Ever experienced a heart-tugging moment of saying goodbye? Well, that's where I find myself now - preparing to record the final episodes of the Poddy Report, and it's more complicated than I ever imagined.
Emotionally, it's an overwhelming mix, with a dash of sadness, a slice of nostalgia, and a massive helping of gratitude for the beautiful journey this has been. As much as we've become accustomed to the regular welcome and goodbye, there's a strange sensation knowing they'll only be said a few more times.
But let's not get lost in the farewell; there's still so much to reflect upon. I'll revisit some of our earliest episodes, reminiscing on our wealth of knowledge and experiences. It's not a shutdown; it's more of a transformation.
You'll still be able to enjoy all the past episodes available on Buzzsprout. Follow me on Instagram for more updates and insights. So, come along as we traverse through this transitional period, sharing real-time thoughts and emotions. Remember, even amid a sea of change, keep it fresh, keep it fun, and just keep going. It's a testament to our journey together and to our resilience.
Speaker 1:
Welcome back to another episode of the Putty Report. So I have internal titles when I am planning these episodes, because I plan all this in a sauna and I'll write down the five ideas of what I want to talk about, and the internal title I used today was saying goodbye is a lot harder than I thought, and the reason why I am saying that is because I'm going to be recording the last five episodes soon. Right, I told you that next week is the last week of the Putty Report, and saying it out loud sounds weird to me and knowing that I'm only going to say the intro a few more times and I'm going to say the outro, like I'm hyper-aware of the things that I say right now, whereas previously it's just been a lot of it on autopilot, right, it's like you know. Welcome back to another episode of the Putty Report. I've been saying for three years and the way that I close out every show, it's just been naturally ingrained in me and I am having a little bit harder of a time than I thought I would. Right, we talked earlier about making hard decisions and making decisions and you know it doesn't mean that you don't have emotions behind it. So I wanted to record this episode today, just to acknowledge it's fine, like I'm. Human. Emotions are okay. You can be sad about something, you can be happy about something and you can really sit back and say, you know, to the thoughts, because I've thought to my head, like, is this where I move, is this where I do? We could go for a hundred more episodes, we could make it to a thousand, but in reality I know this is the best thing to do, but it doesn't make saying goodbye any easier and so, yeah, that's just kind of where I am today, like the headspace that I'm in.
Speaker 1:
What I'm thinking about? Shutting down the show, which I don't even know if that's the right phrase, because, again, it's not going anywhere. You can still listen to all the episodes. They're going to continue to be published on Buzzsprout and you can go back and listen in. You know, any of the old episodes. There's over 900.
Speaker 1:
If you want to go back to the very beginning and start over, you can absolutely do that. I'm sure it would be a ride. It would be an absolute ride to go back to the episodes of 2020 and the things that I shared then. I don't even know. I don't, I haven't listened. I don't go back and listen to any of these. That's crazy too. I haven't gone back and listened to every single episode.
Speaker 1:
I, when I say I record these and I, that's it. Like I record them, I take off the mouse, clicks at the very beginning, at the very end, and then they are uploaded to Buzzsprout and I am moving on to the next thing I am not going back and listening to. I don't need to listen to myself. I don't need to listen to myself talk. So I don't go back and listen to these. So maybe that's what I should do to have be.
Speaker 1:
My coping mechanism for ending this on these terms is listening to some of those first episodes. So maybe that's what I'll do next week or, before I record episodes for next week, I'll go back and reflect on the things that I've learned. I think that'll be really helpful for anybody that is looking at shutting something down or questioning is this the right move or not? Maybe that's the direction we can take this, but I just wanted to give you an update of where I am and share in real time the things that I'm thinking, the things that I'm feeling and just a little bit more behind the scenes of what's going on, because I know that that's why you love this show and that's why you keep showing up here is because you love the behind the scenes. And we'll have to make sure that you're following me on Instagram to get my other updates and the different things that I'm sharing, because that's where I do share a lot of real time what's going on.
Speaker 1:
But, as always, remember, keep it up. We all have to start somewhere. Oh, that's the wrong one. See, I said the wrong show. See, I'm nervous. I'm nervous today. Oh, my gosh, I totally screwed that up. Let's go. Let's try that again. Okay, I just told you I'm used to saying it on autopilot and I just said the outro for the Profit Podcast. So let's try this one more time. Keep it fresh, keep it fun and just keep going.