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September 27, 2019 13 mins

Today is the 4th Anniversary of Mike Murphy Unplugged and I take a walk down memory lane and look at the takeaways from year 1 and see how they hold up today…a few years later !

In this Episode 155:

A big thank you to all of you who have been with me since the beginning of this journey! Cheers!

In this episode, I look at my Top 10 Takeaways from Year One and see how they stack up today. Year 1 Mike vs. 2019 Mike

Episode Notes:

https://mikemurphy.co/ep155

The Top 10 List is from 2016 (Listen for 2019 Comparison)

  1. Podcasting is a big commitment and hard work:
  2. I am proud to be a one-man band
  3. Podcasting has made me a better teacher, thinker, writer…
  4. Podcasting has me be more confident in my abilities
  5. Podcasting can be fun and creative
  6. Writing scripts is not fun (but are rewarding)
  7. Done is definitely better than perfect
  8. Having templates and systems are Essential
  9. I stink at self-promotion & marketing
  10. Do it for yourself and everything will always be worth it. (2019)

Quotes from 2016:

Karen Lamb: “A year from now you will wish you had started today”.
Wayne Gretzky: “You miss 100% of the shots you never take”.

  • Patience is the key to most things in life.
  • Everything takes time, but you have to take initiative
  • Start creating and doing and taking chances
  • Launching the podcast was my first big shot on goal towards creating the life I wanted.
  • If I can do it, so can you.

Happy 4th Anniversary and Thank You!

Thank you for joining me today and I hope you join my one man band and together we can Learn. Create & Move Forward. Cheers, Mike.

Episode Notes: https://mikemurphy.co/ep155

Contact Me:
Email: mike@mikemurphy.co
Instagram:@mikeunplugged
Twitter: @mikeunplugged

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