different moments

  • You’re navigating creative work, leadership, entrepreneurship, or long-term career building and want something that respects complexity

  • You value clarity, structure, and perspective over motivation or hacks

High-value outcomes

This edition is not required if:

  • You simply want the standard audiobook experience

  • You prefer a single, linear listen without additional framing

  • You’re already happy listening to Fearless Persistence on Audible and want to keep it that way

The standard audiobook will continue to be available on Audible and other retail platforms. The Advanced Listener Edition is an alternative for people who want to dive deeper and develop their sustainable creative lives.

How is this

different from Audible?

Audible is designed for scale and convenience.
The Advanced Listener Edition is designed for intentional listening.

Here’s what’s different:

Designed listening units
Instead of nearly one hundred short chapters, the Advanced Listener Edition is grouped into thoughtfully structured listening units, each meant to be experienced as a complete arc.

Original audio elements
Adam has recorded new material exclusively for this edition, including:

  • short prefaces that help you know how to listen to what’s coming

  • reflections that help you integrate what you’ve just heard
    These aren’t summaries or ‘bonus content.’ They are part of the listening architecture.

The author’s intended structure

This edition reflects how Adam actually teaches, thinks, and works with these ideas in executive education, in creative collaboration, and in long-term career development.

How does

listening work?

The Advanced Listener Edition is delivered as a private audio feed, similar to a private podcast.
Once you purchase:

  • → You’ll receive a private link

  • → You can listen in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or any major podcast appreflections that help you integrate what you’ve just heard

  • → You can listen on your phone, tablet, or computer — wherever you already listen to audio

There is no special app, no complicated setup, and no special technical know-how needed. If you know how to listen to a podcast, you already know how to listen to this.

Start Listening

A note on

pace, pressure, & permission

This edition is intentionally not framed as:

  • early access

  • limited availability

  • a productivity system

  • a race to finish

There is no countdown.

No urgency.

No implied hierarchy.

You’re invited to listen when it makes sense for you, return when it’s useful, and let the work accompany you rather than push you.

That’s the spirit of Fearless Persistence, and this edition honors it.

Private Community Access

A place to continue the conversation

When you purchase the Advanced Listener Edition, you’ll also receive an invitation to join Unstoppable Leaders, Adam Leipzig’s private LinkedIn group.

This is not a promotional forum or a high-volume discussion space. It’s a thoughtful community for creatives, entrepreneurs, and leaders who understand that meaningful work takes time, clarity, and persistence, not shortcuts, not hacks, and not permission.

Inside the group, members:

  • engage directly with Adam

  • think out loud about creative and professional questions

  • reflect honestly on the long middle of their work

  • ask better questions about systems, leadership, and culture

  • learn how creative, business, and institutional systems actually work

Participation is optional. There’s no requirement to post, perform, or engage in a particular way. The group exists to support reflection, conversation, and shared understanding, and meet you where you are.

About
the author

Adam Leipzig is an award-winning producer, former studio executive, educator, and advisor. He has served as a senior executive at Walt Disney Studios and as President of National Geographic Films, and he teaches at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business.

Fearless Persistence reflects decades of work at the intersection of creativity, leadership, systems, and culture. This Advanced Listener Edition is the most complete audio expression of that work.

If you are ready

If this sounds like the way you want to engage with Fearless Persistence, the Advanced Listener Edition is available here.

If not, the Audible edition will be there for you, exactly as it should be.

Both paths are valid.

Choose the one that fits how you want to experience your creative life right now, as you listen.

Advanced Listener Edition

FAQs

1
Is this the same book as Fearless Persistence?
Yes.

The Advanced Listener Edition contains the complete text of Fearless Persistence, read by Adam Leipzig.
What’s different is how the audio experience is structured. Chapters are grouped into designed listening units, and Adam has added new original Prefaces and Reflections that help orient your listening and integrate the ideas over time.
The content is the same book.
The experience of listening is different.
2
Do I still need to buy the Audible audiobook?
Only if you want to.
The standard audiobook edition of Fearless Persistence will continue to be available on Audible and other retail platforms. That option is not being removed or restricted in any way.
The Advanced Listener Edition is an alternative format, created for listeners who want a more intentional, reflective audio experience.
Some people will prefer Audible.

