Power Purls Podcast - Knitting, Crochet and Yarn Podcast

My life has been nothing short of incredible over the past 6 months. I made the decision to stop looking outside myself, to stay in my lane and doing some really scary things … that actually turned out to not be so scary after all.Today's episode is one that I'm sharing so I can explain what I did so you might pull a few bits of inspiration out of this for yourself … to step into your own sovereign self to see you're stronger and more resilient that you think.What you'll learn in this episode:How I tore it all down and completely started my business over this summerHow I made space for what was wanting to come inWhen I stripped every bare, I realized I had everything alreadyFinding refuge in the absence of the illusion of what I thought was safe learn what I did during my "summer of reinvention" and how it was a little quirky and unconventional, and how I created “home away from home” at a local campground. I spent my days in our family RV. which became my haven, my refuge. A place to explore, be curious and begin the reinvention process. And asked the big question: Who is that I'm called to serve?As you'll learn, when I flipped the switch to make my transition, what I know for sure is that when you hit on what's right for you, the Universe has one big happy dance.I have a lot of exciting things to share coming in the coming weeks and months, including, a relaunch of this podcast, so that means, there will be a podcast-a-palooza party. I promise more deets on this soon. If you want to learn more about how to work with me, visit karagottwarner.com, and click on my services page. I offer done for you launching with my Ready, Set, Launch program -  let me be your podcast concierge. You record, send it to me. I do the rest. Or, if you are an established podcaster, I offer full-service production options for you here. Here's what my client Amy Latta of the Confident Coaches Podcast has to say about working with me:“Kara is the consummate professional and really understands her craft. She's super easy to work with, guides you every step of the way, and produces outstanding episodes week after week.Plus, her packages include everything I need to market and promote each episode, so that people actually listen to the quality work she and I are doing together. If you're looking for a podcast professional, Kara is the best option out there.”Learn more about my full-service podcast production services here.

Friends … it is time to say “bye for now.”My path is circling back home to my art and love for making pretty things with string. Will there be a podcast about making and creating? Who knows. I'm allowing the muse to take me by the hand and we'll just have to see.What I can say for sure … I love the art of the TALK. So I'll be back. Don't know when or what that will look like yet and I love the mystery of it.“Cultivate not knowing.”-RumiFollowing  the path of passion ALWAYS makes the most sense,  because it leads to  the best things for you, so let that be your compass even if it feels uncertain. Inside the uncertainty is where you find the CERTAINTY. Gaining this clarity is liberating and exciting … and definitely a bit like looking over a cliff about to jump, but I know it's right, and it's time to clear the way and make room for what's coming in, and proceed down this path to wherever it leads. Much love … and I'll see ya soon, Kara

Today I'm chatting with Tammie Carpenter Bennett, mindset coach and Host of The Show Up Society Podcast. Tammie shares her years of wisdom from owning  a stationery business and coaching runners for over 13 years to remove the blocks that are keeping them stuck so they can achieve their goals with confidence.  Tammie is all about habits … she walks the walk by keeping one tiny, daily habit going strong for over 10 years. And she teaches others how to create and keep a tiny daily habit to reach their own goals, so they can stop procrastinating, and make quick decisions  so they can get back to creating! Episode highlights: How podcasting helps Tammie to create an even bigger impact Why she believes podcasting stands apart from other digital platformsThe secret sauce that keeps her goingWhat she does to spice things up if the podcast starts to feel stale How she uses a podcast to educate her clientsWe close with the question I ask all of my quests: "If you could state in ONE word how you podcast with purpose, what would that word be?"  Listen to find out!Learn more about Tammie:On the web: https://www.showupsociety.com/ Follow her on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tammie.c.bennettShow Up Society Podcast: https://www.showupsociety.com/podcast

Something emanated overnight which is now the material manifestation of today's podcast episode.  I literally had to run from the bed to the mic to capture what you're about to hear … and it all just flowed from the divine. It's about a new workshop - and seriously it's the BEST shit that's come out of me to date. It's what you need, what you want, and it's the reason you are a podcaster, and it's how you create something divine in this world that someone can consume, and walk away from as a different person. This is not a huge giant thing I'm talking about. It's attainable and ez AF, and I want this for you if you're on the sidelines right now.Let's create a podcast that the world needs and is waiting for. If you're sick and tired of hanging out in the shadows, this is your TIME because THIS is what you signed up for: You are a coachYou are someone who is a guide, a steward, a benefactorI signed up for this over 8 years ago, and I had no idea it would take me to this place today — teaching you about how to podcast with purpose. To feed your baby birds. To turn words into wealth. The kind of wealth I'm talking about is the kind that always has starts inside, and then and only then can it become it's equivalent of material wealth in the outer world. YOU get to feel that and be in the abundance starting right now. It's just about sliding the door. Making a 1% tweak in your thinking. There's no waiting, or wishing. As I record this, tomorrow I'm hosting a free Podcast in ONE Day live workshop. I'm commited to getting as many coaches behnid the mic as possible — now more than ever. Women's voices need to be heard. We need to rise together. We need to be those lighthouses, those beacons. There's a reason I'm a Projector according to Human Design. Makes sense to me that podcasting is my jam. I can't keep my mouth shut, and if for whatever reason if I do keep my mouth shut when I need to be heard - is squashes my spirit. I'm here to be that lighthouse so you can shine your light too. This class is going to open up with us hanging out Brady Bunch-style in a Zoom room. I want you to turn on your video, say hi, share a burning question. Be present and ready to make this transformational journey, because it's going to happen fast. It's going to be something you have to get of your own way for, because it's an easy process that you''ll start implemnting as soon as we are done. It's not about watching the class, doing a little research, and planning for later, NOPE. You are ready to do the work.It will be me showing you how to use the simplest of tools that you presently have which is how I started - a phone and your mouth. I'm going to show you how I used just these 2 things to create an amazing experience for my listeners, and within a month a best-selling author reached out to ask to be a guest on my show — show's you don't need bells or whistles, or intros or outros.So it's these 2 things + the teeny, tiniest production studio you ever saw. I'm going to show you how I produce each of my episodes in literally 30 seconds, and I have a templated way of doing this which I created, and I'll also share what that is. So this is what it means to podcast with purpose, emanate the divine, create alchemy with words, cast spells with speech. Join me for this LIVE class happening Wednesday, June 29th at 2pm ET. yourpodcastinoneday.com

Lot's of people want the HOW TO podcast stuff, and that's super-simple, because I can teach you that in 20 minutes. The collection of things- the mic, the software, the show notes pages. What actually matters is your compelling reason for wanting to do it. That's when it gets to be fun ... when you relax. Take a chill pill. That's when you see things grow. The podcast is a vehicle where ideas can be shared in an intimate way and communicate in a way that build trust, share your gift of gab and influence those you want to reach, who need your message. So the podcast is just that. The vehicle. When you water the garden, your plants grow, but those plants take time. Your podcast is the same. Rushing doesn't EVER work, and never produces what you truly desire. Pushing and wanting and wishing only creates more agony, and stifles growth.It's like you sending out a vibe to the universe that says ... "I'm tight, I'm closed, so ... no thanks, I don't want abundance over here. Just keep giving me the measly scraps." Why I do this podcasting thing ... to inspire you to BE your purpose, build legacy, keep going when it feels chore-like, AND say bye-bye to your podfade brain that wants to stop. When you embrace the true chillax, something MAGICAL happens ... you make it fun, you let go of expectation, you just focus on the art and alchemy of the spoken word. Would you podcast no matter what? Would you do it if it had nothing to do with your business, or a desire to build a platform to attract listeners and clients? Would you do it for the love of giving, sharing, impacting? If you answered YES, you're on the right track. That's the secret sauce to keeping it going. That's what I help my clients develop and cultivate. That's the stuff I believe is the essence of podcasting. It's not getting the checklist. It's not the collection of equipment or tech. It's a higher-level consciousness thing. That's how to chill out and grow. Then your peeps flock to you like cray.I know you want to focus on feeding your baby birds, sharing the juicy messages, creating the legacy, excitement, and creating a real asset in your business ... a content foundation that you own. That's exactly what a podcast provides, unlike social media. Put out a post ... it hangs out in the feed for a bit, but a podcast lives on, and you own it.In my Your Podcast in ONE Day program, I put alllllll the moving parts together ... your show art, intro and outro, show description. I get it out there on the players ... and I produce your first 3 months of episodes. WHAAAT? You just slide into the driver's seat of your shiny new show, press record and GO!Check it all out at: yourpodcastinoneday.com

