AP 736: State of the Podcast Address: My Real Thoughts on What It’s Like to Pursue a Passion Project for This Long

About Progress

Cloud10

Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Education, Self-improvement

4.9 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 13 November 2025

⏱️ 48 minutes

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It's been a wild ride since our first episode aired in November of 2016, and today I'm reflecting on what it's like to pursue something for this long. Pursuing a passion project like this has taught me about personal development, resilience, and how daily habits can lead us toward self-compassion and growth. It's been so much more than a podcast. I wan to thank you for your support as we continue to learn and grow together! Help me celebrate 9 years of About Progress by submitting to our annual Favorite Things Giveaway! Simply leave a rating/review on Apple Podcasts. Favorite things + details on who won HERE. Sign up as a Supporter to get access to our private, premium, ad-free podcast, More Personal. Episodes air each Friday! More for Moms Conference use code “LISTENER” for $20 off Leave a rating and review Check out my ⁠workshops⁠! Follow About Progress on YOUTUBE! Book Launch Committee Free DSL Training Full Show Notes This episode is brought to you by cozy Earth, get up to 40% off at ⁠⁠Cozy Earth⁠⁠ with code "COZYPROGRESS" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi, this is Monica Packer, and you're listening to About Progress, where we are about
0:10.6	progress made practical.
0:14.8	Happy nine-year podcast anniversary.
0:18.3	The official date is November 8th.
0:24.2	That was the date back in 2016 when I released my very first episode of About Progress, a date that I still have to look up every year because
0:30.5	numbers do not stick in my head. But nonetheless, November 8 brought us nine amazing, crazy years. And I have to say,
0:41.1	it has been a wild ride. Each year around this time, I share a sort of state of the podcast
0:47.5	address, similar to the state of the union address, but with a unique twist each time, and also
0:53.2	way less serious and with worldwide
0:55.7	implications. This year, I would like to share a little behind the mic, a candid, kind of big
1:02.6	look at what it really takes to sustain a passion project like this for nine years. I share what you don't typically see or hear about what it entails
1:15.2	to pursue and create something for this long. Because even though I know other people have
1:22.0	gone after their passions for literal decades, I'm just going to be blunt. Nine years is a long time. It at least is for me.
1:31.7	This has been the longest standing work and passion I have ever had. And I'm grateful to share more
1:38.9	of the behind the scenes with you. We're going to begin with how the podcast is doing, and then I'll speak to the creative
1:45.6	cycles, burnout, and evolutions that come with being a creator. And I'm not talking about
1:51.7	a digital creator, although it could be, but more about being a creator as a human. That's coming
1:58.4	up after a quick break for our sponsors.
2:09.0	If you're like old me, you may be panicking just a little because it's December and you haven't started holiday shopping yet. While I have the goal to start sooner and crossed off
2:13.6	lots of people on my list, I'm so proud. There are still a few that I want to get something
2:18.4	special. Uncommon goods makes holiday shopping stress-free and joyful, with thousands of one-of-a-kind
2:25.1	gifts you can't find anywhere else, ones that feel meaningful and personal, never rushed, or last
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