The all-new episode of the If Then Podcast will release next Monday, October 10th. Here's a quick update on why I chose to postpone. See you next Monday. 🎧AIRPODS MAX GIVEAWAY🎧 To enter to win the Airpods Max with an "If Then Podcast" engraving, here's what to do: 1) Screenshot a podcast episdoe and share on your Instagram tagging @ifthenpodcast (not this episode though because I'm deleting it next week) 2) Follow @ifthenpodcast on Instagram 3) If we get to 200 shares by the end of Season 2, you have an opportunity to win the Airpods Max! But don't forget, that each week, for those of you who share on Instagram, I also give away two 1 month Audible gift cards which include a FREE credit for an audiobook + 1 MONTH ACCESS to their Plus Catalog which includes thousands of audiobooks with no credits needed. WEBSITE: https://www.ifthenpodcast.com EMAIL: [email protected] CREDITS: Written and produced by Jordan Taylor TRANSCRIPT: "A good game is only late until it ships, a bad game is bad forever." - Shigeru Miyamoto Hey everyone, right upfront this isn’t an official episode of the If Then Podcast. But I wanted to talk to you about something for a minute if you have time. We’re halfway through season 2 of the If Then Podcast. Each episode I produce weekly, the writing process starts each Monday morning, and the finished episode is exported on Sunday night. Each episode takes between 40-60 hours to completely produce by myself—including, with rare exception, all music. Last week’s episode was probably my favorite I’ve ever made, but it was also the most grueling to make. At 24 minutes long, fully scripted at 3,500 words, and a hefty amount of sound design, I stretched myself to the max of my current ability. My brain was destroyed, but I had to start writing again that Monday morning after the episode released. I came up with an idea I was really excited about, but simply started to run out of time as my brain puttered and stalled from last week’s herculean effort. I came to the realization that I was either going to have to put something out that was rushed and I wasn’t happy with, or put out something I was proud of but that was late. I, with a reluctant heart, chose the latter option—but it was really the only option I could choose. The If Then podcast will return next Monday with an all new episode. I’m still very new at this podcasting thing, and I’m really trying to learn how to grow it, how much time to put into promotion vs the actual content, how to promote a podcast effectively, how to manage my life outside of constantly working on the podcast, and so on. In episode 2 of this season, I talked about how to master anything fast, and step 1 was to find a mentor to give you a capability map to guide you in your new skill. Currently, I’m still looking for that person—that mentor who can show me the ropes in this whole podcasting world, because right now, I’m just winging literally everything, and that works for a while, but at some point, if you want to be truly successful, you have to find a direct route from point A to point B instead of feeling like you’re just taking a shot in the dark. That guidance is critical. So I’ll keep looking, but for now, as I work daily by myself to understand it all, I’m choosing to postpone and not be disappointed in myself and my current max effort, but to just except where I am. Instead of being incredibly stressed trying to bust out a half done episode just to put it out, I chose to be present in the moment like I discussed last episode, and be realistic with my current struggling state. I chose to be present with my family on my birthday this week, and to also be present with my 2 nieces and nephew as they spent the night at my house—and just enjoyed them over the weekend.  This podcast means more to me than anything that I’ve ever created, and I just wanted to say a sincere thank you for listening and for how m