You 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 faced scary moments (like narrowly missing an armed robbery in Ecuador) but lived with more gratitude and presence because of it.Carla said it best:“You don’t face fear sitting on your couch.”Movement is always the answer.When you feel stuck, the couch will call your name.But growth? Life? They live outside your comfort zone.💬 Carla’s advice for anyone stuck in fear:➜ Jump forward in your mind. Picture yourself 10 years from now.➜ Would you regret not trying?➜ Make a list—not of what could go wrong—but of everything that could go right.And start small:➜ Strike up a real conversation with a stranger.➜ Look someone in the eyes and genuinely ask how they’re doing.➜ Take one tiny step outside your bubble today.Every step builds your “courage muscle.” 💪When I asked Carla the opposite of fear, she said:Curiosity.Because you can’t be afraid and curious at the same time.🌟 Recently, she faced a new fear: climbing Mount Fuji.She felt the doubts creep in—what if I’m not strong enough?But she moved anyway.And because she said yes to fear, she stood above the clouds, watching the sunrise over the world.If you take anything from this episode, let it be this:Move while you’re scared.Live with no regrets.One foot in front of the other.Thank you, Carla, for reminding us:A bold life is built choice by choice, step by step, beyond the walls fear tries to build.💭#OneFearPerYearMore about Carla:As the world’s leading Innovation Architect, Carla Johnson’s been breaking the status quo all her life. In 20 years of working with leaders, she’s learned that the safest bet is often the riskiest move. Through years of research and authoring numerous best-selling books, she’s developed frameworks and processes that teach people how to redefine what innovation means in their company, and then equips teams to make innovation everybody’s business.Find her at https://www.carlajohnson.co/