Podcast appearances and mentions of joshua rivers

The way High Performers approach career change is different than everyone else. Also, the way that career change (that leads to meaningful work that also pays well) works is different than most people think it does. We've share these principles before, but we've never put it all together (at least not outside of our paid programs). Until now. Our HTYC team has spent countless hours putting together a career change guide, putting together all of our learnings from working with thousands of people in their career changes. On the podcast today, Joshua Rivers and Phillip Migyanko join Scott on the podcast to share a behind-the-scenes look into the biggest lessons our team has learned.   To binge-listen to more career happiness success stories, find all the podcasts at https://happentoyourcareer.com/podcast Or to tell us more about your situation and schedule a conversation with our team go to https://happentoyourcareer.com/schedule-htyc

Feeling stressed? Know you’re not alone. We all inevitably have stress in our lives, and we need to manage stress in healthy ways while also staying productive. On today’s podcast, Daria Tsvenger joins us. Daria is a mindset coach and has also studied cognitive neuroscience at Stanford University. Daria has a unique program called The Dream Sprint, a personal growth challenge that people gain clarity and pursue their dreams.   The Problem With Stress Stress is a state in our bodies. It's a primal response that occurs in our brain whenever we face some kind of change. If the changes are sudden, our stress levels rise higher. Our brain wants things to stay the same; stress is the brain’s response to change. Thankfully there is a healthy way to handle stress.  How To Handle Stress Resilience is the best way to handle stress. And resilience is like a muscle in your body. When you train a muscle, you do the same activity over and over. So the next time you do the same activity, it is easier for you to do because your muscles are trained. The same concept applies to your mind. The more we process change, the more we develop resilience.  Moving Past Mental Blocks We all face mental blocks, things that stop us from doing the things we want to accomplish. And it might not even be the same challenge that stops us. Daria recommends the “big perspective exercise” where you take into account how long your life actually is.    On average, a human being’s life expectancy is around 80 years, which comes to about 4,000 weeks. Once you are able to realize how many weeks you’ve already been alive, and approximately how many more weeks you have to live, you’ll likely start to see that your time is limited. You know you don’t want to waste your time. This creates urgency and allows you to move past any challenges so you can take action.  Becoming More Confident Many people struggle with confidence. But what is confidence really? It is when you're able to keep the promises that you gave to yourself. Every time you break a promise to yourself, you become less confident. So the best thing we can do to move forward is to set micro goals. Micro goals add up and enable us to keep our promises to ourselves.  Next Steps Wherever you are today, I want to challenge you to take the next small step that will lead you to where you want to go. Daria’s Dream Sprint program could be a great way to get some support and accountability as you move forward. We all need support and encouragement. Once you have those, you also have hope. And hope is a very powerful thing. That’s why I make this podcast. So I want to encourage you to keep taking intentional small steps as you are on your journey.    Best of luck as you pursue and achieve your goals. Feel free to contact me, Joshua Rivers, if I can help in any way. 

Are you falling short in meeting your goals? Or maybe you feel like something is just missing.  On today’s episode, I chat with Roman Marinov about goal setting. Roman is a relationship coach who has been trained in Tony Robbins’ coaching program. He also is offering a free 30% discount on coaching for anyone who mentions Success Road Podcast listeners. Just mention the show to him.  Why Is Goal Setting Important? A great example is to think of a plane. A plane needs to know where it's going. It needs to know his destination. Otherwise the plane will waste time, and fuel. It might get lost or even be going in the wrong direction. And that's what goals are for us. Goals are our destinations. That’s why goals are so important. How To Approach Goal Setting Roman uses a straightforward framework that consists of a quick meditation. Then he asks individuals to share their goals in four specific categories which include personal, financial, adventure and contribution. This entire process comes from the book Awaken The Giant Within.   And so they give Roman those goals, he writes them down. And then the next step is he asks why these goals are important to them. And the next step is getting very, very specific, creating specific action items for each goal and the deadlines. That's the process. Best Advice For Someone Not Working With A Coach Roman recommends reading Awaken The Giant Within and following the framework described in the book. The very first step is taking five minutes to write a goal in each category without filtering yourself. For example, if you're working in the financial category of goal, so someone may write “I want to make this specific amount of income.” Following the framework is key, and sticking to it by showing up everyday.     When Goal Setting Isn’t Working If you’re struggling with achieving goals, Roman recommends focusing is on the future. Believing something will happen and what it will feel like when it happens. This provides a form of motivation. Roman uses visualization in the morning and evening to stay on track.  Accomplishing Goals With Loved Ones Roman recommends reading the book Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey, because Covey goes into depth about this topic in the book.    In some cases, putting some of your money at stake can help too. You could tell a friend, “If I don't complete complete this goal by the specific deadline, use this money however you want.” And if you accomplish the goal, you get the money back. That's a pretty easy way to hold yourself accountable. Your Next Steps We will all fail at meeting our goals sometimes. We all have to readjust our goals too. This is all just part of the process. You set new goals, and then you create a plan. Whether you are starting a new goal or just need some help with a current goal, Roman offers a free complimentary coaching session for all new clients. In addition, mention Success Road Podcast for a special 30% off discount.    Best of luck as you pursue and achieve your goals. Feel free to contact me, Joshua Rivers, and tell me some of your wins. I’d love to hear them!

What this podcast is As I just mentioned in the introduction, my name is Joshua Rivers, and this podcast is basically an audio journal of my journey back to better health. To be truthful, though, I’ve never really been healthy - I just had a high metabolism until my mid-twenties that caught up to me. I went from 190 pounds in early 2008 to 294 pounds in early 2020. As we go through the podcast, I’ll probably be sharing more about my history. But, I’m basically on a journey to lose almost 100 pounds and get my overall health away from being “at risk” as much as possible. What this podcast is not This is not a “how-to” podcast from an expert. I don’t plan on trying to explain the complexities and intricacies of how your body works, or different nutrition facts, or how different exercises will help you. Of course, I’ll touch on each of these as we go, but, again, I’m not an expert in this field. Maybe I’ll have and share some conversations with people that are experts, but no guarantee.   What to expect I plan to share at least one episode a week, maybe more. I’m expecting that the episodes will generally be short (10-15 minutes or less), unless I do have a conversation with a guest expert, then those will be longer. As I stated, this is mostly an audio journal of my personal journey, and it’s also a form of accountability. So, yes, I will be focusing more on what I’m doing in relation to diet and exercise.   How you can join me While this podcast is about my journey (or at least it’s starting this way), I’d like to invite you to join me. If you’ve listened to this so far, my guess is that you’re on a similar journey. Let’s see if we can help keep each other accountable and help each other achieve lasting results. I just set up a Facebook group. If you’d like to join, go to OverweightPodcast.com/fb. It can be a group to encourage each other, keep each other accountable, and pass on different insights as each of us progress through our own journeys.

We take a deep dive into the behind-the-scenes workings of Horse Radio Network's annual 12-hour live event, Holiday Radiothon. We will review how they get sponsors and listeners involved, what it takes to organize it, and (of course!) the tech that makes it all come together. Then, we'll share a whole host of updates from our team and the developments that have happened over the last couple of months. And, of course we will close the show with a final tip, as always. This time, we emphasize the BIG benefits you and your show can get from putting yourself out there. What do we mean? Well, listen in... Link to Sound File for Sight Impaired: Click Here Featured Pic Credit: Florida Podcast Network Link: 2019's Holiday Radiothon Appearances on other Podcasts Link: Jaime on Biz Women Rock - Oh, the Places You’ll Go With Podcasting with Jaime Legagneur of Florida Podcast Network Link: Both Jaime and Glenn on PodcastMediaGuy.com with Joshua Rivers - A great experience discussing podcasts with PodcastGuyMedia.com‘s Joshua Rivers! Appearances in Print Link: Jaime in Palm Beach Post - “How 4 Young Entrepreneurs Are Thriving In County’s Rising Tech Hub” Link: HITM in Horse Illustrated - Glenn: 'We are honored that Horses in the Morning made it to Horse Illustrated! Thank you for including us in your article!" Link: Jaime in Florida Weekly - Close calls, by Evan Williams Link: Both Jaime and Glenn in Livestream U Predictions -  “Live Streaming & Digital Media: 160 Predictions for 2020”  Appearances in Person Link: Jaime's Workshop at Her Power Space's Grand Opening with Michelle Talbert Link: Jaime Conducting Podcasting Workshops at Connecticut School of Broadcasting | Hear Some Student Feedback! Link: Both Jaime and Glenn are Officially Speakers at Podfest 2020 | Enter "FPN" as our promo code for $50 off of your Podfest Ticket!! -Jaime: Friday, March 6th, 11am-11:45am; Location: Grand 14 Panel Title: Additional Services You Can Add to Your Production Business Description: Discover ways to earn more revenue for your podcast editing/production business beyond just removing umms. You will learn are all the different outsourcing services YOU can provide and make more money with your podcast production business. (Part of the Podcast Editor’s Convention.) -Glenn: Saturday, March 7th, 2:15pm-3:00pm; Location: Grand 11 Panel Title: Better Podcasting Through Improv Description: In this hilarious and high-energy workshop, hosted by two improv acting veterans, Glenn Herbert and Robyn Sayles, you’ll learn how improv can change your podcasting life. Not only do improv skills help you think on your feet and make adjustments when things go wrong, but they can also help make the most of a golden opportunity when things go right. Participate in fun and engaging improv games while learning how to listen, how to keep things moving, and when to say yes (hint: always). -Jaime: Sunday, March 8th, 10:25am-11:05am; Location: Grand 1 Panel Title: Monetization Description: Is generating revenue one of the goals for your podcast? In this session, we’ll be learning directly from a panel of experts who will share their strategies for monetizing your podcast. FPN News Link: Splitting with Beach Talk Radio - Florida Podcast Network Parts Ways With Beach Talk Radio FSM News --New FSM Clients: 4! (Ana Lucia-Chaverria, Cindy Metzler, Kelley Uustal, and RentScale): --Two new shows signed to The Wedding Biz Network for our client, Andy Kushner --Team is growing!!! -Jorge Promoted to Production Assistant -Put Out the Open Call for Editors, Sales Reps, and Social Media Marketing Managers -Hiring 7 people, Including My Dad -Jorge #2 (JDM) Showed up to My Event at Her Power Space!! --Go to Podfest!!!  Additional Support Provided by:Flint Stone Media Partner with FPN:Become the voice of YOUR segment of Florida!! From sponsoring episode segments through creating and growing your own branded show, we have the solution to promote you while we promote Florida! FPN Media Kit Have a suggestion? Join us in the FPN Insiders group on Facebook and let us know!    FPN:  Check out the other shows on the Florida Podcast Network

