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One Fear Per YearOne Phrase that Can Help You When Fear Floods Your Body: BE BRAVE. BE BRAVE. BE BRAVE.You don’t usually hear this part of leadership. The part where fear shows up in your body…before your brain ever catches up. The part where success doesn’t make it go away.Where titles don’t quiet the inner critic.Where confidence on the outside can still mean paddling fastunderneath. On this episode, I sat down with the remarkable Julie Menden. She is an executive coach, keynote speaker, Forbes Coaches Council member, and founder of a boutique leadership development firm working with executives and high-performing leaders across industries.
2025-12-2621 minOne Fear Per YearWe are the Dam - We Control the Energy that Flows Through Us - From Panic Attacks to Chaos ReductionMost high performers do not need more discipline. They need a better recovery plan. (And no, a once a year vacation does not count.)On the episode, I sat down with Eric Recker, a dentist and “chaos reduction” coach for medical practice owners. Eric has lived the thing so many leaders hide.He ran an 18 person dental practice into the ground, burnout, panic attacks, the whole spiral, then rebuilt it into a calmer, profitable practice that runs smoothly. Now he helps other medical entrepreneurs create calm, not by adding more systems, but by reducing the chao...
2025-12-1620 minOne Fear Per YearElastigirl: Doing Everything for Everyone All the Time / Tapping into the Divine FeminineThis week on the One Fear Per Year podcast, I sat down with someone who understands the weight of “doing it all”… because she lived it. Carol Williams isn’t just a productivity coach.She’s a certified coach, speaker, and thelongtime Dream Director at the Beacon of Light Center --> thewoman executives and business owners call when their life feels scattered and they’re burning out quietly behind the scenes. She has spent 16 years helping entrepreneurslevel up without losing themselves, speaking at statewide HRorganizations, summits, and podcasts, and building her signature “Success...
2025-12-1021 minOne Fear Per YearThose Who Judge You Are Usually Sitting on the Sidelines // Stay in the Arena - Never Give Up!I met Vlad a few years ago at an event in Detroit.I had no idea who he was. He had no idea who I was.But he watched me walk on stage, freeze, fall to my knees,and then speaking straight from my heart - no script, just me. Instead of judging me, he saw something else.Something human.Something real. Vlad is the Founder and CEO of Company Folders and has spent more than 20 years building one of the most respected pr...
2025-12-0421 minOne Fear Per YearNeuroscientist Explains the Pattern of Fear // A Trained Brain becomes a Brave Brain!I just sat down with an amazing woman who explained scientifically what happens when we feel fear and how to navigate that pattern of behavior.Her name is Dr. Mohita Shrivastava.Neuroscientist. Neuropsychologist. Founder of The Cognitome Program.PhD from AIIMS New Delhi. Research trained at the University of Kansas Medical Center.Published author. International editorial board member.15+ years studying the brain, cognition, and how our thoughts shape our reality.Yeah, she is incredible!!!And what she shared on the my podcast was truly eye opening.
2025-11-2424 minOne Fear Per YearRewiring Our Fear at the Subconscious Level Using Hypnosis, Psychology, and VisualizationThis week I sat down with someone who has spent over 20 years helping people break fear at the deepest level:Dr. Albert Bramante.Talent Agent. Psychology Professor. Hypnosis & NLP Expert. Author of Rise Above the Script.And a coach who has helped actors land roles on major networks, mentored thousands of students, and taught people how to rewire fear at the subconscious level.(Yes, he’s the real deal.)What blew me away wasn’t just his resume…It was how simply he explained something most of us wrestle with e...
2025-11-1822 minOne Fear Per YearA 7 Time Ironman Finisher at 74 Tells us the "Death Words" of Growth: Realistic, Feasible, DoableWhen I first talked to Michael Bryant, I thought I was interviewing a coach.Turns out, I was sitting across from someone pushing boundaries (and helping others do the same). At 74 years old, Michael crossed the Ironman finish lineHIS SEVENTH TIMEat 16 hours, 59 minutes, and 15 seconds.(One minute before the cut-off.)But here’s what struck me most:For him, it wasn’t about the medal. It was about the mindset.“A quest is different from a goal,” hetold me“A quest...
