A week ago at this time I was immersed in the first Niagara On the Lake Podcasting and Social Media Meet-up. All in all, I’m quite happy with how it went; I have to thank once again my co-organizers Keith Burtis and Bill Deyes. Look up the word Dynamo in a dictionary, and you’ll see their pictures!
At the end of the event, things, as normal, were a blur for me. I always need a few days to process what I hear, see and experience. Over the course of the last few days, points made in various presentations, such as Mark Blevis’s brilliant presentation using The Police as an extended metaphor, and Sean McGaughey’s great presentation about metaphor, as well as Jim Milles and Kristina Lively’s presentation on couple-casting have come together and given me a message; we in the podcasting community must embrace change, re-examine our goals and assumptions, and be prepared to work even harder to keep podcasting going.
From Sean, we are challenged to look at words like friend and community. How will their meaning evolve? From Mark, the example of the willingness of the Police to shift musical gears and break with the past challenges us all to avoid ruts, and the easy way of doing things. A consistent dream does not mean a consistent and predictable sound.
Jim and Kristine demonstrated one of the most important lessons to be learned. They produce their podcast for their friends; they are not gunning for hundreds of thousands of listeners, or holding their breath waiting for a monetization deal. They define success on their own terms. Any time we can do that, we achieve true independence, and true freedom.
And that is the door to magic!
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