The exciting new work project…

Hi friends,

How is life treating you? Some of you may remember back in April I shared a post about some things I’m looking forward to, this year and beyond. One of the things on that list was an ‘exciting work project’ that I couldn’t talk about. 

Well, I’ve now been given the green light to share a bit more about it, so let’s do just that.

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The exciting work project is… a podcast! Happiful’s current podcast (I am. I have) came to an end recently and I will be creating a new podcast to take its place.

For those who have been following me for a while, you’ll know that I had my own podcast, Seedling, for a while. This was a space to talk all things self-worth, confidence and growth, and I was using it as a marketing tool for my confidence mentoring business. 

When I made the decision to close my business, I knew I also wanted to stop my podcast. It took a lot of time and energy and, while I loved creating this kind of content, I knew that going back to full-time employment and not having a business to market would make it hard to justify. 

So, when the opportunity came up at work for someone to head up the new Happiful podcast, I took a deep breath and put myself forward. This is a medium I love and I was excited at the prospect of using the skills I’d gained from making my own podcast.

This is, however, very different from what I’m used to. This podcast isn’t for/about me, it’s for a brand – and a well-loved, established brand at that. 

The producer and host of the previous podcast was fantastic and built a loyal listenership. Stepping into this space therefore feels just a tad terrifying. 

Whenever I’ve been working on the project, whether it’s putting together a concept proposal for the directors, planning episodes, having meetings about the launch… I’m giddy with excitement.

But when I stop to think about actually doing the podcast, chatting to guests, releasing episodes, seeing the reaction… I get a little spooked. 

I know, however, it’s the good kind of spooked. The kind of spooked that tells you ‘you’re nudging your comfort zone’ and ‘you’re putting yourself out there’. And I think I know how to handle that kind of spooked (ironically, I have a podcast episode that talks about exactly this!).

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There’s still a lot of work to be done before it launches, but I’m so pleased I can share a bit more with you now and keep you posted with the progress. It feels really nice to have a project like this to really sink my teeth into at work, something I can steer and mould.

I’d love to know, do you have anything work-wise you’re excited about at the moment? Let me know in the comments.

Until next time, take care.

Kat x