2025-11-1120 minOne Fear Per YearA Simple (but not easy) Technique to Build Confidence: Keep the Promises You Make to Yourself. BAM!!When I sat down with Dan MacQueen, I was reminded of what true resilience looks like. At 28, Dan was living the dream. Working in tech, traveling Europe, laughing with friends, full of life.Until one day, taking the tube home on a London subway…everything went black. He woke up unable to walk, talk, or even smile.The doctors said this was his new reality.But Dan had other plans.Step by step, word by word, he rebuilt himself.Through pain. Through frustration. Through...
2025-11-0419 minOne Fear Per YearThe Power Lies in You! How to Rewrite the Story you Tell Yourself - Go From Victim to CreatorYou don’t have to shine like everyone else. (Your messiness looks different and that’s a good thing) When I sat down with Kelly Swanson on this week's Podcast, I thought we’d be talking about courage.We ended up talking about permission. Permission to show up messy.To laugh at yourself.To walk off the stage (literally)… and still own the room. Kelly is a National Speakers Hall ofFame inductee, a funny motivational keynote speaker, and a master of strategic storytel...
2025-10-2826 minOne Fear Per Year5 Steps to Fact Check Your Fear! Are You in the Excess Fear Zone or the Fearless Fool Zone?You know that voice in your head that says,“What if I fail?”“What if I’m not good enough?”“What if I embarrass myself?”Jonathan Graham calls that voice a liar.He spent years at Netflix and Apple, helping shape products used by hundreds of millions of people. But when he looked closer, he realized something bigger: The greatest limits weren’t in technology.They were in fear.Now he’s on a mission to help 1 million people build courage. To fact-check their fears and step into the...
2025-10-2121 minOne Fear Per YearFear of Leaving Your Faith, Being Vulnerable & Starting Over: We Cover it All with Holly James!In this week’s episode of One Fear Per Year, I sat down with comedian and storyteller Holly James. We talk about what happens when you stop living for approval and start livingfor truth.Holly shares how walking through fear meant losing parts of her old life… and finding something even deeper on the other side.We talked about:✨ Choosing the thing you’d regret not trying✨ The courage to be misunderstood✨ What it means to build a life after you leteverything fall apartIt’s raw.It’s funny.
2025-10-1423 minOne Fear Per YearFreedom of Being Seen: Humble Confidence in a World Obsessed with Image. Imposter Syndrome Be Gone!You ever meet someone and instantly feel like they see you?That was my first conversation with Kris Kelso. We met at the National Speakers Association conference, and I overheard him say two words that stopped me in my tracks:“Humble confidence.”Those two words felt like truth. Because for so many of us chasing purpose, leading teams, or trying something new… we swing between I’ve got this and who am I to do this?Chris knows that dance better than most. He’s a global keynote speaker, leadership coach, and author...
2025-10-0721 minOne Fear Per YearApplause, Awards… and Emptiness: A Tony Award Winning Producer's Story About Achieving True SuccessYou can win a Tony Award…stand on stage at Radio City Music Hall…and still feel completely empty inside. That’s exactly what happened to Nick Demos. From the outside, he had it all—Tony and Olivier Award–winning producer.Award-winning filmmaker.Eight-figure business coach & leader.A life most people only dream about. But behind the scenes?Nick was running.Chasing achievements to cover fear and pain. Until the ni...
2025-09-3021 minOne Fear Per YearMergers, Acquisitions, and Fears, OH MY! The M & A Whisperer Spills her SecretsYou don’t have to have it all figured out. Especially when lifefeels like quicksand and moving a million miles per minute. When I sat down with Jennifer Fondrevay I knew the conversation would hit deep because she's not just another consultant.She’s the M&A Whisperer! A global speaker and best selling author of Now What? A Survivor’s Guide for Thriving Through Mergers & Acquisitions. She’s been on all sides of billion dollar deals.She’s written for Forbes and Harvard Business Review.She’s even stood on t...
2025-09-2322 minOne Fear Per YearA Marine Breaks Down How to Become an Enlightened Leader with Blend of Eastern/Western PhilosophiesYou don’t often hear a Marine, a PhD in psychology, and a corporate executive talk about… love being the opposite word of fear. But that’s exactly what happened when I satdown with Matt Poepsel on the One Fear Per Year podcast. Matt’s journey is incredibleFrom serving in the U.S. Marine Corps as anArabic Linguist…To earning his PhD in Psychology and MBA fromBoston University…To becoming the “Godfather of TalentOptimization” at The Predictive Index. He climbed the ladder of achievement. But none of it brought lasti...
