The Final Chapters: Reflecting on Our Journey & Embracing Change

Ever experienced a heart-tugging moment of saying goodbye? Well, that's where I find myself now - preparing to record the final episodes of the Poddy Report, and it's more complicated than I ever imagined.

Emotionally, it's an overwhelming mix, with a dash of sadness, a slice of nostalgia, and a massive helping of gratitude for the beautiful journey this has been. As much as we've become accustomed to the regular welcome and goodbye, there's a strange sensation knowing they'll only be said a few more times.

But let's not get lost in the farewell; there's still so much to reflect upon. I'll revisit some of our earliest episodes, reminiscing on our wealth of knowledge and experiences. It's not a shutdown; it's more of a transformation.

You'll still be able to enjoy all the past episodes available on Buzzsprout. Follow me on Instagram for more updates and insights. So, come along as we traverse through this transitional period, sharing real-time thoughts and emotions. Remember, even amid a sea of change, keep it fresh, keep it fun, and just keep going. It's a testament to our journey together and to our resilience.

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:01):
Welcome back to another episode of the Putty
Report.
So I have internal titles whenI am planning these episodes,
because I plan all this in asauna and I'll write down the
five ideas of what I want totalk about, and the internal
title I used today was sayinggoodbye is a lot harder than I

(00:21):
thought, and the reason why I amsaying that is because I'm
going to be recording the lastfive episodes soon.
Right, I told you that nextweek is the last week of the
Putty Report, and saying it outloud sounds weird to me and
knowing that I'm only going tosay the intro a few more times

(00:45):
and I'm going to say the outro,like I'm hyper-aware of the
things that I say right now,whereas previously it's just
been a lot of it on autopilot,right, it's like you know.
Welcome back to another episodeof the Putty Report.
I've been saying for threeyears and the way that I close
out every show, it's just beennaturally ingrained in me and I

(01:10):
am having a little bit harder ofa time than I thought I would.
Right, we talked earlier aboutmaking hard decisions and making
decisions and you know itdoesn't mean that you don't have
emotions behind it.
So I wanted to record thisepisode today, just to
acknowledge it's fine, like I'm.
Human.

(01:30):
Emotions are okay.
You can be sad about something,you can be happy about
something and you can really sitback and say, you know, to the
thoughts, because I've thoughtto my head, like, is this where
I move, is this where I do?
We could go for a hundred moreepisodes, we could make it to a
thousand, but in reality I knowthis is the best thing to do,

(01:51):
but it doesn't make sayinggoodbye any easier and so, yeah,
that's just kind of where I amtoday, like the headspace that
I'm in.
What I'm thinking about?
Shutting down the show, which Idon't even know if that's the
right phrase, because, again,it's not going anywhere.
You can still listen to all theepisodes.
They're going to continue to bepublished on Buzzsprout and you

(02:14):
can go back and listen in.
You know, any of the oldepisodes.
There's over 900.
If you want to go back to thevery beginning and start over,
you can absolutely do that.
I'm sure it would be a ride.
It would be an absolute ride togo back to the episodes of 2020
and the things that I sharedthen.
I don't even know.
I don't, I haven't listened.

(02:34):
I don't go back and listen toany of these.
That's crazy too.
I haven't gone back andlistened to every single episode
.
I, when I say I record these andI, that's it.
Like I record them, I take offthe mouse, clicks at the very
beginning, at the very end, andthen they are uploaded to
Buzzsprout and I am moving on tothe next thing I am not going

(02:57):
back and listening to.
I don't need to listen tomyself.
I don't need to listen tomyself talk.
So I don't go back and listento these.
So maybe that's what I shoulddo to have be.
My coping mechanism for endingthis on these terms is listening
to some of those first episodes.
So maybe that's what I'll donext week or, before I record

(03:19):
episodes for next week, I'll goback and reflect on the things
that I've learned.
I think that'll be reallyhelpful for anybody that is
looking at shutting somethingdown or questioning is this the
right move or not?
Maybe that's the direction wecan take this, but I just wanted
to give you an update of whereI am and share in real time the
things that I'm thinking, thethings that I'm feeling and just

(03:40):
a little bit more behind thescenes of what's going on,
because I know that that's whyyou love this show and that's
why you keep showing up here isbecause you love the behind the
scenes.
And we'll have to make surethat you're following me on
Instagram to get my otherupdates and the different things
that I'm sharing, becausethat's where I do share a lot of
real time what's going on.

(04:01):
But, as always, remember, keepit up.
We all have to start somewhere.
Oh, that's the wrong one.
See, I said the wrong show.
See, I'm nervous.
I'm nervous today.
Oh, my gosh, I totally screwedthat up.
Let's go.
Let's try that again.
Okay, I just told you I'm usedto saying it on autopilot and I
just said the outro for theProfit Podcast.

(04:22):
So let's try this one more time.
Keep it fresh, keep it fun andjust keep going.