211: My Biggest Lessons From 4 Million Podcast Downloads
Side Hustle Pro
Nicaila Matthews Okome | Side Hustle Pro Media
4.8 • 1.8K Ratings
🗓️ 31 July 2020
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
Four years, and four million podcast downloads later, I’m continuing to share with you the lessons I have learned along this journey. I never thought I’d leave my job to do podcasting full-time, but I’ve grown a lot, personally and professionally, and am dedicated to helping you grow as well.
Of course I had dreams of success, but when I started, I just wanted to gain inspiration from my guests, and figure out how to use the talents and skills that I had. I didn’t know where my path would lead, but I tested things out and they didn’t always work. There was definitely a lot of trial and error involved, but that only lit a fire in me to succeed. I put what I learned from research, trainings, and conferences into practice immediately.
I’ve identified some of the key factors that have allowed me to have a successful podcast. In this episode, I discuss:
- Doing away with the fear of being pigeon-holed
- How to own your lane in the podcasting space
- How to make a long-term game plan
- Setting realistic expectations, and more
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| 0:00.0 | No matter what the topic, entrepreneurship has been covered exhaustively and still, and still there's a lens that I could provide that wasn't out there. |
| 0:14.8 | You're listening to Side Hustle Pro, the podcast that teaches you to build and grow your |
| 0:20.0 | side hustle from Passion Project to profitable business and I'm your host |
| 0:24.3 | Michaela Matthew Zocome. So let's get started. Okay hey guys it is Michaela here and |
| 0:32.2 | I'm back with another solo episode. I hope you guys are doing |
| 0:36.1 | well protecting your energy and protecting your peace. It's so so important, especially right now. |
| 0:42.8 | You guys, this is the most solo episodes |
| 0:46.1 | I have done in a while and maybe doing for a while |
| 0:49.2 | because we're gonna get back to our interviews |
| 0:51.5 | with side hustlers turned entrepreneurs. |
| 0:53.7 | However, I definitely wanted to jump back in |
| 0:58.6 | and share my experience giving birth during a pandemic, |
| 1:01.8 | how I've been doing, juggling, getting back to being a momprenour, |
| 1:06.4 | and just how I'm easing back into my podcasting life, my work life. |
| 1:11.9 | And I'm glad I've been able to catch you guys up and also catch up all of you new |
| 1:15.8 | listeners shout out to you guys for joining the journey as well. The last episode I shared how I did it turning a podcast into a full-time business and this |
| 1:27.0 | episode I want to share the lessons I have learned overall on this journey of podcasting. So four years and four million downloads later. |
| 1:36.0 | This is going to be my breakdown of what I really think contributes to my success. |
| 1:41.0 | When I was starting out on this journey, I didn't know where it would lead. |
| 1:45.9 | Of course I had dreams and everyone who starts something you wanted to be well received, you |
| 1:50.4 | want it to be big, you want it to be so successful, So of course I had those thoughts, but I also had the |
| 1:55.3 | thought that I was hoping to gain inspiration from my guests and figure out what to use my |
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