I hadn’t thought to do an episode on how I constructed my podcast till my buddy Alexander James (who I interviewed in Episode 340) began asking for the main points. So I believed that I’d document an episode on how I constructed my podcast to 2 million downloads with out following trade finest practices.
This episode is about podcasting AND it’s about how one can achieve success even while you’re not doing issues the identical approach as everybody else in your trade – it doesn’t matter what you’re engaged on. If you happen to really feel referred to as to do issues your approach, this one’s for you.
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Introduction
Hello, and welcome to a different episode of The Perfectionism Mission. A podcast filled with perfectionism recommendation for entrepreneurs. My identify is Sam Laura Brown, I assist entrepreneurs launch their perfectionism handbrake, to allow them to get out of their very own approach and construct a satisfying and worthwhile enterprise. I’m the founding father of the perfectionist getting shit executed group teaching program, which is in any other case often known as PGSD. And for much more perfectionism recommendation that will help you with your enterprise, you possibly can observe me on Instagram @perfectionismproject.
Sam Laura Brown – (Customized Intro)
So right this moment I’m sharing a better of the podcast episode with you. Earlier than I share that, I wish to point out one factor simply because I really like being clear and sharing what I’m as much as behind the scenes. And I believe it’d be extremely useful for you. I really like listening to that type of stuff from different folks. So what I’m doing is I’m sharing the most effective of the podcast episode.
You may need seen me share these episodes earlier than I’ve 500 episodes at this level. There are such a lot of unbelievable episodes that are actually buried within the archives. I really like bringing them again to the highest of the feed. Those which might be most cherished. They’re essentially the most useful, so you possibly can profit from them right this moment.
Additionally, virtually talking, it helps me as nicely have time to give attention to different issues which might be going to create momentum for the enterprise and transfer the needle. Creating new content material isn’t at all times the highest precedence, the largest needle mover. So I simply wished to say that in case you’re needing some permission to not at all times have every bit of content material be new as a result of that isn’t how I do it.
And it actually goes together with this episode as nicely, about how I grew my podcast and primarily simply the idea of aligned advertising and rising your enterprise and your advertising channels in a approach that’s aligned along with your strengths and what you truly wish to do. Doesn’t imply it’s not going to be uncomfortable at occasions, however advertising in an aligned approach, that’s what we train inside Perfectionists Getting Shit Completed.
And I wished to deliver you this episode and in addition on the identical time, let you already know, as a part of it, that strategically by way of how I handle my time and what I prioritize, it’s not at all times creating a brand new podcast episode. So I simply wish to point out that once more, in case you want the permission. So I only a fast replace too, on the place the podcast is at now.
So we’re at over 3 million downloads on the time of recording this. And total as a enterprise, we now have generated over 2 million in income and a big, massive, massive, massive portion of that has been from this podcast that I constructed with out following the most effective practices, with out listening to the skilled guru recommendation.
I trusted myself. I created a self-trust technique and adopted that and navigated that. And it has paid off so, so nicely. So I hope with this episode, in case you do have a podcast that’s fascinating to you to listen to about it, however regardless which you could take the rules and philosophies that I speak about on this episode and apply them to your enterprise.
And in case you like this type of episode, and in case you like listening to this type of factor and doing this type of work, I wish to invite you into PGSD. We’re going to be opening for enrollment subsequent in January 2025. So within the present notes, you can find the hyperlink to join the waitlist to search out out extra about this system.
It’s a productiveness program for early stage entrepreneurs, and it teaches you the way to launch your perfectionism handbrake and create momentum in your enterprise. We assist you do aligned advertising. There’s an aligned advertising workshop. We assist you create a self-trust technique in your advertising. So in case you love the vibe of this episode, you’re going to like being inside PGSD. I hope you take pleasure in it.
Sam Laura Brown – (Begin of the episode)
I’ve simply completed interviewing my buddy, Alexander James, his episode, his interview that I did with him, it ought to have been launched by now. So be sure you go and hearken to that. If you happen to haven’t already, it’ll be about emotional security. I don’t know what episode quantity it’s, on the time I’m recording this. However I do know it’s going to be extremely useful for you.
So simply wish to level you there. However I used to be speaking to Alexander after we completed recording, we stayed on and saved chatting away. And we have been speaking in regards to the posts that I not too long ago did, he introduced it up and talked about that I had not too long ago posted saying that this podcast that you just’re listening to is at 2 million downloads, and it’s generated over one million {dollars} in income and training shoppers. And he stated, have you ever executed an episode about that? Like, how did you create that, and it was simply so fascinating to me, as a result of I hadn’t actually thought to do an episode on that. I hadn’t even actually registered it as successful. And that was actually fascinating to me.
And so I believed I might do an episode sharing how I’ve constructed a profitable podcast with out following the most effective practices that we had informed you must observe in an effort to achieve success. And I additionally wish to point out that this episode isn’t about podcasting. I’m simply utilizing podcasting to share some particular examples of what it seems like while you reply the query, what would this seem like if it was simple for me. And that’s actually what I’ve executed with this podcast.
And I’ve lots of useful ideas about it that make it very easy for me to document a podcast episode to determine what to say, to really feel assured recording episodes, understanding that nothing goes to be edited out except I’ve a coughing match or one thing not going to make you hearken to that. However in any other case, if I lose my practice of thought, or no matter it’s going to be seen within the episode and I can belief myself to simply present up and chat and that it’s going to be useful for you.
Whereas after I’m on different platforms, for instance, Instagram, I’ve totally different ideas about it. It’s nothing to do with the platforms themselves. However my ideas are totally different on totally different platforms. And my ideas about myself because it pertains to these platforms are totally different. And so I’ve discovered it tougher and different platforms to indicate up with the podcast, I’ve actually useful ideas. So this episode, I’m gonna be sharing simply by advantage of me chatting about it, among the ideas which have actually helped me to get out of my very own approach and present up totally with this podcast and have or not it’s the success that it’s.
And in addition provide you with some permission to not should observe finest practices and to know that it’s secure to do it your approach. That is one thing that I discover rather a lot personally, that is one thing that I speak about rather a lot personally, that we additionally work on inside PGSD is understanding when you must be taught issues from others, which is necessary. And we wish to be open minded. We wish to be studying and rising and doing all these issues. However on the identical time, we wish to be tapping into our personal knowledge, our personal instinct and instincts. And in addition being keen to experiment being keen to fail, being keen to do one thing that may not work or it may not work instantly.
And I believe that relating to the podcast and the best way that I’ve proven up for the podcast, that it’s an instance of the way to not be in your personal approach about one thing having stated that I’ve been in my very own approach about it in several methods up to now for positive. And if I bear in mind as a result of it’s not in my notes, I’d contact on that. However for essentially the most half, I’ve actually thought of this podcast in a approach that helps me have or not it’s really easy. And that’s been very intentional as nicely. At first, I actually requested myself, what would this seem like if it was simple.
So anyway, I’m simply going to talk by way of among the issues which have been actually useful for me and know that no matter it’s that you’re desirous to do, I would like you to be eager about that, as you’re listening to me discuss in regards to the podcast, so possibly it’s a podcast you wish to do however possibly it’s not possibly it’s YouTube or social media like Instagram, TikTok, no matter. Possibly it’s nothing to do with that in any respect. It’s one thing else. However you may have been feeling like you need to type of contort your self to suit into these finest practices. And you’ve got the concept that you need to do issues proper. And you need to do them in a sure approach or it’s not going to work.
