Back like I never left memory lane. For years people said I needed to have a podcast. I think it was because people kept asking my opinion on a lot of things and I gladly shared. But I wanted to have a podcast that mattered to me. Something that I felt was of value to share with others. It took a minute for me to figure that out and when I did, the podcast was a hit with my blog community.
When A Toast To Truths came out there weren’t many podcasts talking about the real tea of running a business. Not the cute things people like to share in order for you to buy their course, book, masterclass, etc. But the real nitty gritty behind the scenes mess that entrepreneurs have to deal with. Like being betrayed or dealing with mental health problems while running a business. Or even homelessness because you decided to follow a dream. These and so many other topics that at the time were taboo to speak about publicly were what I felt needed to be discussed. So, myself and my guests did.
I carefully curated who would be a guest. The people I chose had to be legit and practically everyone I knew personally. That helped. Lessens the risk of having a fraud on there. Oops….that ended up happening but that story is not one I have talked about publicly or feel I will. I spoke to that person about the story they concocted and decided to move on with my life and wish them well at the same time.
Anyway, today there are millions of podcasts out there. Honestly, I don’t even listen to podcasts like I did years ago. Too many of them sound exactly the same. The only difference is the sound of the podcaster’s voices.
Would I ever create another podcast?
I don’t know. I tried it. People listened. Sponsors bought ads. I reached that 10,000-download milestone.
Yet, I still didn’t see myself doing that long term. I tend to do things for no more than 3 years for the most part then get bored. I’m not a flake by any means. I just know I refuse to keep going when there’s nothing left to give or do. Yet, this month I will be entering year 13 in education and I’m in year 14 of blogging. So maybe I do, do some things for a long time. Things I enjoy and are good at?
A Toast To Truths was a season of my blog journey that was at the height of my busyness. I was booked and busy. Then I ended it at the end of 2019. It seems like I knew 2020 was coming because I was ending a lot of things related to my blog by the end of 2019. This podcast is one of those things. And I will cherish the memories of creating something I still believe is of value to anyone who listens.
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