2025-09-1621 minOne Fear Per YearLeaving Behind your 9-5 and Stepping into Entrepreneurship? Katrina Took the Leap & Now Helps Others✨ What does it really take to leave behind the safety of a paycheck and step boldly into entrepreneurship?On this week’s One Fear Per Year podcast, I sat down with a lovely human I've known for over a decade, Katrina Sawa.Katrina is known as The Jumpstart Your Biz Coach. She is a 14-time international best-selling author, speaker, and the CEO of Jumpstart Publishing, where she has helped countless entrepreneurs grow faster, publish books, and design businesses they actually love.In our conversation, Katrina opened up about:💡 The decision to walk aw...
2025-09-0920 minOne Fear Per YearHeld Hostage for 5 Years in a Venezuelan Prison, Jose Pereira Shares About Fear, Mindset & Courage!!What if your biggest fear…became your greatest purpose?On this week’s One Fear Per Year podcast, I had the honor of sitting down with Jose Angel Pereira—a man whose story left me both shaken and deeply inspired.Jose was at the pinnacle of his career as CEO of CITGO Petroleum. An immigrant who had worked tirelessly for decades, he was ready to retire… when everything changed.Instead of stepping into retirement, he stepped into captivity.For five years he lived as an international hostage in Venezuela.(One year spent co...
2025-09-0220 minOne Fear Per YearFeeling Rigid and Uptight? Kathy Explains How to Bring Laughter and Innovation into Life & BusinessYou know what the opposite of fear is? For Kathy Guest, it’s laughter.(Healthy laughter… the kind that frees you) Kathy spent 20+ years in the tech world by day…and on comedy stages by night. At first, she kept those worlds separate.Professional Kathy.Funny Kathy. But that fragmentation wasn’t sustainable. So she did the brave thing and merged them. Now she teaches teams how to break out of rigidity, bring play into the workplace...
2025-08-2621 minOne Fear Per YearIf Your Biggest Fear is Feeling Pain (Emotional or Physical), This is a MUST Watch Episode!Julian Pistone left his 10-year career at Google.Moved continents.Walked through chronic pain.And committed his life to one mission: 💡 To study, capture, and live courage. Not in theory. But in practice. In the Amazon, he sat with women fighting cartels.In Colombia, he filmed a story of forgiveness between a brother andhis sibling’s murderer.And in the middle of it all, he found one surprising truth: 🚫 Courage isn’t fearlessness.✨ It’s purpose.✨ It’s action.✨ It’s l...
2025-08-1923 minOne Fear Per YearPR Expert, Marjie Haddad, Shares Her Take on Fear of Visibility / Making he Call / Being SeenYou know that fear that makes your heart race……the one that makes you want to hand the phone to someone else andrun?Marjie Haddad knows it well. At 12 years old, she was terrified to pick up the phoneand call a local councilman for a school assignment.Tears. Drama. Full meltdown.(And a mom who refused to make the call for her.) That single moment changed her forever.It built the courage muscle she’s been using for 40+ years in thePR world. Helping leaders and organizati...
2025-08-1219 minOne Fear Per YearMicrodoses of Mindfulness? Discover the Power of A.W.E - Dr. Michael Amster Shares How!Fear. Anxiety. Depression.They can sneak into our lives quietly…or slam into us full force—like what happened to Dr. Michael Amster during his medical school exams.(Full-blown panic attack. Heart racing. Mind blank.)That fear led him to a discovery that would change his life and now, the lives of thousands of others. He calls it microdosing awe. Just 15 seconds. Three deep breaths. A moment of noticing something beautiful in the ordinary and your nervous system shifts from fear… to peace.In this episode of the One Fear P...
2025-08-0522 minOne Fear Per YearA Poem to Fear: Stand Aside Fear for my Path is Carved in Courage and I Will Not Abandon my BecomingRachel Griffith had a breakthrough and wrote a letter to her fear: You my shadowed companion have lingered long within my breath, echoing doubts in chambers of my heart. Drawing maps of limitations where dreams might have dwelled. I see you now, not as my captor, but as the guardian of doors untried. You whispered warnings, not to wound me, yet your trembling voice cannot silence my fire. I thank you for your caution, for the lessons you've woven in my scars, but I will not longer wear your chains as ornaments of...
