No wonder “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee” worked.
When I started Podcasting in 2017 I thought I wanted an “interview-based” show.
What I realized was that I wanted a recorded “coffee chat.”
Ideas can come from anywhere.
It might not be from you.
Some of the best ideas come from people not entrenched in our day-to-day lives.
It’s the people on the edges who tend to come up with unique and creative ideas that help us turn a corner.
Let them laugh.
Let them judge.
Let them gossip.
Let them dismiss.
Of the 8 billion humans on this planet, less than a few dozen would know simple facts about our great-grandparents.
Of those, most could barely share but a few details about our great-great-grandparents.
Almost nobody has a clue about our great-great-great grandparents.
Where do you get energy from?
For me, it’s:
Writing
Podcasting
Being a parent
A good night’s rest
A hard CrossFit workout
Being around interesting people
Find the things that bring you energy and do them often.
It’s one of the keys to a happier life.
I’ve been podcasting for 5 1/2 years with most of the interviews taking place virtually.
It has its benefits with the flexibility of scheduling around a full-time job but it can lose the connection of being in the presence of someone and feeling that energy.
So, when I get to meet my guests in person, either during the interview or after, it hits home for me.
It’s about connection.
Human beings connecting with other human beings.
I don’t care what type of relationship it is.
How incredible is life?
In an instant, without any warning, our life can be altered in the most magical way by the most magical people.
People that, just a few seconds ago, didn’t exist to us. We had no idea who they were.
One question is all it might take to change a person or situation. Just one question.
Being engaging and opening the dialogue can help facilitate deeper connection and meaning for the other person or group of people listening.
Getting a surprise text from an old friend or a random gift sent to us makes us feel so good. We get a smile on our faces and we’re grateful that there are people out there thinking about us.
Who could we spin that idea around on today? Who haven’t we conversed within many months or years that we could send a text or message to saying we are thinking about them?
Choose wisely as the things we think are important in the moment like the BS of work stuff, watching the game, social media, etc are really unimportant in the grand scheme of things.
It’s never about the money and rarely about the power and influence. Even the celebrities that live on in history are there because of how they made us feel. There was a connection.