We take a deep dive into the behind-the-scenes workings of Horse Radio Network's annual 12-hour live event, Holiday Radiothon. We will review how they get sponsors and listeners involved, what it takes to organize it, and (of course!) the tech that makes it all come together. Then, we'll share a whole host of updates from our team and the developments that have happened over the last couple of months. And, of course we will close the show with a final tip, as always. This time, we emphasize the BIG benefits you and your show can get from putting yourself out there. What do we mean? Well, listen in... Link to Sound File for Sight Impaired: Click Here Featured Pic Credit: Florida Podcast Network Link: 2019's Holiday Radiothon Appearances on other Podcasts Link: Jaime on Biz Women Rock - Oh, the Places You’ll Go With Podcasting with Jaime Legagneur of Florida Podcast Network Link: Both Jaime and Glenn on PodcastMediaGuy.com with Joshua Rivers - A great experience discussing podcasts with PodcastGuyMedia.com‘s Joshua Rivers! Appearances in Print Link: Jaime in Palm Beach Post - “How 4 Young Entrepreneurs Are Thriving In County’s Rising Tech Hub” Link: HITM in Horse Illustrated - Glenn: 'We are honored that Horses in the Morning made it to Horse Illustrated! Thank you for including us in your article!" Link: Jaime in Florida Weekly - Close calls, by Evan Williams Link: Both Jaime and Glenn in Livestream U Predictions -  “Live Streaming & Digital Media: 160 Predictions for 2020”  Appearances in Person Link: Jaime's Workshop at Her Power Space's Grand Opening with Michelle Talbert Link: Jaime Conducting Podcasting Workshops at Connecticut School of Broadcasting | Hear Some Student Feedback! Link: Both Jaime and Glenn are Officially Speakers at Podfest 2020 | Enter "FPN" as our promo code for $50 off of your Podfest Ticket!! -Jaime: Friday, March 6th, 11am-11:45am; Location: Grand 14 Panel Title: Additional Services You Can Add to Your Production Business Description: Discover ways to earn more revenue for your podcast editing/production business beyond just removing umms. You will learn are all the different outsourcing services YOU can provide and make more money with your podcast production business. (Part of the Podcast Editor’s Convention.) -Glenn: Saturday, March 7th, 2:15pm-3:00pm; Location: Grand 11 Panel Title: Better Podcasting Through Improv Description: In this hilarious and high-energy workshop, hosted by two improv acting veterans, Glenn Herbert and Robyn Sayles, you’ll learn how improv can change your podcasting life. Not only do improv skills help you think on your feet and make adjustments when things go wrong, but they can also help make the most of a golden opportunity when things go right. Participate in fun and engaging improv games while learning how to listen, how to keep things moving, and when to say yes (hint: always). -Jaime: Sunday, March 8th, 10:25am-11:05am; Location: Grand 1 Panel Title: Monetization Description: Is generating revenue one of the goals for your podcast? In this session, we’ll be learning directly from a panel of experts who will share their strategies for monetizing your podcast. FPN News Link: Splitting with Beach Talk Radio - Florida Podcast Network Parts Ways With Beach Talk Radio FSM News --New FSM Clients: 4! (Ana Lucia-Chaverria, Cindy Metzler, Kelley Uustal, and RentScale): --Two new shows signed to The Wedding Biz Network for our client, Andy Kushner --Team is growing!!! -Jorge Promoted to Production Assistant -Put Out the Open Call for Editors, Sales Reps, and Social Media Marketing Managers -Hiring 7 people, Including My Dad -Jorge #2 (JDM) Showed up to My Event at Her Power Space!! --Go to Podfest!!!  Additional Support Provided by:Flint Stone Media Partner with FPN:Become the voice of YOUR segment of Florida!! From sponsoring episode segments through creating and growing your own branded show, we have the solution to promote you while we promote Florida! FPN Media Kit Have a suggestion? Join us in the FPN Insiders group on Facebook and let us know!    FPN:  Check out the other shows on the Florida Podcast Network

Whether you are publishing independently or through a publishing company, you need to be continually expanding your reach. Podcasting is a fantastic way to bring your knowledge and influence, engage your audience on a regular basis, and drive sales for your current and future books. This is Podcasting Authors, and now here’s your host, Joshua Rivers. Season 1: 10-part series on how to podcast to supplement your work as an author 000: About this podcast and host 101: Getting Started: your why, your audience, podcast title, etc. 102: Media hosts, artwork 103: Choose your podcasting format 104: Planning your podcast 105: Podcasting equipment 106: Recording and your recording environment 107: Editing your podcast 108: Publishing and promoting your podcast 109: Website and SEO for podcasting 110: Enlisting help for your podcast

Ho! Ho! Ho! And Happy New Year! Having just passed the 1 YEAR ANNIVERSAY of my podcast, I am announcing GOOD NEWS — the release of “e-travels with e. trules” on SPOTIFY! To celebrate, I'm releasing the 4th and final BONUS EPISODE – between Season 1 and Season 2. It's my interview from this past Fall with Joshua Rivers, also known as “The Podcast Guy”, and host of “Podcasting Experiments from the Creative Studio”.  http://erictrules.com/episode23    

Today marks the 200th episode of the Happen to Your Career podcast.   Can you believe it? (We hardly can!)   Scott started the podcast 4 years ago, back when he was also working in a corporate job that he liked well enough...but wasn’t his dream.   He had a WAY bigger vision for what he wanted to create in his life, and how he wanted to help people.   So when you’ve heard him talk about how to transition and optimize your life from good to great on this podcast each week for the past four years(!), he’s not just spewing some BS he read that morning on a career site. He’s lived it.   And, so have the people whose lives he’s touched.   (Maybe you’re one of them?)   Josh and I rounded up some of the people who have been an important part of HTYC back from the very beginning (people like Scott’s wife Alyssa, their kiddos MacKenzie, Camden, and Grayson, and HTYC co-founder Mark Sieverkropp).   Then I grabbed some of the people whose lives have changed because of HTYC, including past coaching clients and team members like Erica, Mike, Tracey, Josh, Kirby, and Jacqui.   I asked them each three simple questions:   Where was your life before you encountered Scott? What impact did Scott and HTYC have on your life? What's different about your future because of HTYC?   And their answers Blew. Us. All. Away. So Josh and I wanted to share them with you.   If you’ve been curious about what it’s like to get to know Scott personally -- or to get to work with him -- this episode is a must listen.

Are you questing for financial freedom down entrepreneurial paths? If so, a podcast is one of the best tools to help you get there! And Joshua Rivers will help to make sure that your podcast is successful. In today's show, Joshua Rivers, founder of Creative Studios Academy and Podcast Guy Media LLC, tells how to maximize your results from online media. Be it podcasts, blogs, or vlogs, he can help. Online media, and podcasts in particular, are probably the best tools available to any business for marketing and for building relationships with clients. And even if that is not your bag, they are wonderful tools for self-expression for the hobbyist. Either way, Josh provides advice to maximize your efforts. Give it a listen! Find more from Josh here: http://podcastguymedia.com/  http://creativestudio.academy/    Enjoy great bonus content on Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/ChoiceConversations     Join the conversation in the Facebook Group:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/1741413262765523    Help out the show with these affiliate links: Sitting Solution: http://affiliate.lxntracker.com/rd/r.php?sid=79&pub=240237&c1=&c2=&c3=  Amazon USA: https://www.amazon.com/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&linkCode=ll2&tag=choicecon-20&linkId=1f6f703e9797258e86fd161ec82a2fb4  Amazon Canada: https://www.amazon.ca/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&linkCode=ll2&tag=choicecon-20&linkId=1f6f703e9797258e86fd161ec82a2fb4    Find me on the web: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ChoiceConversations  Itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/choice-conversations/id315666764?mt=2  Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ChoiceConversationsPodcast  Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1741413262765523  Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChoiceConvo  Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/c/ChoiceConversations  Google Plus: https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/113389589018857326194/+ChoiceConversations  Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/choice-conversations   iheart Radio: http://www.iheart.com/show/263-Choice-Conversations/  Bumper music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiKiNecNBiY&list=PLoe-H2xJOW56v_XOx1oJnZXOfCIr4YfSy    