2025-07-2919 minOne Fear Per YearSuffering from Antidepressant Withdrawal, Mike Lee Found Relief in Being Present and IntentionalYou don’t have to have it all figured out.(Presence is what unlocks the path forward.) This week on the One Fear Per Year Podcast, I sat downwith Mike Lee—a former NBA skills coach who’sworked with legends like Steph Curry and Joel Embiid,and now a leadership consultant, keynote speaker, and #1best-selling author. But Mike’s story isn’t just about basketball or business.It’s about how he walked through one of the darkest seasons of hislife—a brutal 9-month withdrawal from antidepressants...
2025-07-2219 minOne Fear Per YearFear as it Relates to Dating, Breaking Up, and Speaking your Truth with the Incomparable Jen OliverYou don’t have to speak perfectly.(You just have to speak truthfully.)When Jen Oliver talks about fear—she doesn’t just talk about the stage. She talks about dating. Divorce. Difficult conversations.Telling someone the truth…even when it hurts.💥Because that’s the real fear, isn’t it? Not the microphone necessarily but the moment where your voice shakes because your truth matters.(And you don’t know how it will be received.)But Jen?She’s been walking through it. One hard conversation at a time.🌀...
2025-07-1521 minOne Fear Per YearFear of Sexuality, Swimming, and Dancing with Sexual Health Educator and Youth Minister Kara HaugYou are worth the awkward.(Kara said that—and I haven’t stopped thinking about it.) When Kara Haug walked onto the One Fear Per Year podcast,she didn’t tiptoe around the hard stuff.She walked straight into it—with grace, humor, and truth. She talked about growing up in a house shaped by fear.(“We’d go out on a sunny day bike ride and hear, ‘Someonegot stabbed there once!’”)She gets it. She lived it. And then… she broke it.
2025-07-0921 minOne Fear Per YearFear of Sharing your Experience Might be the Exact thing Blocking Someone Else from Healing. These Words Changed Everything for Brianna GreenspanI met Brianna Greenspan just hours before this interview…And within minutes, I admired her.💥 She shared something she’d never said publicly before.Not in this way and not this raw.For 17 years, she’s lived with a complex chronic illness.And for most of that time, she stayed quiet about it because the fear of being truly SEEN was louder than her courage to speak.But that’s changed.She told me about a moment—the darkest day of her life—where she questioned whether she even wanted to go on.And then… one question changed everything.A question that s...
2025-07-0119 minOne Fear Per YearUse Fear as a Driver, a Protector, and a Boundary. Chris Dyer Explains How!You don’t always have to beat fear.(But you can learn to dance with it.)I sat down with Chris Dyer—author, keynote speaker, leadership expert—to talk about one of life’s most uncomfortable teachers: Fear.Here's what he said:💭 “Fear can be a driver. A protector. A boundary.” When his wife almost died… (yes—almost died) it wasn’t the fear that broke him. It was the fear that moved him. To ask more questions. To research like crazy. To advocate like her life depended on it. Because it did.And the...
2025-06-2421 minOne Fear Per YearYoung & Bold! When Passion Is Louder Than Fear: Lessons in Leadership at Any Age with Genesis PiroloYou’re not too young.You’re not too late.You’re just scared.(And that’s okay.)When I asked Genesis Pirolo about fear, she said:🫣 “I still shake in my heels before I go on stage.”But then she said something IMPORTANT.💥 “My passion is bigger than my fear.”Genesis was 18 when she gave her first speech—in front of her high school. And she almost didn’t do it. She was terrified. But she took a breath.(Then another.)And gave it her all....
2025-06-1721 minOne Fear Per YearWhen You Still Don't Feel Good Enough Underneath all the Accomplishments with Sid McNairy - World Peace Recipient💭 “I thought I was a failure,” Sid McNairy told me. Not because he hadn’t done enough… But because even after receiving the World Peace Award—he still didn’t feel like it was enough. Not until his wife asked: “What’s your greatestaccomplishment?” And Sid answered: “Me. I am.” After a long mental journey to get there. His accomplishments are vast: He’s coached college football.Taught yoga at the White House.Spoken to NFL & NBA athletes...