Let's cut right to the chase …You want to create a podcast that will grow. These are the 3 things you must do: Be a guest on other podcasts Have guests on your podcast Be the one who COMMITSSounds simple, right? But I find that many are unwilling to be the person who does these and then they wonder why they don't grow. If you are willing to be committed AF, listeners will flock to you crazy AF. And #3 is the rocket fuel that will carry you because just this ONE thing will help you grow because you're here for the long game NO MATTER how long it takes. That's what it means to be the uncommon person who commits and creates creates PREDICTABILITY in their business.If you took these 3 things to heart and became that uncommon person, that you know you already are, how would that change how you show up as a Podcaster?You already know that just a 1% tweak is all you need to be that person who goes all-in … who burns the boats because they are headed to the other shore. So here's your choice:Option 1: Be the one who sits on the sidelines who does not decide to commit, and finds excuses to stop. OR …Option 2: Be the one who is dialed and ready because the desire to commit is BIGGER than your reasons to give up.Get out of your own way, step into your potential and create alchemy with your words. 

Your podcast gets to be whatever you decide - it's podcasting reimagined. Your WILD WEST. What is your EASY? Finding those little scrappy ideas and hacks that make you want to keep coming back again and again to the mic is crucial, because it's about keeping the fun going so you can create the most sustainable and powerful content in your business that only gets more and more valuable overtime.In this episode I'll teach you the 5 tools you need to get started with the concept of “pocket podcasting.” Literally, a podcasting studio in the palm of your hand. (Hint … this recording studio is likely something you already own and use all the time.)Listen for my 5 steps to create your own tiny recording studio that's just as legit as any big set up with editors, and all the other extras. You don't need the bells and whistles or extra hoopla to create a podcast — you need amazing and valuable content. The tools are just how you amplify it out in the world!When you are done listening to this episode, I guarantee you will be ready to take on the world with your new podcast. Go for it! ==You know what it's like when you test drive a car? It's super-fun and exciting, right? Well, Podcast in ONE Day is kinda the same thing. I deliver your new car (AKA your shiny new podcast). All you do is slide in the driver's seat and take off. The show art, the templates, show description, ready to go on the players … EVERYTHING you need that says to the world, “I'm here and ready to turn my WORDS into WEALTH!” Grab your spot here: www.karagottwarner.com/podcastinoneday DOORS CLOSE when all 5 spots are filled! 

What is the goal for living this precious human life?In my opinion, it distills down to 3 things:Connection, giving and service.This is the most important conversation because life is like a flash of lightning even if we live over 100 years. Human life is quick.Why did you decide to become a coach, start an online business, and consider the idea of starting a podcast?When your desire to connect and create RELATIONSHIPS is GREATER than your fear of looking silly, clunky or messy ... then you found the secret sauce to podcasting. When you connect from a place that makes you come alive, it makes everything else electric. The lines between life and business become blurred, and that's the gift that this powerful medium of connection can create for you.Are you ready to create some electricity? Join my Podcast in ONE Day Guess what's amazing about this - I do the work so YOU can get behind the microphone and create for your baby birds quicker than you think! CLICK HERE to snag one of my few spots remaining! I'm committed to helping you connect with your humans!

You know what it's like when you test drive a car? It's super-fun and exciting, right? Well, Podcast in ONE Day is kinda the same thing. I deliver your new car (AKA your shiny new podcast). All you do is slide in the driver's seat and take off. Think of it like this - you get coaching from me at less than a 1/4 of the price of my regular program, and you get all the goods. WHAAAAAT?The show art, the templates, show description, ready to go on the players … EVERYTHING you need that says to the world, “I'm here and ready to turn my WORDS into WEALTH!” Listen to get all the details inside this special edition episode … because it's TOO GOOD to keep to myself any longer. YOU IN?  Grab your spot here: www.karagottwarner.com/podcastinoneday DOORS CLOSE when all 5 spots are filled! 

If you're making it hard to stay consistent, then today's episode is for you! I'm teaching you in this short and sweet minisode how to get a little scrappy, practice integration, while staying consistent to your commitment to podcasting. This episode is for you if …You keep pushing yourself to batch a bunch of episodes, but you keep letting yourself down, then the shame kicks inYou can't finish what you say you'll doPodcasting feels hard and like a choreThis episode is an example of how I get scrappy - I was falling behind this week, and when this happens I ask myself a simple series of questions:What's happening right now? Is this something I can share to make an impact even if it seems mundane and silly?How can I make this ridiculously easy and doable?What can I do to get scrappy, practice integration with things in my daily life (ie: gardening, shuffling the kids to baseball practice, and recording your podcast … heck, I've recorded a quickie episode in the car while my son was practicing. Ya do what ya gotta do!)Stop getting in your own way and sabotaging yourself. Make it easy by allowing it to be fun, scrappy and unconventional. I promise you'll love podcasting even more. Our best work often happens when we are not sitting behind a desk. It happens during those times where we are open to receiving because we are relaxed — walking, driving, gardening, or sitting out on the deck on a gorgeous spring day. Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.-Theodore Roosevelt==I'm hosting a LIVE Workshop Series: Magnify Your Message: Jumpstart a Podcast in 3 Easy Steps, especially created for life coaches who are ready to grow and prosper through the power of a podcast and easily reach the people who need them, instead of wasting precious time going down tech rabbit holes.Request access to my free Community so you can join me each week: www.karagottwarner.com/podcastnow  GROW your life coaching business through the power of podcasting! See you there! 

 What's EASY IS working hard on your dream AND resting so you can allow space for the universe to bring in the abundance that's waiting.It's a YES/AND situation. Yes, I can do what's easy AND I can work as hard AF on your dream too. WHERE is it written that business ... that if you do A you get B? What if you do A your way ... then B finds it's way to you in the way that fits your own unique life, and NOT in the way you expect?Where can you find the middle path? Meaning, how can you take in advice with a grain of salt, then OWN your wisdom. How can you cultivate not knowing and be TOTALLY OK with it? AND ... be ecstatic about the truth that you have a live-in advisor that is so freaking wise — YOU.No one can know what's right for you but you and until you embrace this truth you will constantly seek external validation which never gives you the results you actually want.== I'm hosting a LIVE Workshop Series: Magnify Your Message: Jumpstart a Podcast in 3 Easy Steps, especially created for life coaches who are ready to grow and prosper through the power of a podcast and easily reach the people who need them, instead of wasting precious time going down tech rabbit holes.Request access to my free Community so you can join me each week: www.karagottwarner.com/podcastnow  GROW your life coaching business through the power of podcasting! See you there! 

“I don't know where start!” If you've ever thought this about starting a podcast, then I have a solution to help.As a life coach, you have a BIG vision and want to start a podcast, but you keep wasting time trying to figure it out on your own.You want a guide to teach you an easy, rinse and repeatable process, and an expert who can help you create the most impactful podcast content so you can target the people you want to attract and GROW your life coaching business.I'm hosting a LIVE masterclass: Magnify Your Message: Jumpstart a Podcast in 3 Easy Steps, especially created for life coaches who are ready to remove the obstacles to getting started so they can easily reach the people who need them, instead of wasting precious time going down tech rabbit holes.Unlock this for yourself by applying the 3 simple steps revealed during this free Masterclass. Save your spot for this LIVE Masterclass here: www.karagottwarner.com/podcastnow Join me for this live class where I reveal the 3 simple steps to GROW your life coaching business through the power of podcasting! See you there! 

