Season 5, Episode 30
This is a follow-up, as I said I would, to a challenge I set in Season 5, Episode 27. The challenge was to pick something you wish you could do and make two lists. 1. Give reasons why you don't do it, and 2. List the benefits if you could overcome this problem. My choice was Podcast interviews.
I said I would give my example, so here it is.
Something hard for me to do that I wish I could be better at is reaching out to people and asking them if they would like to come on my podcasts and discuss a topic they are knowledgeable about.
Reasons why I don't do it
- It would require me to structure my time better and stick to that schedule.
- They might say yes, and then the pressure is on for me to get everything set up to record the interview.
- I could fail to come up with interesting questions and make the guest feel like they are wasting their time.
- The conversation could run dry, and the responsibility is on me to keep it flowing even with some of my social anxiety.
The benefits of overcoming this fear
- It would provide interesting new content for listeners/viewers who may be tired of hearing my voice week after week.
- I would grow in confidence to continue reaching out to possible guests.
- I would grow stronger by slowly reducing the stress of worrying that everything works correctly for the recording.
- I would expand my circle of people I know and discover folks who are interesting to talk to and share thoughts on subjects I am interested in.
Update: So, how is this going? Well, here is a list of Podcast interviews I have done since making this post.
So, I would say I'm doing great at taking on my challenge.
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