Wrapping up 2017 by revisiting an old theme as we move into 2018. Here's your show.
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This is a throwback or review of a topic I addressed back in February 2017: how to better cope with (and perhaps even embrace) your "inner critic" that wants to cut you down. I always liked that episode, so i was pleasantly surprised when I heard Chandler Bolt's Episode 26 of the Self-Publishing School. Don't be scared away by the topic (if you're not into the idea of publishing a book) -- his guest was T. Harv Eker and the entire episode was great... but one part in particular stuck out.
Take a listen to this shorter-than-average episode and let me know what you think (of both the content and the timing; I'm thinking that 10 to 12 minutes might be a better length than 20?). As always, 701-645-3742 (a.k.a. 701-645-ERIC) or email me (eric) at ericast.com -- or find my wherever finer social media is found.
When an interesting opportunity comes along... what should you say? Here's your show.
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When unintentional caffeine induces insomnia, you get an unusual episode... but the thought still carries through. This week, inspired by advice from PR strategist Arik Hanson, I juxtapose the advice from Jenna McCarthy on Modern Ontrapreneur (and, yes, their brand spells it "Ontrapreneur") with advice from Natalie Janji on the Achieve Your Goals podcast with Hal Elrod (and Jon Berghoff, who's filling in for Hal while Hal is undergoing cancer treatments).
These are both episodes from 2017, but the conversation really goes back to 2015 and even 2012 (and to the beginning of human history, I suppose) with podcaster-bloggers like Michael Hyatt:
How to Say No Without Feeling Guilty [Podcast S06E04] - Michael Hyatt
#027: How to Say No Without Feeling Guilty [Podcast] - Michael Hyatt
5 Reasons Why You Need to Get Better at Saying “No” - Michael Hyatt
Note (and this is bonus show-notes material not discussed in the podcast) that this isn't about dealing with rejection and being told "No," like Jia Jiang discusses. This is you (or me) saying "No" to yourself or to other people. Or, per Jenna McCarthy and Arik Hansen, saying "Yes".
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Have you ever wondered what it takes to make an Ericast episode? Here's your show.
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In what might possibly be the dullest Ericast ever (and one of the longer episodes, though it's only about a half-hour -- hang in there!) this is a narration of the entire episode-creation process, from logging in and plugging in the microphone (which was harder than it should be!) to hitting "publish" (and then coming back to tweak the posting).
In some ways I really hate to put this into the Ericast archive (especially right before the Minnesota Blogger Convention, since this will be the episode that any new friends will encounter if they rush out to listen and learn more about me) but I wanted to bond with longtime listeners and true friends-of-the-Ericast who might wonder why I disappear for long stretches of time. No, it's not rocket surgery, but it isn't trivial.
Better episodes are ahead, but I'd love your feedback on this one. Questions? Ideas? Call 701-645-ERIC (a.k.a. 701-645-3742) and let me know!
Yes, I've been gone awhile. But it's not like I don't have things to talk about. Maybe that's why I've been gone awhile. Want the scoop? Here's your show.
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Thanks, anonymous person, for the text message of encouragement! This episode is a list/discussion/monologue of some potential future episodes (proving that I really do have topics in store... "the list of episodes is strong but the podcasting motivation is weak"?)
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What's it all about? No, not the deep meaning-of-life stuff, but the purpose of this podcast?
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I was pondering how I was going to frame this show and then heard something from Clay Shaver at Remodeling Clay podcast.
"Everytime I meet someone face to face from a Podcast I listen to... my first thought is 'did he have a stroke?' I'm a 1.8x Guy." @RemodlingClay | 9:17 AM - 6 Oct 2016
Clay's perspective on the reason behind podcasting. (I adopted this without even realizing it: "Here's your show.")
Joe Rogan. Background pocast? The exception to the rule?
We don't say "the" in front of freeways in the Twin Cities, and that would sound weird. They're just numbers. "This morning, I'll take 35E to work. I exit before I hit 94 so traffic isn't bad. It slows down around 494, though." (494 and 694 form the "beltway" around the downtowns that 94 runs through on its way up to North Dakota)
“For Southern Californians in particular, hella represents a crucial shibboleth separating the two major regions of the state" Bonus points if you know where the term "shibboleth" comes from without Googling.
Hella reminds me a line from a TV commercial: "Just say Stella!" Or is it Pella? Or is it "use" and not "say"? And what's it for? What a horrible jingle if I can't remember any of that?
Seasons as a podcast structure. They can be good. They provide natural breaks and entry/exit points. But they only work with a themed show. If I get into batching the Ericast, I might do it "silently" and do themes that amount to seasons. My fear in that is setting an awful tone because the pre-recorded episodes don't take national (or personal) events into account.
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For most people, summer is a chance to relax and unwind. Maybe it will be.
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This episode features a new Audio-Technica microphone! Let me know if you like how it sounds.
The Ericast, which in 2005 was a weekly 20 minute podcast, is now "several times a year." That's a nod and a tease to Vince Miller's podcast.
What's the Spring 2017 summary? Moab in March. April - Warren Nelson. Then back-to-back "Men's Conferences". May - Hot air balloon ride for Candela and the Small Business Expo (like Get Motivated). We've been at our new church for exactly a year, give or take a few days, and every few weeks I bump into someone who realizes that and says, "I had no idea you'd left Berean!"
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This is going to be a bit of a travelogue. So when you ask, "Where did you go with your daughter?" ... here's your show.
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I'm a little tired. And, podcasts are just too hard. I'm going to be talking for about 20 minutes, so that's 20 minutes. But there's about a half-hour of show-prep before that, typing up some notes and figuring out what I'm talking about. And then there's at least a half hour, probably closer to 45 minutes, of copying and pasting code to putz with the feed.
Maybe I'm just reeling a bit from the loss of the Minnov8 podcast, which closed after 400 episodes.
And if I had an income stream, I'd hire out the podcast production, but I think my time is cheaper than that.
So, I'm looking for some feedback on the future of the show. As you can tell, it's not very regular. I love doing it, and I have plenty of content to make it weekly, but I'm starting to think that an erratic podcast is worse than none at all.
One good excuse for the delay, though, was a little family getaway. Highlights:
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When you can't find the podcast that talks about the topic you want, you recreate it and hope that someone points out the source material to you. Let's see if that works! Here's your show.
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Well, it's been awhile, and there's a reason I was called back to the show. Want a personal episode? Here's your show.
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Let's reduce the show notes down to some links...
You never quite know what's going to drive me back to do a podcast episode, and this week it's a profound throwaway comment from my boss. Curious? Here's your show.
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"Not since 2011 has the Ericast been confronted with a five-syllabale year! How will we survive 2017?!?"
Remember when the world was going to end in 2012? (or 2000? or 1999?)
Exciting task over break: We cleaned up Studio A. Now featuring "a desk on a desk"
"Between the extremes of 'arrogance' and 'self-loathing,' kindness forms a healthy range of 'confidence with humility.'"
In the context of conservative religious positions, or some extreme political positions (not necessarily politically conservative)
We decided that the right "balance" is to be confident in what you believe you know, but humble enough to know you might be wrong, and that the driving force behind that balance is kindness to keep an open heart and listen to others.
Roger Thompson defined balance as something you're always "moving through" -- you never "achieve it". As a person, that's true -- try standing on one foot. You're not a pile of rocks on a beach, that are stacked to be balanced and then stay there.
The extremes you have to guard against are arrogance on the confidence side, and self-loathing on the humility side.
And I'll admit that I'm sufficiently in touch with myself that I've been able to identify both in myself.