I hated the word "mid-life woman" I would secretly think I'm not like them ... I've never had problems hot flashes, weight gain ... I mean geez ... I beat obesity when I was a teenager. My lifestyle is simply impeccable, but … I had a wake up call that I want to share with you in this episode. Since B.C. (Before COVID) I've been in denial ... of my exhaustion, racing mind in the middle of the night ... sleep deprivation ... lack of constant physical energy that has been present over the past few years. I blamed it on building my business. “This is normal,” I would tell myself.  “I'm doing something uncommon … it's what I signed up for, right?” I knew something was off. It started with brain fog ... feeling isolated, tiredness, exhaustion. I was blaming it on hustle, busy syndrome, and telling myself it's all in my head ... and I just had to work more on my beliefs. “Stay positive … you got this!” was my mantra. It's like … wondering why the sink is overflowing, but I didn't realize I needed to turn off the faucet! Thoughts are not the only part of the puzzle of our complex humanity.When starting a podcast, or going after a big goal, we think it's all about our thoughts, and we just have to believe an intentional one to succeed, but that's short-sighted.When our physiology is off our brain is off.-Dr. Mindy Pelz And if you are pre-menopausal or post-meno woman like me, this is like the elephant in the room. You may not even see that your brain has been hijacked by your hormones.It's NOT JUST IN YOUR HEAD. As you'll hear in this episode, I'm on a mission to call every woman that feels that something is “off,” to STOP the shame game. Thoughts are only part of the equation. ==Are you ready to take your podcast to the next level? There's nothing better than community to help with that—so if you're looking for support to keep the FUN in podcasting, then joining my free community is a must. Click here to request access.Sign up for your weekly dose of podcasting wisdom at  karagottwarner.com and learn how to move mountains with your mic and turn listeners in to clients. Ready to take your podcast launch to the next level? karagottwarner.com/start  Let's be friends on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/KaraGottWarner Visit my website at karagottwarner.com 

Sara Fisk is The Stop People Pleasing Coach, helping women understand why they people please, by creating a doable, and safe way to stop and how to create clear boundaries for themselves and others.Sara has been working with me for the past few months as her podcast coach, and during this episode she shares some of her early wins and breakthroughs as we've been building her new podcast, scheduled to launch May 2022.Be a fly in the wall to learn about her experiences and why she believes working with me as her 1:1 podcast coach has been a game-changer. Sara also share insights about why she believes a podcast is the next right step to create more impact in the lives of the women she serves in her coaching business.If you want to fuel your podcast with purpose, fun and inspiration ... then put on those earbuds and let's go! Want to see the video of this convo? Join my FREE Podcasting Community especially for life coaches! CLICK HERE to request access.Learn more about Sara:On the web: sarafisk.coachFollow her on Instagram: instagram.com/sarafiskcoachSara has created The Stop People Pleasing 16-Week Coaching Program, an intimate group coaching experience that helps you identify obstacles and how to overcome them so you can say bye-bye to people pleasing once and for all, and create lasting changes.  Learn more: sarafisk.coach/stoppeoplepleasinginterestlist

In this episode, meet Kim Guillory an Integrative MindBody Coach and the host of the More Than Mindset Podcast. Tune in to learn practical Human Design practices and how to apply them to create more impact with your podcast.Get ready for some enlightening conversation, and how to use Human Design to enhance how you show up behind the microphone. If you're a purpose-driven, healing-focused entrepreneur, learn how to bring that same passion and purpose to your podcast.You know you want to build a business that helps people — one that makes money, one that's consistent, and one that changes people's lives. You definitely don't want to miss the value that Kim brings to this episode, so you can get a taste of her integrative and simple approach to self-healing for long-term transformation so you can grow as a human and entrepreneur.Want to see the video of this convo? Join my FREE Podcasting Community especially for life coaches! CLICK HERE to request access.Learn more about Kim: On the web: kimguillory.comFollow her on Instagram: instagram.com/kim.guilloryMore Than Mindset Podcast: kimguillory.com/podcastKim is the Founder of E-School, a strategic business training for healing focused entrepreneurs.  Everything you need to start helping people making money and creating impact www.kimguillory.com/eschool

Spontaneity can be your biggest podcasting ally. Strategy is amazing ... but without spontaneity you could easily find yourself hustling, and stuck in a box.Without spontaneity you squash creativity and the unknown and the unknown is where the wonder is. Spontaneity creates freedom, allowing the breakthroughs to inspire you to jump behind that mic and share.When you have the moment when the creativity is swirling in the ether, harness it, bottle it up ... that's the magic.Don't box yourself in and say: "maybe later, 'cause it's not the time for that ... I gotta do that IG post."Don't miss out on the magnificence of the moment, and the fleeting gift that spontaneity is giving you.You write the rules of your podcast and your business. Podcasting is still the Wild West and you're the creator of it.Change lives with your words.Don't keep them inside when they are asking to come out.==Are you ready to take your podcast to the next level? There's nothing better than community to help with that—so if you're looking for support to keep the FUN in podcasting, then joining my free community is a must. Click here to request access.Sign up for your weekly dose of podcasting wisdom at  karagottwarner.com and learn how to move mountains with your mic and turn listeners in to clients. Ready to take your podcast launch to the next level? karagottwarner.com/start  Let's be friends on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/KaraGottWarner Visit my website at karagottwarner.com 

It's fun to have structure, but it's also fun to be spontaneous and capture the creativity in the ether, which is exactly what this  outdoor, rustic episode with chirping birdies in the background episode is all about.  I'm always going encourage you to take risks and allow spontaneity to arise …  to be off-the-cuff and go fast and loose. Just turn on the mic and go!What's the worst that could happen? You stumble a little, you mess up your words. What's the best that can happen? You lean more into your human-ness. Are you ready to take your podcast to the next level? There's nothing better than community to help with that—so if you're looking for support to keep the FUN in podcasting, then joining my free community is a must. Click here to request access, and reminders about my valuable weekly free trainings.Sign up for your weekly dose of podcasting wisdom at  karagottwarner.com and learn how to move mountains with your mic and turn listeners in to clients. Ready to take your podcast launch to the next level? karagottwarner.com/start  Let's be friends on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/KaraGottWarner Visit my website at karagottwarner.com 

Oprah once said “I will no longer be on TV but I will use it as a force for good and not be used by TV. When Oprah made this shift, it changed everything. How can you take this wisdom and apply it to your podcast? In this episode, learn 3 ways how.One day, not too long ago, I had a big ugly cry, and looking back now, I can't even remember why I was upset. It's so interesting to see how emotions can carry us away, and then dissipate and fly away once they wash through us.  The gift that came out of this big ugly cry were rough notes, which are the basis of this episode. The question Oprah asks herself when disappointment or confusion strikes is: “what is this here to teach me?" Asking this question can be so revealing, because we often discover it's not the "stuff" ... not the static circumstance outside. It's way more subtle actually.  Most of our problems circle back to trying to show us how to practice more patience, more love, more giving, more compassion. Solving inner obstacles always solves outer obstacles.Here are 3 things Oprah says “will carry us if we let them”1. Knowing who you really are 2. You must find a way to serve 3. Always do the right thing - be excellent so you become UNFORGETTABLEBe the change you want to see. Do what makes you come alive and meander down the path that pulls you to what you really love.==There's nothing better than community to help with that—so if you're looking for support to keep the FUN in podcasting, then joining my free community is a must. Click here to request access, and reminders about my valuable weekly free trainings.Sign up for your weekly dose of podcasting wisdom at  karagottwarner.com and learn how to move mountains with your mic and turn listeners in to clients. Ready to take your podcast launch to the next level? karagottwarner.com/start  Let's be friends on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/KaraGottWarner Visit my website at karagottwarner.com 

Here's what you're listeners don't want …They don't want the music.They don't care about the fancy 30-sec elevator pitch (they will press the fast forward anyway).They will never know what kind of microphone you are using so pick one you like.They don't wanna know all about your story and your history and all the accolades that you've had. Those things are nice and they are good to share but think about your client and where they are right now. They  just wanna know - can you help me with my problem? Yes, do the music, the intro ... all of it, but not at the expense of forgetting what a podcast is really about. Podcasting has given me a successful coaching business where I get to pay forward all of this wisdom, and of course you can have the same. If you were a clairvoyant, and told me back in 2014 that a podcast would give me the success I have today, I'd never believed it. When you detach from the outcome and you no longer NEED it. That's when you start going somewhere. This shift  can change your entire perspective. How can you find safety in detaching from the outcome? How can you podcast for the love of it, expecting zero in return in the way of downloads, listeners, clients, etc.?How can you hold the intention for your goal, but in a playful way ... like it's your number one job. +++Hey by the way … I have really amazing resource for you! It's a free class that I created to jumpstart your podcast, in just 3 steps. Want in? OH, and when you sign up to watch, I'll also send you my Confident Podcaster Roadmap, a checklist where I literally take you step-by-step through all the paces of starting a podcast. If you've been looking for a guide that shows you how all in one place, this is it! Get in instant access here? karagottwarner.com/freeclass 