Welcome to the Creative Studio podcast, where we conduct experiments with podcasting! Throughout this season, we have explored how to create a narrative or journalistic style podcast. This is the tenth and final episode in this series. Today, we will hear from several of our special guests regarding resources to help you create narrative audio. We’ll also hear some general tips from them that will also help throughout this process. Today’s guests are: Bryan Orr Corey Coates Daniel J.  Lewis Doc Kennedy Jessica Rhodes Jessica Abel Dave Jackson Erik K. Johnson Rye Taylor I also want to thank Else Escobar and Geoff Woods for being guests this season as well. As we wrap up this episode and series, I want to invite you to get a free gift. I have put a detailed PDF together with everything mentioned in this episode. To get this, you don’t even have to enter your email address – just click the link to download the PDF right away. I know that this episode and corresponding PDF doesn’t have everything we covered in this series, but if you’d be interested in getting something with all of this either in written form or video, please let me know! I really want to thank you for taking the time to listen to this podcast. If this series has helped you, I really want to hear from you. You can go to the contact page or send me an email directly to joshua@podcastguy.co. Now, as we are wrapping up season 4, I am working on some things for season 5. The tagline for this podcast is “podcasting experiments,” so I’d like to follow that vein and interview podcasters that are creating podcasts that are different from the “standard” podcasts. Maybe it’s the format that they use. Or the combination of formats they use. Or maybe it’s how they record the podcast. Or maybe it’s the way they combine niches to create a new niche. I’m going to be on the lookout for such podcasters, but I’m open to suggestions. If you or someone you know is creating a podcast that you think is a little different from the rest, please let me know. Listen to really great narrative podcasts Radiotopia podcasts 99% Invisible The Memory Palace The Allusionist The Kitchen Sisters Lost and Found Sounds Listen to podcasts that tell you how-to do narrative How Sound hosted with Rob Rosenthal Out On the Wire with Jessica Abel Book: Out On the Wire Third Coast Festival in Chicago for Audio Storytellers Blogs Transom.org AirMedia.org Here Be Monsters Just Do It (even if you don’t publish it) Start by telling stories about yourself or your family Don’t outsource Learn how to do everything yourself Cutting own tape Doing your own logging Write your own narrative Edit music Do raw interviews “Art of Non-doing” Hunt for your own music - work with composers See what happens Oversaturated with information online, get back to the basics Listening to what other people are doing with narrative Listen to War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells Take what you learn from these people and put your own spin on it Understand it is going to be a lot of work Scour YouTube Freesound.org - sound effects Connect with right people to get the right voices for your show Make it the best that you can Don’t let the deadline dictate the quality! Telling the story is more important than meeting the crunch time High-production quality Putting some thought into your story Check out the “How-to Podcast” section in iTunes The Podcast Producers Podcast Answerman The Audacity to Podcast Podfly Productions Interviewconnections.com Honing skills on the mic Communication Skills Practice talking Do a lot of podcasts and interviews Hear how you sound and improve Look for high-quality podcasts Listen and learn how to be a better interviewer/podcaster Terry Gross of Fresh Air Marc Maron of WTF Interviewconnections.tv Just start making it - start making audio Put on a pair of headphones and stick in a mic and talk about something you’re interested in Resonate: Present Visual Stories that Transform Audiences by Nancy Duarte Radiolab Look into great Storytelling and Movie-making How ideas are brought from plot concept, to storyboard, to actually shooting the film Look beyond the scope of the medium that you’re trying to create - look outside of podcasting Save the Cat Screenwriting Power Your Podcast with Storytelling with Alex Blumberg Storytelling resources Learn how to give a good presentation from Toastmasters Book or video series on Storytelling Listen to the podcasts out there that do it well Serial StartUP Reply All This American Life NPR spinoffs Gimlet Media Listen, learn, & put your own style to what you find is good/inspiring Learn new methods from other podcasts Challenge yourself by deconstructing what you find when you listen to these podcasts So this is Joshua Rivers wrapping up season 4. The Creative Studio podcast is a production of Podcast Guy Media, LLC. If you’re looking for help with the editing, show notes, or other aspects of the post production of your podcast, check out PodcastGuyMedia.com/cs to schedule a short free consultation.

24 Legacy: Manny and Evan   Welcome to 24 Faithful, the unofficial podcast for Fox’s show 24. My name is Joshua Rivers and I am your host. In the last episode, Mark Sieverkropp and Bradley Adams joined me to discuss some things about the upcoming 24: Legacy season. We are less than a week from this airing, and we will be back next week to cover the first two episodes, so make sure to stay tuned and be ready to share your thoughts and reactions as well.   In the last episode of the podcast, we also mentioned a new partner, TVShow Time from Whipclips. It’s an awesome app that does several things. First of all, you find the shows that you are currently watching, or even shows that you have already watched. You can mark the episodes and seasons that you have seen. Then you can also get involved in some discussions with others that love the show as well. They are starting to integrate certain podcasts into the app as well, and that’s where we come in! Be sure to check out the TVShow Time app and join the discussion there. You can go to 24faithful.com/tvshowtime.   Another awesome part of this partnership is that Whipclips has connections to the TV show networks. As a result, they can get exclusive interviews with the showrunners and other crew members. Today we are sharing one such interview. They were able to interview Manny Coto and Evan Katz. They are both producers and writers for the show and share some personal insights about the show’s past and future.

My guest is Joshua Rivers - Owner of Podcast Guy Media and host the Creative Studio Podcast. It was fun hanging with Josh. BTW- he (and his children!) are fans of Barry, too! YEAH OH YEAH Josh's equipment and workflow include: PR40, AT2100USB Behringer Q802USB Sennheiser HD 280 PRO Headphones Adobe Audition iFree Skype Recorder Multiband compressor Hard Limiter We also discussed the production workflow which Josh is using for the narrative style episodes that he is producing now on season 4 of the Creative Studio Podcast. Give it a listen ;) Thank you for having so much fun with us, Josh! DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. Thanks for listening! Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, TuneIn Radio, Android, RSS

Joshua Rivers is an Oklahoma-based podcast producer and podcaster at Podcast Guy Media. He started with websites many years ago which he started to build into a business sometime in 2012-2013. When it didn't get a whole lot of traction, so he started podcasting and producing podcasts. Joshus is currently aiming to build his podcast production business to replace his full-time income.

Joshua Rivers is an Oklahoma-based podcast producer and podcaster at Podcast Guy Media. He started with websites many years ago which he started to build into a business sometime in 2012-2013. When it didn't get a whole lot of traction, so he started podcasting and producing podcasts. Joshus is currently aiming to build his podcast production business to replace his full-time income.

Podcast Production Business with Joshua Rivers Joshua Rivers is an Oklahoma-based podcast producer and podcaster at Podcast Guy Media. He started with websites many years ago which he started to build into a business sometime in 2012-2013. When it didn't get a whole lot of traction, so he started podcasting and producing podcasts. Joshus is currently aiming to build his podcast production business to replace his full-time income. You may connect with Joshua through his websites Podcast Guy Media or JoshuaRivers.net. The appeal of podcasting Joshua's interest in podcasting started when he heard of Dave Ramsey, initially because of his book. Finding Dave's podcast led Joshua to discover other podcasts that also interest him. After listening to various podcasts, Joshua […] The post Podcast Production Business with Joshua Rivers appeared first on New Media Europe.

Who are you?   Welcome to the Success Road podcast. Success is not a destination, it is a journey. My name is Joshua Rivers and we discover things that help us on this road of success. Sometimes there are little things that can make a big difference. Sometimes, we need to delve into bigger questions. Throughout history, people have sought to answer several big questions: Who am I? Where did I come from? Where am I going? Why am I here? Philosophers in many different countries and religions have pondered these questions and have come up with just as many opinions on what the answers are. I’m not going to be so bold as to say that I have all the answers or have figured it all out, but I do believe that God has given us answers in the Bible. I do look at or listen to what others have to say, but I try to look in the Bible for the final say. If you’ve listened to this podcast for a while, it’s no secret that I’m a Christian and that God and the Bible play a big part in my life. As a side note, an important part of reading and studying the Bible is to keep things in the context in which they are written and also not to read into the Bible any preconceived ideas. Knowing where we come from and where we are going are both important. The Bible says that we will all go somewhere when we die, and we have to settle that while we are here. It clearly teaches that the way to Heaven is only through Jesus. This is important to know, but we aren’t focusing on that in this episode. Knowing why you are here is also important. God has us here for a reason. Each of us has a purpose. Ultimately that is to give glory to God, but He also has specific things for us to do as individuals. Again – this is not the topic today. I want to focus on the question, “Who am I?” Twice a month, my church has a grief recovery group that I help lead. I’m not an expert, but I’ve learned a lot since we started last year. There is certainly more to it, but a large part of grief comes when a loved one dies. If we look back to Creation, death did not exist. Death didn’t happen until Adam sinned. Death is the consequence of sin. Of course, Adam didn’t physically die as soon as he sinned – it took about 900 years. Same thing for us – we don’t always experience the consequences of our actions until much later. People handle grief in many ways. Grief may bring remorse, regret, and even despair and depression. One leading cause of people reacting in a way that brings them down this road is misplaced or missing identity. They don’t really know who they are. Sometimes, when a spouse dies, the remaining person is no longer married. Especially for someone who had been married for 40, 50, or 60 years, their identity had been as either husband or wife. That identity brings with it certain responsibilities and feeling. With that identity stripped away, what is left? It’s a completely different role for them. They look in the mirror and don’t recognize the person looking back at them. They don’t know who they are anymore. This feeling scares many people and they don’t know how to handle it. This leads them to discouragement and depression. They have the tendency to disconnect from the world around them, which actually worsens their feelings. A similar thing happens at retirement. I was listening to a podcast on retirement. While they usually focus on the financial aspect of retirement – saving and investing – they also talk about other aspects of retirement. The two hosts are financial advisors, so they work with a lot of people through this transition in life. They have observed that there are some that don’t live long after retirement. And it’s not due to poor health or old age. It’s because they worked for 40 -50 years and suddenly stopped. Their identity was wrapped up in what they did for a living. After retiring, they wake up in the morning and are faced with basically nothing to do. They lose their purpose for getting up and doing things. At first, it was great – it felt like an extended vacation. But then it settled in as reality. The hosts of that podcast encourage people to plan ahead for this by getting involved in different things in the community or in their church. This helps give them a new purpose during the retirement years. This however, doesn’t resolve the identity issue. They merely switch their identity from full-time worker to part-time worker or volunteer. Who they are runs deeper than that. Who you are runs deeper than what you do. Who you are runs deeper than the relationships you have with friends and family. Who you are runs deeper than your skin color, race, or gender. So, who are you then? What is your identity? Where do you get that identity? Your identity should come from God. If you have trusted Him as your personal Savior, He promises never to leave you nor forsake you. Also, God will never change – He is always the same. If our identity is in another person, our job, or anything else, your identity will fluctuate. Jobs get eliminated. People move away, die, or make mistakes. When these change, and your identity is tied to them, you begin to lose your identity. If your identity is in God, your identity will remain stable regardless of the circumstances around you. Remember when Jesus was walking on the water? His disciples were in the middle of the Sea of Galilee when a storm broke out. Jesus walked toward them on the water. When the disciples realized who He was, Peter asked if he could come out to him. Peter walked out on the water with Christ. As long as Peter kept his eyes on Christ, the storm and circumstance around him didn’t affect his ability to stay on top of the water. It wasn’t until he took his eyes off Christ and focused on the storm around him that he began to sink. If we keep our identity in Christ, the storms and circumstances around us won’t take us down. As the saying goes, even though this is a simple concept, it’s not necessarily easy implement. We are human and have the tendency to become self-involved and self-focused. We need to intentionally give our lives to God. In closing, here’s a passage from Romans: 28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. 29 For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren. 30 Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified. 31 What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us? 32 He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things? 33 Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth. 34 Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us. 35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? 36 As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. 37 Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. 38 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, 39Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 8:28-38  

