What #PodcastDay Has Done for Me

I consider a celebrity to be somebody you look up to, admire. Everyone I meet and follow their journey is a celebrity in their own right. Musicians, actors, podcasters, authors, parents, bloggers and entrepreneurs all wear some time of cape or armor to go to battle. Some wear headphones, others drag mics, some a notebook, pens, flashdrives, iPads, etc…

After attending the Mid-Atlantic Podcast Conference (#MAPcon) September 9-10 in Swedsboro New Jersey, I left with an arsenal or information. One such term I learned of was the “Pivot.”

We all come to a point in our lives when change is inevitable. For whatever the circumstances, you must adapt your current situation to meet the obstacles at hand. As I approach 3 years (December 2016) since experimenting with a podcast of my own, I realized a much needed pivot is in order.

Every episode I recorded was a learning experience in the many aspects of the audio broadcasting world known as podcasting. This newly learned craft included things such as, but not limited to, technology, marketing and most importantly a better sense of self. I don’t have hundreds of episodes or tens of thousands of listeners. However for those I do mean a lot to me and the evolutionary process at hand is quite evident.

After much deliberation and internal conflict I looked to those around me for advice. Namely my community, the Podcast Discovery Center. I began the PDC as we call it, with fellow podcaster and entrepreneur Scott “the prodigy” Doucet.

I could have thrown in the towel and given up on myself and everything I’ve created thus far. There was only one problem with that. I am a firm believer that we all were put in this universe for a reason. Knowing that, if wasn’t meant to start podcast I would have never become a Podcaster.

I am a Podcaster; not because I want to be, but because I was meant to be.

As time went on, I found myself at times unable to produce hard hitting content. Something I had begun to believe was the only “acceptable” to podcast. I had forgotten how I started in the first place…having no expectations at all. Just me, a headset and my Spreaker mobile studio application. For more information on hosting your very own podcast with Spreaker (for free) click here.
So fast forward to today September 29th, 2016. Tomorrow September 30th is International Podcast Day. Yes, it is a legitimate recognized day to bring awareness and spread the word about the audio medium know as Podcasting. I declare I WILL TAKE PART IN #PodcastDay as that is the intended purpose to begin with.

If you would like to take part in spreading the message visit The Official Podcast Day Website. And don’t forget to mention #PodcastDay on all your social media.

So I have weighed my options, time, and resources regarding the future of Me Myself and I Radio-A Self Discovery Podcast hosted by yours truly Anthony Hayes. I have decided to NOT pull the plug, NOR start from scratch but rather press on just as my message suggests. “KEEP ON FLOWING…”

I have no clue what the future holds, but that’s kinda the point of Self Discovery…you encounter new endeavors and obstacles each and everyday.

I use today #PodcastDay to reinvent, to relaunch, to call out my listener and future guests to continue this journey with me and share theirs as well.

This recent shift in mindset has inspired the decision to make this pivot on Me Myself and I Radio. In doing so, I’ve put together an ultimate guest list for “celebrities” I’d like to connect with and have on my show. This list will only grow and is just a starting point to kick off #PodcastDay 2016.  

These individuals are warriors set to battle in Podcast Stadium for the Me Myself and I Radio Title Belt of the podcast world. Who will it be? Here is the line up:

1. Marie Lanza
2. Joe Pardo
3. Scott Doucet
4. Larry Hagner
5. Walter Eggers
6. AC Fuller
7. Brian R. King
8. Harry E. Shade
9. Adrian Aguilar
10. Brian K. Wright
11. Erica Castner
12. Charlie Brenneman
13. Chris Ripka
14. Jose Rosado
15. Kay Walten
16. Jace Magee
17. Tayo Rockson
18. Allie McAdam
19. Rob Greenlee
20. Tom Tate
21. Blake Lewis
22. Mathew Passey

…and of course the one who started it all #Podcastday

To those listed above and many others, check your calendars and your inbox…Lets get into Me Myself and I shall we??

If you’d like to follow more of my journey and projects the best thing to do is visit my website. There you will have access to podcast episodes, blog posts, and a newsletter to be informed of big things as they happen. Also if you find it in your heart there are some great things on the support page if you would be so inclined to get involved there as well.

“Control the controllable, as for the rest Keep on flowing…Just be.”