Podcasting's job is not to make you money or get you clients.  You might be thinking ... "Since I did not make money yet what's the point of recording if it seems like no one is listening?" Sure, it's fun but let's get real ... it's not making me money. Why bother?" There's the obstacle thought - Why bother? Which becomes ... "I won't bother."When you say "I want ... I want ... I want," the universe hears this: "I don't have ... I don't have," so what that means is, you get more not having. This is the kiss of death. This is why the statistics for new podcasts show that most give up within the first few months.You can be that uncommon one by changing what you think podcasting success actually means.The actual point of podcasting - fun, experimenting, taking creative risks, and building a body of work.If your idea about podcasting is: "this is a marketing tool," you are missing the point entirely. It's like wanting the chicken before the egg.A podcast has the potential to become your ULTIMATE marketing tool, as it has for me ... but only because you create it with fun, passion, excitement and the willingness to always try new things. The first step  ... do you like podcasting? Have you tried to act "as if" and record something?Does running to the microphone excite the hell out of you, like it's Christmas morning? That's the vibe I'm talking about here.You have to believe that every time you are speaking into your microphone it's like sending magical radio waves out to the universe.Your only job is to get behind the mic, and keep having fun, because NOTHING is linear.One post ... one episode, does not entitle you to the reward of a consult or a new client.It's about sowing the seeds, and believing exactly what you need will bounce back, then kiss it and let it go.Are you ready to take your podcast to the next level? There's nothing better than community to help with that—so if you're looking for support to keep the FUN in podcasting, then joining my free community is a must. Click here to request access, and reminders about my valuable weekly free trainings.Sign up for your weekly dose of podcasting wisdom at  karagottwarner.com and learn how to move mountains with your mic and turn listeners in to clients. Ready to take your podcast launch to the next level? karagottwarner.com/start  Let's be friends on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/KaraGottWarner Visit my website at karagottwarner.com 

It's so easy to fall into the place of comfort and complacency with the way we show up in our business and podcast. Sometimes we can't even see that because the desire to do what's easy is always running in the background.To zap out of this funk, here's a great question to ask: “what's my barfy-excited-scares-the-bejesus-out-of-me goal this week?”   Little word of caution ... this does not mean go into the spin cycle by filling a sheet with 50 things to keep you busy.I've done this myself - sitting all day behind a computer thinking working harder will give me what I want.This is so FAR from the truth.If all you do is sit behind a computer mapping out a strategy, that's not scary. That's just creating more work on your to do list and stress. Here are some examples of what I've done over the years that got me out of my comfort zone:Asking to be a guest on very big, very popular and very visible podcastsRequest to be a keynote speaker in my nichePitching to do an in-person how to podcast course at a trade event. Asking celebs to be guests on my podcast (Yes, Deborah Norville of Inside Edition was on my show!)All you need to do is ASK. Then kiss it good bye and let the universe do the rest.You already know it's crazy, and you're like: “haha if pigs could fly, maybe Oprah will write me back.” But get ready ... because you might get that email, or DM and be asked to talk on someone's stage like it happened for me.The more you take yourself to your edge, the more fulfillment and accomplishment you'll experience.Landing that podcast guest or keynote speaker gig isn't actually the goal. The goal is the growth … the stretch out of your nest of safety.Now get out from behind the bushes. You have work to do mama bird.  Are you ready to take your podcast to the next level? There's nothing better than community to help with that—so if you're looking for support to keep the FUN in podcasting, then joining my free community is a must. Click here to request access, and reminders about my valuable weekly free trainings.Sign up for your weekly dose of podcasting wisdom at  karagottwarner.com and learn how to move mountains with your mic and turn listeners in to clients. Ready to take your podcast launch to the next level? karagottwarner.com/start  Let's be friends on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/KaraGottWarner Visit my website at karagottwarner.com 

Think of your podcast like the center of a wheel, and everything else you create as the spokes of that wheel. In this episode, you'll learn how to take one topic and turn that into 8 pieces of content. This is a peek inside my own process, and I'm sharing it with you so you can focus on your LOVE of creating through the spoken word!Then ... the rest is all icing! So seriously, if you have a VA or someone who helps you, this is the perfect process. Or, if you are a one-woman show, this is easy peazy for you to do as well! Then, you can show up and have fun and allow spontaneity unfold! Episode highlights:I share the flow of how I start the process, with the episode topicHow this blossoms into everything elseThe secret to easy content creation - in a word: REPURPOSINGThe 8 different ways to share out your episode contentHow preparing in this way allows for FUN and spontaneity! Learn exactly how I map out my week using this processAre you ready to take your podcast to the next level? There's nothing better than community to help with that—so if you're looking for support to keep the FUN in podcasting, then joining my free community is a must. Click here to request access, and reminders about my valuable weekly free trainings.Sign up for your weekly dose of podcasting wisdom at  karagottwarner.com and learn how to move mountains with your mic and turn listeners in to clients. Ready to take your podcast launch to the next level? Set up your free consultation here: https://calendly.com/karagottwarner/applyLet's be friends on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/KaraGottWarner Visit my website at karagottwarner.com

Hey I want to share this quick minisode with you to let you know about something revolutionary. Let's just say, it's my way of bypassing the necessity of scheduling a consult, and I bring it directly to YOU!So here's a little more about this concept ... Last month, I shared a peek inside my Confident Podcaster coaching program with a "live sales consult" Zoom call, and it was a BLAST! So ... I thought, "heck, why not do it again?!"Think of it like this -  it's like you're coming to an open house. Have some wine and cheese, have fun. Totally chill. So I bring the consult to you ... and YOU get a peek "under the hood" to see what it's like to work with me as your 1:1 podcast coach. No strings attached, and you get a deep, inside look behind the curtain. Sounds cool, right?I'll also be teaching you my 3-step Roadmap process, so you can walk away with what it looks like to build, launch and grow a podcast from the ground up. No matter what you decide ... at the end of the session, you'll walk away understanding what it means to implement a doable process for launching your podcast. I'll be doing this training Wednesday, 1/26 at 10am PT/12pm CT/1pm ET, and if this time doesn't work for you, I'll be sharing a replay after I'm done, but I suggest you join me live for these 3 reasons:1.) You get to ask me your biggest podcasting questions face-to-face.2.) I'll be sharing limited-time bonuses if you should decide to work with me as your coach.3.) I only open a few spots each month for my 1:1 program, so when they are taken, enrollment closes.I work 1:1 with my clients, and I intentionally take on only a few at a time so I can deliver the most exceptional, supportive and comprehensive experience for each of my clients.To register go to karagottwarner.com/openhouse(After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.)See you Wednesday, 1/26 at 10am PT/12pm CT/1pm ET! 

