In this episode we talk to Amanda Pereira, an award winning podcaster about life, skills, mindset, podcasting and everything in between. Amanda is an actor, comedian, creator, and hosts a multi award-nominated podcast the Liquid Courage Podcast.
This episode is for those who want to start a dream project but have been procrastinating. It is never too late to start as long as you do start. Amanda, with dignified vulnerability, walks through her mindset shift when faced with rejections or hardships.
Show Notes
5:13 - Connecting with people with shared interest and community.
5:35 - Genesis of the Liquid Courage Podcast.
6:23 - A disconnect with the professional community was the driving force behind the urge to interview people.
7:11 - Finding inspiration from Judd Apatow's book Sick in the Head to go to the source and interview people.
8:13 - Setting the goal to interview 30 people in the year that Amanda turned 30.
11:15 - Guest outreach process and cold outreach tips.
17:15 - Transferable skills: Using experience gained in clinical Psycho-social oncology research to refine guest outreach process.
21:20 - Handling rejection, the Amanda Pereira way.
29:00 - Amanda’s unique perspective about failure.
30:21 - Be reasonably ready and just do it.
33:38 - Giving yourself the compassion card when life gets overwhelming.
35:52 - Prepping the right way to start a podcast.
42:11 - Amanda believes success is a result of failure.
53:12 - Keep trying and you will succeed.
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Links
The Liquid Courage Podcast
Instagram
Amanda Pereira's Instagram
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