And I really like that this podcast has been an instance of me having the self belief to disregard the entire finest practices and belief my very own instinct, primarily based on what I really like about podcasts, and following that, and in addition what I observed as nicely is that I don’t should not hearken to different podcasts in an effort to belief my very own instinct on that one. I’ve been engaged on this with Instagram. A few of my reply, my all or nothing type of reply has been like, cool. I simply have to not take a look at what everybody else is doing and type of put my blinkers on. However with the podcast, as a result of I’ve a lot belief in myself with what I’m doing.
And that doesn’t imply I don’t get damaging opinions. It doesn’t imply that there are lots of people who don’t resonate with my podcast, I’ve had opinions saying, Why do you snigger while you discuss like shit like that, like, it’s not like this lands with everybody. However I’m in a position to belief that it’s working, that it’s useful. And that’s going to ask folks in who wish to be inside PGSD. And it’s going to assist them know that that’s an amazing match for them and all that type of factor that I actually give it some thought in a approach that implies that I will be such an avid lover of listening to different podcasts.
And I can hearken to all kinds of various codecs I can hearken to folks do. I don’t actually hearken to brief episodes, I’m biased that approach. If it’s lower than 20 minutes, I’m not gonna hear. However there are lots of people who solely need 5 minute episodes. So simply because I’m not gonna hear doesn’t imply nobody will. However what was I saying? Now I can’t hear from my cellphone the place I used to be going with that? However relating to the podcast, that’s what I used to be saying. I can hearken to different codecs, I can hear interview exhibits, I can hear actually structured and thought out interviews like a Tim Ferriss interview, for instance, on the Tim Ferriss present a podcast I am keen on. Additionally, Armchair Skilled one other podcast I am keen on is a totally totally different fashion the place Dr. Monica are simply speaking about no matter.
And I can hearken to each of these after which not really feel like I’ve to all of the sudden be tremendous analysis if I’m interviewing somebody. And in addition not really feel like I’ve to you already know, deliver a buddy on to talk with me on the podcast. Like I can simply take pleasure in different podcasts for what they’re and hold doing it my very own approach. So what I’m going to be sharing with principally the ideas that enable me to try this and to be in love with podcasting. And the best way that I’m doing it whereas nonetheless having the ability to see and witness and expertise different folks doing it and see them doing it nicely and never satisfied myself, I ought to do it the identical approach.
So going again relating to the podcast, truly, earlier than we try this, I wish to point out I stated 2 million downloads, we’re not truly totally at 2 million but. And I used to be like felt so good for posting that we have been at 2 million downloads, as a result of we’re very shut suppose we’re at 1.8 million, we’ll be at 2 million very quickly. However positively up to now, it was like nicely, I can’t declare that I’m a sure type of particular person till I really feel prefer it’s totally clicked in. And to simply acknowledge that we will be actually beneficiant with ourselves.
And it’s, I imply, possibly it’s technically mendacity to say we’ve had 2 million downloads, we’re very shut, it’s gonna occur, it’s a executed deal. And to simply as perfectionist, we are able to simply be so merciless to ourselves with what we’re allowed to rely. And so I simply wish to point out that on the prime that you can imagine it like I’m considering to myself, like I’ve 2 million downloads, though technically, in like at this time limit, we don’t like I’m the one who has greater than 2 million downloads. So yeah, simply wished to say that.
So going again and I’m simply remembering after I was speaking to Alexander about as a result of I used to be considering like, nicely, what, how do I take into consideration the podcast as a result of it feels so like, pure to me within the sense that I’m now like 5 years into podcasting, which I assume is the very first thing to say. I began in 2017. And also you would possibly know if you already know my story, I began this enterprise as a weblog in 2013. It was referred to as good twenties. I used to be 22 years previous. And I used to be simply running a blog. And what in case you name it that as a result of I might I didn’t have any my very own concepts that I used to be sharing. I used to be similar to, Oh, I like this YouTube video from this particular person or I like this weblog put up from this particular person.
And I didn’t have sufficient self-worth to even say that I had any type of opinion on something. I used to be simply type of gathering and collating collectively concepts. After which over time with that I developed an opinion and a capability to specific my opinion and a confidence that it will be useful for different folks if I did that. In order that got here with time. And I’ve shared in different episodes about my very own journey in these first few years with my enterprise and that I didn’t even understand I used to be a perfectionist. After I began the enterprise, and I all this misconceptions we hear about perfectionism. I believed all of them and I simply I didn’t.
I actually didn’t ever consider myself that approach. I don’t even know precisely what I thought of it. But it surely wasn’t till I began my enterprise and I did one thing that felt so true to who I used to be that my perfectionism handbrake actually got here on as a result of it felt so scary to fail it being myself, it felt simpler to fail it being somebody I wasn’t, or to not be preferred for being somebody that I wasn’t. However to not be preferred for being who I actually felt like I used to be it felt so unsafe emotionally, that I simply fully shut down and really solely give myself some credit score. That was my expertise.
In the mean time, I might say that I used to be like crippled, however I simply saved strolling by way of that thick, thick mud. And generally I might be caught in it for months at a time. However I by no means gave up and I’m I may cry after I take into consideration how proud I’m of my previous self for that. So anyway, I began in 2013. And it took me and I bought into sorry, now we’re going by way of the entire story, however I bought into enterprise, like I might not have a enterprise if it wasn’t for podcasts.
As a result of I used to be a uni scholar I used to be working rather a lot as nicely. And I used to be simply sick of cuz I didn’t stay near work or uni or something I used to be at all times driving round. And I simply hate and I nonetheless hate adverts. And similar to radio adverts. And like Steve will get actually irritated each time the TV’s on free to air, I make him mute. Anytime that adverts are on. I simply really feel like they only go proper into my unconscious. However anyway, so I used to be simply sick of the radio, and I discovered the TED Discuss podcast. After which I flip by way of that actually rapidly. After which it advised enterprise podcasts, no intention ever of beginning a enterprise. And I simply heard about all these individuals who have on-line companies.
And it similar to I used to be tremendous fascinated by it, and private growth. And I’ve solely simply found the non-public growth world. And even I’ve at all times cherished Oprah, however I solely similar to understand it was a complete factor. And so in 2013, I actually began listening to podcasts, and so they grew to become like, my drug of alternative so to talk, I used to be at all times listening to a podcast, they only stuffed me with this perception and this chance. And I really like that I’ve obtained so many emails and DMS and PGSDers nicely who like, I didn’t have any intention of being in enterprise after I began listening to your podcast, and now I’ve a enterprise.
And I simply that’s the way it was for me as nicely that I simply was surrounded in my ears on a regular basis by these people who find themselves like me who have been simply displaying up and giving it a go and figuring it out alongside the best way. And I trusted that though it didn’t really feel related to me in that second. Like I used to be listening to episodes about all kinds of issues that I had no intention of ever doing. But it surely simply planted that seed. And so anyway, I bought into enterprise, due to podcasts and due to how impactful and highly effective they have been.