This episode of Podcasting with Purpose is an audio replay of a recent facebook live video training from the free Podcasting with Pupose Community on Facebook. I'm sharing the audio version here, but to see the extra visuals, interact with me and other members, and get valuable advice and inspiration for your podcasting toolbox, head on over to karagottwarner.com/jumpstartEpisode highlights: 3 simple steps to put your podcast on the mapWhat is a “One Sheet" The modern-day MAGIC of a press release How to pitch yourself to get on other podcasts (the SECRET SAUCE that many successful podcasters swear by!)How to get support from your community to create a BIG wave of excitement for your podcast messageAre you ready to take your podcast to the next level? There's nothing better than community to help with that—so if you're looking for support to keep the FUN in podcasting, then joining my free community is a must. Click here to request access, and reminders about my valuable weekly free trainings. Sign up for your weekly dose of podcasting wisdom at  karagottwarner.com and learn how to move mountains with your mic and turn listeners in to clients. Ready to take your podcast launch to the next level? Set up your free consultation with Kara here: https://calendly.com/karagottwarner/applyLet's be friends on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/KaraGottWarner Visit my website at karagottwarner.com

Melanie Childers, Master Coach and the creator of the Bad Bitch Mastermind, made it her mission to help ambitious women to bring their “patriarchy-smashing projects to life.”In this episode, Melanie shares the insights she discovered from having worked with me as her podcast coach, and how this support helped her overcome the obstacles holding her back."I used other people's podcasts against myself and I think it had to be a perfect or a particular way ... it gets to truly look like whatever I want it to look like. Having Kara on my team has really helped me see that."-Melanie ChildersBy making some simple shifts, Melanie learned to fuel her podcast with fun, spontaneity and a dash of quirkiness. She also learned how to tap into the tools to help her grow, and discovered that being herself is the secret sauce for podcasting longevity. More insights from Melanie: “Don't wait to start your podcast ... Kara's innate ability to help you streamline all of your thoughts that will lay the foundation for a lifelong body of work is so valuable.""And if you're in that place where you're like ... OK, I got that, but it's not fun anymore. This is the juice that keeps the ideas flowing ... It's the best thing for the longevity of my podcast because I found the fun again and I get to create it the way I want, and Kara does that so beautifully to help you take off all the shackles of the shoulds."To learn more about Melanie, visit: melaniechilders.comFollow her on Instagram: @theenlightenedbadass Want to see the video of this convo? Join my FREE Podcasting Community especially for life coaches! CLICK HERE to request access. Looking for EVEN more inspiration? Watch these insightful videos where Melanie shares the biggest takeaways from having invested in working with a podcast coach to help her have more fun, find her voice, and attract more ears to her podcast!

You're in for a ton of fun today with my special guest, Courtney Love Gavin, host of the Pretty Pretty Podcast and self proclaimed neuroplacticity coach who candidly discusses what we're all thinking inside our human brains but don't dare say out loud.After reaching the "epitome of success" Courtney left the big Hollywood studios and Fortune 50 spotlight to pursue true freedom and fulfillment by the beat of her own drum. On her journey she discovered a method to help her clients activate their innate power from the inside out.In this colorful and enlightening episode, Courtney shares her unconventional way of getting behind the mic … and what keeps her coming back. Enjoy!For more about Courtney, visit courtneylovegavin.comFollow her on Instagram: @courtneylovegavin

With the new year fast-approaching, we're thinking about resets, resolutions, digital detoxes, and finally making this the year the best one ever, but what about taking time away? REAL time to do nothing  and to do it with total intention. Taking a break can be one of the hardest things we can do, especially with our podcast, because we think we always have to be ON ... but one missed week is nothing 'cause you're here to build a legacy, right? In order to bring in more we need to make space ... empty the plate. Doing this takes courage, and willingness, but it can be the best gift you could give yourself this holiday season ... the gift that keeps giving, adding color and contrast to your life. AND ... when you do this you build self-trust. You know nothing falls apart. You'll take a reset, and you'll be excited to come back with fresh eyes and excitement to press record. This is the solution to sustainability if you want success with your podcast, your business, and your full humanity.Why do you need to be on all the time ... or appear that way in your online biz? What purpose does this serve?  Will you will lose something if you do?Taking time off is actually where service starts. How can you serve others if you are not taking time to reflect, to see how things went this past year, these past few months? Sometimes weeding a garden or cleaning a cupboard is the work we must do. How can we welcome in more if the garden is overgrown and the cupboards look like a scene out of Hoarders? (Hey … speaking from my own experience!)Remember what Mr. Miagi said to Daniel in The Karate Kid when he was anxious to learn a new move?  Mr M.  said,  “Wax on wax off.” The wisest teachers don't say much, and they repeat the simplest thing again and again so hopefully it finally hits our heart and we experience what we need. Give yourself grace ... love and time off if you need it and put the "shoulds" on a shelf.By the way … I have a special community for you. It's totally free, and and it's about ALL things podcasting. I go even deeper on what is shared here on the podcast, and you also get to watch live video trainings with me! Coming soon I'll be hosting a free podcasting masterclass inside the group to help you start your podcast in just 3 simple steps. Request access to the Community and get access to my weekly live trainings here: karagottwarner.com/jumpstart

In this episode, I'm continuing on with this theme of perfectionism, and how you can zap out of this by connecting to your inner peacock, and allow your colorful feathers to unfurl.You'll learn how to diffuse the things that hold you back, and finally get out from your own way to reach your baby birds through the power of your podcast. You're here for something bigger beyond the podcast. The podcast is the vehicle. Your words are the ALCHEMY. The podcasting equipment, the tools, the sound quality, that's the easy part. That part is just the action we take when we have a compelling reason that drives us.This I is what I'm talking about …  check out this  private message a client recently sent me:  "I just can't contain my excitement ... I have to get this podcast out to the world!" That's the kind of HELL YEAH energy you gotta have.I used to play it safe because I feared criticism, or that somehow I wasn't playing by the rules about what I should or shouldn't share about myself, my vision as a coach and as a creative force in the world.I shared these limiting thoughts once with one of my coach friends and she replied ...You know Kara, you are a peacock, so what's the worst that could happen if you unfurl your feathers?"  When you embrace your inner peacock it reminds you of who you are. You get to see yourself in full Technicolor … Flaws and all.  How can you remind yourself how magnificent you are and really truly feel this in your skin?  Is there something running in the background of your brain that is habitual? This might not show up right away or seem obvious, but keep searching for that hidden obstacle that keeps you stuck in the cage of perfectionism. Now go out there and unfurl your feathers and fly your freak flag! Don't x-out yet … I got something special for ya … Let's fuel your podcast with FUN and ease by checking out my free masterclass where I show you how to podcast in 3 steps. Go to karagottwarner.com/confidentpodcaster to watch it now! Also … It would be SO AMAZING if you could help out … I'd love to get the word out about this podcast so every coach can start a podcast! Click here to leave me a 5-star rating and review on Apple Podcasts. 

We may think perfectionism is a badge of honor, but let's call it what it is: FEAR in disguise and is the killer of dreams. Perfectionism keeps us so stuck that we spend months or even years thinking about starting a podcast, and then finally when you do, perfectionism rears it's ugly head again telling you it's not good enough ... record it again, create a better graphic, or promotional copy ... it's just not good enough ... you're not good enough.If you haven't started a podcast yet: how does wanting it to be perfect show up for you? If you have a podcast: how does perfectionism show up and take the fun out of it all? You can stay in your PJs and fave hoodie all day … and still create a big, beautiful business of your dreams and a podcast to be proud of!Here's how I see perfectionism rear its ugly head with my podcast coaching clients (and if any of these hit a nerve … GOOD!)They think …I need the right equipment before startingStill exploring the optionsI'm looking for the right producer/editorWaiting until the website is set up Keep re-recording because they don't like their voice, or a small slip upWriting and re-writing scripts/bullets because they have to be right firstIt should be a ground-breaking, profound topic Indecision about where to start - which topics come firstThey want to practice, take speaking classes firstThey want to wait until they have more time to go “all-in”Don't think they can have a seat at the "big coaches" table If any of these sound familiar, then I'm here to help. Let's fuel your podcast with FUN and ease by checking out my free masterclass where I show you how to podcast in 3 steps. Go to karagottwarner.com/confidentpodcaster to watch it now! Also … It would be SO AMAZING if you could help out … I'd love to get the word out about this podcast so every coach can start a podcast! Click here to leave me a 5-star rating and review on Apple Podcasts. 

