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Jun 16

19m 23s

201 - Breathing Space for Greater Impact

About this episode

What happens when you take a few deep breaths?

You feel better. Every time.

Well, your messages need breathing space, both at a micro-level as well as at a macro-level, and that's what I'm talking about today.

As I click over into the next century(!) of this podcast with episode 201, I'm changing the pace and style (a smidge) of these podcasts.

Listen in to hear:

how the algorithm-obsessed rule of 'consistency' does not mean frequency (even though we've conflated the two)
why any good message needs space around it to breathe and to be received
how I'm approaching visibility and 'findability' while pushing back on the notion of volume
why I think less really is more
my thinking on more 'working out loud' episodes rather than 'teaching' episodes

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Episode 200! (it's the episode before this one!)

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