Comedy
Welcome to February, shipmates1. I hope you had an excellent January. I think I did. I managed to put out 12 or 13 episodes of this podcast in January, and I managed to get my first supporter at Buy Me A Coffee. Over the course of the month, I received some great validation that I have helped people move forward with what they want to do. One particular podcaster that I helped a while ago called me his Obi-Wan and mentioned that he wouldn't be podcasting were it not for some mentorship along the way from me. I have to tell you, as a person that doesn't really need much in the way of validation, I was legit choked up by that. More than money or recognition or any of those things, the simple act of validation that I'm doing the right thing for people is more than enough for me, and I will continue to move forward and do the right thing for all of you. That's why we're doing this, that's why I'm here. And so, we move forward.Moving forward has been on my mind lately, to be truthful. In my case, moving forward means I'm leaving things I used to do behind. I'm not focusing on the comedy, so folks that came here for the comedy may be surprised. That's not to say that humor is not a part of what I'm doing here; some aspect of the haha will always be woven into this podcast because I can't be serious all the damn time, nor would I want to be. The fact remains that if you move to serve another audience, the existing one may be disappointed. This is the choice we face not just as creatives but also as humans. When we focus on something else, we lose focus on what we were doing before. However, there is one other thing we tend to do as humans, and that's feeling guilty about the process. I'm going to suggest that we stop feeling guilty about it because the part that we're failing to grasp is that nothing we will ever make or do will please everybody. Look at the most recent iterations of The Doctor, the Star Wars Prequels, or the most recent trilogy. Hell, some people think Pink Floyd sucked when Syd Barrett left the band, and he was only on ONE ALBUM. The point is that it's impossible to please everyone, but it is possible to displease a lot more people by not creating anything at all. So, stop creating for everyone. Create for someone. Even if that someone is just you. If you've found this helpful, I would appreciate it if you'd share this with someone you think could use it. Subscribe to the podcast if you haven't already, and I'd really appreciate a review of the podcast if you have the time. Also, if you find this episode or any of this podcast to be of value to you, how about being me a coffee? You can go to buymeacoffee.com/krisroley, and...well...buy me a coffee. Now, I've mentioned this at the end of the podcast since the beginning of the year, but I haven't really gone into a lot of detail about what you can find at the BMAC site. Over at Buy Me A Coffee, I have three tiers: Free content, content for supporters of my work, and membership content. I'll always put up free content at the site because I realize some people can't part with a buck right now, but I still want you to have something. Supporters get a weekly dispatch, a sample of my photographic work, and what I call 'One Sheets,' which are one-page tutorials on how to do something. For example, January's one sheet had to do with how I process voices for audio. Members will get all the Supporter content, a special podcast, and any video tutorials I do. You can support my work for as little as a dollar, and memberships are 5 bucks a month or 50 dollars a year. There are two other ways you can support my work. The first is by going to krisroley.com and clicking on the photography link in the menu. The photos I've posted there are available for purchase, and more photos will be posted there as we go. The second is by hiring me to edit your podcast, provide show notes, or write for you, and you can check my rates by going to krisroley.com and clicking on the services link.The website HQ for all this madness is krisroley.com, and you can go there to see the latest and connect with me on all the social mediasssss. Stay Solid, people, see you next time...buhbye.