And but it felt so scary to consider me giving myself permission to place myself in that very same firm for me to say, I’m like these folks, and I will be proper subsequent to them in Apple podcasts or no matter. And so I used to be simply running a blog. And I believe I can’t bear in mind precisely the order issues occurred. However then I began sooner or later, I wish to say that is like 2016-2017 I used to be simply running a blog very, very sporadically, like one put up each three months.
For many of my first few years and I simply in 2016 had an actual sufficient is sufficient off second. Like I used to be simply sick and uninterested in being in my very own approach. Like I simply bear in mind it so clearly, it was an April 2016. I used to be like I’ve had it I both go all in or I shut the fuck as much as myself about it. Like I simply, I’m not pretending anymore. I’m sick of pretending that I’m attempting. I simply wish to strive or similar to let or not it’s okay that I’m not going to try to cease pretending.
So anyway, with all that stated, I round then I began doing Snapchats like chatting on Snapchat after which I’m positive I don’t know or it occurred in however YouTube movies I began a YouTube sequence the place I used to be simply recording every single day. Whereas I used to be like placing make-up on and preparing for the day and never doing something fancy with make-up. It was similar to how can I what would this seem like if it was simple, I might match it into my routine. And one thing I do every single day is I prepare. So I’m simply going to pop this up. I’m preparing.
So anyway, I used to be doing that individuals have been saying like, Oh, I’m you already know, I’m listening to this prefer it’s a podcast like, nicely, that’s a lot simpler if I don’t should do the visible aspect of issues and I can simply sit down and chat. And so I began that I believe shortly after the YouTube channel so simply wish to say after I began my podcast that wasn’t like the primary time I used to be ever determining what I used to be doing. It was referred to as the Good Twenties podcast when this podcast began. If you happen to return you’ll hear it.
Um, and I did at that time. No, I used to be a perfectionist, like I made a decision to determine that out. However I hadn’t. Like I, that was type of the undercurrent, however I didn’t know that that was the factor that I used to be serving to folks with. So even I imply, it’s a whereas in the past now 2017. But additionally, it’s not that way back, I believe in 2018 was after I rebranded to the perfectionism undertaking, the identify of that I solely got here up with as a result of I didn’t need it to be the Sam Laura Brown Present. So I used to be like, nicely, Perfectionism Mission will do.
In order that’s how that took place. However anyway, I began the podcast in 2017. And I’d had like, the thought, like, I began to play with this concept of doing a podcast a couple of 12 months prior. And simply shut it down. Like I had certainly one of my weblog readers attain out and was like, You must do a podcast like, Nope, no fucking approach. I’m not doing that. That makes zero sense in any respect. That might be embarrassing. Like, it simply felt like she had been like, you need to go to the moon. It simply felt fully out of this world, not one thing I may ever do.
After which after I was doing the YouTube stuff, and training, chatting, the identical with Snapchat, it was all observe, that I had the thought. And at that time limit, as nicely, I didn’t have the self belief to know that I may have an thought and execute on it with out being within the pleasure of it. And I’ve talked about this, in several episodes I’ve executed on human design, which I’m not an skilled in. However I did an interview with Aditi and Mili round episode 300 or so there are a pair round that quantity regarding human design and while you’re this emotional kind, so I’m a to for emotional projector.
However 50% of the inhabitants is emotional in the best way that it’s outlined right here, which is you may have these waves of emotion the place you may have like, so you may have an thought, you may have this actually excessive, intense interval of pleasure. After which you may have this low, like, Oh my God, that’s the worst fucking thought I’ve ever had. And then you definitely’ll type of get to your calm, type of, sure, I ought to do it. No, I shouldn’t do it, type of power, so to talk. And so I didn’t have the self belief to know that I may undergo that wave and nonetheless implement. So what I might do, and I’m not making myself mistaken for this, it was a technique. It labored.
I began PGSD this manner, it’s completely okay. However I used to be in that pleasure of like, I’m gonna begin a podcast. After which I simply began it. I did the identical with the YouTube channel, I didn’t belief that I may get by way of that dip and nonetheless execute. I used to be like, capitalizing on the thrill, which now I don’t try this I’m very acutely aware about. I imply, I’m not excellent. But when I’ve an thought, and I can, I can really feel it now that I’m conscious of it. Like I can really feel this pleasure and I wish to do one thing about it, like inform somebody about it or like take the subsequent steps. Like simply maintain on a second. After which I’ll let myself undergo that like emotional dip the place I’m like, worse thought ever, that is senseless.
After which I’ll let myself like, see the place I’m, in spite of everything of that heightened emotion is out of it. After which decide from that place and like verify with myself that I’m in that place of calm readability, which is a observe and it’s to not say don’t make any selections except you feeling that approach. However anyway, I began the podcast after I was in certainly one of these, like emotional highs of like, okay, I had this concept, and I simply have to do one thing about it. As a result of I do know that tomorrow, we’re gonna suppose it’s so unhappy ever. And possibly I’ll by no means do it. So I made a decision to do it right this moment to get the ball rolling.
So I began the podcast, and at that time, I had listened to lots of podcasts. As I discussed, I began listening to podcasts in 2013. And I knew what I preferred as a listener. I had listened at that time to 1000s and 1000s of hours of podcast episodes. So I knew that personally, lengthy type chatty tangents rambly bubble of that, weaving totally different concepts collectively. I like interviews however my favorites have at all times been solo episodes. They’re those if I see on certainly one of my favourite podcasts they’ve a strong episode or they’ve an interview I’m at all times going for the solo episode first.
One thing about that format I actually take pleasure in and what else I simply principally I really like those that it feels prefer it’s actual prefer it’s I actually them type of factor prefer it’s if I met them in particular person, I get an analogous expertise. That’s the type of podcast I like. There are lots of people who like structured to the purpose they need like this little nugget, I really like having longer type and letting my mind like go off on a tangent after which come again and like as they’re going unsanded or sharing their stuff, my mind can be doing the identical factor.
So I gained’t be listening to 100% of it. And I preferred that I preferred that I can zone in and zone out and so they’ll nonetheless be chatting that offers my mind extra time to wrap itself round that concept and discover it and that type of factor. In order that’s how I believe that’s how I wish to eat podcasts. My guess is you want the identical as a result of that’s the fashion of this podcast. However I actually simply paid consideration to what do I like in podcasts and there are just a few that actually impressed me to have the format be the best way that it’s.
The primary one is Myleik Teele. I don’t suppose she’s actually podcasting anymore however yow will discover her on Instagram @myleik, M Y L E I Okay. She’s unbelievable. And her podcasts have been simply chatty, tremendous informal, and I simply cherished it. And that was the principle one I wish to say as nicely. There are different ones I really like Tim Ferriss podcast, however I’m not going to be doing like all of the structured analysis and all of the interviews and issues like that. However simply listening to him chat about like, habits and routines and that type of factor. Brooke Castillo’s podcast, The Life Coach Faculty, love her podcast. The format itself like I might a lot favor her simply riffing for 60 minutes, then like a structured 30 minute chat, although, I might positively admire it for what it’s.
However I may actually see like, cool, I really like this podcast. However within the concepts on this one. And that is actually useful for me and I like I’m obsessive about this explicit podcast, like Myleik’s one and I’ll hearken to something she says. And that’s the type of content material not content material, however the best way that she’s sharing actually feels essentially the most connective to me. And I wish to create, like, I wish to create the podcast that I do know, as a shopper, I might completely adore. And in order that’s just like the launch episodes I’ve been doing this 12 months, the place I’m like sharing little snippets of behind the scenes stuff and grouping them collectively.