2025-06-1018 minOne Fear Per YearThe Thumping in your Chest Isn't your Heart, it's your DREAMS - Words that Changed Ray Engan Forever“That thumping in your chest?It’s not your heart. It’s your dreams.”When Ray told me this story, I got chills.He was the shyest kid in class. (Hid in a bucket in 3rd grade so he didn’t have to talk to anyone… literally.)He had one friend for years. He didn’t speak up. Didn’t shine. Just… disappeared into the background.But then—Mr. Huber showed up. His 5th grade teacher. The kind of teacher who doesn’t just teach…He sees you.👀 Really sees you.“...
2025-06-0421 minOne Fear Per YearYou Don't have to Jump out of an Airplane or Saw off your Arm to be Courageous, Declares Louis Katz“Every day is a fear fest.”Meet Louis Katz—former IT business owner turned keynote speaker, courage coach, and Chief Courage Catalyst at The Courage Inside.After 22 years running a successful tech company, Louis did the unthinkable:He sold it all… to pursue his real calling—helping others lead with courage, live with resilience, and step out of their comfort zones (with a laugh along the way).In this episode, we talk about:💬 Fear of starting over💬 Fear of being seen as a beginner💬 Fear of being funny and taken seriously💬 How to show up before you feel ready💬 And why jumping out of an...
2025-05-2820 minOne Fear Per YearWhen a Global Pandemic has you go from Total Confidence to Complete Fear: Scott Bloom Shares the Lows and Highs“You don’t have to walk through fear… if you catch the thought early enough, maybe you don’t even have to feel it.” This episode is for the high achievers, the performers, the ones who seem “fearless” on stage.Scott Bloom has hosted events for Pfizer, FedEx, Verizon, IBM—you name it. He’s not just a comedic keynote speaker and emcee with 30+ years of experience… he’s the go-to guy for Fortune 500 brands who want connection, levity, and laughter that lands.But what happens when the audience disappears?When 2020 hit, Scott...
2025-05-2021 minOne Fear Per YearYou Don't Face Fear Sitting on Your Couch -- Carla Johnson Shares Why Movement is Always the Answer💬 I sat down with Carla Johnson for this episode—and wow. She inspired me with her stories of facing fear head on. ✨We dove right in:I asked her, “What’s been your relationship with fear?”Carla shared how a defining moment came when her father battled cancer. Before he passed, he told her:“Don’t live with regrets.”That simple advice shifted everything.Instead of letting fear drive her life, she learned to move it to the backseat.(Still there, just not steering.)🌍 She and her husband made bold choices—like quitting their jobs to backpack around South America for a year.They...
2025-05-1320 minOne Fear Per YearThe Fear of not Belonging and Reframing our Trauma through the Lens of Humor with Pasha MarloweHave you ever meet someone on Zoom…and then seen them in real life and think—Wait… you’re real?!That was Pasha Marlowe for me.A face I’d seen through the screen,a voice that challenged me to do something outrageous:🎤 Stand-up comedy…One of the fears I've faced that I get asked about the most!And Pasha?She didn’t just help me get through it—she helped me look at my emotional pain in a different way, through a unique lens using HUMOR.She didn’t tell me “how to tell a joke.”She showed me how to turn trauma int...
2025-05-0622 minOne Fear Per YearLearn how to Stop Overpreparing and Overanalyzing with Cara Tracy - Perfection isn't the Goal!I recently sat down with yoga teacher and radiant soul, Cara Tracy, and she said something that’s still echoing in my head: “The opposite of fear isn’t calm. It’s action.”Cara shared how fear has followed her for most of her life—from the little things (podcasts, public speaking) to the deeper fears of saying the wrong thing or not being good enough.But here’s what makes her story so powerful:🌀 She felt it all—and still showed up.🌀 She became a yoga teacher despite fear of speaking.🌀 She’...
2025-04-2917 minOne Fear Per YearBreathe, Focus, Fierce action: Dr. Carolyn's Approach Took her from Destitute to Speaking at the UNYou don’t always need confidence.(Sometimes you just need five minutes of courage.)When Dr. Carolyn told me this, I felt it in my bones.She created a simple yet life-changing method called B.F.F.—Breathe. Focus. Fierce action.It was born out of survival.She stood in line at the Salvation Army, terrified.Not knowing what was next.Knowing only one thing: She couldn’t go back.So she looked at the clock and whispered:“Okay… just five minutes. I can do five.”That decision?Led to food.Then shelter.Then school.Then a career.Then speaking on...