Meet my very special guest, Renae Saager,  who helps women to finally feel normal around food and eat pizza without panic. Renae is also the host of Ditch the Binge Podcast. Get ready for some fun conversation in this hourlong episode! We talk about all things podcasting, body image, and what it means to be human. Renae shares her special way of podcasting that keeps her showing up behind the mic again and again. She's a maverick, and someone creating her own Wild West. She's one of those people out there doing her own thing and transforming lives one episode at a time. Episode highlights: Super-simple podcasting is the secret to keeping it funWhy downloads are BS -find metrics that matterHow she trusted her own wisdom instead of taking outside advice How she keeps production super low-techPress record and just talk. No scripts is her style!Oh … and so much freakin' more!So kick back with your fave bevy and listen to two zany ladies having a fun convo. For all things Renae, visit renaesaager.com Follow her on Instagram: @renaesaager

In this Facebook Live special training, learn how to  jumpstart your podcast and learn what it means to podcast with purpose and become a PODCASTER with a capital P! I'll be sharing my best tips and hacks to help you turn listeners into clients.Here's what you'll learn: - How to coach and teach on demand to help your people FLOCK to YOU- How to create compelling calls to action in each episode - get creative and mix things up. YOU are the asset. YOU create YOUR own wild west! - How to make it easy for listeners to say YES to working with you when you connect to your own authenticity each time you record an episode - Why a podcast is the BEST way for future clients to know you- and ... How to share your message with confidenceAnd if you want to take what we're doing here on the podcast a little deeper, I just opened a free community! Click here to request access to this FREE community. See you there! 

You have everything you need to start your podcast TODAY.You don't need fancy editing software.You don't need to hire an expensive production company to produce your show.More downloads will not equate to more clients.I see so many life coaches make the mistake of over-complicating things by thinking that they need an expensive set up, or hire an expensive production team.This just doesn't matter.Here's what matters …You're in it for the love of it. You're the little kid playing in the sandbox.You know that kid … they sit there for hours if you let them. That little kid who's having so much fun, they lose track of time.That's the feeling I invite you to cultivate for your podcast.When you show up from this pure feeling, you're not going to care about sounding perfectly polished.You're going to reach those peeps who are dying to hear your words.You can say ANYTHING and they will love it, even without the fancy extras.You're not going to worry about creating the most profound experience for your people. It will just happen.Lose track of time. Love playing in the sandbox.If you want to launch and grow a podcast with a guide who knows exactly how to do it with some SERIOUS momentum, let's see if working together is a good fit. I'm only taking on TWO 1-on-1 clients for 6 months of coaching with me for 3-month pricing before my rates go up end of day Cyber Monday, November 29th.Click here to apply.

In this episode, learn 4 actionable steps to easily cultivate an attitude of gratitude every single day. If you practice these and make the commitment to allow in abundance, you open the door to everything you want.  When we are truly in a flow of gratitude, you see your completeness. You want for nothing because you already have all that you need. When you say I want it, I want it ... you're sending the universe a message that says "I don't have it.”  Don't block the blessing. How can you apply this to your podcast so that it becomes a megaphone sending love and abundance to the universe so that it bounces back to you in ways that you can't image? To make this actionable for those of you who LOVE strategy and step by steps, here are some things you can do every day to make graditude your number 1 daily habit:1. Every day make a list of three things that you're grateful for that podcasting has brought into your life2. Name the three feelings that go with the three things that you're grateful for. Close your eyes and meditate on them. Feel then completely.3. If you practiced gratitude as your main podcasting, what do you think you would you create?4. As you go to your day pay attention to the times when you feel scarcity thoughts or are in a lack mindset and remind yourself that this is your inner GPS showing you that you are not in an attitude of gratitude. xo====Hey, want to take me up on an insane offer? I'll show you how to launch, grow, and do it all with some SERIOUS momentum so you get a fully-booked client load and cash in the bank!I've got TWO spots available only for this Black Friday special. Click below to see if you qualify. Then we'll hop on a chat to see if we're a good fit!  https://calendly.com/karagottwarner/confident-podcaster-application 

In today's episode I share a bunch of scrappy repurposing tips if you find yourself struggling to come up with topic ideas. I'll show you how to get creative with the episodes you already have so you can give them new life. As you build a body of work, and you're episode archive grows, these tips will be a valuable tool in your toolbox for those times when you are stumped with new ideas. Enjoy!====Hey, want to take me up on an insane offer? I'll show you how to launch, grow, and do it all with some SERIOUS momentum so you get a fully-booked client load and cash in the bank!If this resonates with you … I'd love to help you take the leap into turning your voice into cash! We'll chat for 20-minutes to see if we're a good fit. I've got TWO spots available only for this Black Friday special. Click below to see if you qualify. Then we'll hop on a chat to see if we're a good fit!  https://calendly.com/karagottwarner/confident-podcaster-application 

In today's episode, I want you to know you have everything you need today to start your podcast. You don't need fancy editing software and you don't have to hire an expensive production company to produce your show. The polish you put behind your show will not equate to more clients. More downloads will not equate to more clients. I see so many life coaches make the mistake of over-complicating things by thinking that they need an expensive set up, or they need to spend a lot of money with a production person to do all the editing to make your episodes sound polished.This just doesn't matter. Here's what matters … You're in it for the love of it. You're the little kid playing in the sandbox.You know that kid … they sit there for hours if you let them. That little kid who's having so much fun, they lose track of time.That's the feeling I invite you to cultivate for your podcast.I want you to hold that feeling until it is in your body and cultivate that feeling and the thoughts that come up, because when you show up from this pure feeling, you're not going to care about sounding perfectly polished. You're not going to worry about creating the most profound experience for your people. It will just happen.Lose track of time. Love playing in the sandbox. Hey! Are you ready to launch, grow, and do it all with some SERIOUS momentum? I'd love to help you take the leap into turning your voice into cash! Click here to apply for a free session and see if working together is a good fit.

In this episode, I talk about the equipment that I used to make podcasting so simple that I get to do it every day … effortlessly! You don't have to podcast every day, but the way I do it is super-simple. Most podcasters that have been at this for awhile have figured out the real secret to staying excited for years, and it is to keep it SIMPLE.I'll share what my recording studio looks like, and the different pieces of equipment that I use. You'll love what I share if you're feeling overwhelmed and unsure where to start, and you'll be surprised to hear that you already have everthing you need to get started. Mix what I share with passion and excitement and you'll be unstoppable and unpodfadable. Are you ready to turn listeners into clients? It all starts right here. Book your free consult call with me. 

Today, I'm welcoming returning guest, Jill Angie, certified running and mindset coach who helps women who have never felt athletic start running so they can feel confident in their body. Jill started the Not Your Average Runner movement to teach people that runners come in all shapes, sizes, and speeds.In this episode we talk about all things podcasting, (and a little about knitting!) and what keeps Jill coming back to the microphone again and again. She shares how her passion for running has taken her to amazing places … including podcasting. Listen in as we talk about her journey with running and the mental shifts she made that really made her fall in love with running, celebrating her body, and how this inspired her podcast. I also ask Jill to share some of her favorite hacks that make podcasting easy. You're going to LOVE her tips, and I'm even stealing a few of these myself!A few episode highlights:KGW: Why did you start podcasting? JA: I reluctantly started it. I had crappy thoughts. Then ... I started having fun! KJG: Why do you think it's fun? JA: I'm helping people and I like talking!!KGW: Do you have a recording or editing hack? JA: I plan a week before my solos, but I'll record a bunch of interviews to keep in the bank. KGW: What does your recording studio look like? JA: I literally have 3 pieces of equipment and it doesn't need to be complicated at all. How to Connect with Jill:Web: www.notyouraveragerunner.comInstagram: www.instagram.com/notyouraveragerunnerFacebook: www.facebook.com/groups/NotYourAverageRunnerCheck out her books: www.notyouraveragerunner.com/booksListen to her podcast: www.notyouraveragerunner.com/podcast 

You are ready.  Stop f-ing around with thinking about what you think you need to start your podcast. You have what you need = YOU. You are the asset of your coaching business.Open your mouth and SPEAK your truth … even if your voice shakes.Barfy + excited = on track. Right where you need to be because that means you are ready for this. Why are you holding yourself back from the amazing greatness that is YOU?Your people are waiting for your magnificence. They want to hear your message.You have a megaphone to do that. It's a powerful and magical medium that is called a podcast.What is really holding you back and keeping you stuck? Fear of opening up your mouth, fear that you'll sound unprofessional, not put together, like a fraud and not a “big enough” coach yet.I call BS on all of that.The feeling of certainty when someone has your back to help guide you. That is PRICELESS. I know this because I have the most amazing people in my corner to help show me my magnificence. I'll show you yours. The time is now. Your podcasting dream start right here on a Clarity Session with me to gain calm and confidence, knowing that if you need the support, there is a path to get you where you want to be and I guarantee it. I've been there … I've made the mistakes and I've learned how to do this Podcasting thing with 8 years of trial and error to show for it. Stop wasting energy and time, and let's get your podcast to start doing the job now. To help you meet people before they ever get on a consult, and all you need to do is speak … tell your story. Give transformations. Turn listeners into clients.It all starts right here. Get out from behind the bushes and feed your baby birds. 

