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Hi, my name is Remy Roy.

I am an entrepreneur, an author, and host of the driven introvert podcast.

Many years ago, it seems like ages now.

In 2016, I started my first podcast. My

motivation was very simple. I saw someone I know launch a podcast and I was fascinated.

That's it. That was my motivation. I was curious about this new medium I just discovered.

And for an introvert like me, it seemed like the perfect way to scratch my creative

edge while hopefully making some positive impact in the world. I enjoyed my podcast while it lasted.

I enjoyed recording it. I enjoyed editing it. I enjoyed all the aspects of it. But that lasted

all of seven or so months. Because 23 episodes later, I threw in the

towel. I could no longer continue my podcast. It wasn't exactly pod fade like I just didn't

fizzle out. I made a conscious decision to stop doing the show after reflecting on my short

podcasting experience. My reasons were simple, I guess, but they were as follows.

No one was listening and I was very discouraged. Also, I didn't know what I was doing wrong,

so I didn't know how to fix it. Looking back now, I made all the mistakes in the book.

I didn't have a plan for my podcast. I was running on pure adrenaline. I had no idea how to package my content for my audience. I didn't even know who my audience was. So I had no idea how to serve them. I had new idea how to give them what they needed. It was a total disaster. So I had to really take time to reflect and think about this so that I could figure out how to

move forward and do better next time. After further reflection, I realized that these are the

reasons why I felt stock on my initial podcasting journey. Beyond watching the few YouTube

videos available on how to launch a podcast, I had no one to talk to

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