Been figuring out how podcasting might fit into my life … for years 🙃
So, for literal years … like maybe as many as 8 or 9 … I’ve been intending to “podcast”.
Only, what that might look like for me that might resemble any sort of organized attempt which could ALSO (in the end) be suitable for sharing as a body of work - THAT has pretty much eluded me.
Not even going to say ‘until now’ - here where it would fit so elegantly - because I can’t 😅
I’m still unclear on content.
But there IS a bit of pattern forming (irregular and wandering, as one might expect coming from this quarter)
Which in turn means that finally, the organization has an opportunity to come clearer.
One of the things I can see that was a big piece of why it’s taken this long, apart from how to “umbrella” the content-yet-to-come from this zone of the Cross of the Unexpected that’s central to who I am and how I’m Designed - is I didn’t have the energy to experiment with and investigate the tools or any particular interest in tackling the learning curve of the tech side.
It just wasn’t there. Couldn’t guess how many microphones, for example, that I’ve been through - testing and not figuring out what’s the right solution.
I really could have benefited I think from someone saying “here - this is the combination of tools”
And it would have arrived at my doorstep as a boxed kit with plug and play directions.
Maybe some prompts for exploring different formats of podcasts.
Maybe some suggestions for how to think about including podcasting in my life and business - gradually and as part of a bigger vision for content making.
Hmm it sounds like I could be crafting a next offering - for someone 🤔 … creating offers can be like that.
Like the cool inventions that humans are still coming up with - these offer things are often a result of solving problems for ourselves. And then sharing that solution forward - via transactions.
Not saying that’s on my to-do list, just noticing how quickly my thoughts flowed there as I was typing this out 😋
Anyway, back to the saga of my protracted dance with podcasting as a content media. And another reason why I think it’s taken so long…
I have not (even still I don’t think) grasped the power of my own spoken word.
And yet, it’s in my Design … to be affecting people with my thoughts (which can only be delivered by vocal or written words at this point eh?)
And also, I think … actually, scratch that, I know (‘cause I can see how it’s very true) …now that it’s ultimately turning out to be so so easy … that it’s hard to wrap mind around that it’s valuable.
Like it’s not enough of a struggle to recognize it that way or something weird like that 😅
There’s also all this strategy that’s possible (and usually encouraged) if there’s some sort of clear niche path that’s being taken … ahead of time.
That’s just not how I function.
Makes for interesting marketing challenges to be sure. How to know what the message is - BEFORE - the message arrives.
Yeah that sort of challenge :)
So anyway, yeah I’ve tried a lot of different tools and softwares and storage and distribution this and that.
Thought about content possibilities and content schedules off and on over the years.
Dabbled in publishing a little audio.
Considered what I really have actual energy for and what I don’t… what format one or short) almost entirely to what would seem - no avail.
And then the Anchor app came along.
Today, about 18mos after discovering it and recording a handful of random shorts… episode #0001 has just been published.
Maybe you’ll find some nuggets inside … or at least laugh here and there.
And will there be an Episode #0002?
We shall see :)
Here we go -
https://anchor.fm/theplanetandrea/episodes/0001---Christy-Langman---Unschooling--valuing-play-as-an-adult--Human-Design--more-e1da7uo