In this episode I talk about how to make your podcast the main event in your biz instead of the other way around — which is to make social media front and center.We don't own our Facebook pages or IG feeds, and this episode is a call-to-action to take a look at how you're showing up in the digital space, especially if you have a podcast and you view it as separate from the other activities you're engaging in. This is my invitation for you to consider the power of your podcast as your number communication tool, and learn as I share ways to make it the nucleus of your business and how you communicate with the humans you want to impact. And if you want to take what we're doing here on the podcast a little deeper, I just opened a free community! Click here to request access to this FREE community. See you there! 

What does podcasting with purpose really mean for you? This episode is an invitation for you to examine this if you've been at this for a few months. We go deep and below the surface, so get ready for some woo. When you're feeling like it's crickets, and think you're not growing, this is that invitation to check-in with what compels you to keep pressing record. When you catch yourself thinking, “yeah, but …” that's a wake-up call to check yo'self, and ask: “what outcome am I still attached to?” What do I need to believe to get back into loving-up my listeners? Use these revealing questions to help you find answers:What makes me feel like a child at play? What do I adore about podcasting? What gift does it give me that I would do just for fun like it's my side-gig? Hey, and by the way … if you want to take all that I talk about on this podcast even deeper, I'd like to invite you to the Podcasting with Purpose Community on Facebook, and join me for my Podcast Jumpstart Session every Wednesday at 12pm ET! Click here to join in on the fun.  

There will be those times when you're just not feeling it.  Maybe you're in the middle of banking your podcast launch episodes, or at the point of about 10ish episodes in, but … ya just don't wanna.Can you relate? Let's just fix that right here and now because there's just no reason for it.I'm a big on living in breakthroughs, the messy, in the PJs moments … (yes, and wearing no bra) and inviting you to do the same, because THIS is why your people flock to you … the REAL you. Not the REEL you.So why not share something that's happening in your day, maybe something that might seem even a little mundane? (I betcha your peeps won't think it is.)When you offer a little window into your life, this can help you connect with that one person who needed to hear it. They get to  see you as an that authentic person you want to be … not who you're trying to be. 10 minutes of something heart-felt is WAAAAY more impactful than 30 minutes of “plain vanilla just push through it” content.Then you show up from mama bird energy … you show up as that bigger, bolder version of you.I'm not saying don't ever commit to a schedule, but I am saying give yourself grace so that you can keep going and create something sustainable for realz.Because when you face those times when you're not feeling it, you get to break the rules.You get to do whatever you want. It's your podcast. Your people are gonna love whatever you put out there, especially if it's something that is coming from that bigger part of you.When you unfurl your peacock feathers and allow those quirky, rough edges to show, that is how you are going to get past that 10 episode point, which is where most people stop podcasting.If you've reached this point and you're still going … that's cause for SERIOUS celebration because you're creating a sustainable vehicle for communicating and sharing love and being of service, instead of looking at your podcast as just another “thing” you do for your business.When you shift to love, what you create becomes an offering. That's when you begin to transform, and so do your listeners. Then your podcast becomes a valuable asset … a precious jewel in your coaching business.If you want to get moving with your podcast, and launch this baby, then let's talk about your next move! Let's hop on a clarity call to see what your next steps are and we will create a custom plan that fits beautifully with your vision.  Go to karagottwarner.com/workwithkara  to set up your complimentary session if you're ready to invest in your dream of podcasting. 

Learn a 3-part podcast jumpstart plan that is and easy peasy, barebones way to get started. These are the only super-barebones things you need to get started, and this is EXACTLY how I started almost 8 years ago to create a successful podcast. No excuses to get moving on your dream! You start small, then build from there. There are ZERO obstacles other than your own thoughts that you're not ready, not good enough, have nothing to say ... etc., The 3 easy peasy "3Ps" to bare bones podcasting: PASSIONConnect with your passion.Do a big o'l brain dump.Have a big bubble bath with your ideas. Find the FUN.NO rules. NO right/wrong wayBe a maverick. Make it up as you go ... it's your wild west PLANCome up with 5 fun topics. Bonus points for 10.Create a mini content calendar ... then GO!PLAYPress the dang record button.Use the Anchor app.Talk right in your phone/use the earbuds that came with 'em!Listen and enjoy!  Hey! I'm offering a special opportunity only to candidates who are ready to commit: we spend a full day together and we get in there and create your podcast ... ONE day. Me. You. Zoom. You walk away with EVERYTHING and your very own custom launch "manual." Lock in your spot https://www.karagottwarner.com/podcastvip

In this episode, I challenge you to take a look at that moment of awareness when you think the thought “I have to” as an invitation to consciously shift to “what do I want to do?”It's not like you're gonna sit on the couch watching Netflix and eating chips all day. You're an achiever, a person with a vision and big goals. So get the f*** out of your own way and trust that choosing what you want, you'll become more empowered, dynamic and in charge of your ship.You'll approach your business, and podcasting with a spirit of playfulness and childlike fascination, and you'll see the world as a loving, open and expansive. Energy goes where your excitement is.  What lights you up. What do you adore?A podcast can be the nucleus for your business if you want it to be. You get to play in that sandbox every day. You may think, “but I'm not good enough yet … I don't sound professional … I trip over my words … people will think I'm a fraud … “But here's the gift — your early episodes are the moments when your people are going to get the most transformation, because you showed them possibility. When you trip over your words, and show your imperfections, then maybe they'll see they aren't a special snowflake after all.Look at the obstacles for what they really are because they're not the tools or the equipment. They're not practicing and waiting until you sound better.  The obstacle is that big thing between your ears.Let's coach the heck out of your brain and get you moving with your podcast.When you're a hell yes, you'll stop wasting time and get moving. Let's call BS on the thoughts that keep you out of integrity with your wisdom. We'll figure out if working together is a good fit. It all starts right here.

If you struggle with episode content, in this episode I share tips to help you never run out of ideas for your podcast. These tips have helped me to show up for the past 8 years behind the mic! Tip 1: Share your programDon't ever worry about giving your program away because YOU are the asset! Your listeners get a taste of you, and they are like “wow, she's giving amazing value every week, I can't imagine what I get when we work together!”Tip 2: Share a Universal problem you see your clients faceIf you see common trends that you clients bring to you, and people that come to your discovery sessions, talk about those! This is pure GOLD.Tip 3: Ask questions and do surveys on social mediaThis one is fun! I love this and do it when it feels good, because people love polls and questions, and specifically polls because they are easy to do.  Tip 4: Ask questions in DM Do this ONLY with people you have connected with in the DM/PMs. No one likes someone hopping in their inbox uninvited!  Let your network/peers know you're doing a fun episode and ask them to record a 1 minute response to your question, or write it in the DM reply.Tip 5: Repurpose your live videos as an episodeThis gives you a little breathing room because you take one piece of content and use it in a new way.Tip 6: Find a method to capture ideas ... a creative conduit Brain dump it in Asana, create voice memos on your phone … When they come you can capture them in the ether. Then you'll have the insurance to tap into a resource if you don't have ideas in the tank. Let's blow things up with your podcast! Schedule your discovery session and learn how working with a podcast coach can help you turn listeners to clients! 

It's time to call BS on that default thought that tells you “this isn't working … nobody's listening.” This thought is the poison that will kill your podcast. In this episode, I share how to shift your thoughts to focus on what serves you to keep going and to catch yourself when your brain wants to tell you it's not working … and it wants to give up.You are so much closer than you think, and could it be that what you're doing is already working? It's working in the way it should be, not necessarily in the way you want it to. Hey, by the way … I just opened the doors to The Podcasting with Purpose Community on Facebook!  Come on over and join the fun because starting today with this episode, I'm doing “30 Days, 30 Episodes” and in the group, I'll share more inspiration, live videos and other goodies!Click here to request access to the Group and see you there! 