  Welcome back to the Creative Studio where we conduct podcasting experiments. This is the fourth episode in our series on narrative podcasting. If you haven’t listened to the previous episodes, you can visit CreativeStudio.Academy or subscribe to the podcast to get those episodes. My name is Joshua Rivers and I am your host on this extraordinary journey into the world of narrative podcasting. I’ve mentioned before that I’m not an expert. I’ve been learning these things along with you. This episode is a continuation through the podcasting workflow and is kind of a part 2 to last week’s episode where we talked about planning your narrative podcast. This week we will take those plans and begin to make actual preparations. We’ll be getting things set in place so we will be ready to record. In a previous episode, we heard from Jessica Abel, the author of the book “Out on the Wire” and the host of the associated podcast. She shared some things about planning and creating the narrative arc. We won’t rehash those things now, but she helps us take the next step. 7 you have a character who's going to be at the center of the story, you want to think about what are these stages that they've gone through, and the change that you want to depict in your narrative, right? 8 you figure out when the turning points are, when do they go from one place to another place, where were their dilemmas, where were their decision-points, and then when you go to the person you want to ask them all kinds of questions about those decisions that they had to make, and about those moments of change, and how was it before, and how was it after. So your preparation is often figuring out the bare outlines of what this person's story is, and then deciding where do you want to delve in further. 4   In our case, we very specifically targeted certain individuals that we wanted for their knowledge-base and their experience in the industry. Corey Coates joins us again. He is from Podfly, helping podcasters  with their podcast production. He also works with Jessica Rhodes in creating The Podcast Producers podcast. It's tough because in a lot of cases you have folks that are the most boisterous, or the most vocal, the most prominent in some of the communities and Facebook groups, that may not necessarily be the ones who are bringing the best information, We know, because I've been in podcasting for 10 years, Jessica'd been doing this for two, three years, as well, so we kind of got a sense of those, you pass kind of the sniff test, if you will, you can kind of tell when you talk to folks that they're either really legit, they know their stuff, and they're really making a contribution, or they're kind of jokers and they're coming in and they're just sort of marketing themselves and not really the skills that they may have acquired Dave Jackson from the School of Podcasting also does a lot of experimenting and testing of different things in the podcasting world. He chimes in on this as well. 9   Well for me, I've done it where I have chosen guests who had the background I was looking for, So by doing that, I kind of knew that the information they were going to provide, I wasn't going to really have to sift through much, it should all fit the goal of the episode, you have to listen to it all again, in fact, by the time it's over, you're so sick of hearing the same thing over and over, that it can be a little crazy, but I think if you have the right guest, that I guess in a way, I asked people that I think I know the answer. I'm trying to--not get them to say what I think, but maybe reinforce what I think. And then I'm always open-minded, so if they bring in something that I'm like, ooh, I didn't know that, that's even better. Erik K. Johnson refers to the popular podcast, Serial, to help draw some conclusions here. 12 Finding people to interview really comes down to the story that you want to tell. If you're interviewing, if you're creating this serial podcast, you need to talk to the guy that did it, or didn't do it, the guy, the accused. That's the key. Then you might want to try and talk to the individual that made the arrest, or people close to the story. People that have intimate knowledge of the story that you're trying to tell. you simply have to make sure you find the people that will help contribute to the story. Rye Taylor can get excited about telling stories and brings it back to core of the matter. 18   So, you've got to stick with your theme, and you've got to play with that idea of how do other people play into the hero's story, because you've always got to keep that as the main focus, that main theme and also to focus on the hero during that event.   Whether you are doing a narrative podcast or and interview-based show, finding and securing the perfect guest can be a lot of work. If you don’t have the time or connections to do this yourself, you can get some professional help to take care of the heavy lifting for you. Jessica Rhodes, one of our featured guests this season, started Interview Connections to help podcasters connect with guests. Jessica and her team work diligently to get to know both the podcasts and the guests so they can be a matchmaker. If a guest isn’t quite right, they strive to find out more so they can present only the best matches. It’s a win-win situation for everyone. Check out InterviewConnections.com today. [short music interlude] As with coins and stories, there are two sides to this issue of who to interview. Much of what we have heard so far emphasizes the importance of starting with the hero and main theme of the story. Then you target specific people to help tell the story. Rye Taylor looks at the benefits of both of these. 16 I think that you never know where the gold is going to come from when you're interviewing people. It depends on the narrative again, what type of story you're telling and where you are. If this is a live scenario, I would definitely make sure that you talk to numerous people, even if you think that they're not going to be a good part of this story. You'd be surprised. I'll give you an example. I'm going to be releasing a show called Daring & Rye, which is my story that's talking about me as a fat, middle-aged guy with a young family, who's ready to recapture an adventurous life. That is me. Okay? That's my desire. I'm the hero of that story. Now, just because I'm the hero of that story doesn't mean that I don't need supporting characters or other people to actually play a role in that. So during a trip to Colorado, during this whole narrative, I actually went and interviewed people during a day called the Penguin Plunge. Now the Penguin Plunge is a blast of an event because what it is, is these individuals from all over this part of Colorado actually come together, in the middle of February, and jump into this frigid, freezing cold water for a specific charity, okay? Now, I interviewed several people that jumped into the water for a specific charity, and I had a blast doing it. They had some amazing stories. I learned all of these things. Now, could I add that all to my narrative? Of course not, but I learned some amazing stories, and I was able to weave the best parts of that story throughout my own narrative and how it applied to me. It's not about them, it's about me in this particular instance, because I'm the hero of the story. Does that mean that their stories aren't important? Of course not. But you've got to have a variety of interviews--a variety--and then choose the best pieces that actually are the most applicable to your story, okay? 21 Sure, well, I think a lot of it just comes down to recognizing that, in this point, you are literally documenting everything, every interaction... This is Geoff Woods. He hosts the Mentee podcast where he records and shares raw conversations with mentors. ...and so all these conversations that you have with people, I think you just let them know, hey, do you mind if I record this? Not only for my own retention, I like to listen back, but oftentimes I find little snippets of gold that could go into my podcast, and if I come across something, I would be sure to reach back out to you and ask for your permission specifically, would that be okay? And more often than not, people are going to say yes. Very rarely have I gotten a no. And the only times when I've gotten a no is when it was an incredibly personal and private conversation on their end. They just did not want that documented. Which I could respect. 22   you end up with a slew of content and recording, and at that point it was just a matter--you got to document it, you got to form some system of marking the date you sat down, what you talked about, maybe moments--you'll know when you're in that conversation, like oh my gosh, that was a golden nugget--to be able to look at your recorder and say, hey at 19 minutes and 27 seconds, I need to go back and listen to that moment. Being able to just have some type of a system for that, and as you go forward, all of a sudden you wake up one day and you're like, hey, I want to do an episode on this, and you remember, I had this one conversation with Josh, and I remember there was a gold nugget, and then you pull up your Evernote, for example, and you look at the Josh Rivers Interview note, and you see like, ooh, 19 minutes and 27 seconds, there was a golden nugget, and you fast-forward straight to there, and you go boom, there it is. 1   I work in the tape a lot, that's the biz talk for the way that I do it, which is I go through the tape and I find areas that are really strong in the tape, that I'm definitely going to use, and then I find some areas that are weak. Bryan Orr hosts the Podcast Movement Sessions podcast. In fact, he’s the one that introduced me Jessica Abel and “Out on the Wire.” I'm not too choosy. Meaning that I'm not Ira Glass, so I can't get anybody I want. So anybody who's willing to talk to me about something that's related to my topic, I turn the recorder on for them, because why not? It's not that big of a deal. The interview podcast world spends so much time focusing on prepping for interviews and making sure that you're all set up, and sitting their at your desk, but I rely a lot on having my mobile set up with me, and I can do a cellphone interview or whatever, because the point of these kind of secondary voices, is just to create some bounce. So it's okay if it's on a cellphone, it's okay if it's not perfect, or if you're using the Ringer app, or whatever, to get the content. So I just say get a lot of tape. You'll know pretty much right away whether there's some good parts in there or not, and if there's not, then you just don't use it. Part of Brian’s perspective comes from the fact that his podcast largely has been pre-recorded - it was a reflection of the sessions at Podcast Movement 2015. He would take parts of the recorded sessions, and then he would try to get a short interview with the speaker. He would also try to get some snippets from some of the attendees. 2   Yeah, because you never know what you're going to get, so sometimes you'll get really, really great stuff from really unexpected places like, a perfect example is, I interviewed Adam Sachs, he's the CEO of Midroll and Earwolf, so he's this significant player in podcasting, but he doesn't do a lot of interviews, I only used a couple small clips from him, but the clips I did use were really good clips, 3 But if you had listened to that entire 30 minutes, you would have thought it was a pretty poor interview in general. That's where using the kind of ethos of the one-take interview show doesn't translate into narrative. 10   But I think if I just picked anybody, and now I got to go through their story, and their history, to find out why they did what, that's all great, but again, the more I have to listen through and cut out the stuff that doesn't fit, the more time it takes, so I'd rather have a guest that I was pretty sure is going to hit the nail on the head. That was Dave Jackson again. This is a good point to keep in mind - if you try to go too wide and capture everything from everyone, there’s that much more stuff to go back through later on. But sometimes, it’s the best that you can do. Like Rye said - you never know where the gold is going to come from. When talking with Corey Coates, he shares his concern about some people that are careless about who they talk to. 5   I know a lot of other approaches might be how many people can we try and get to capture in a really big wide net, and bring them in, but I can tell you now--and Jessica can speak best to this as a guest booker--that the more specific you go towards somebody as a guest, having knowledge of who they are, their programming, their background, what have you, the more likely they are to agree, because they know that you're not just coming at them with a form-letter that you send to everyone. they basically build an email list, and they blast it like a newsletter that they're doing a show, who wants to get involved? every aspect of humanity you can imagine is out there in the podcasting sphere, and you get the good, the bad, and the ugly every single day, but for me a lot of those referrals, like hey, who should I talk to, really respond from having a really good conversations in interviews for the show, and then them mentioning to me, it's like, hey by the way, you might want to talk to so and so, and because they really have a lot of great information on this, and they're fun to interview. [music interlude] So far in our planning and preparation, we’ve discussed several things about creating the story arc and finding the right people to voice the story. Most of the time, you may be looking for people to add to the story directly. Daniel J. Lewis makes some interesting observations about another potential reason to connect with others. 20   So as far as getting other people into your conversations, it's having those conversations, it's recording them, of course, it's finding people who would have some kind of feedback. Now, it could be as simple as someone being a sounding board, and you're telling them, I want to tell you this idea, I want to bounce some ideas off of you, please give me your feedback, don't just sit there and go uh huh, yeah, yeah, uh huh, uh huh. But feel free to ask me any questions, challenge anything I say, add anything that you think of. It's okay if you're not an expert, I just want another voice here with me, and that can sometimes turn out pretty good, because not only does it mean it's another voice, but it's a completely different perspective that could potentially bring something to the conversation that you would have never thought of including in your narrative storytelling. One thing that we as podcasters worry about - or probably should worry about more - is using various audio clips legally. I am certainly no lawyer, so you’ll want to talk to your own about your particular situation. Music is usually one of the biggest issues when it comes to using audio legally, but using clips of people could pose a potential problem. There are a couple simple solutions that you could try. 19   it could be as simple as just starting the conversation where they see the recorder, and you say, hey, I'm recording this conversation, I might use this in a podcast, are you okay with that? Erik K. Johnson adds to this a little more. 11   When you recruit the people that you're going to interview for your podcast, I think it's important to let them know, this is going to be part of a longer story, I'm putting together a piece, a story, an expose on x-topic, where I'm interviewing various people for the project, and I'll use part of your interview within the project. If they know that it's not simply an interview podcast, and that their entire interview won't be used, that we're using bits and pieces of your interview, I think that's good to know up front, I'm not sure it's going to change any of their answers, but I think it's wise for you to tell them that, so they're not surprised when they hear the show come out. I do think it's important that you let your guests know that nothing they say will be taken out of context, which comes down to your editing, you need to make sure you edit so the pieces that you're including from your guests are actually what your guest said, you're not changing their words in any way. Another thing that you’ll likely come across is when multiple people tell you the same story or details. 13   Now, if you find multiple people who are giving you the same story, you can use bits and pieces of each one, but I think you might be spinning your wheels trying to find individuals that are giving you the same information. One of them really isn't necessary, because you've already got the information. So find the most credible one, the one that will be the most entertaining, and use that particular individual. This next tip from Erik will probably apply more to the next episode when we talk about recording, but it’s wise to keep this in mind now. 14   You will find when you go to edit down your podcast, to put it into parts, you will find it easier to edit when they've given you complete sentences. 15 this is where the art of interviewing comes in. You need to ask questions that will generate answers that are complete sentences when taken by themselves, will stand out in a narrative podcast. The answer has to stand on its own without the question setting it up, and I think it's most important that you find guests that can provide that for you, than it is finding guests of any particular genre or nature, or knowledge. A great question you can ask when you're trying to get complete sentences, is if you're interviewing somebody who's not giving you complete sentences, use the complete this sentence for me. The most important aspect of interviewing is blank. And then have them repeat that first part. They would say I think the most important piece of interviewing is, and they'd fill in their answer. So if you run into somebody who won't give you complete sentence, use that trick on them. I didn’t do this when I interviews most of the guests. Sometimes I got complete sentences - sometimes I didn’t. It could be helpful to also talk about this with the guest when you start. Maybe say, “When we record, it would be helpful if you’re able to speak in complete sentences. I may ask you to repeat something so that we can get the information in the best way.” Doc Kennedy mentions another place that would be good to find some good voices. 6 I think there's a number of podcasters out there that'd be willing to help, and one of the keys there is that we know they have the audio set up to be able to record and give you a high quality voice coming back. You don't want to have somebody on that doesn't have the right setup. They might have the right voice, but if they don't have the right setup, then it's not going to work out. So find people that you can work with all the way, and I would reach out through whatever means you have, connecting through social media, listening to other podcasts, listening to maybe even another narrative podcast. Just find people you can connect with that fit that right tone, maybe it's somebody in your family. Just have them come over and do some recording with you, make sure it's going to work, and then just compensate them fairly, at the worst, dinner or something. That's how I would go about casting. Not only may you need help with the voices, but you may need help with some other parts of the production process. You may have noticed that this series is not being released weekly. In fact, the release schedule isn’t regular at all. This is because I didn’t plan this part of the process well. I didn’t think I would need help. I felt like I could handle it. While I might be able to do everything in a technical sense, time is a definite disadvantage. I didn’t think my schedule would get as busy as it did, and I didn’t think different parts would take as long as they did either. Like many podcasters, “life” has gotten in the way of the podcast production and delayed the release. I have outsourced getting transcripts for the upcoming episodes - at least transcripts of the clips I may use. It helps to see, in writing, the different things that the guests are saying. Then I can mark which parts to cut and rearrange the clips in a logical way with greater ease. I can then script the parts to narrate, edit the clips, and mix them together. If you’d be interested in a behind the scenes look and lending a hand in this podcast, I would love to hear from you. Simply go to CreativeStudio.Academy and click “Contact” on the menu or you can email me “joshua@podcastguy.co”. If you’d like a peek behind the scenes, but you’re not sure if you can help, you can go to the website and join the mailing list. I’ll be sending some things there soon to show some of what I’ve done, including how I’m taking the transcript and working it into a final script. I also have another thing going on in the background that has been taking some of my time, and I’ll share a little of that next episode. Thanks again for listening, and I’ll catch you on the next episode of the Creative Studio. God Bless!

