Adaptability Is Your Superpower — Here’s How I Learned It
What if fear wasn’t a stop sign, but a signal that I’m standing on the edge of growth?
In this solo episode, I open up about my bold decision to leave my dream home in Charlotte and embrace a new chapter in Asheville. I reflect on my journey through 16 moves in 23 years, the emotional rollercoaster of big decisions, and how adaptability has shaped my life—and my confidence. If you’ve ever felt stuck, scared, or unsure about your next step, this episode is for you.
I want to remind you that you have the power to choose, to change, and to thrive. You’ve done it before—you can do it again.
Must-Hear Insights and Key Moments
I share the personal decision behind leaving my favorite home in Charlotte to move to Asheville.
I reflect on how I’ve moved 16 times in 23 years—and what that reveals about my adaptability.
I get real about the emotional truth behind change: fear, hesitation, excitement, and courage.
Being a “chameleon” isn’t about blending in—it’s about growing forward, and that’s what I’ve learned.
Listening to others’ stories has helped me unlock my own self-awareness—and I hope it does the same for you.
I talk about the importance of moving from talk to action—enough planning, it’s time to leap.
Material things matter less to me now that I know how to make any space feel like home.
The one thing no one can ever take away from you is your power of choice—and that’s a truth I live by.
Words of Wisdom: Standout Quotes from This Episode
“You get to a point where you get sick of hearing yourself talk. If you don’t act, what’s the point of dreaming?”– Courtney Turich
“I’ve moved 16 times in 23 years. That’s not chaos—it’s growth.”– Courtney Turich
“Fear is always part of the process. The key is to move forward anyway.”– Courtney Turich
“Being adaptable isn’t about blending in—it’s about knowing who you are no matter where you land.”– Courtney Turich
“No one can ever take away your power to choose. That is yours—and it’s bold.”– Courtney Turich
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BLOG TRANSCRIPT
Note: We use AI transcription so there may be some inaccuracies
Courtney Turich: Hey, it's your friend and host, Courtney Turich, and welcome to Bold Moves, confident Choices, the podcast where we own our path, make fearless decisions, and get real about what it takes to turn bold ideas into reality. In today's episode, it's all me. I'm here to talk to you about a recent experience in my life.
Embracing Change, Fear, and Bold Moves
I was listening to a podcast of a dear friend of mine, Kathy Love, called My Self-Care Beep, and she was talking to another amazing woman in my life, Jennifer Chapman. And the podcast was about self-care, but it focused a lot on adaptability and how adaptability is what helped my friend Jennifer get through a lot in her life.
She realized how adaptable she was. And as she's talking, I start to reflect myself. Wow. You know, I think the biggest part about a podcast and which what helps me so much, and I hope that Bold moves Confident Choices does the same for you is when you hear other people share stories about their life and what has gotten them through some really big moments, that it helps you to reflect on what you've accomplished.
And what you are capable of doing, back to inspiring those bold moves and confident choices. So when I'm listening to my friend Kathy, and we call her Jeff, Jennifer, Jeff, talk about her story, I started to think, wow,
Embracing the Chameleon Within
I've always called myself a chameleon. And it's a common question that you're asked in a sales capacity.
Are you a quote chameleon? Well, what they wanna hear is yes, right? They want to hear you. That you're adaptable to all these different environments. But the reality is I am a chameleon. I love change. I embrace change. And at the time when I was listening to this podcast, uh, my self-care beep, I had just made a big decision to sell my house here in Charlotte and to relocate to Asheville.
I've had a lot of fear. All those feelings and those emotions are coming to the surface. And it really made me remember that with every move, every big decision I've had in life, those are the feelings that surface. We tend to forget that, especially when we're in the heat of a big life change, move job, you name it.
Those are the fillings that surround us. While I'm excited about my big transition, I'm really scared. You question yourself. Is this the right move? Um, you know, you look at the pros, you look at the cons, and I know I'm not making an irrational decision because it's something we've talked about, my husband and I have talked about for the past four years.
So we finally, instead of just talking, we decided to take action. Enough of the talk. You know, you get to a point where you get sick of hearing yourself talk over and over again. And if you don't do anything about it, then why are you talking about it? Same goes for work. Same goes for life in general. So as I'm again listening to this podcast and they're talking about adaptability.
16 Moves, 9 Cities, and the Power of Making Anywhere Home
I'm reflecting back on all the moves I've had in my life. Remembering what it was like to move from point A to point B, how I felt, how I found my place in that new city. And as I was going through this in my mind, I realized I've moved to nine different cities. Asheville will be in my ninth city. The past 23 years of my life, and then I thought, okay, Courtney, let's take this a step further.
How many times have you physically moved from an apartment to an house within that time period? And I have moved, we'll have moved 16 times within 23 years. It was an aha moment for me. Why? Because I could reflect back and I could see each one of those steps that I have taken or took in my life. Each bold move to move to a different city, but how many times I had to pack up and go to a new, new home.
So something I have learned about myself, number one. The material. Things do not matter to me as much. I can make anywhere a home, and I'm struggling here in Charlotte because the house we bought a few years ago is my most favorite home I've ever lived in. I look at it still to this day when I pull up and think, oh my gosh, I can't believe this is where I live.
Oh my gosh, I can't believe I. I got to this place in my life. Being a small town Indiana girl, I didn't really know what dreaming big meant until I got myself out of Indiana and started seeing what the world had to offer. Once I started that exploration, I never went back. I never went back. It's when I embraced becoming a change agent, it's the moment I embraced being a chameleon, being able to adapt, reading my surroundings, reading the people I'm around, and I really believe it increased my emotional intelligence.
Fear, Forward, and Finding Your Tribe
When you put yourself in uncomfortable situations in life, you have no choice but to move forward or to fall back, and I always chose to continue to move forward, to continue to elevate my game every step of the way. It didn't come without fear. Back to reflecting on those nine different cities that I've lived in.
Each one came with fear. Even my move from Austin to Charlotte, which is where I'm at now, I'll never forget, it was a quick decision. I had the same thoughts as I packed up my house in Austin. Had to say goodbye to some very dear friends and move to a city I didn't know.
So what I do know and what I learned from listening to someone else's podcast, and again, I hope I'm doing that for you, it gave me the ability to reflect on myself and to remind myself that I got this. I've done this before. It's not new. These feelings are normal to be afraid. To be excited to have hesitation than to maybe even cry.
Every single emotion pops up when big change happens in life, that's when you reflect. You surround yourself with your tribe, the people who lift you up, and you keep looking forward. Because no matter what, whatever choice you make in life, embrace it because that is one thing no one can ever take away from you, and that is the ability to make a choice.
So as I walk away from here today, I hope I have you thinking about all those times when you made significant change. All those times when that fear wanted to hold you back, but you pushed forward and you persevered and you found the way to adapt. We all have it in us, but you've gotta believe in yourself, and I want you to know I believe in you.
So please go be a better version of you. You have one life, and again, you'll always have the power of choice. Thank you so much for listening today. Go be bold, be confident, and be you. Thanks.