I didn’t see anybody doing that. I used to be similar to, what would I really like? I want that, you already know, after I was listening to those podcasts or like listening to folks speak about their enterprise, as an alternative of listening to them in hindsight speak about I wish to hear them like speak about it after they’re within the second after they don’t know but. If it’s gonna work after they’re like determining their shit. I wish to hear that bit. In order that’s what I recall from my into anyway, that is simply to have you ever eager about like, what do you as a shopper, actually, actually take pleasure in.
And there’s something to be stated, I believe for you already know, you wish to be eager about your buyer, your consumer and being of their thoughts, and what do they should hear and that type of factor. I do know, for me the best way my mind works, it has been best for me to suppose like what would I actually love like, and that is an thought I heard from Tim Ferriss about scratching your personal itch. Like that’s what my podcast was doing was like, that is the podcast that I might hearken to, and the type of format that I might hearken to. That’s to not say that I hearken to all my podcasts episodes or something like that, although.
I’ve gotten actually good at having the ability to hear and simply try this in a approach the place I’m not judgmental. I’m simply listening for the concepts. And I believe it’s actually highly effective to have the ability to get your self in a spot the place you are able to do that, as an alternative of being scared to look below the hood to love, mirror on issues and see what’s occurring. However anyway, so yeah, I used to be actually eager about what I loved. And so if there may be, say with Instagram or TikTok, or like, I simply talked about these platforms as nicely.
As a result of anytime there’s a platform the place there’s quick suggestions, like on Instagram, for instance, the place there’s likes and feedback, and sharing, and bookmarking, and DMS and all of the issues like you will get this quick, this quick suggestions loop. And it doesn’t mirror truly how many individuals have been impacting. And you may belief that for each one who is liking or commenting or no matter, that there are going to be at the least 10 extra for each one who likes it, who’re loving it, who’ve by no means, and can by no means let you know about it.
There’ll be folks that will inform who change into your shoppers and clients and all that stuff. So it’s value serving to them and it’s value it since you are serving to them as nicely. However simply remembering like I really like considering our greatest PGSDers they only lurk and so they enroll like we don’t hear from most of them. And, for instance, like Stacey Boehman, I’m in her 200k mastermind. She didn’t hear a peep out of me didn’t like something on Instagram, didn’t emailed, didn’t DM, didn’t remark, nothing. After which I invested 25,000 US {dollars} after which I’ve executed that once more.
So it’s not that, you already know, the likes are an indicator of whether or not or not you’re going to have the ability to obtain your targets and assist lots of people. So anyway, if you’re possibly with Instagram, for instance, discovering that you just like what everybody else is doing and being actually strategic about it and formulaic about it to simply sit again for a second and suppose like what do I actually love when I’m on Instagram or after I’m shopping for one thing right here all like to simply mirror in your experiences.
After which it’s trusting that there are different people who find themselves such as you that you just’re not this unicorn who’s the one one like I trusted, that I’m not this unicorn who’s the one one who loves a 3 hour podcast episode. And it goes in opposition to lots of recommendation to have a 3 hour podcast episode that they need to be brief and like half-hour or no matter. I really like the three hour episodes so I’m going to create one, I’m going to belief that there are different folks on this planet like me, who can relate to what I’m speaking about and love these lengthy episodes.
And it’s this, like, usually we will be on this mindset of like, nicely, folks don’t like XYZ. Individuals don’t like lengthy episodes, folks don’t like speaking about this subject. Individuals don’t. It’s like, once we’re considering in that approach. And I simply need you to be sincere to your self, in case you’re on this mindset of like, folks don’t like no matter it’s, then to simply discover that you just’re considering of your worst buyer, your worst consumer, you’re eager about, like, positive there are some folks, it’s like, change folks with with some folks, some folks don’t like three hour episodes, rather a lot like me do.
So to simply be onto your self, while you’re simply, it appears so logical and lifelike. Effectively, folks don’t like no matter. There are individuals who do and trusting that yow will discover them. And displaying up accordingly, displaying up with the belief that you just’ll discover them is what’s going to assist you discover them. So sure, with that stated, the place was I going with these? Oh, yeah. So creating in a format like eager about what do I personally take pleasure in. And I believe that has been the explanation that I’m so in a position to hearken to unbelievable podcasts and listen to about how profitable they’re and hold my format the identical.
And for instance, with solo episodes, I solely did solo episodes, I believe for the primary three years of the podcast, as a result of I used to be like, it’s simply an excessive amount of of just like the tech impediment for me to do interviews, I simply need to have the ability to document at midnight if I wish to or to document eight episodes again to again and never have to fret about anybody scheduled or something like that, like I can simply document after I wish to document. And as I discussed, I really like solo episodes. So I’ve been in a position to simply actually be so offered on this format, that it’s okay if folks don’t prefer it.
And as I’ve shared folks haven’t preferred it and don’t prefer it, and can inform me that. And though for like essentially the most half 99% of the suggestions I obtain in regards to the podcast is that it’s tremendous useful and invaluable and life altering. And all these superb issues our human mind needs to love give attention to that 1%. And I shared an expertise that I had with growing disgrace resilience, the place I noticed these opinions that have been simply confirming my insecurities across the podcast, and processing them and letting myself cry about it.
And it’s Yeah, it sounds to say my mind as nicely, after each episode or like, not each episode, I’d say each second episode is like, Effectively, that wasn’t any good. We shouldn’t publish that. That was normally particularly such as you have been simply rambling on that didn’t make sense. You didn’t deliver the concepts collectively like, this isn’t going to be useful. They’re not going to know what you’re saying. They’re going to suppose you don’t know what you’re speaking about, like my mind says that chatter and I’ve simply realized to not hearken to it.
So I simply wish to be clear about that as nicely. It’s not like nicely, I want I used to be as assured as Sam about podcasting. After which I may do it. My mind is having those self same default ideas that your mind is having. And it was having them at first. And it’s having them now. And I discover it actually calming to simply know like, oh, that chat is gonna hold being there. And one factor that I used to be sharing with Alexander, that actually helped me. And now that I’m eager about Instagram this manner, it’s been tremendous useful. And I’ve already recorded a podcast episode on this.
And I went and re listened to it to be like, what was my very own knowledge on that after I recorded that which was possibly like a 12 months in the past on the time of recording this. And it’s on amount over high quality, which is one thing as perfectionist have been like, I would like high quality. And I might moderately do much less however higher. And in that episode, I speak about why it’s not higher to do much less however higher, it’s higher to do extra imperfectly, and the way that for me was actually one thing that helped me launch my perfectionism handbrake was that after I was centered on doing much less podcast episode, so for me, for instance, I used to be doing one per week initially.
And that is what I discovered to be true as nicely with running a blog that when there was much less content material, and identical with Instagram, when there’s much less content material, it seems like every bit holds extra weight. And so I felt extra strain to get it excellent. The place as after I’m producing at the next quantity. I discover it simpler to be within the considered that is ok. I’m simply gonna get it on the market.
And by advantage of that, I get extra observe, I create extra confidence in myself and self-worth, which is your capacity to do new issues. And yeah, in order that perception of amount over high quality actually helped me with the podcast. And so I believe I did possibly the primary I wish to say 10 or so episodes, one per week. After which I used to be like, I’m going to do two per week, as a result of my mind may be very loud, when it’s saying these episodes aren’t good.