Today's guests: Bryan Orr Corey Coates Doc Kennedy Jessica Abel Dave Jackson Erik K. Johnson Rye Taylor Daniel J. Lewis Elsie Escobar Geoff Woods “If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail.” This is a quote from Benjamin Franklin. It applies to many areas of life, and it applies to creating a narrative podcast as well. My name is Joshua Rivers, and I’m helping to guide you through this journey into narrative podcasting. So, we’ve learned what a narrative is and whether you should even try this. We’ve also climbed the mountain to get the 30,000 foot view of the narrative process. Today we will be looking at creating a plan, and it’s best to start with the end so you know where you’re going. I asked Bryan Orr about this… Bryan Orr: You waste more time… As we speak to the others, we’ll see this thought of having a plan and knowing where you are going. It really does help a lot when piecing together the story arc. Bryan Orr says that are basically two types of stories… Bryan Orr: Some are content centric… Bryan Orr: Writing intensive… Bryan Orr: So when you start off with the timeline… Corey Coates and Jessica Rhodes created what Bryan is calling a content centric podcast series with the first season of The Podcast Producers (which they are now in the middle of the second season). Corey Coates: I think it always starts with the story arc… I love the idea of breaking the ideas down into chapters. I see this in a couple ways. First of all, when creating a series, each episode can be viewed as a chapter of the story. Secondly, if you’re looking at a single episode, there will be several sections, or you could say chapters. Try to logically lay things out so that similar things are grouped together and flow from one part to the next. In episodes 7 and 8 of this series, we’ll dive into more ideas of doing this while still enticing the listener to keep listening and how to flow from one to the next. Jessica Rhodes: You need to know and have a good understanding of who your audience is… We probably should have started here. Who is your listener? Who are you targeting? Jessica Rhodes: …and also what story arc is… Doc Kennedy: Everything scripted… Doc Kennedy works in the film making industry as well as in the world of podcasting. Doc Kennedy: I would set it up like… One aspect of the podcast that needs to be thought about is the voices. We’ll get into actually picking and finding the right people in the next episode, but during the planning stage, you need to really consider how multiple voices can create a third dimension for the audio. Doc Kennedy: If I could, I would definitely have multiple people… Dave Jackson from the School of Podcasting also agrees that writing things down to help jog the inspirational juices and to organize your thoughts. Dave Jackson: For me, I wrote it down… Dave Jackson: …and there was this whole skit Rye Taylor: If you’re going to do a narrative… This is Rye Taylor. Rye Taylor: Once you take that step… Rye Taylor: It’s hard to describe this… Erik K. Johnson: So I think your first step… This is Erik K. Johnson, Podcast Talent Coach. Erik K. Johnson: I think the most difficult part… Rye Taylor: You’ve got to decide… Learning to focus the story on one main person is an effective way to bring perspective. It also gives you a boundary and direction or how to tell the story. Rye Taylor: Once you get that… Most of what we’ve talked about looks at telling stories that have either already happened or that we create. What about approaching something that is either currently happening or is still in the future. Daniel J. Lewis brings his perspective. Daniel J.

