Nate Garrison of The EXTRAordinary Podcast

This week on Podcaster Stories, I sit down with Nate Garrison of The EXTRAordinary Podcast.

The EXTRAordinary Podcast profiles ordinary people living extraordinary lives, who adhere to a lifestyle by design mindset.

Topics up for discussion this week include:

how Nate's show evolved from being a co-hosted show into a solo hosthow the show came about from a personal development program that Nate created, the 8 Keys 2 Greathow Covid changed the way he records and plans his showhow he used to identify cities and advertise he was coming that way, to find guests for his showhow Nate identifies what he feels would make an interesting guest for his show and listenerswhy he adheres to a lifestyle by design mindsetwhy Covid has seen both a positive and negative change in personal behaviourshow our lives have the chance to be redefined post-Covidwhat the 18 month rule is for podcasting, and why he uses itthe two episodes that stand out for himhow his endurance sports lifestyle prepares him for handling disappointment in lifethe moment he found he needed to step away from corporate lifewhy you should judge success by how your life meets your actual needs, versus your material successeshow his goal is to gain something from every guest he interviewshis plans for scaling his podcast, and why he's looking forward to getting back to in-person interviewswhy he has no interest in interviewing celebrities and uber-successful peoplewhy meaningful conversations make for the best podcastswhy his biggest piece of advice for podcasters is to be consistentwhy his parents are his heroes

Settle back for an enlightening talk about making and living by your own rules.

Connect with Nate:

Eight Keys to GreatThe EXTRAordinary PodcastFailures, Adventures, and Funny StoriesInstagram

Contact me: danny@podcasterstories.com

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