When you become the person who commits, you make a decision to get very uncomfortable over and over and over again. The discomfort actually means you're almost there. Be willing to befriend the unfamiliar. You keep mining for diamonds, but you keep getting rocks … all you need is to turn over one more rock, and your diamond will appear. When you commit … there's no negotiation. You know WHY you're doing this … it's a burning reason. You're doing this for something bigger than yourself. Have your mac & cheese day, and give yourself grace. It's OK. Then pull up your big girl panties. You are building something meaningful and uncommon. No one said it would be easy and comfy … but you are in love with your reason for it all.  You'll press record even if no one  is listening … you'll do it anyway. When you keep speaking, and telling your truth even when you're voice shakes again and again, something amazing happens … you create a special kind of insurance because YOU did not give up like most do. Failure does not beat you. If you can do failure you can do anything. ++++I'm here to help you speak that truth. Let's find those humans who you want to reach. I'll help you work some magic behind the microphone so you are excited to show up again and again. Let's save you time and energy figuring it out on your own. Book your spot for your free clarity session by going to karagottwarner.com/workwithkaraI got YOU.

In this episode I'm going to show you how to become a PODCASTER with a capital P with my Podcasting Passion Blueprint, so you can show up as a success every time you press record. My formula is simple and easy to implement right way, and it has NOTHING to do with checklists, polished audio or fancy microphones! The success of your podcast depends on your compelling reason to show up again and again, and it's WAAAAY  beyond the tools and tactics ... that's the easy part. The name of the game is FUN + COMMITMENT = YOUR TOTAL SUCCESS! Once you learn my Blueprint, you'll want to keep it everywhere ... repeat it, get in the vibe and follow your North Star. THIS is how you keep going and stay the course when you want to give up. And if you're ready to dial in your passion for podcasting, then let's talk! Let's hop on a clarity call and I'll show you how to customize a plan for your podcast, and how I can help guarantee your success so you can turn listeners to clients. I know you want to focus on growing your coaching business, and trying to figure it out on your own eats in to your time and resources. Let me help you take the guesswork out of the process. Invest an hour with me during a free clarity call and walk away TOTALLY empowered about how to make a podcast one of the most valuable assets in your business that gets more and more valuable with every episode. >>Set up your Clarity Conversation HERE

You're about 10ish episodes in and you're ready to give up. Where are all the peeps? This is too hard … I'm not seeing the results I want. WTF?  In this episode I share lessons learned over 25 years ago from reading a magical little book called, The Alchemist which I first read amidst a divorce in my mid-twenties, and starting over when I all I wanted to do was give up. Listen as I share my wisdom from this time of my life and how this can help you have the fortitude to keep going with your podcast … keep mining for diamonds even when all uncover is rocks and coal. Now that I'm in the 2nd half of my life, the universe called me to revisit not only the lessons I learned back then, and how I never stopped believing I could radically transform my life and how you can too.When we follow our reason for showing up and going after our dream, even the most opposing force cannot kill our spirit.Share your number 1 takeaway is from this episode by going over to Instagram and connecting with me @karagottwarner and comment what you LOVED about this episode on my most-recent post. 

You want success in your coaching business you can almost taste it. You see how powerful a podcast can be to reach your potential clients, and you want the help to guarantee that success BUT … something is in the way.Thoughts like, it's too much work, I don't have time, I'm not ready get in the way and the biggest obstacle is your lack of trust that you can 10000% make what you want a reality. You dabble with free stuff, trying to figure it out on your own, you take the free courses and coaching programs, and get the checklists and guides, and tuck them away and say "later."  ... later never comes.You're fearful of putting skin in the game to invest in yourself by hiring a coach, and so the success you want remains a wish because you don't know how to get there.You keep trying the same thing expecting different results. Great coaches have coaches, because they have discovered that a return on investment that compounds overtime is possible, and that's the insurance to reach the success they know is guaranteed because they are driving the bus. Once you get a taste of this there's no turning back. Your belief skyrockets and what you invest becomes irrelevant because you know you'll compound what you put in. For the first few years of my business I was seeking the golden ticket, piecing together the free stuff, the courses and I listened to all the "experts."I thought ... "If I just get all the strategies, the swipe files and checklists, and I follow them exactly, I'll figure this shit out." I stayed in this kind of scarcity without even knowing it, and the looping thought was: "When I start making money in my business, then I'll be ready to hire a coach." Instead of: "When I hire a coach, then I'll start making money and have the success I want." Scarcity and worry about not having enough was the mantra in my head and I kept creating the same problem because I could not see that I was the one creating the obstacle.When you view hiring a coach as an investment instead of an expense, you begin to trust in your own power to compound your investment because you put your chips on YOU.Can it be scary? Sure. That's what it means to be an entrepreneur. If you want to make your business work, you get help.I say all of this with total love because I know the pain of denial in my own business journey.Once I began investing in myself, that's when the shift began, and it happened fast.I held my breath and jumped in. The water was cold and a little shock to my system, but it was exhilarating too because I knew it was exactly the thing I had to do.Finding the money became a non-issue because I created the safety in my beliefs that I could create more. What you want is so close. You just have to move over and get out of your own way. If money was not an issue, and the success you want is 100% guaranteed, what would you do? Sending you so much love and support, and when you jump I'll be there to catch you.

Welcome to the final lesson in this Podcast Launch Lab Series. Today you'll learn all about my signature process that is the SECRET SAUCE to put your podcast on steroids.In this episode I talk about how to create your own launch team, and host something called a podcast tour. Think of it as your own personal "flash mob" that ignites some SERIOUS traction for your show early in the game!What you'll learn in this lesson: Why creating and connecting to community helps your podcast growYour biggest cheerleaders become ambassadors to create a BIG buzzWhy contests and bonuses are the bomb to incentivize people on your promo team“Podcasting is the new guest blogging.” -Seth Godin, author and entrepreneurGetting your a** on other podcasts helps the growth of your podcastGuesting is the one of the most under-utilized and HIGHLY effective growth tools “Piggyback” on other shows to broadcast your messageThink like a guest blogger – speak about a topic, give a trainingHEY! Have you left a review for this podcast yet? Leave me a 5-star rating and review, take a screenshot and send me your Instagram handle and I'll give you a shout out in my stories and celebrate you on the podcast! ============================PODCAST JUMPSTART ENROLLMENT IS OPEN FOR OCTOBER 2021!You're ready to commit to your podcast vision, and you want to do things the RIGHT way instead of trying to figure it out on your own. Does this ring a bell?  This keeps you from doing the thing you REALLY want to do — getting behind the microphone to share your message.If this sounds like you, then I invite you to enroll in my FREE 3-week Podcast Jumpstart Program. I'm opening this up to candidates who are SERIOUS about committing to the process, and who see the POWER of the spoken word to transform the minds of the people they wish to reach.Click here and you'll be directed to answer a few questions to see if you qualify, then you'll lock in a date and time for our first session together.Let's move mountains with your microphone.#ispeakfluentpodcast and I'll teach you how too. 

If you're wanting a step-by-step way to create and launch a successful podcast then here we go .... ready, set, record your launch episodes + some time saving hacks!In this Podcast Launch Lab lesson, we talk about about how to connect with the people you want to reach through your words so you can have an impact on your current listeners, and hold the space powerfully behind the microphone so the people you want to reach flock to you.Remember … this is about having fun. That's why you are here. :)“Content is (still) king” as they say, and the same holds true for podcasts. Focus on working with your energy and inspiration when you sit down to record. Episode highlights:Decide what your content creation sessions look like. Will you write all your episode scrips/talking points first, or do a few at a time? Chunk it down to remove the overwhelm. Capitalize on your high-energy times, and pay attention to your body and rest at low-energy times. Learn why rest is actually a time saving hack! Practice makes perfect. Your first few episodes may be clunky, and that's OK. Honor these beginnings in your podcasting journey. Share your number 1 takeaway is from this episode by going over to Instagram and connecting with me @karagottwarner and comment what you LOVED about this episode on my most-recent post. ALSO ... if you want to take me up on an insane offer to work with me for FREE for 3 full weeks of podcast coaching, then email kara@karagottwarner.com with a simple one-liner - "I'm a HECK YEAH and ready for free coaching to help launch my podcast!"