This week features Joshua Rivers, podcaster, producer and involved member in the podcast community.  You can check out his podcast "Success Road: Inspiration for Your Journey" on iTunes and Stitcher, and make sure to check out his production site http://www.podcastguy.co/.   Before the chat with Joshua, I take a look at a new survey about podcasting from Clammr. There's some sobering data in there which you as a podcaster should check out, TechCrunch did a solid write-up on it.   Also, as a reminder, if you recently launched a new podcast or are considering one, or just want to be more involved in the podcasting industry, shoot me a note and let's talk about your aspirations right here on PodUp.  Would love to hear from you! You can reach out by following me on twitter @PodUpPodcast or contacting me through my consulting website MPassyProductions.com.

This week features Joshua Rivers, podcaster, producer and involved member in the podcast community.  You can check out his podcast "Success Road: Inspiration for Your Journey" on iTunes and Stitcher, and make sure to check out his production site http://www.podcastguy.co/.   Before the chat with Joshua, I take a look at a new survey about podcasting from Clammr. There's some sobering data in there which you as a podcaster should check out, TechCrunch did a solid write-up on it.   Also, as a reminder, if you recently launched a new podcast or are considering one, or just want to be more involved in the podcasting industry, shoot me a note and let's talk about your aspirations right here on PodUp.  Would love to hear from you! You can reach out by following me on twitter @PodUpPodcast or contacting me through my consulting website MPassyProductions.com.

Joshua Rivers is the host of the Success Road podcast which talks about examining what it means to have a quality life and sharing simple things to help achieve such a life. It is mostly devoted to personal growth and achieving a quality life. Success is a journey, not a destination. If success were merely achieving an outcome - reaching a goal - there is only momentary satisfaction followed by emptiness. This is the point of this podcast. It's not about the destination, even though the destination is important. It's about the journey to that destination. He also helps with online content creation with his Creative Studio site. In this show we talk about how Joshua started making websites with all the old themes from the 90's that we now love to hate. He learned to manage website alongside him starting school while having a job and a family. We then talk about the work vs. life balance and how he can manage having kids, being involved in his church, managing his business, and going to school. We talk about how important it is to have more than just goals in life. Goals will just give you a brief period of time where you are happy buy seeing success as a journey can make you much more happy over a longer term. Finally he talks about how an upcoming trip can show his children that the American way of life is not necessarily the best way, that other points of view are possible as well. His joke: "knock knock, orange, orange who? Orange you glad I didn't say banana?"

Joshua Rivers is the founder and creator of the Creative Studio Academy, a website and podcast dedicated to helping people with online content creation. He has developed websites for several years, as well as helped others start blogging and podcasting. What Joshua Rivers and I talk about in today's broadcast: The process of starting Creative Studio Academy How Joshua is pivoting with Creative Studio Academy The strategy Joshua is using to find new clients while lacking traditional sales skills The struggles Joshua has had building this side business while balancing a full-time job and family How Joshua is working to set up the lifestyle he desires How Joshua handles the day to day aspects of building a side business You can find Joshua Rivers online: http://CreativeStudio.Academy @JoshuaWRivers If you enjoyed today's podcast, please leave a review on iTunes here. Thanks so much in advance for your support.

Have you ever changed the name of your podcast? Maybe you've changed the name, content, twitter handle and any other established elements that make up a single show? Or perhaps the shift has been more subtle like a change in your artwork, colors, website, etc. The question is when do you know it's time for a change? Watch me,+Daniel J. Lewis +David Jackson +Kenn Blanchard and +Joshua Rivers discuss when and why podcasters might consider rebranding their show. You can subscribe to the podcast only RSS mailing list to get new Rounds delivered to your inbox automatically. Sign up to appear on a future Podcasters' Roundtable! Thanks and I can't wait to see you on a future Roundtable! Subscribe to Podcasters' Roundtable

Matt Ham In today’s episode, Starve the Doubts host Jared Easley is joined by Joshua Rivers from the Creative Studio Academy, as they interview Matt Ham, husband, father of 3 boys, podcaster, speaker, Bow Tie Friday spokesman, and author of the new book Redefine Rich: A New Perspective on The Good Life. Matt is an entrepreneur. He has an insurance agency in North Carolina but he has always had this passion or longing to speak. Eighteen months ago, he was encouraged to start writing and this paved the way for him to uncover his true potential that has just been waiting to be unleashed from within. Matt seeks to bring perspective to people about the things that he has learned and open the doors for people to uncover a deeper meaning of what it really means to be rich and discover how they can enrich their own lives. In this episode, you’ll learn about: The power of journaling and how to start doing one. How his process of redefining rich began (at a hospital room) Asking yourself BIG questions How the film It’s a Wonderful Life impacted his life Recognizing being broke vs. broken The importance of investing in others Choosing gratitude in the midst of a bad circumstance What it means to be greatfull Combining humility and confidence Why we are all born terminal Leaving your legacy Items mentioned: How journaling has impacted his life It forces clarity. Filtering through all the noise and getting into the truth Being intentional about thinking your thoughts Tips in starting a journal: Grab a pen. Ask questions. “The quality of your life is determined by the quality of the questions in it.” - Andy Andrews What the hospital means to Matt: Sifting through all the noise and how Matt started writing What the nurse said to Matt’s aunt who was dealing with cancer One of the greatest questions he has asked to himself The insights he got from the movie It’s a Wonderful Life Being broke vs. broken No one wants to admit fault or brokenness. Brokenness is the only condition that allows for healing to occur. Investing in others Investment of your time and energy to experience richness Yielding compound opportunity Choosing gratitude in the midst of a bad circumstance The keyword is choice Gratitude must be chosen. It can be chosen regardless of circumstance. Being GREATFULL We can achieve greatness only when we understand the principle of gratitude. We can live fully when we understand gratitude. Combining humility and confidence Humble yourself with confidence. The world tells us you can only pick either confidence or humility. “You can be proud of being humble.” - C.S. Lewis Walking the line between humility and confidence. We are all born terminal. We don’t have to wait for a diagnosis to begin living our life out. Leaving a legacy of your life The way we tell our stories empowers other people to live their own and invites people into that message Connect with Matt: www.redefinerich.com www.mattham.com Matt’s final thoughts for the listeners: “There is incredible purpose behind everything that’s going on in your life.” Look at you life with that level of reflection. And hold on to the hope and the truth that everything is moving you in a direction. It’s just a matter of your perspective with which you process those thoughts. “It’s not just about doing it for yourself. It’s about inviting people along and empowering people to live their own story.” Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=CQWQVRBGQCK7E&source=url)

JOSHUA RIVERS, is the busiest guy you will ever see! He is married with kids and in transition from the eight hour job to becoming a full time entrepreneur. BLUF:  Just Start! Make a plan start with the end in mind and work backward to a point you need to start. BOTTOM LINE UP FRONT QUESTIONS:  Are you a MAC or PC? PC but would like a go into a MAC World What is your favorite technology, hardware or software? iPhone is amazing. I can do almost anything on it and use it all the time. We have an app called good budget. What is your favorite quote? Dave Ramsey Momentum Theorem: Fi/T(G) = M Focused intensity, over time, multiplied by God, equals unstoppable momentum. What are your favorite books? Entreleadership by Dave Ramsey and Platform: Get Noticed in a Noisy World by Michael Hyatt What is the best advice you have ever received?  Just Start WHAT DO YOU ENJOY DOING ON YOUR OFF TIME: Sleep! (I Love this answer) Early to bed early to rise makes a man healthy wealthy and wise.  MOST IMPORTANT TAKEAWAY : Joshua enjoys sleep! He is a busy guy but sleep is an important.  CONTACT INFORMATION:  http://qualitylivingmadesimple.com/ http://joshuarivers.net/

