Three takeaways from having a daily project

I had an opportunity over the long holiday weekend to reflect on the podcast's progress since launch, and these are the three things I learned after reviewing stats and listener feedback.

Show up consistently.

I've received so many messages from people letting me know that they are listening and then share a part of their story with me. Either because a specific topic resonated with them or to say that they found inspiration through the show.

Be intentional about what you create.

The episodes where I had a purpose vs. those that have been general updates about my day have done a lot better regarding reach, total downloads and most importantly, community engagement.

Find the win along the way.

These daily short episodes are a little rough when it comes to quality. But hopefully, they're also coming across an honest and authentic. I'm not spending the the the time to perfectly manicure an image here. I'm doing a weekly episode on Mondays, that's supposed to be featured content, and that episode can be as polished as possible, and I'm trying to be more creative with how it's produced. But again, for these short episodes, the win is in actually creating them. Not in how polished they are. I believe that you'll learn more immediately after launch than you will in the last few weeks leading up to it.