And I believe that if I, my speculation was, which turned out to be right. If I do two episodes per week, then my mind will be calmed down and discover some emotional security within the ideas that it’s okay if this one isn’t nice, as a result of there’s one other one coming very quickly. And this one will quickly be forgotten about, like, that was the type of mentality that I used to be in that it’s okay, if that is common, as a result of one other one’s coming in. It’s okay, if that was common, as a result of then different ones are available in, it’s okay if that.
And naturally, you possibly can see as an outsider, in case you present up twice per week and do a factor you’re getting higher. It’s changing into an increasing number of useful each time you do it. And though my daily expertise, was not that the podcast episodes are getting higher, am I skilled right this moment, recording episodes is similar to when it was 2017. That was recording. However I’ve realized a lot about it by advantage of displaying up extra usually.
And I used to be saying to Alexander as nicely that it gave me double the observe, as an alternative of doing 52 reps, so to talk. In a 12 months, I used to be doing 104. And it was actually although nearly that considered nicely, it’s okay, that is common, as a result of one other one’s coming. That actually helped me to simply put one foot in entrance of the opposite. Additionally with that simply being tremendous dedicated to and that is like a type of apparent issues. But it surely must be stated, being tremendous dedicated to the timing wish to be dedicated on for me when it was a two episode. After which in 2021, I modified again to doing one episode and within the episode that’s about amount over high quality I am going into the place I made that call.
However lengthy story brief, it was actually round after I realized I didn’t want the amount anymore to have the self-worth. After which Lydia was coming. And so I used to be going to be batch recording. And if I modified to at least one episode per week, I may have that workload. And I didn’t have lots of time to do it. In order that made sense. And yeah, it simply made sense to try this. And now, I can’t bear in mind what I used to be going to say about all of that. Let me suppose for a second. So anyway, I’ll simply hold sharing, and hopefully no matter I used to be going to say I really like that that is taking place on this episode the place I’m saying that I lose my practice of thought, self fulfilling prophecy possibly.
However with the podcasting and doing the amount over high quality, it has simply actually helped me to let ok be ok. Like that’s a type of mantras, I don’t actually say stuff like that, as a result of I don’t notably discover it useful. However if you wish to take into consideration the way to embody that like that, the amount of a high quality factor is one thing that may be actually useful. And I discovered that after I take into consideration that on different platforms as nicely, like I initially did that after I was running a blog, and I simply was so in my very own approach I used to be like I’m going to put up every single day.
And to try this they should be common. Or I do bear in mind what I used to be saying committing to the schedule, it got here again to me. So committing to the schedule, that originally when it was two episodes per week, it was Mondays and Thursdays it doesn’t matter what. N M W, it doesn’t matter what. Mondays and Thursdays one thing has to exit. It may be whole shit, nevertheless it has to exit. That may be a actually necessary thought that it wasn’t negotiable. It wasn’t.
And I can see like for Instagram, for instance, lots of occasions we like, nicely, if it does nice. If it doesn’t nicely, that it simply doesn’t however, the podcast, I’ve offered myself on that is my schedule that and I knew that for the amount of a high quality to work. I needed to be dedicated to the amount I needed to be clear about that. It wasn’t like two episodes per week. And we’ll see after I’m impressed to do it. And I’ve talked about this earlier than as nicely that I’m not saying to not create in waves of inspiration or no matter.
And energy planning actually helps you determine what that rhythm can seem like for you. However you batch document, after which they get launched within the timeline that you just create. And a part of the explanation for that’s so you possibly can let your self get forward. As a result of oftentimes, we’re like, I’m so impressed. And possibly you do that. I’ve determined like I used to do that with tales. I’m like, I’m so impressed. I’ll do like 30 tales right this moment. After which I’m like, nicely now I’m not feeling it. So I’ll do it on the subsequent day. And there’s no downside with that.
But it surely may be that I may simply document all of them or no matter after which simply share them over the week. Like that’s the factor you are able to do so that individuals expertise consistency on the opposite finish once more, it’s to not say that inconsistency like Myleik’s, podcasts, such an amazing instance, she didn’t have this like schedule, the place it was a sure time interval that you already know, it was each no matter day, I’m fairly positive, it was very sporadic. And that was okay. And I cherished her podcast. And it’s actually about determining what works for you.
And what labored for me was being dedicated to it has to go on the market needs to be one on Monday, there needs to be one on Thursday. And as an alternative of that creating strain for me, it truly created aid, as a result of I simply needed to get it executed. And I may let it and it’s this strain, I believe comes from when we now have to get it executed. And it needs to be excellent, not enjoyable. When you need to get it executed, it may be common, then I discover it a lot simpler to get it executed. And to get these reps in and to create that consistency and to develop the self picture and do all of the issues.
So for me having the schedule Mondays and Thursdays, that’s what occurs it doesn’t matter what. And that has actually, actually helped me with the podcast. And I don’t suppose it’s as a result of consistency creates the success. And within the launch episodes I did that have been launched across the finish of Could, early June, I believe it’s like 336-337 and 338. I talked about my huge realization with this, which was that it’s not that just like the timing of while you create the work creates the outcomes. So in case you do on the final minute, it’s not that you just did it on the final minute, that’s the explanation you’re profitable.
The identical as in case you get your work executed early, which was my expertise with that launch. I had in my head, if I simply do the stroll early, then I’m entitled to success. And we will be on this mindset of entitlement round consistency that if I present up persistently, why must be profitable and so many individuals like simply be constant and do what you like, and also you’ll achieve success. It’s like, nicely, sure, be constant, however that isn’t what creates the consequence. But additionally, it’s useful to be constant, notably relating to your self picture and who you’re being within the observe that you just’re getting. It’s not that that’s the magic reply.
However while you’re constant, what tends to occur is you’re displaying up rather a lot, you’re iterating, you’re growing your ability set, you’re discovering your voice, you’re determining what works, what doesn’t work, what to do in another way, that comes while you’re displaying up. However once we’re being inconsistent, it’s actually difficult to investigate the information on what’s working and what isn’t working and what to do in another way. As a result of what’s going to come up is Effectively, the factor that’s not working is I’m not constant. And that can hold arising as the difficulty is in.
So you possibly can’t truly get to what’s actually occurring since you’re at all times fixing for consistency as an alternative of fixing for the actual trigger. And in order that’s one thing that had come up for me that after I was doing stuff on the final minute that I may, and I used to be scared to do it early as a result of it felt prefer it wouldn’t be as profitable. And in addition I had this entitlement round if I get it executed early, it must be profitable. So I felt like if I get it executed early, and it doesn’t work, I gained’t know why. And it was that was like one of many largest revelations I had is that after I bought it executed early, and I may take away this like nicely, you already know, if it wasn’t final minute would have been higher.
I may truly with my mind offered for it and being development minded about it. Like I didn’t go into any disgrace about or something, I used to be in a position to simply be so goal and be like, Oh, cool. Now there’s not this like floor degree challenge on prime, I can truly remedy for like, what was I considering? And what was I feeling and all these various things. And I may truly, I’ve by no means felt so empowered as I do, having had that have, and really having the ability to diagnose as a result of I used to be getting the work executed early and being constant.
