3 Lessons From 3 Years Of Podcasting

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The week of recording this podcast episode is the three-year anniversary of my podcast, The Story Engine podcast. It has been an amazing journey creating it and I am reflecting on some of the gifts it has provided me over the last few years. I am excited to share them with you today.

Many of my friends ask how I have benefited or made money from the podcast. I have monetized this podcast in many indirect ways. Today I am going to share some of the ways that this podcast has increased the value of my life and my work and why I am so grateful for this journey.

We discuss:

[02:14] The podcast has taught me to be a better listener.
[03:08] When speaking with my guests, I need to listen very carefully and seek opportunities to take the conversation in a different direction. Listening carefully and staying as present as possible in a conversation can be really challenging.
[04:43] Some of the biggest shifts with my clients come from finding the one brilliant idea that comes out of the sea of quite good ideas.
[05:31] Listening carefully and staying curious in conversations has increased the quality of my personal relationships.
[06:33] With practicing listening on the podcast, I have been able to exercise that muscle more and enrich my own life because created this podcast has become this rare moment where there is an agreement to be fully present in a conversation with someone and eliminate all the distractions that come between us.
[07:09] The podcast has been one of my most valuable sources of coaching and education.
[07:16] My favorite thing about having a podcast is that it creates an opportunity to have a conversation with someone that I want to learn from.
[08:28] Through creating, you help everyone win and the game of creating lasting and meaningful relationships is accelerated by creating these wins.
[09:14] Pat Quinn’s Secrets to Becoming a Better Speaker is the most downloaded on the podcast.
[11:24] Mark England is a repeat guest on the podcast and both episodes are in the top ten most downloaded of all times.
[12:01] By taking time to examine the stories we tell ourselves, we can become better speakers when we speak to others.
[12:30] Inter-storytelling and outer-storytelling can be combined to create incredible results for you.
[12:41] Alex Moscow is a more recent guest on the show and Kyle has been working with him over the past year.
[13:26] The podcast has been a place to practice my own stories.
[14:07] Having this podcast has been a safe and fun place for him to explore and share his stories.
[14:27] Kyle shares several of his favorite solo episodes of the podcast.
[17:25] He shares the blues song he wrote to Amazon when there was a mistake in his book being published.
[18:05] His favorite episode of 2020 came at the end of the year - How to Access Your Unstoppable Energy.
[19:03] This podcast has been a treasure and rock for me in my life over the last few years.