Thank you all so much for your wonderful, thought-provoking and well-considered questions, I had so much fun reflecting on them (and not so much fun listening back to my answers - even after all this time I hate listening to my own voice unless it's bantering with a guest). I can't properly express how grateful I am to everyone who has ever joined, listened or been part of the podcast in anyway - Seize the Yay brings so much depth and joy to my life and opens my mind in new ways each week to create it for you.
I covered as many questions as I could in this one and, as I mention in the intro, I genuinely can't tell anymore if my answers makes sense, are useful or if it's all just nonsense but hopefully I've addressed at least some of your curiosity. I definitely missed some things, could have said some things better, and wanted to re-record as soon as I listened back, but I'm learning to take my own advice that "done is better than perfect", that self-doubt will always make you overly self-critical and that the essence of seizing the yay is sharing my real spontaneous answers, not the curated ones.
The questions I answered in order are:
The podcast
- Which have been your 3 most eye-opening interviews?
- Which interviewee surprised you the most? Why?
- What are the three biggest challenges you have faced since starting your podcast?
- Have you had any interviews that never went to air?!
- Any awkward interviews where it was hard to get the conversation flowing?
- How do you speak so eloquently on your podcast episodes? You practically never say "um" or "uh". What's your secret?
- What do you think you have learnt about YOURSELF since starting this podcast?
- Who would be your dream person to interview?
- How do you choose who you interview for your podcast? What’s the process
- How did you get into what you do and what’s the advice you’d give to others getting into the podcasting space?
- How do you find your topic, tone of voice, first guests?
The book
- Can you give us a little sneak peak snippet of your book?
- Can you tell us a bit more background about the story behind it etc?
- What are the chapter headings?
Personal life
- Top 3 achievements so far?
- Who’s your biggest inspiration?
- What did you wish you knew in high school or uni?
- How do you do it all? Do you have a virtual assistant or manager?
- Recommendations for coping with chronic fatigue or similar
- Are you medicated for anxiety?
- What's one piece of advice that has always stuck with you throughout your life?
- How did you know Nic was the one and what was your history of relationships prior?
- Have you been back to the town where you were born?
- Would you consider adopting a child, considering how blessed you feel you were to be adopted?
- What would be your last meal before you die!?
- Do you drink Matcha everyday?
- What is your absolute guilty pleasure to treat yourself?
- Favourite foods and cheat meal?
On 2020
- As you reflect on the volatility of 2020, what have you learnt about yourself? Maybe, have you noticed your values changing?
- How’s your mum coping with lockdown?
- What motivates you to keep going day to day?
- How do you get yourself out of a deep funk?
- How do you stay positive in iso?
- If you were single how would you have copied?
What’s next?
- Will you be starting a Youtube channel?
- Do you plan on increasing the podcast production for other companies?
- Do you plan on growing MM? Or happy where it's at?
- What does the next year hold for you?
I had to skip a few so tried to group them all by themes. Can't wait for hundreds more to come. Lots of love to you all x