What I Have Learned About Podcasting- Monday Morning Review

Recently I have been starting to get a lot of questions about podcasting, so I thought for this weeks Monday Morning Review I would share some of the things i’ve learned from my first 28 Weeks as a Podcaster.

Be Genuinely Curious

I have a theory that Human Beings are attracted to authenticity, one thing that I have done totally consciously is to make sure I only interview people I am genuinely interested in. I will talk the ear off anyone I find interesting and In my view the audience enjoys that. I certainly enjoy it.

Scratch your own itch

This probably ties into the above point but its important to emphasis this. If you are doing a podcast to be rich and famous then you won’t last long. You have to enjoy it, the planning, the conversations, the editing, the work. There is a lot that goes into it.

The reason I started this podcast and the reason I keep doing it is because 1) I find people interesting and 2) I believe that stories are important.

Scratch your own itch and the worst case scenario is you’ll have fun and learn a few things.

The BEST Are Generous

One thing I have found common amongst all the high achievers I have spoken to is that they are all generous. English Premiership Coach of the Year Pat Lam went into great detail on the leadership structure he has implemented at Bristol, Toyota Verblitz Head Coach Simon Cron told me some incredibly valuable information on how he changed the culture at Norths, Michael Hooper shared with me some of the struggles he has had and what he has learned growing up as Captain of the Wallabies and mental performance coach Dave Diggle gave some insight into how to properly form teams. None of them had to talk to me let alone share that kind of knowledge.

Something I have come to realise is that when you share something that you know, you actually learn as well.

Perfection is just an excuse

In my view the magic of podcasting is found in its imperfection. Real conversations aren’t perfect, but that’s why its so appealing. Put stuff out there, assess and improve.

This could be a complete delusion on my part, but I feel like my listeners are going on this journey with me.

Back Yourself

When I first started this I assumed that I would be speaking to my friends who I played with and against. I figured, that as a no name it would be very difficult to get big names to speak to me. I was wrong. (Please note, I have enjoyed the hell out of talking to my mates who are lesser known, but to me just as interesting)

The first episode I did Australias’ greatest Hooker Tatafu Polota-nau retired on the show, episode 5 I spoke to Pat Lam (a legend), then All Blacks Captain Kieran Read, then Michael Hooper.

Im speaking to a 2 x World Cup winning coach this week.

I have had quite a few people not reply to me, but that doesn’t hurt anywhere near as much as I though it might.

People are really supportive if they see someone having a go. This has been a pleasant surprise.

Be Patient and willing to go the distance

Every week I go on Matty Whites Breakfast Show on 1170 SEN. I asked one of his producers about podcasting and what all the successful podcasts he has seen have in common. His advice has been repeated to me time and time again since then.

“ To be honest mate, unless you are a big established name it won’t happen overnight, you have to keep patient, work hard at it and realise that you are going to be doing this for years before you get anywhere”.

I have stuck this on my wall as reminder for the days I get frustrated.

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