Many of us struggle with being more productive. Here are four steps we can all take to get better results. Guest: Tim Stringer Holistic Productivity Online Courses LearnOmniFocus.com “There’s only two problems in life. Either you don’t know where you’re going or you don’t know the next step.” -Tim Stringer, paraphrasing David Allen Tim recommended Tony Schwartz's book Be Excellent At Anything* Step 1 - Reflection Tim recommends journaling to separate the noise from what’s most important The Day One app* is an excellent resource for this Step 2 - Accepting life as is Step 3 - Focus on one thing A positive shift in one area of life will influence many other areas It’s a lot easier to get early wins by starting with one area first Step 4 - Inspired action Work on a specific action for a 90-day period Think a strategize about your action like it’s already occurred Strategies Name projects the define the objective Due dates only when things are actually due Resources OmniFocus for the Mac* and iPhone* LearnOmniFocus.com Holistic Productivity Courses Holistic Productivity from The Omni Group on Vimeo. Practical action Try journaling for a week Feedback Join the conversation: http://coachingforleaders.com/151 Comments, questions, or feedback for future Q&A shows: http://coachingforleaders.com/feedback Next Q&A show is episode #152 (next week) and the topic is Career Direction Thank you to Tammy Jackson, Chris Fletcher, Matt Terry, Mike Sadlock, Daniel Acosta, Bruno Mauro, Mark Troxel, Kian Yong Soon, Sophie Hsu, Karlo Nocero, Mike Knipstein, Richard McDermott, Rebecca Johnson, and Michelle Bomberger for subscribing to the weekly update. Receive the 10 Leadership Books That Will Help You Get Better Results From Others, including 2 books that I rely on weekly. You can subscribe at http://coachingforleaders.com/subscribe Thank you to Joshua Rivers for the kind review on iTunes. Check out Creative Studio Academy if you are an online content creator. If you'd like to leave a review for this show, please do so on iTunes or Stitcher.

Many of us struggle with being more productive. Here are four steps we can all take to get better results. Guest: Tim Stringer Holistic Productivity Online Courses LearnOmniFocus.com “There’s only two problems in life. Either you don’t know where you’re going or you don’t know the next step.” -Tim Stringer, paraphrasing David Allen Tim recommended Tony Schwartz's book Be Excellent At Anything* Step 1 - Reflection Tim recommends journaling to separate the noise from what’s most important The Day One app* is an excellent resource for this Step 2 - Accepting life as is Step 3 - Focus on one thing A positive shift in one area of life will influence many other areas It’s a lot easier to get early wins by starting with one area first Step 4 - Inspired action Work on a specific action for a 90-day period Think a strategize about your action like it’s already occurred Strategies Name projects the define the objective Due dates only when things are actually due Resources OmniFocus for the Mac* and iPhone* LearnOmniFocus.com Holistic Productivity Courses Holistic Productivity from The Omni Group on Vimeo. Practical action Try journaling for a week Feedback Join the conversation: http://coachingforleaders.com/151 Comments, questions, or feedback for future Q&A shows: http://coachingforleaders.com/feedback Next Q&A show is episode #152 (next week) and the topic is Career Direction Thank you to Tammy Jackson, Chris Fletcher, Matt Terry, Mike Sadlock, Daniel Acosta, Bruno Mauro, Mark Troxel, Kian Yong Soon, Sophie Hsu, Karlo Nocero, Mike Knipstein, Richard McDermott, Rebecca Johnson, and Michelle Bomberger for subscribing to the weekly update. Receive the 10 Leadership Books That Will Help You Get Better Results From Others, including 2 books that I rely on weekly. You can subscribe at http://coachingforleaders.com/subscribe Thank you to Joshua Rivers for the kind review on iTunes. Check out Creative Studio Academy if you are an online content creator. If you'd like to leave a review for this show, please do so on iTunes or Stitcher.

Welcome to the Creative Studio Academy. This is the podcast to help you learn and explore how you can start and improve your skills with online content creation. My name is Joshua Rivers and will be your guide on this journey. Impostor syndrome I started this podcast with the sentence, "I'm an imposter." Let me explain. This is a challenge set forth from a fellow podcaster, Cliff Ravenscraft. He is the host of many podcasts, including the Podcast Answer Man. He addresses and answers people's questions about podcasting, and he addressed the issue of the "imposter syndrome" recently. The "imposter syndrome" is basically the idea of someone pretending to be something that they are not. For example, I am not an absolute expert with online content creation, but I would be an imposter if I was pretending that I was. Cliff's challenge was to his listeners that were starting a new podcast to start with the phrase, "I'm an imposter." But, like I said, I'm not really an imposter. I'm not pretending to be an expert in the area of online content creation, which is the theme of this podcast and the associated website, CreativeStudio.Academy. What does this mean for you? It means that you don’t have to be an expert either. You can go out and share what you know with others that are coming behind you. Yes, you still need to learn more. But you also have a lot that you can share. Even if there are others out there sharing the same thing, no one else has your exact experience and personality. You bring something fresh to the table. Who am I? Website consultant Blogger Podcaster Author Guide at the Creative Studio Academy What is the Creative Studio Academy? CSA is the ultimate place for those starting and growing with online content creation. The name: Creative – relating to or involving the imagination or original ideas, especially in the production of an artistic work. Studio – a place where an artist, photographer, sculptor, etc., works. Academy – a place of study or training in a special field; a society or institution of distinguished scholars, artists, or scientists, that aims to promote and maintain standards in its particular field. This is a place where you learn and experiment with creating things, specifically content, in various forms. What can you expect? First of all, CSA is an extension of my business, so there are going to be avenues of revenue Podcast sessions Expert guests Solo shows Expect to have sessions in semesters (seasons) Blog posts Tutorials Membership site (possible) or closed Facebook group Courses Group Individual (self-paced and one-on-one) Products Affiliates/Ads/Sponsors E-mail newsletter Updates for new posts and sessions Special articles and interviews just for subscribers Discounts on products and services This session is brought to you by Dev By JR. The post I’m an Impostor: Introductions (1-1) appeared first on Creative Studio Academy.

 Today we talk about marketing lessons we can learn from a small Zoo I visited this week. We also hear about how families are starting to podcast together. With April 1st right around the corner, Steve Stewart is having fun reaching out to new audiences. We also talk about when and how to bring in additional content.  Because of my Podcast: I'm Spenind More Time With My Family [2:20] Mark Dowing enjoys doing a podcast with his family. They do a podcast on Geo Caching. He gets to hang out with his kids, and his kids are starting to take over some of the technical aspects. They've met other people in the geocaching communities and podcasting communities. They are also being asked to appear on other podcasts. The family that podcasts together lasts forever.  Member Spotlight: Quality Living Made Simple [6:34] Today we spotlight Joshua Rivers and the Quality Living Made Simple podcast where he helps you to create and maintain a better quality of live with simplicity. April Fools Podcast Promotion[7:44] Steve Stewart from Money Plan SOS podcast and www.yesyoucanpodcasttoo.com is switching podcasts with other podcasts. It's similar to guest posting on a blog, it sounds like the regular podcast but then some other host comes on board. So the audience will get the same type of information from a different host. Steve reached out via twitter and facebook, and only a few people responded. Like always the people that you have established relationships that aid in having someone trust you enough to let you spend time in front of their audience. To find out more about this you check it out on Steve's blog at www.yesyoucanpodcasttoo.com/aprilfools (on April 1st).  Are Entrepreneur Podcasts A Podcasting Fad?[14:32] We have spoken about the John Lee Doomis Effect (based on a post by Steve, and later  we did a Podcaster's Roundtable), and we have seen a fair amount of "on fire" type podcasts come on board (as I had predicted they would). We have seen a wave of tech shows, then the comedians, and now we have the entrepreneurs. While podcasting is a fad, I worry that in about three months when people aren't making the kind of money that John Lee Doomis is, they will declare "Podcasting is Dead" and explain how it doesn't work (probably because they don't have the one thing John has - talent and personality).  One of the key points about John Lee Doomis is when John's show came out he was doing a DAILY show. THIS WAS NEW back then. Now when people do that, it may not be quite as big a deal. You can read the transcript to the John Lee Doomis effect. How My Trip to the Zoo Can Improve Your Podcast [25:50] When I was growing up in Akron Ohio I went to the local "Akron Zoo." Later when it fell upon harder times it was known as the "Akron Children's Zoo" (because it was a glorified petting zoo). This week I did a bunch of computer training there and they have really turned it around? Well they've could've gone, "The Cleveland Zoo is only an hour away, and it's so big you have to ride a tram to other parts of the park." The didn't. While there are many reasons for Zoos to exist (education, and species survival), the instead thought about what people want from a zoo. What do visitors want from a zoo. The answer is somewhat obvious when you think about it. Visitors from the Zoo pay money to get content they can't get any place else. You get to see animals that you can't see at the local dog park. But then they took it further. Sure they could've been happy with getting a Grizzly Bear, and a Tiger, a Jaguar. But isn't that what all Zoos have? So again, they thought the the eyes of their audience. What do Zoo members want? They want to get close to the animals. So when they began rebuilding the Zoo, the made exhibits with one thing in mind. Make a great habitat for the animal, and design it so the animal will be close the the visitors. I explained how it was so bizarre as the one day I had lunch with the Grizzly bear. The only thing separating me and the bear was some very thick glass. It was cool. He was big. When I told someone about it and how he was taking a bath, they explained that is why we put the pool there next to the window.  They put all of the animals favorite items (like food) next to the places where people stand to view them. If it's an animal that sleeps alot (like a Lion) they put their beds in a place where everyone can see. They always think through the eyes of their audience, and try to give them an experience they will be talking about (just like I am right now). They Renamed The Zoo They went from being "Akron Children’s Zoo"in the 1950's to "Akron Zoological Park" in 1979. They "Niched Down" The theme of North and South American Animals was adopted giving the zoo a stable base for our education and conservation goals. For many years, all exhibits and educational materials centered around this theme. They Go To Where Their Target Audience is, and Make it Easy to Consume Their Content There are two types of people that enjoy the Zoo. I mean that scream with joy and laughter at the Zoo. One are small children. The other is the people who are laughing at the small children who are screaming at the Penguins. They offer discounts for groups of 15 or more (like elementary school classes) as well as discounts for Grandparents. They Are Not Afraid to Try New Things They also try a lot of things. They put up Christmas lights at the Zoo for a few years. It was beautiful, but in the end it didn't go over. They should be proud that they tried something new. Then they looked at their facilities and realized that some people are looking for something different and they opened their Zoo for after hour parties. You can hold your wedding in their beautiful gardens. The More Niche the Content - The Greater the Value You can get a behind the scenes tour of certain exhibits. You can tour all five facilities for a gift of $500 or choose three facilities for $350 or one facility for $200. The picture on their website shows someone touching one of the  giant tortoise. Should I Add More Episodes To My Podcast Per  Week[42:50] Jackie Ulmer wants to know if she should start a new podcast to house additional episodes. For me, I start to fragment my content into More Podcast Money and the Power of Podcasting. Then my audience said, "Why are you making it hard for me to find your content?" So I brought all that content into this podcast. As all of that content is related (podcasting) it fit. I wouldn't do my weight loss content here, so I made a separate podcast. If you're not sure, use a free tool like Poll Daddy (Owned by Wordpress) and ask them.  Take the Survey I'm trying to find out more about you and what you need so I can give you what you need to move your podcast into a larger audience. Please take a quick second to answer a quick podcasting survey. This is going to help me come up with materials that you need to expand your podcast audience, avoid more technical headaches, and create the best sounding content for the least amount of money. It's only 10 questions, so if you could please help me help you

