Posts by James Newcomb
Why we use precious metals to ID our offerings
From James and Sana: We were sitting down one day to begin creating the packages we’re able to offer our clients for podcast production, coaching, social media management, email coaching and what not. Sana suggested we use precious metals to identify each package we offer. It’s typical for businesses such as ours to label each…
Read MoreA Case Study in DDF
Last night, Sana and I watched The World’s Fastest Indian. It’s a movie starring Anthony Hopkins that tells the story of Bert Munro, who through what I define as DDF, (drive, discipline and focus,) achieved something truly remarkable. The movie itself was kind of antithetical to the typical “hero’s journey”. He’s just an average guy with a…
Read MoreYa Just Gotta Start
More potential podcast or other media projects have been undone, be it of my own or others who have been potential clients, by the fear of just getting going. These fears are always disguised as excuses: I don’t know where to begin There’s too much competition I’m just not ready Excuses, being the nails in…
Read MoreHow a mug I bought in ‘Nam is tied to my favorite Bible verse
Last week, I visited the Bat Trang (pronounced “bat chang”) area in Hanoi, which is world-renowned for its exquisite and intricately designed pottery and dishware. I wanted to find a memento by which to remember my time living in Vietnam, and since I’m always in the market for a cool looking coffee mug, I figured…
Read MoreYou’ll never get polished if you can’t stand the rub.
Recently my wife and I were having a discussion with a friend of ours about some of the challenges that we have encountered with her resident visa (which thankfully is finished processing and we’re getting ready to depart Vietnam and relocate to the United States permanently.) We were discussing some of the challenges that have…
Read MoreI just wanted everyone to be happy…
Early in my podcasting career, I made a bit of a blunder in a situation that had to do with a guest of my show who was not happy with the decision that I had made on the production end of an episode he was featured in. I will call this disgruntled guest “Unhappy Jazz…
Read MoreCan’t see two feet in front of me
“As you start to walk on the way, the way appears.” –Rumi How many of us can say that we know exactly what our destination will be when we set out to do something? I have heard so many times the analogy of the airline pilot knowing the destination of where his flight is going.…
Read MoreAnyone can change their own oil
Interesting question came across a podcast editor’s group that I belong to on Facebook. The question was, how are things different here in 2022, going into 2023 regarding getting clients, and keeping clients. Is technology catching up with the humans, making yesterday’s essentials a necessity? It’s a legit question. If you look at industries such…
Read MoreMissing the content forest for the idealistic trees
I recently had an email thread with a podcast production client who has been struggling as of late to put out new content. He’s been with us for about a year, and the first 9 months or so were solid, never missed a scheduled episode, and all was well. This past few months however have…
Read MoreThere are podcasters, and then there are people who have podcasts
The more I do this podcasting thing, the more I see the profound difference between the two. A podcaster is one who views his or her podcast as part of their identity. I’m of this ilk. It’s not just what I do, it’s what I am. If I didn’t do it, there would be a…
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