2025-04-2215 minOne Fear Per YearGet Comfortable Being Uncomfortable & Prepare for Impact with the One and the Only --- Ryan EstisRyan Estis—entrepreneur, keynote speaker, and someone who knows a thing or two about turning fear into fuel--dives deep in this episode. Get ready to take notes, because we covered:➜ Fear of Failure (and how it keeps us stuck in the “safe zone”)➜ Limiting Beliefs (a.k.a. the false stories we tell ourselves when we’re scared)➜ The reality that change can be terrifying—but still worth every step.➜ Why “the pain of staying the same” can eventually outweigh “the fear of the unknown.”(And guess what? We talk about that h...
2025-04-1521 minOne Fear Per YearFrom Chronic Pain to No Pain - Amazing Soul flipped the script on FEAR = Feel Everything And RelaxYou don’t have to have it all figured out.(Clarity comes from movement, not waiting.)⚡Amazing Soul survived 20 years of chronic pain—then flipped the script with one powerful mantra:FEAR = Feel Everything And Relax.We explore:➜ Letting fear be a teacher instead of a stop sign.➜ Dropping the victim mindset and owning your story.➜ Slowing down enough to hear what your body’s been trying to tell you.➜ Finding the courage to do one uncomfortable thing (every day!).(And yep, there were tears, breakthroughs, and plenty of “aha!” moments. 😆)Curious? Tune in to the One Fear per Year podcast, get inspi...
2025-04-0818 minOne Fear Per YearA Dive into Financial Insecurity, Loving your Weird, and Giving Back with the Fabulous Frankie Russo😨 FEAR: Will I have enough? Am I enough? Frankie Russo has built and sold companies.📈 60X growth.🏆 Inc. 500 — 8 years in a row.📚 2 bestselling books.👨👩👧👦 A family man with six kids. But that kind of success doesn’t silence fear. It amplifies it. In this raw episode of One Fear Per Year, Frankie opens up about a moment that would break most people…“I lost my whole business… my first business blew up.” “The fear of financial insecurity drove me through my 20s —and dr...
2025-04-0118 minOne Fear Per YearMotorbikes & Messy Action: Megan Walrod on Bold Living and Brave New BeginningsIn this soul-nourishing conversation, Megan Walrod opens up about her journey of walking through fear — a journey that led her all the way to Bali. She talks about shedding her possessions, embracing the unknown, and facing the deep fear of ending up alone or destitute. Instead of running from fear, she leaned into trust — trust in herself and in the guidance of something greater.We talked about how courage doesn’t show up before we act — it grows through our actions. From driving motorbikes in Thailand to navigating painful relationships, both of us shared how stepping outside our comf...
2025-03-2521 minOne Fear Per YearYou Have the Rest of your Life to be Ordinary! Matt Havens' Family Mantra help us Face our Fears.Fear has never stopped me from doing something… except when it has....walked up to the edge of an Olympic diving board and not jumped.Matt and I have both had moments where fear won. And yet, every time I’ve actually pushed through—whether it was stepping on stage, making a life-changing decision, or just doing something that made me uncomfortable—I’ve never regretted it.Fear might feel like a stop sign, but most of the time, it’s just a suggestion.• We fear the worst-case scenario (that rarely happens).• We fear wh...
2025-03-1817 minOne Fear Per YearPatricia Bathory - Therapists are people too! Walking through the Fear of Criticism because Haters gonna Hate.Nobody warns you about this part of chasing big goals.Not the productivity gurus.Not the motivational speakers.Not even your well-meaning friends.It’s the gut-punch fear that shows up right before you take action.• That moment before you hit “publish” on a bold idea.• The silence before you walk onto a stage.• The terrifying realization that people might not just dislike your work—they might actually talk about howmuch they dislike it.That fear isn’t just annoying. It can be paralyzing.And the...
2025-03-1120 minOne Fear Per YearKevin Joyce - Full of F Words, and Boy did I Learn A Lot!I sat down with Kevin Joyce for a conversation that took a turn I wasn’t expecting.We started with fear. How it creeps in. How it shapes our decisions.How it convinces us we’re not good enough.But what Kevin said next hit me right in the gut:“The opposite of fear isn’t courage. It’s flourishing.”Definitely a unique answer I wasn’t expecting…Not pushing through.Not fighting harder.Not just “getting over it.”But flourishing—stepping into who we are, embracing fear as part of the journey, and using it to fuel growth.We covered:• The real...
