So I did a thing yesterday. I launched a podcast. It’s called Love and Cookies. It was pretty surreal the first time I saw it listed in the Apple Podcasts app. If you are curious to know why I named my podcast Love and Cookies, you’ll have to go check out episode 0. If you are now curious to know why I started with episode 0, it’s because it’s an intro episode that explains how I came up with the name and what you can expect from the podcast.
This podcast has been in the works for a long time. I felt the call to do it years ago, but put it off as something that wasn’t possible. Even after I decided to trust God and go for it, it still has taken a while to get myself to take all the steps.
Launching into something new can be very intimidating and scary. Last summer, I recorded a trial episode and sent it out to some people to ask for feedback. The feedback I got was great and gave me a lot of great thoughts on how to move forward. After mulling on the feedback for a bit, I recorded another trial episode. I didn’t share this one, but used it to compare some changes I had made (and I’ll actually be using it as an episode in the future).
I wish I could say doing all this made it easier, but it didn’t. I had so many thoughts running through my head on how to move forward and I didn’t know what path to take. I finally decided that I was never going to have the perfect plan and it was time to stop sitting around waiting to have one. I went back and recorded some more episodes and starting getting things ready on the backend (like finding hosting).
I wish I could tell you that at some point I felt 100% confident, but that was next the case. Even after I had submitted my podcast to Apple, Google, and Spotify, I still had my doubts. I’ve spent a lot of time in prayer this week saying, “God I know you placed this on my heart to do and I am trusting you.” Even in praying that, the doubts would still creep in.
Yesterday morning, I officially launched the podcast. It was like a huge weight was lifted. It is out there for the world and I feel great about it. There is no more wondering if this will be a thing. It is a thing. I am excited to see what God does for it and have some fun things planned. If you haven’t checked it out you can through the links on the right side of the page.
What does that mean for I am Nick Spindler? It doesn’t change anything. I will still be blogging in addition to podcasting. Different people enjoy different mediums and the podcast is just another avenue to reach another audience. Love and Cookies is just another tool in the I am Nick Spindler tool belt. If you enjoy this blog, you don’t have anything to worry about. It isn’t going anywhere.
So stay tuned for more posts and more podcast episodes. I am excited to be heading down this new road and I know God has great things in store.
until next time…