Some will prefer this.

You don’t need both.
3
Why isn’t this edition on Audible?
Audible is designed for large-scale retail distribution and standardized listening formats.
The Advanced Listener Edition includes:

  • custom listening units

  • additional original audio recorded specifically for this edition

  • a listening structure designed directly by the author

Those elements aren’t supported by Audible’s retail audiobook model.Offering this edition independently allows the experience to be designed the way it was intended without changing or limiting the standard audiobook offering.
4
Is this a course, a program, or a coaching product?
No.
This is not a course, a curriculum, or a step-by-step system.
There are no assignments, worksheets, deadlines, or progress tracking.
It’s an audio edition of a book — designed for thoughtful listening rather than completion.
You can listen in order, out of order, or return to specific units whenever they’re useful.
5
How long do I have access?
Once you purchase the Advanced Listener Edition, access is ongoing.
There’s no expiration, no subscription timer, and no pressure to finish by a certain date.
You can listen at your own pace and return to the material whenever it’s relevant.
6
How do I listen after I purchase?
Listening is simple.
After purchase, you’ll receive access to a private audio feed, similar to a private podcast.
You can listen in:

  • Apple Podcasts

  • Spotify

  • or any major podcast app that supports private feeds

There’s no special app to install and no technical setup beyond clicking the link you’re given.
If you already listen to podcasts, this will feel familiar.
7
Can I download episodes and listen offline?
Yes.

Just like with regular podcasts, you can download episodes in your podcast app and listen offline.
8
Is this suitable for creatives, entrepreneurs, and leaders?
Yes. It is ideal for people who are navigating long-term creative work, leadership, or career building and want something that respects complexity rather than simplifying it.
The book, and this edition, is often used by:

  • creatives across disciplines

  • founders and entrepreneurs

  • executives and independent professionals

  • people in transition or in the “long middle” of their careers

That said, this is not industry-specific training. It’s about how creative and professional lives actually unfold.
9
Is this motivational or inspirational content?
Not in the usual sense.
Fearless Persistence isn’t about hype, hacks, or constant encouragement.
It’s about:

  • clarity

  • durability

  • agency

  • and understanding the systems you’re operating inside

Many listeners find it reassuring and steady rather than panic-inducing or urgent.
10
Can I gift this to someone else?
Yes.

You can purchase the Advanced Listener Edition as a gift. Instructions for gifting are available at checkout.

Community Access

11
What is Unstoppable Leaders?
Unstoppable Leaders is a private LinkedIn group curated by Adam Leipzig for people engaging seriously with Fearless Persistence and their creative life and work.
When you purchase the Advanced Listener Edition, you’ll be invited to join the group at no additional cost.
It’s designed as a place for:

  • direct engagement with Adam

  • thoughtful discussion

  • honest reflection

  • long-term thinking

  • shared experiences

  • new information

There are no sales pitches, no mandatory participation, and no pressure to engage more than you want to. And it is not a pitch room!
12
Do I have to join the group?
No.
Joining Unstoppable Leaders is entirely optional. You can enjoy the Advanced Listener Edition fully without participating in the group.
The invitation is simply there if you’d like to continue the conversation with others who are navigating similar creative and professional paths.
13
I’m not sure if this is for me. What should I do?
That’s a reasonable hesitation.
If you prefer a straightforward, linear audiobook experience, Audible may be the better fit.
If you like listening intentionally or more slowly, returning to ideas, and engaging reflectively over time, the Advanced Listener Edition may be a better match.
There’s no pressure either way. And no risk. If you are not happy with the Advanced Listener Edition, we will refund your money within 30 days of purchase.