2025-03-0421 minOne Fear Per YearTanisha Smith - Teenage Mom to Savvy Entrepreneur and P.S. she's not stopping anytime soon!Meet Tanisha! A powerhouse of talent and expertise. As a teenage mom, she worked hard to becomes a successful business owner and she still has BIG plans and dreams. She has years of experience as an HR Consultant shaping people, strategies and business solutions. As a Keynote Speaker, she brings energy, insight, and inspiration to audiences around the world. A passionate Global Traveler, Tanisha is always on a quest for growth and new perspectives, and as a proud Momma Bear, she balances it all with grace. She is the Host of her own video and podcast series where she...
2025-02-2619 minOne Fear Per YearChris Wilson - Ocean Avoider to Shark Admirer: One Man's 20+ year Journey to Facing his Deepest FearI thoroughly enjoyed my conversation with "Hover to Fly" Chris Wilson! We talk about his fear of the ocean, and sharks in particular, and how he eventually faced his fear and truly looked it right in the eyeballs!After leading a successful 14-year career in aviation as a Commercial Helicopter Pilot and Aircraft Maintenance Engineer, Chris flew into business to impact the next generation in their careers and lives.He's the founder of Mentee, 2 x author, keynote/TEDx speaker, and CTI coach. Today, he's on a mission to help the next generation impact the world through his Hover to...
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Listen for REALTackling One Fear Per YearJanice and I unpack our personal fears and the unique way she continues to overcome hers. I am someone who has historically craved certainty and safety - and as usual – my perspective shifts and so does our conversation! Our discussion pivoted into dating, love and our own relationships and divorces. We got into communication and breakups and the way fear can be both debilitating and liberating.I met Janice when she became one of my 2024 TEDx speakers - her talk was different because it was about identifying emotional wounds, facing fears and overcoming them by doin...
2025-02-171h 01One Fear Per YearMicah Kearns - From an Anxious Attachment Style to Backpacking Solo through East Asia"Show my your greatest fear, and I'll show you what your next task is."
I loved this quote that Micah used during his interview! He took it seriously too. After his divorce, he decided to sit with the pain of having an anxious attachment style and his reliance of getting validation from others.
He traveled around the U.S. in his van for one year and then went to East Asia for another year. Micah knows and shares all about personal growth and self-discovery.
After 2 years of...
2025-02-0419 minOne Fear Per YearKim Bolourtchi - The Lawyer you and the Latin Dancer you can Coexist. Become Unruly!Kim dives into the fear of not belonging and the fear of not being good enough and tells us what she did to walk through those fears.
I loved having Kim on the show since she has navigated a multilayered career as a thought leader, SPEAKER, lawyer, professor, AUTHOR, and competitive Latin dancer.
She gets unruly — in a strategic, effective way — and has learned how to challenge the system in a manner that actually evolves opportunities to help teams grow, harnesses unique gifts across disciplines, and reveals authenticity they might not have found otherwise.
Connect with her at www.kimb...
2025-01-2316 minOne Fear Per YearJeff Salzenstein - Game, Set, Flow: A Tennis Pro’s Journey to Dealing with FearJeff shares what helped him deal with fear as a top performing athlete. It's simpler than you might think..
Jeff Salzenstein is a professional speaker, performance coach, world class athlete, and seasoned entrepreneur.
As a top 100 tennis player, he's no stranger to the impacts of pressure and stress — and he's done deep inner work on himself to better understand how high achievers sabotage their performance and health.
Now, he shares that inner work as a professional speaker and performance coach to help high achievers and their workplaces manage the never-ending pressure of today’s world.
Using a hear...
2025-01-1220 minOne Fear Per YearBritt Frank - Scared of Heights to Circus PerformerI had such a blast talking to Britt Frank all about feeling the fear and doing it anyway. As a neuropsychotherapist, she gives such helpful tools to walk through fear and anxiety. You don't want to miss this insightful interview!