Ever feel like you just need to get more stuff done? I think we all feel that way at some point. In this episode, I interview Robert Plank on getting things done. Also coming up… The app that prevents long-windedness. Stu McLaren with the Lifestyle Business Report. The one-word Copywriting shift you can make today Now let's get on with it… Announcements: Thanks to all who have left a review of the Ray Edwards Show in iTunes. Including Ray Massie, Joshua Rivers, Lisa R, Stever, Robert Pieto! For more info about the one-day mastermind with me and 11 other people, where we make radical progress in your business… is on. Click this link to make your deposit and application. Conferences where I will be attending and/or speaking: Social Media Marketing World, March 26-28, 2014, San Diego, CA The Launch Conference, April 7-10, 2014, Orlando, FL SCORRE Conference May 5-8, Orlando, FL Tip Of The Week  The pClock app that keeps you from blowing past your time limits when speaking. Lifestyle Business Segment  With Stu McLaren Copywriting Corner The one word shift that you can make that amps up your persuasion power. Spiritual Foundations When you see yourself the way God sees you, you won't be “full of yourself”… you will be your full self. Feature Segment:  Interview With Robert Plank In the episode I we hear from Robert Plank on: How to stay out of overwhelm. How to avoid having a lot if half-finished products and projects. The secrets of single-minded focus. A simple philosophy of copywriting… or any process! The magic of the “3 Day Rule” and the power of having just “4 Daily Tasks”. What To Do Now If you enjoy the podcast, I would consider it a great favor if you subscribe (and leave a review) in iTunes. This helps new people discover the show. You can also find the podcast on Stitcher. Question:    What will you get done this week as a result of this podcast? Click here to leave your comments.

My name is Joshua Rivers, and this is the eighth episode, and we’ve been able to have some incredible episodes so far. I am so excited about the possibilities in the future as well. Last week, I was able to speak with Chris LoCurto about preparing to attend an event or conference. He has worked with Dave Ramsey’s team for over 12 years, and has put together and spoken at dozens, or even hundreds of events. He shared some fantastic advice. I have shared a few other resources to help prepare for events. I also promised a list of action items that I planned on sharing just on the blog last week, but I decided to share them on the podcast as well. I’ll share them in just a minute.   Nothing Undone Lessons: First, I’ll be doing a little recap and then I’ll be sharing some things about reaching for our potential. This is part of the little series I started in the first episode based out of Joshua 11:15, where it says about Joshua that “he left nothing undone.” I shared some things about priorities, purpose, principles, and preparation. Some of these were directly related to this series, some were just part of the discussions and interviews. 1. Priorities: ·                     Life is too short to do everything you’re supposed to do. ·                     That means something must be left undone. ·                     Most of us leave the important things undone and do the less important things. ·                     The reason for that is, big things never clamor for you time. ·                     So the important things must be done on purpose.   1.                   God comes first (Matt. 6:33) 2.                   Family (Eph. 5:21 - 6:4) 3.                   Church (Heb. 10:25) 4.                   Work (Gen. 3:17-19; 2 Thes. 3:12) 5.                   Others (Gal. 6:10; 1 John 3:16-19) 6.                   Self (2 John 8; Rom. 14:12) 2. Purpose: 1.                   Quote by John Maxwell in “The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth”: ·         “People say there are two great days in a person’s life: the day you were born and the day you discover why. I want to encourage you to seek what you were put on this earth to do. Then pursue it with all your effort.” 2.                   Purpose answers the question "Why?" 3.                   Purpose gives us reason. 4.                   Your purpose needs to be bigger than yourself. 5.                   Joshua's purpose was bigger than himself 6.                   God has a purpose and plan for each of us 7.                   If we don't fulfill our purpose, God may find someone else (Esther 4:14) 3. Personal Accountability: 1.                   We must take responsibility for ourselves 2.                   We need to start asking better questions 3.                   Avoid blame, procrastination, and victim thinking 4.                   Focus on taking action 4. Principles (Core Values): 5.                   We need to have a set of principles or values that we live by. 6.                   These are more that preferences. 7.                   These are things that we don’t negotiate on. 5. Preparation: 1.                   Know why – have a purpose 2.                   Take notes 3.                   Network by giving, not taking 4.                   Study 6. This week, I’d like to talk a minute about potential: 1.                   Our potential is always bigger than we are now 2.                   We should be striving to reach our potential 3.                   Not reaching for our potential is a waste 4.                   We have more potential than we think – God has plans for us (purpose) a.       Share story of my stuttering and speech therapy b.      I still need to work on my “ums” and “ahs” c.       I normally try to edit a lot of them out because they tend to distract from the content, but I didn’t edit them on this episode on purpose for two reasons: 1)      So that my progress can be seen 2)      So that I don’t rely on the crutch of editing – higher accountability I’m thinking about taking these lessons, adding to them, and then making it into an e-book. If that is something that you would be interested in, please leave me some feedback.   Action Items for EntreLeadership Pray: God’s wisdom Help with interacting with people – goes against my nature (introvert) To pay attention so I can learn as much as I can Identify my purpose for attending Ask others for advice Ordered business cards and other products with logos Go through the EntreLeadership book – already read, so just doing a quick scan and listening to audiobook Make sure my Social media profiles and About page are up-to-date Post something awesome on my blog – ALWAYS! J Also working on improving my Dev By JR site Start making connections with attendees Sent some tweets to Dave Ramsey, Jon Acuff, Chris Hogan, and @EntreLeadership Sent some tweets and post on LinkedIn trying to find others attending – no success yet Going to do some more as the time gets closer Set up Facebook group to share ideas and resources When I go to help, plan on working! Get to the event as early as possible – waiting at the doors when it opens     Podcast Episodes: 1. Introduction to me and the show 2. Thank You Revolution with Matt McWilliams 3. Purpose with Mark Sieverkropp 4. Parenting the QBQ Way with John Miller 5. Growing Up with QBQ with Kristin Lindeen 6. Core Values with Dave Stachowiak 7. Preparing for Events with Chris LoCurto   This show is brought to you by Dev By JR, LLC I recently started this web design and development business. I’m still getting things nailed down and fine-tuned. But I would love to help with your website or answer questions you may have. My focus is on small business websites, but I can help with church websites and blogs as well. You can contact me at DevByJR.com. Leave Some Feedback 1.       I would love to hear from you! Please go to the blog at SimpleLiving.us/008. You can find the show notes there with pertinent links. You can scroll down and leave a comment or question there. 2.       Or you can e-mail me at feedback@qualitylivingmadesimple.com. 3.       You can also go to the blog, click on the voicemail link on the right and leave a short voicemail for me. 4.       If you’d like to connect on Twitter, I am @JoshuaWRivers.

My name is Joshua Rivers, and I am your host. No, I don’t have it all figured out. I’m just trying to learn to improve my life and share my findings with you. Purpose We all want to have a quality life. We run into difficult situations all the time. The purpose of this podcast is: To understand what it really means to have a quality life How to build and maintain that life with simple tips, tools, and tricks.

My name is Joshua Rivers, and I am your host. No, I don’t have it all figured out. I’m just trying to learn to improve my life and share my findings with you. Purpose We all want to have a quality life. We run into difficult situations all the time. The purpose of this podcast is: To understand what it really means to have a quality life How to build and maintain that life with simple tips, tools, and tricks.