Oct. 23, 2021

Is Fear of Rejection Stopping Your Podcast

Is Fear of Rejection Stopping Your Podcast

Send us feedback/questions via Text Today I noticed a number of people asking questions that seemed fairly obvious. The common theme amongst these questions was the fear of rejection. SPONSOR: Podcast Branding.co If you need artwork, a logo, a custom podcast website, or a full-on branding audit, let the award-winning graphic artist (and fellow podcaster Mark Des Cotes make that great, professional first impression. see www.podcastbranding.co TEACHER'S PET: Dog Podcast Network If yo...

Send us feedback/questions via Text

Today I noticed a number of people asking questions that seemed fairly obvious. The common theme amongst these questions was the fear of rejection.

SPONSOR: Podcast Branding.co

If you need artwork, a logo, a custom podcast website, or a full-on branding audit, let the award-winning graphic artist (and fellow podcaster Mark Des Cotes make that great, professional first impression. see www.podcastbranding.co

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00:01:03  Sponsor: podcastbrnading.co
00:02:14  Mugshot: basedonatruestorypodcast.com
00:02:48  Fear of Rejection
00:09:20  Getting Your First Guest
00:10:38  Don't You Know Who I Am?
00:12:44  Bring Good Guests Back
00:15:09  Bad Pitches
00:18:52  Bad Episode Titles
00:19:33  Jim Tells on Himself
00:21:41  Speaking at Conferences
00:27:24  Check In As a Backup
00:30:41  Awesome Supporters
00:34:24  Rejection is Hard
00:35:26  Not Now
00:35:59  Awkward Conversations
00:39:37  Repetition Provides Opportunities to improve
00:42:18  Backup Co-hosts?

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01:16 - Sponsor: podcastbrnading.co

02:27 - Mugshot: basedonatruestorypodcast.com

03:01 - Fear of Rejection

09:33 - Getting Your First Guest

10:51 - Don't You Know Who I Am?

12:57 - Bring Good Guests Back

15:32 - Bad Pitches

19:15 - Bad Episode Titles

19:56 - Jim Tells on Himself

22:04 - Speaking at Conferences

22:04 - [Ad] Audience Connection

22:53 - (Cont.) Jim Tells on Himself

28:35 - Check In As a Backup

31:52 - Awesome Supporters

35:35 - Rejection is Hard

36:37 - Not Now

37:10 - Awkward Conversations

40:48 - Repetition Provides Opportunities to improve

43:29 - Backup Co-hosts?

44:24 - Recording in the Same Room

51:50 - Interviews at a Converence

57:27 - Holding a Microphone