Britt Frank, MSW, LSCSW, SEP, is a clinician, educator, and trauma specialist. She received her B.A. from Duke University and her MSW from the University of Kansas, where she is an award-winning adjunct professor. Frank speaks and writes widely about emotional wellness and healing. Plus, she's a kind and wise human being.
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2025-01-0220 min
The Tubi Tuesdays PodcastThe Tubi Tuesdays Podcast Episode 174 - The Christmas Tapes (2022)Welcome to our podcast series from The Super Network and Pop4D called Tubi Tuesdays Podcast! This podcast series is focused on discovering and doing commentaries/watch a longs for films found on the free streaming service Tubi, at TubiTVYour hosts for Tubi Tuesdays are Super Marcey, ‘The Terrible Australian’ Bede Jermyn, Prof. Batch (From Pop4D & Web Tales: A Spider-Man Podcast) and Kollin (From Trash Panda Podcast), will take turns each week picking a film to watch and most of them will be ones we haven’t seen before.Film Starts Playin...
2024-12-091h 59
Overcomers OvercomingJanice Burt – Kicking the People Pleasing HabitJanice Angela Burt is an international, inspirational keynote speaker. Her mission is to encourage, provide insight, and uplift others while continuing to work on her personal growth. She was awarded the Catalyst of Courage award by The Los Angeles Tribune and was listed as a Global Woman to Watch in the Washington DC Chronicle. Being raised in Mexico City, as well as being bilingual gives her a multi-dimensional appeal. She speaks on: · Breaking Up is Hard to Do — 5 Habits to Leave Behind to Experience Success without Stress & Burnout · Walking through One Fear Per Year — 7 Life Lessons Learned...
2024-09-1234 minOvercomers OvercomingJanice Burt – Kicking the People Pleasing HabitJanice Angela Burt is an international, inspirational keynote speaker. Her mission is to encourage, provide insight, and uplift others while continuing to work on her personal growth. She was awarded the Catalyst of Courage award by The Los Angeles Tribune and was listed as a Global Woman to Watch in the Washington DC Chronicle. Being raised in Mexico City, as well as being bilingual gives her a multi-dimensional appeal. She speaks on: · Breaking Up is Hard to Do — 5 Habits to Leave Behind to Experience Success without Stress & Burnout · Walking through One Fear Per Year — 7 Life Lessons Learned...
2024-09-1234 min
Your Daily ChocolateHeal Yourself and Break the People-Pleasing HabitSo many of us think that we are being kind, good people by helping others with whatever needs they might have. But when does it cross the line of being detrimental to our own wellbeing? Today’s guest, Janice Burt, aka Spanish Janice, is a Spanish interpreter, voiceover artist, yoga instructor, author and inspirational speaker, and is here to give you the knowledge and insight of how to recognize the issue of people-pleasing, and more importantly, how to break away from it, to become the person you are meant to be without blaming others or yourself. Janice also talks ab...
2023-01-0936 min
What has changed your life?How to leave an unhappy marriageSend us a textMeet Janice Angela Burt!! She is divorced and on this episode of What has changed your life, Janice will discuss the choices women have to make when they are leaving a marriage that they are unhappy in.
2022-11-2438 min
MYA ~ My Yoga AudioEP 50: Healing from People Pleasing with Janice BurtJanice Angela Burt is a court certified Spanish interpreter, voiceover artist and actor, speaker and author, yoga instructor, a lover of peace, and a proponent of love. She's been seen and heard on the TEDx stage, in movies and commercials. As a recovering people pleaser, and in her latest book, Kicking the People-Pleasing Habit, Janice lays out a 6-step approach that she used in her own life to gain freedom from this disease to please. (Fun fact: MYA Host, Megan, also makes a short appearance in Janice's book!) In this episode Janice talks to us about her own life...
2022-09-171h 00
Conversations With Steve HolderA Conversation with Janice Angela Burt, author and public speakerMy guest this evening is Janice Angela Burt, author, Court Certified Spanish Interpreter, Voice-Over Artist, and Inspirational Speaker.
2021-04-0340 min
The Alejandro Tornato ShowConversation with Janice Angela BurtWhat a pleasure to connect with Janice Burt, who is a fighter of a life without limits; a true gladiator who is in the arena of life playing full out. I invite you to listen to her stories during this wonderful time we spent discussing various topics related to raising our personal awareness and living a life of unlimited possibilities.
2020-05-1500 min