And it’s simply onerous to investigate the information and to be goal about it with out going to disgrace once we’ve been inconsistent. In order that’s just a bit tangent on consistency. It’s not that, nicely, in case you simply podcast twice per week, you’ll positively achieve success, although I do suppose there’s lots of reality to that. It’s not as a result of the consistency itself creates an entitlement to success. So I hope that’s touchdown. So anyway, deciding Mondays Thursdays, that’s what I do, it doesn’t matter what, even when I’ve to document on the final minute.
I’m going to document it, even when it simply no matter is prime of thoughts, no matter expertise I’m having trusting that that’s going to be related. I discover myself as nicely. Even not too long ago, I’ve been like I’ve to have this thought isn’t useful. I’ve to verify I cowl the whole lot. If you happen to’re eager about that, I simply wish to like you may have a little bit alarm bells go off. I’ve to cowl the whole lot is like not trusting that what we’re at the moment saying is sufficient. And this doesn’t imply to not analyze and take into consideration what you’re saying and what assumptions like this has been actually useful for me to appreciate what I have to say that I’m not saying is like, what assumptions am I making in regards to the particular person on the opposite finish?
And lots of occasions it will likely be like, you already know, did they already learn about energy planning or that they already learn about perfectionism or no matter like oh wait however not everybody does and so now I can create for that. However anyway, I believe is de facto necessary with all of that to simply, in case you’re in your head about needing to cowl the whole lot being actually formulaic and strategic, I talked about this within the episode with Alexander that that, for me has been a little bit alarm bell of like, I’m not trusting myself right here, if I’m considering like, I’m not protecting the whole lot.
So I’ve had occasions with the podcast the place I’m like, I simply have to, like, be extra strategic. And I believe that, and I wish to say I used to be considering that approach in regards to the podcast in 2020. Yeah, I wish to say 2020, early 2021. And I do know that just like the podcast episodes, I get essentially the most suggestions about different ones the place I’m similar to, no matter is prime of thoughts will do. And I’m simply gonna let or not it’s okay, that I’m not like protecting the whole lot. I’m simply going to talk. gonna belief and I’m trusting it’ll land with them. And it’ll be useful with for them prefer it and with this episode, my I’m simply yeah, I’ll document this. And I believe it’d be useful.
So after I get strategic about, like, I want to verify like, I’ve an episode on this type of subject. After which episode on this type of subject, prefer it simply ate saps all of the enjoyable experience out of podcasting, and sharing and creating. But additionally, it’s not even my finest stuff after I’m doing that. And in order that’s been an enormous lesson for me is like trusting that no matter is prime of thoughts, no matter feels primary and customary sense to me, no matter feels enjoyable for me, like that may be sufficient. And after I get actually centered as nicely, on not simply my expertise as a creator, but additionally eager about you on the opposite finish of this.
And what does your week at the moment seem like? And what did you go into, like, that’s one thing that I’ve been in a position to have much more perception into, as my enterprise has grown. And as like in PGSD, we now have a whole bunch of shoppers and issues like that, that I now have, like actual folks that I’m getting persistently suggestions. I’m interacting with, I’m actually getting to know that. But it surely’s not similar to, I discovered it actually useful, at the least not simply to create solely eager about me, and never simply to create solely eager about like, what they should hear to be satisfied, not useful in any respect.
As a result of if when in that convincing power, it’s not enjoyable. And I discover that anytime considering like, I must be tremendous strategic, it’s like with this mentality of like, I want to determine the way to persuade folks. And the most effective power I do know that I will be in and Simone Seol, who I really like, not too long ago, not not too long ago, I not too long ago got here throughout is that she stated her advertising technique for her enterprise that’s very profitable is being insanely useful and invite them in, which is one thing that actually resonates with me, so on as nicely.
However yeah, simply trusting that no matter is prime of thoughts, like that, you already know your shit, no matter is prime of thoughts, even in case you’re like me, and also you ramble and go on tangents, and overlook issues or no matter, that’s going to be so invaluable for folks, it’s so useful to simply keep in mind that they don’t want you to say it completely, they only want you to say it. And in addition, it’s simply so relatable and permission giving to additionally like particularly, I imply, you may need a enterprise the place you may have perfectionist.
So I might say most individuals are a perfectionist, whether or not or not they’ll admit it, however to simply be displaying up and doing the factor and never having to be excellent. We have now this concept that individuals solely wish to purchase from skilled, critical companies which might be respectable. And the reality is folks purchase from folks, not they don’t purchase info, they don’t purchase merchandise we’re shopping for from folks. And we’re shopping for, and in Alexander’s episode, we talked about this you want persons are shopping for, particularly in case you promote a service or issues like that.
However I’d say there’s lots of merchandise, this additionally applies to love persons are shopping for your relationship that you’ve with your self, they’ll really feel that and so they need extra of that. And so they’re shopping for a relationship with themselves. And it’s actually simply eager about, none of that equation wants you to be excellent. And actually, the extra critical {and professional} we attempt to be except it’s like actually how it’s that we love displaying up. However I’d say there are various folks that that say like, like, I really like feeling tremendous, like skilled and company and like mix and like washed down and no matter.
So to not say there isn’t that individuals like that. However to simply it’s simply all of this, I believe comes again to trusting that you just’re going to say what you must say when you must say it. Once more, if it’s not podcasting, desirous to do like translating that to no matter platform that it’s. So these have been among the beliefs and I’m simply going to say just a few extra issues that I shared in that put up and I understand that is getting on. That’s not an issue. However I additionally produce other issues I wish to do right this moment in my energy planning. So we’re going to truly wish to point out that as nicely.
This episode wasn’t deliberate. However I had buffer time in my energy planning. So right here we’re. So in that episode, sorry, the Instagram put up a talked about just a few issues about how I’ve adopted not one of the podcasting finest practices. Although I adopted a pair like respectable high quality sound, having the podcast be on all of the podcasting apps like that type of primary distribution stuff. However right here are some things which might be finest practices that I haven’t adopted which have labored for me. As an alternative of getting an expert setup, I take advantage of a reasonable mic.
For many who are questioning the Audio Technica ATR 2100, which is about 100 or so {dollars}, you will get it from Amazon. That is one Tim Ferriss advisable, so I simply purchased it and I didn’t do any analysis on it. And I take advantage of QuickTime. And I simply maintain my mic in my hand whereas I’m recording. I didn’t have a flowery podcast arm, it positively doesn’t have a little bit, you already know, brand hooked up to my microphone or something like that.
Plenty of time I didn’t have it had any headphones on, although I do proper now as a result of I used to be for after I was recording with Alexander, however usually I don’t. I similar to, chat into it into QuickTime, which is free on like every Apple Pc. I don’t know if it comes on Home windows or no matter. And yeah, I simply maintain my mic, and I chat. And proper now I’m simply sitting at my desk, I’m staring out the window. I’m simply chilling, hanging out and enjoyable. And I’ve discovered as nicely, at totally different occasions, recording podcast episodes sitting on my mattress has been actually useful, like, recording someplace actually cozy, the place I really feel it’s simpler to be chatty, simply because I’m having totally different ideas. However I discovered that useful as nicely.
