1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:09,800 So absolutely, podcast or burnout is something that happens. 2 00:00:09,800 --> 00:00:14,760 And in fact, we were just talking about that stat that only 18% of current podcasts are 3 00:00:14,760 --> 00:00:15,760 active. 4 00:00:15,760 --> 00:00:19,920 And I think one of the reasons why this happens is because we aren't getting that instant 5 00:00:19,920 --> 00:00:22,440 gratification with a podcast. 6 00:00:22,440 --> 00:00:30,720 When we don't get that instant gratification, we wonder if it's working. 7 00:00:30,720 --> 00:00:36,440 But when you accept that a podcast is going to take delayed gratification, meaning it's 8 00:00:36,440 --> 00:00:45,120 if you spend the time, if you spend the effort and the consistency to not only build it and 9 00:00:45,120 --> 00:00:48,760 continue to create episodes, but also promote it and feel really proud about what you're 10 00:00:48,760 --> 00:00:53,120 doing, that gratification is going to come in the future. 11 00:00:53,120 --> 00:00:57,600 And so that is the key to staying away from podcast or burnout, one of the keys, I would 12 00:00:57,600 --> 00:00:59,160 say. 13 00:00:59,160 --> 00:01:01,920 And then the ways that you can set yourself up for success. 14 00:01:01,920 --> 00:01:04,440 So I'm a really organized person. 15 00:01:04,440 --> 00:01:07,200 I will be first to admit that slightly, slightly. 16 00:01:07,200 --> 00:01:09,160 Yeah, just over the top. 17 00:01:09,160 --> 00:01:15,240 But the things that I really need to do in order to get my podcast on track, the first 18 00:01:15,240 --> 00:01:19,560 thing I really like to do is I like to make sure that I'm chunking down my tasks. 19 00:01:19,560 --> 00:01:26,720 So I'm not just saying I need to do this episode, and then thinking of all of the things that 20 00:01:26,720 --> 00:01:28,920 I need to do in order for that to happen. 21 00:01:28,920 --> 00:01:33,960 Instead, what I'm going to do is I'm going to say today, I'm going to vet if I'm doing 22 00:01:33,960 --> 00:01:40,000 an interview style podcast, for example, I'm going to vet 10 potential guests today, I'm 23 00:01:40,000 --> 00:01:44,840 going to send them an email, and I'm going to respond to them as they come through. 24 00:01:44,840 --> 00:01:51,800 And then another example would be tomorrow, let's do let's, let's film, or let's record 25 00:01:51,800 --> 00:01:56,160 our intro and outro for the next three episodes. 26 00:01:56,160 --> 00:02:02,120 So you're going to chunk those tasks down so that they just feel a little bit more manageable. 27 00:02:02,120 --> 00:02:07,240 And then the second thing I would definitely recommend would be, this one is kind of funny. 28 00:02:07,240 --> 00:02:12,460 And I've heard this from I think it's from James Clear, I'm not quite sure who told me 29 00:02:12,460 --> 00:02:21,000 about this, but if you add your tasks into your calendar, that is going to be a key way 30 00:02:21,000 --> 00:02:23,080 to make it happen for you. 31 00:02:23,080 --> 00:02:27,200 So I start to recognize how long a task will take me. 32 00:02:27,200 --> 00:02:32,680 So it takes me an hour to record an intro and an outro for three episodes, for instance. 33 00:02:32,680 --> 00:02:35,640 So let's add that to Monday at 10am. 34 00:02:35,640 --> 00:02:40,480 So I know Monday at 10am, according to my calendar, I'm recording those intro and outro. 35 00:02:40,480 --> 00:02:41,600 That's just what I do. 36 00:02:41,600 --> 00:02:43,360 That's what I'm not going to get distracted. 37 00:02:43,360 --> 00:02:47,880 I'm not going to let myself, you know, oh, choose to get a coffee instead. 38 00:02:47,880 --> 00:02:49,240 Okay, maybe sometimes. 39 00:02:49,240 --> 00:02:54,720 But what I'm going to do is I'm going to create that dedicated time and I treat it like it's 40 00:02:54,720 --> 00:02:56,160 a meeting with myself. 41 00:02:56,160 --> 00:03:01,360 But I had to show up for myself accountability for my for my calendar. 42 00:03:01,360 --> 00:03:06,160 And then the third thing that I love to suggest, and it's something that I do regularly, I'm 43 00:03:06,160 --> 00:03:09,480 a visual, I'm very visual person. 44 00:03:09,480 --> 00:03:13,940 And so this is definitely for the podcast listener out there who is very visual like 45 00:03:13,940 --> 00:03:15,000 me. 46 00:03:15,000 --> 00:03:21,000 I like to see every step of the way of my episode. 47 00:03:21,000 --> 00:03:26,360 So I have this thing, I use Trello and Trello is a basically a project management tool if 48 00:03:26,360 --> 00:03:28,360 you haven't heard of it. 49 00:03:28,360 --> 00:03:35,440 And you can take an episode one episode and you can in this in this template that I use, 50 00:03:35,440 --> 00:03:40,240 I move it along, I check off the boxes when I'm done with a task. 51 00:03:40,240 --> 00:03:42,880 And it feels so gratifying. 52 00:03:42,880 --> 00:03:47,760 When you finally move an episode into the completion folder. 53 00:03:47,760 --> 00:03:53,520 So yeah, that is something that I do consistently every week. 54 00:03:53,520 --> 00:03:55,600 It's something that I live by. 55 00:03:55,600 --> 00:04:00,400 And in fact, I do offer it for free on my website. 56 00:04:00,400 --> 00:04:03,360 So I know we're going to put that in the show notes for you. 57 00:04:03,360 --> 00:04:10,740 So please go ahead and go use that Trello is a free subscription as well. 58 00:04:10,740 --> 00:04:14,280 So that's something you can do straight away. 59 00:04:14,280 --> 00:04:34,440 And yeah, take advantage of that strategy that I use.