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Two Years Behind the Mic: From Bet to Passion Project

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Celebrating two years of podcasting that began as a workplace bet and evolved into a consistent creative outlet. What started as a challenge has become a journey of finding my voice and building confidence behind the microphone.

• Started the podcast when colleagues bet I couldn't do it
• Learned that consistency is the key to podcasting success, despite adult responsibilities
• Found my authentic voice over time through repetition and practice
• The microphone exposes authenticity – if you're fake, listeners will know
• Planning to expand in year three with guests, video format, and possibly AI elements
• Shoutout to KMDA Studios and ND Life Adventures YouTube channel for inspiration

Check out ND Life Adventures on YouTube for great advice and adventures – I've learned a lot from her show and think you will too.


Speaker 1:

Hey, what's going on? Welcome back to the Come On you Know podcast, where we turn Thursdays into Fridays and Fridays into the weekend. No, we don't, anyway, that would be magic. So this episode I want to talk about my two years and running show. Two years anniversary, that's right. 24 months plus of me just sitting down talking garbage and you all keep listening. Yeah, two-year anniversary. Just want to shout this out and I mean this is not like therapy, but if it was like, my copay would probably be covered by now, but page will probably be covered by now. But anywho, we're getting a little bit more professional. We have a studio covering us and me and hopefully, if I figure it out, work with a couple of people. People, I'm gonna try to have an ai avatar, not the most privy on the tech, but I do what I can, but I want to talk about that.

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So, anyway, how did I start? I started off of a bet. I was at work. I said, hey, you know, off of a bet I was at work. I said, hey, you know, I should start a podcast. Folks at work said, hey, you can't do it. I said don't tell me I can't, because I will and I'll make you the butt of my joke Jokes and I did it. So, anyway, I started it, I learned how to do it and guess what? I learned how to do it at work. So jokes on you work. I spent your time, your hours, on learning how to do this and well, I guess the joke's not on them because I'm still working there, but anyway, I do want to discuss my journey.

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For anyone that's out there that wants to do this, consistency, like I've learned, consistency is the key. It's very hard to be consistent at this age. I'm an adult, have a career, have responsibilities, I want to go home, I'm tired, and being consistent in a hobby is rough. All you adults out there that know what I'm talking about like, hey, I'm with you, you're with me. This started out as a bet, which I didn't win anything, even though I won. But being consistent with something like this is like I respect it, although people there are people that just pump out garbage and I hear it and I listen, but at least it's consistent garbage. So it's like, hey, if they take the garbage out on Monday, blah, it goes out on Monday, but at least it's consistent. So but you know, I kept going and I will continue to keep going and I will continue to make things sharper, make it better, and I will. I will. So like I, and I will, I will. So, like I said, I started with a bet.

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Folks at work said, hey, I dare you, you won't do it. I said, don't ever dare me because I'm going to do it. And I did and so, yeah, like I'm not, I'm old, so I'm not into the followers thing and I have a million followers all bet. Now I don't, I have close to the opposite end of a million, but I don't know what that means and I'm getting there. But you know, it's, it's for fun, um, but yeah, but I do want to talk about what changed in the past two years.

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So a coworker of mine listened in when I first started and he said, hey, man, you found your voice. I'm like, well, I mean, I never lost it, I am who I am. But that is a thing. Once you get into this type of environment entertainment and you listen to yourself, you may hate yourself, you may hate how you sound, you may hate what you say, all that stuff, but I am very comfortable with myself in the real world. But that doesn't necessarily translate into like the entertainment world and this and people listening to what you say. But I am.

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But when you first start it doesn't turn out that way. Like when I first started, I was like, oh yeah, I don't. Like I cut a lot, I stopped a lot and I hurt myself. I'm like, no, that's choppy, this and that. But now you put a and in real life, like before, like I was always like, hey, you put a mic in front of me, I'm okay. But put a mic in front of me, empty screen, it's like, eh, I wasn't okay in the beginning, but now I am.

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It's been a long time and I could do this on the fly and it's just reps and so I respect people in the entertainment industry because it's just really reps. It really is. So get your reps in. This is my advice If you're trying to do this. I learned that reps will do you well.

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So other reflections that I've had I've learned that talking to a mic will kind of expose you. Like if you're bad, you're bad. If you're not, if you're fake, it'll like the mic will find out. If you're not, it'll help you out. But I've learned people will kind of watch I don't know stupid videos, cat videos before they share your podcast because you're just another human being.

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But you just got to keep going, and I'm always a fan of progression and progressing and I will. But you just got to keep going. I'm not there yet with the pod-keezy, but you know I will keep going and consistency always beats following and applause and all that stuff. Like you know, some coworkers have told me, some other listeners have told me like, yeah, I listened to your advice, I liked it, I adhered to it and it has produced X and it has produced Y, but it's like, okay, well, I also learn and live and all that. So, anyway, I do want to shout out my fake fans. You all have acted like you were fans. You haven't reposted, whatever that means, but I still appreciate you all anyway. So, but you know, big shout out to me for being my biggest supporter. That's just classic me. I am and I will continue to be.

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But anyway, so, like I want to talk about, like my vision, forward my bigger goals, and I may want to do like a video version. I'm going to have guests, I may have spinoffs and I know you all are like yo man, you got the mini me podcast going on, but I have big vision ideas and I will execute them. That's the thing. I can't not execute all the ideas that I have. So, looking forward to year three, I'll be louder, sharper, you know, maybe with a better mic stand. Or bet my mic stand is not bad, I really do. I want to have guests because I think I can do well. Well, I'm not going to say, I'm going to think like I will do well with guests and it'll be entertaining, it'll be fun.

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But here's the two years to the mic, to the madness. You know the movement. Everything that I've done has been fun and it's, it's comfortable. Now and I would, anyone that wants to do it, I would push you towards doing it. Just find your voice, just find, find your footing, find like your grounding, all that stuff, and you could do it. You could do it. And it won't be. It's not like, oh, I don't know what to say, like you'll find out what to say. Get a couple of episodes under your belt, you'll rock out. But anyway, yes, it's a short episode, but just wanted to pat myself on the back. It's been two years, two big, big ones, and I will continue to do this.

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And for all of you that have been listening. I may, I'm I don't know if I said this, but I'm going to try to do the ai avatar and have him talk, but that it's a little bit beyond my technical expertise, but I don't care, I'm gonna keep trying, um, and doing what I need to do. So, anyway, another shout out to KMDA Studios. And hey, I do want to shout out like I love her YouTube channel. It's called ND Life Adventures, dory good friend co-worker. Like she gives like dope advice, adventures, great film. And YouTube co-worker. Like she gives like dope advice, adventures, great film in youtube.

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Um, if you listen to me, please check out. I know like, like that's a thing. Uh, youtube podcast thing. It's like, yeah, check out, blah, blah. But hey, I've learned a lot. She doesn't know this, but I've learned a lot. Hey, I've learned a lot. She doesn't know this, but I've learned a lot from her show and it's really good. So check it out. And yeah, just keep listening. Got big things coming and word up See you later. Come on, you know, podcast. I'm out. Sola got.