So possibly that helps you in case you don’t like there was a time I like I actually don’t really feel like sitting at my desk and recording. And so I wouldn’t, and I similar to oh, I simply really feel so chatty after I sit on the mattress. And I simply I assume it’s type of like that Slumber Celebration vibe. So I did that for a bunch of episodes. And that was actually nice. So you are able to do stuff like that. And once more, not simply with podcasting with something you’re doing eager about, like, is there someplace like, what, once more, that is all about what wouldn’t it seem like if it was simple. So earlier than recording, I spent about 5 minutes writing out some temporary dot factors. After which I belief myself to say what must be stated.
So I’ve spoken rather a lot to this already. However on the observe of notes, dot factors, scripting episodes, it’s clearly I don’t script this, I might know, this, you wouldn’t write a script, it seems like what I’m saying. However I discover that I actually, like I share finest after I’m off script after I’m simply chatting and riffing. And that’s what I personally love doing after I’m speaking to folks like exploring concepts collectively and that type of factor. And I’m simply chatting. And this episode, I had no notes. And I’m simply wanting on the Instagram posts that I posted, which I assume are my notes in a way, however I used to be like, I’m simply gonna document, Alexander advised it, I believe it’d be a good suggestion. Right here we go.
And I’m trusting that I can similar to, take into consideration my experiences and share what involves thoughts. Like if we’re catching up over a espresso, and also you requested me, Hey, you already know, how’s the podcast going? Inform me about the way you construct that that is the stuff I might say. So I don’t want like if we have been having espresso. I don’t drink espresso. However you already know what I imply? We have been having a espresso, I favor tea in a chai latte on almond milk, then I wouldn’t ask for forgiveness, are you able to give me a second, I’m simply gonna write some dot factors, or I’m simply gonna write a script.
So I get it proper. And so I cowl the whole lot. After which I’ll learn it off to you. Like, I don’t like that vibe. And personally, I discover podcasts {that a} scripted I don’t take pleasure in listening to you, I’m joyful to learn that very same script as an e-mail, however or as a put up, however I simply I like listening to folks chatting away and exploring their concepts. And on this observe as nicely I wish to point out that I used to be speaking with Alexander about how by way of human design and that type of factor that for several types of thinkers, mills and manifesting mills.
The technique is to reply and I’ve coached just a few PGSDers on this after they’ve stated like, I simply I can I can discuss when somebody’s asking me a query like I may very well be interviewed all day or you already know, I may get questions. I’m eager about certainly one of our PGSDers is Kristen, like I can get questions through a like field on my you already know, Instagram tales, however to love provide you with the concepts myself like I simply struggled to try this or like if somebody requested me about my program, I can inform them about it. All my merchandise, but when prefer it’s not prompted then I it feels bizarre to simply acknowledge that I don’t know I simply consider it like I’m at all times responding to you.
And also you may not be right here and also you may not have immediately requested a query, however I’m at all times eager about you that is available in a creepy however I imply, sounds type of creepy, however I’m at all times eager about all of these things, and that I do know what I’m doing. And this can be useful. I even have ideas about I don’t know, like, I don’t know what I loved, and everybody’s gonna discover out, I don’t know what I’m doing. However I’ve sufficient of the time the thought that I do know what I’m doing. And so I’m simply displaying up and sharing and that you just don’t have to consider, you already know, responding in such a…
I wish to say include, that’s not the phrase like simply may be very restricted approach of like somebody must actually immediate you in that second. To know which you could, like reply to an thought you had, or if you’re, you already know, sharing no matter it’s that you just share, that you are able to do that in a approach that, like, I used to be saying to Alexander like, I imply, that is principally what the podcast is, I’m at all times having breakthroughs, and I like sharing them. After which our PGSDers are having breakthroughs. And I like sharing these, like lots of episodes, like, the dependancy to feeling behind that episode is an instance that’s prime of thoughts for me, the place I’m like, Oh, I simply coached to PGSD on this. And this was tremendous useful. I’m not going to talk in regards to the podcast, like, that’s me responding.
There’s nobody within the second, I simply, I don’t really feel like I’m speaking into the void. I really feel like I’m speaking to you, as a result of I’m speaking to you. I additionally really feel like I’m speaking to myself. And I like speaking to myself, I don’t truly stroll round in the course of the day and discuss to myself out loud, although, lots of people try this. There’s no downside with that. However I do discover that this truly helps me get clear on my ideas. And I’ve lots of realizations whereas within the technique of recording. In order nicely, that makes it enjoyable for me, as a result of I’m like, I’m gonna go into this come out of this with a greater understanding that I went in with, and trusting.
And that’s okay, that doesn’t imply I don’t know what I’m speaking about as nicely, prefer it’s holding, you already know, that paradox of like, you will be within the technique of studying one thing and be an skilled on it on the identical time. So yeah, and also you may not have a enterprise the place you’re creating content material, so to discuss your expertise. However there’s nonetheless so many ways in which all of this is applicable. And I would like you to be eager about what are the most effective practices, like in case you write an inventory of like, I ought to, and fill within the clean, you’ll provide you with these. And to simply query them.
And I did this the opposite day, after I was engaged on launch content material for the subsequent PGSD launch, that I used to be writing out, like, you already know, what ought to a launch… What ought to launch content material seem like? And like, it must be critical, and there must be lots of it. And like all these assumptions, I used to be like, let me query that. And it actually like having the time in my energy planning on doing some self teaching that it worn out, most likely about 20 hours value of labor, like I used to be in a position to take 20 hours value of labor off my plate simply by altering the beliefs that I had about what that content material wanted to seem like, and giving myself permission to repurpose previous content material.
And even with the podcast earlier than I’d been like, I don’t like when it’s so humorous. I don’t like when folks repurpose a podcast episode. I simply need each episode to be a brand new one. After which I query that, and it’s a type of issues I’ve heard myself say so many occasions, I’m like, let me simply maintain up a second. I say for instance, Tim Ferriss podcast, I really like his podcast, he repurposes previous episodes. I nonetheless love his podcasts like why my perception felt so proof primarily based, and but I’ve listened to episodes which have been reshard and various things like that.
So anyway, I gave myself permission to search out episodes of this was for the clear relaxation sequence. To seek out some previous episodes, it was tremendous useful. And like, it was simply so enjoyable to hear again to an episode that I did. I believe it was in 2019 on clear relaxation, possibly even 2018 most likely 2019. And I used to be like, I nonetheless train this like, why do I’ve to recite it? And there’s positively nuance that I can add to it. However particularly if you’re simply beginning getting you already know, you’re training with clear relaxation, you don’t want all of the nuance like why am I making myself rewrite the whole lot from scratch?
In order that’s one thing I would like you to be eager about as nicely. Do you may have this expectation on your self that the whole lot needs to be new and authentic, you type of have a shared it earlier than and to simply give your self permission to repurpose to utilize what your previous self created and to know that once we’re terrified of repurposing, we’re eager about ourselves. And when have been keen to do it, we’re eager about the particular person on the opposite finish, notably the one who was solely simply discovered you and who isn’t going to return into the depth of your archives.
We are likely to usually create for the OG followers who’re by no means going to purchase from us, as an alternative of eager about the brand new individuals who actually wish to work with us and actually wish to purchase and in addition understanding that your finest folks like they wish to hear it once more. So anyway, that was actually useful. Just a bit aspect tangent all about that. And I believe I wrote I’m not concise to the purpose in any respect. I am going on tangents and love weaving concepts collectively. Sure, I’ve proof supplied proof of that, on this episode. And I believe with that, it’s actually like I’ve simply given myself permission to speak how I truly discuss. I’m verbose, I share lengthy winded variations of issues.
