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One Fear Per Year

by Janice Angela Burt

Every single human being deals with fear. Fear has the power to imprison us and keep us stuck. It can silence our voice. This podcast was created because Janice experienced the incredible benefits of walking through one fear every year. After her TEDx talk, One Fear Per Year: A Personal Growth Hack that Changes Everything, she wanted to offer more encouragement to those who are struggling with debilitating fear. In this podcast, she offers bite size conversations with guests who have dealt with fear, but have also experienced the benefits of facing their fears head on. Join us!

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  1. Finding the Courage to Trust What’s Calling You Next: Joanna Gives a Glimpse of Faith in Real Time.

    What if fear isn’t actually the bad guy per se? (I know. Annoying, right?) In this episode, I talk with the wonderful Joanna Horton McPherson about what happens when we stop trying to shove fear in a closet and instead get curious about what it might be trying to tell us. Joanna shares about…

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  2. From Penniless to Top 1% Sales Professional: Jackie Shows You How to Have One Conversation to YES

    War-torn Vietnam. A refugee child. Penniless. Barely spoke English. That was the starting line for Jackie Wu. She didn’t give a polished version. She gave the real one. The night her father was taken away. Their home and property confiscated in less than 24 hours. A childhood shaped by the belief...

  3. Saying YES to the Impossible, Doing Batshit Crazy Things, and Also Knowing When Enough is Enough

    I didn’t expect this episode to go where it did. On paper, Sam Penny looks fearless. TEDx speaker. Business exits. Ice miles. But halfway through our conversation, he said something that made me think. Cold water. Dark morning. No one had ever done this before. Swimming the English Channel IN...

  4. One 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...

  5. We are the Dam - We Control the Energy that Flows Through Us - From Panic Attacks to Chaos Reduction

    Most 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…

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  6. Elastigirl: Doing Everything for Everyone All the Time / Tapping into the Divine Feminine

    This 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...

  7. Those 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...

  8. Neuroscientist 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...

  9. Rewiring Our Fear at the Subconscious Level Using Hypnosis, Psychology, and Visualization

    This 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...

  10. A 7 Time Ironman Finisher at 74 Tells us the "Death Words" of Growth: Realistic, Feasible, Doable

    When 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 line HIS SEVENTH TIME at 16 hours, 59 minutes, and 15 seconds. (One...

  11. A 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,...

  12. The Power Lies in You! How to Rewrite the Story you Tell Yourself - Go From Victim to Creator

    You 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...

  13. 5 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...

  14. Fear 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...

  15. Freedom 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...

  16. Applause, Awards… and Emptiness: A Tony Award Winning Producer's Story About Achieving True Success

    You 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…

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  17. Mergers, Acquisitions, and Fears, OH MY! The M & A Whisperer Spills her Secrets

    You 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...

  18. A Marine Breaks Down How to Become an Enlightened Leader with Blend of Eastern/Western Philosophies

    You 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 incredible From serving in the U.S. Marine Corps as...

  19. Leaving 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...

  20. Held 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…

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  21. Feeling Rigid and Uptight? Kathy Explains How to Bring Laughter and Innovation into Life & Business

    You 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...

  22. If 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...

  23. PR Expert, Marjie Haddad, Shares Her Take on Fear of Visibility / Making he Call / Being Seen

    You 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…

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  24. Microdoses 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...

  25. A Poem to Fear: Stand Aside Fear for my Path is Carved in Courage and I Will Not Abandon my Becoming

    Rachel 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...

  26. Suffering from Antidepressant Withdrawal, Mike Lee Found Relief in Being Present and Intentional

    You 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...

  27. Fear as it Relates to Dating, Breaking Up, and Speaking your Truth with the Incomparable Jen Oliver

    You 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...

  28. Fear of Sexuality, Swimming, and Dancing with Sexual Health Educator and Youth Minister Kara Haug

    You 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....

  29. Fear of Sharing your Experience Might be the Exact thing Blocking Someone Else from Healing. These Words Changed Everything for Brianna Greenspan

    I 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…

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  30. Use 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…

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  31. Young & Bold! When Passion Is Louder Than Fear: Lessons in Leadership at Any Age with Genesis Pirolo

    You’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...

  32. When 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...

  33. The 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…...

  34. You 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…

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  35. When 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…

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  36. 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...

  37. The Fear of not Belonging and Reframing our Trauma through the Lens of Humor with Pasha Marlowe

    Have 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...

  38. Learn 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...

  39. Breathe, Focus, Fierce action: Dr. Carolyn's Approach Took her from Destitute to Speaking at the UN

    You 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,...

  40. Get Comfortable Being Uncomfortable & Prepare for Impact with the One and the Only --- Ryan Estis

    Ryan 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…

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  41. From Chronic Pain to No Pain - Amazing Soul flipped the script on FEAR = Feel Everything And Relax

    You 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…

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  42. A 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...

  43. Motorbikes & Messy Action: Megan Walrod on Bold Living and Brave New Beginnings

    In 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...

  44. You 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…

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  45. Patricia 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...

  46. Kevin 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...

  47. Tanisha 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...

  48. Chris Wilson - Ocean Avoider to Shark Admirer: One Man's 20+ year Journey to Facing his Deepest Fear

    I 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…

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  49. Micah 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.…

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  50. Kim 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....

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Every single human being deals with fear. Fear has the power to imprison us and keep us stuck. It can silence our voice. This podcast was created because Janice experienced the incredible benefits of walking through one fear every year. After her TEDx talk, One Fear Per Year: A Personal Growth Hack that Changes Everything, she wanted to offer more encouragement to those who are struggling with debilitating fear. In this podcast, she offers bite size conversations with guests who have dealt with fear, but have also experienced the benefits of facing their fears head on. Join us!

HOSTED BY

Janice Angela Burt

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