"Help! I Recorded My Intro But Can't Record Episode One"

recording content in public is always real funny . But here we go , I'm out on my walk and I'm really excited to talk about publishing your first piece of content . So , whether it's your first podcast episode , it's your first YouTube video , whatever it is , youtube video , whatever it is . Let's talk about hitting publish , because I get emails like this all the time .

So this is someone who purchased our course . We have a course all about how to get started , how to start launching , market a podcast in 30 days or less , so you should check it out Profit Podcasting but I get these emails , get these messages . I talk to people at conferences . We have just so many different interactions with people who are terrified to hit publish for one reason or another .

Like sometimes it's like , well , it just doesn't feel right , it's not the right time for me or , you know , you could have so many different reasons why it's not right , and so I want to talk through some of those today and get into the nitty gritty of why this might be holding you back too . Welcome to the Profit Podcast , where we teach you how to start , launch and market your content with confidence . I'm your host , crystal Profit , and I'm so excited that you're here .

Thanks for hanging out with me today , because if you've been trying to figure out the world of content creation , this is the show that will help be your time-saving shortcut . So let's get right to it , shall we ? So I actually want to read this specific email from a current student . It says hey , crystal , you know , finished first two modules .

I love the course , you're a great teacher , I'm learning so much . Thank you so much , like that's so nice of you to say . But then they go on to say I'm really struggling right now . I recorded my intro out of the music and I'm happy with that .

But every time I go to record my first episode I completely freeze up . I don't know what to say . I feel like I just keep rambling on and on watching the clock tick away . Does this mean that I'm not meant to be a podcast or meant to do a podcast ?

I'm a certified coach and speaker and I love sharing about personal development . Believing in her confidence , I hit record . It's like I don't remember anything at all . Any help would be greatly appreciated .

I've tried self-talk , I've tried journaling about it . I've tried a cost-benefit analysis of why I want to at least try doing a podcast and still can't get the episode one done . So a few things that were mentioned here is one they already recorded the introduction . They recorded with their music , like they got everything set up for the main piece , but then they , they can't record the actual episode .

So do you know what this tells me ? This tells me that tech and equipment like those aren't the issues that they're struggling with , which is typically what happens with so many podcasters . They get really hung up on the right microphone or the software or the settings . So clearly that's not the issue here .

It's the confidence and maybe a little bit of the content . So another thing that I'll see often is when people are like what am I supposed to say in this very first episode ? Do I introduce myself ? Do I tell my life story ?

Do I go into all the details of why this message and this podcast matters to me ? And you may not like this answer , but it depends . Everybody's different . Like I don't teach cookie cutter content strategies , I don't think that every single content creator should be doing the exact same thing .

I think that we all have our own unique skill sets , our own abilities , but also our audiences are so different too , plus your industry . There's so many factors to consider . So I don't agree in a cookie-cutter approach that everyone should do everything the same way , but I will say that tech is clearly not an obstacle here . So let's dive into what is .

So this notion of freezing up , even though you've told yourself you're an incredible speaker and you can even speak in front of dozens or hundreds or even thousands of people on stage . But yet when you get behind a microphone , and it's just you , right , you're in your office , you're in your closet , wherever you're recording , or maybe you're sitting at your desk and you're recording a YouTube video , and it's just you . So many of us feel stupid , so many of us feel awkward , so many of us start questioning am I right for this ?

Am I doing the right thing ? It's not you . This happens to everyone . So I hope someone's taking that with you know some depth right there , because it does .

It happens to everyone . You just have to decide how are you going to push past that and get to the other side of uncomfortable , impressive creators behind the scenes , from people that run huge businesses to people that have been speaking on stage forever . And it's a universal feeling to feel really awkward when it's just you right , because you don't have the energy of an audience or someone else being physically in the room with you . That just gets so uncomfortable .

So here's what I always tell people Don't feel like you can't record something , then delete it , and then record something else and then delete that and then keep doing that process until you feel really comfortable with that final result . And a lot of you won't like this next thing , this next piece of advice I'm going to share , but don't overthink it . I know like it's so easy for us to be in our own way and good is the enemy of great but at the end of the day , like , just record something and delete it if you hate it .

And then if it finally gets to a point where you're like , okay , like this is , this is fine , I can , I can go forth with this Then that's the version you go forth with . And then I encourage you to remember you're in this for the long game . You're not in this to just put out like the best one podcast episode ever or the best YouTube video ever . Right , at least I hope you're not .

I hope you are thinking about doing this because you want to improve and you want to show up and say , yeah , I can do this and I can get better at it , which is probably the bravest thing that any content creator can do is just committing to the process , committing to showing up and to keep showing up , and that's the part of the journey . That's what I love about this right . We created the Consistent Creators Club all because we wanted a space for you to share that longevity and know that .

It's about being in it for the long game . It's about creating a consistent rhythm to what you're going to do . Again , it's not about creating that one perfect piece of content . It's about creating something , hitting publish and moving on to the next piece of content so that you can show up and serve your audience in the best way possible .

But that's enough for me . I want to hear from you . So if you've published a piece of content like what was that biggest struggle or that biggest hurdle you had overcome , I would love to get some comments going to encourage other people that again , this happens for everybody and you can push past it . You can hit publish on that very first episode and then hit publish on that second one and that third one , and that 20th one , and then that 200th one , and you will find that everyone has a struggle .

Everyone has a version of that first episode that they're proud of , but they're also like oh , I did this , but also don't go listen to it . And this happens to so many people . But if you're wondering how to start a podcast , or if you're looking for a community of people to help you stay accountable on this journey , come join us in the consistentistent Creators Club or check out Profit Podcasting , our podcast course . Again , that teaches you how to start , launch and market your podcast .

It has a lot of mindset and editing tricks and planning , and I share all the behind the scenes of our signature method , the Pratham process . That is really helpful for anyone , no matter the type of content that you're creating . So , whether you're a podcaster , youtuber , you're just posting on social media , you're creating a newsletter , you will find so many helpful things in our different programs . So let me know what other types of content videos you want to see .

We're looking at creating some new series pretty soon and I want to know what you want to see . What do you want to see more of ? Do you want to see more behind the scenes of our business , of our content strategies , of how we're thinking about monetization , what we're doing to create sustainable systems ? Let us know .

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