Two weeks ago, I got a message from a reader who had started a new podcast in the “business writing niche.” He wanted to know, would I like to be his first podcast guest?
I have a long-standing policy of accepting all podcast invites… well, except here.
I replied to the guy to say I’d be happy to be the first guest. I just want to make sure the interview will actually be published.
(I know from personal experience how even seemingly simple projects actually require a lot of behind-the-scenes work.)
And so I said if he would publish just one episode — even just him announcing what the podcast will be about — then I’d come on as the first guest.
The guy wrote back to say he will do as I ask. It’s been two weeks. I still haven’t heard back from him. Maybe he’s working on it, and I’ll hear from him soon. Maybe I won’t.
In either case, I feel good about how I handled the request. And I think it applies more generally, not just if people invite you to a brand-new podcast.
In my experience, you only want to work with people who demonstrate that they are internally motivated, that they get things done, that they will gonna make it one way or another, with or without you.
It makes you look like a wizard, when in reality, somebody else is stocking and stirring the cauldron, and attributing the magic effect of the potion to you.
And by the way, working only with internally motivated, sure-to-succeed people isn’t something you can only do once you have a lot of money, a lot of success, or wizard status.
A few days ago, Josh Spector shared a recipe for how to do it even if you’re completely new.
Specifically, Josh shared a recipe for how to create any career opportunity (or I’d add, business opportunity) you want — in the next 6 months.
Says Josh, this process works amazingly well, and yet, many people won’t do it because it sounds like a lot of work.
But maybe that doesn’t deter you. If so, here’s Josh’s playbook:
https://fortheinterested.com/how-to-get-any-career-opportunity-you-want-in-the-next-six-months/