And that’s okay, I don’t should spend all this time attempting to love actually, it may take me two hours, I’ve executed this earlier than, two hours to try to write a really concise wish to say what I’m saying on this episode, it will take me longer to jot down it in an Instagram caption, if I’ve bought my perfectionism handbrake on, if I don’t, it’ll take me say 10 minutes. To write down these concepts that I believe this put up that I wrote, possibly took eight minutes, I wish to say, as a result of I used to be similar to, I’m simply going to share. In order that ideas useful, I’m simply going to share, however after I take into consideration this needs to be excellent. And this has to cowl the whole lot, there’s that perception once more, then it is rather time consuming.
On the identical time, I can very simply the perfections energy ups I ship out. And in case you’re not signed up for them, you possibly can enroll through the hyperlink in my bio within the present notes, samlaurabrown.com/energy, I ship out every single day, a two to 3 sentence e-mail that If you happen to take pleasure in this podcast, you’re gonna love them, as a result of it’s going to be little reminders which might be going that will help you get out of your personal approach that they’re at all times going to really feel like they arrive within the excellent time. So I extremely encourage you to join them. However I write them tremendous simply, I can write a couple of month’s value in an hour fairly simply. And my mind actually thinks that approach.
However after I try to it’s simply so fascinating after I try to do the identical factor, however have or not it’s excellent, it takes so lengthy. And oftentimes I get to 80% executed and I simply surrender on it, or I get it executed, it’s not ok to ever be revealed. So that is all nearly how to consider your self and your work in a approach that makes it simple to indicate up, and giving myself permission to be chatty to not see it as an issue that I’ve simply gone on 50 tangents and have all these open loops that I’ll by no means shut for you. Sorry about that. However I simply have given myself permission.
And to let myself weave concepts gonna be like, Oh, that is like that. And that is like that. And I’m simply trusting that you just prefer it and I’m trusting in case you don’t, that you’ll not be listening to the podcast anymore. And you can find your folks to hearken to and be taught from. So it’s actually that belief, trusting that the best way you’re going to do it’ll work. And also you don’t should, like, I believe all these finest practices are individuals who have executed issues a sure approach. And it labored and stated, Okay, nicely everybody else ought to do it like this manner as a result of it labored for me.
It’s like me if I used to be saying, Okay, nicely, your podcast episodes must be 60 to 90 minutes lengthy, you must chat with out having them edited, you must have, you already know, very temporary dot factors going lots of tangents. That’s not why this podcast is profitable, it’s profitable, as a result of I’m doing it in a approach that has allowed me to speak my concepts successfully, to have you ever really feel like I’m inside your head. And that enables me to do it many times and once more. Like we’re in 300 and one thing episodes on the time I’m recording this. And it’s actually like, it’s not that any of this stuff that I’m mentioning is why it’s profitable. It’s as a result of I’ve been true to myself, and be keen to discover that alongside the best way.
I believe there are just a few episodes that I attempted scripting like possibly this can work. Oh, no, I don’t resonate with doing it that approach. I truly discover the extra notes I write which I can really feel like I do if I’m in my head about it. And being a perfectionist about I’m like, I have to cowl the whole lot or no matter. I imply, that mentality, I’ll write extra notes. And I discover it a lot more durable to get my level throughout as a result of I’m attempting to learn these notes that I’ve, as an alternative of I’m simply chatting and trusting myself. So none of that is like, nicely, I have to not do it Sam’s approach. Sam’s approach is to do it in a approach that’s simple for me.
So in case you’re going to do in Sam’s approach you do it in a approach that’s simple for you, and it’s most likely gonna look totally different, it may look precisely the identical, nevertheless it may not. And that’s such a good looking factor. So I wrote I share lots of my very own private growth journey. Most of it captured in actual time earlier than I’m an skilled on the concepts that I’m sharing. So like I discussed earlier than, that paradox of being you already know a piece in progress and a learner on the identical time has been an skilled and understanding that each of these issues will be true. Additionally, I don’t have the podcast edited. So it contains arms and ahhs me shedding my practice of thought, each from time to time and me misspeaking.
So yeah, generally I’ll say one thing out, like sharing an thought and be like, I really feel like I may have defined that higher. And I publish it anyway. And I belief that with the observe of claiming it many times and once more. As a result of there are like just a few key issues that I’m sharing once more, and once more, like each episode, I may need a unique spin on issues, however I’m sharing the identical stuff many times. So I let or not it’s okay. And I’m like trusting that it’s nonetheless going to be useful for you. And that actually for this to be useful for you, like, even generally it’s that is so I discover actually useful to consider, like, generally your podcast, I simply wish to hear somebody discuss, like only a thought, like, they only wish to hear you discuss.
And it’s simply so humorous to consider, I simply take into consideration Alexander James, who I’ve been doing this episode, as a result of I simply interviewed him, I might simply hearken to him discuss for an hour, simply his power is so grounded and calming to me. I don’t actually hear what he says I clearly it’s tremendous useful. However I additionally like, simply wish to hear him discuss. So it’s eager about, like, your folks simply wish to hear you discuss. And for me, after I’m listening to a podcast, if I simply get one little thought that I hadn’t thought earlier than I had, or possibly intellectually knew, however I hadn’t considered it in that approach. That’s so worthwhile.
And it’s understanding that like, while you’re gonna have these moments listening to those podcasts is unquestionably I might not be capable of choose what sentences of mine created that feeling for you. And so it’s trusting that that’s taking place. So what else do we now have? That was it, principally, and I discussed about not doing interviews, and simply doing that my approach and never being on this mentality of like, I have to do interviews to develop the podcast to simply belief that I can do a solo present.
And that’s tremendous, that that’s greater than tremendous that I really like solo exhibits. So that’s the whole lot I actually wish to share in the remainder of that course of. I stated, the entire above. Oh, wait, no. What did I say this method to podcasting turns many individuals off my podcast, and is what makes others raving followers. And it really works. As a result of all of this helps me to launch my perfectionism handbrake and present up totally. The entire above was my reply to what would podcasting seem like if it was simple, and that is going to look totally different for everybody.
For some simple podcasting seems like writing the script and state-of-the-art technical setup. And that’s a good looking factor. Don’t do a podcast like me do a podcast such as you. FYI, not one of the above it precludes my mind from telling me that my episodes aren’t ok, and many others. I’ve simply needed to be taught to disregard that voice and hit publish anyway, as that voice doesn’t appear to be going wherever. And in case you don’t do podcasting, simply apply this to no matter it’s that you just do. This isn’t truly about podcasting.
So I really feel like there’s much more I may say, However on that observe that this isn’t truly about podcasting, sit with that for a minute, apply this to what’s related to you. Do it your approach, it’s secure to do it your approach it’s secure to be in stream. It’s safer to really feel simple. It’s safer to really feel unprofessional, within the sense that it’s not polished, that it’s not excellent. It’s secure to be in stream. It’s secure to be in stream. Okay, with that stated, I hope this was useful. If it was please take a screenshot tag me on Instagram I’m @perfectionismproject. I’d be having a good looking day and I’m going to speak to you within the subsequent episode.
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