The Enthusiasm Project

How can you tell when you should follow a trend, or “buck” the trend and blaze your own path? What’s the difference between being inspired by your influences and having your creativity tampered by the influence of others?
This week's episode dives into the creative challenge of trusting yourself and your instincts to create something uniquely you that will be appreciated by your audience.

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S4E06 | Series Episode 69

There's a lot to talk about this week! As we near the end of Season 6, I wanted to dive into a few topics that didn't work as standalone episodes, but that I still find fascinating.
We'll start off with a few voice submissions, then talk about microphones, how easy it can be to accidentally discourage someone, the idea that "expensive" is an entirely relative term, and I'll also share one of my absolute favorite tech purchases of all time.

🎙This week’s mic:
Lewitt LCT-240 Pro (Amazon)
•Send a voice, text, or video message to be included in a future episode!
[email protected] or use the audio submission button at himynameistom.com!
Relevant Links From The Episode:

•Acoustimac.com Sound Panels

•Kindle Paperwhite (Amazon)

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S6E09 | Series Episode 114
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Podcast Artwork by Kevin Ramirez
Original theme music written by Patrick Boberg and performed by Mike Alvarez

When should you call it quits on a creative endeavor? Sometimes it’s important to push yourself to accomplish great things, while other times it makes more sense to turn off the lights and wrap things up. I guess you’ve got to “know when to hold ‘em, and know when to fold ‘em.”

•This week's mic: Earthworks Icon Pro:
https://bhpho.to/3vkZEYZ (B&H Affiliate Link)

• Thank you to Kevin Ramirez for my new podcast artwork! Kevin is an amazing artist with a great YouTube Channel!
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🎙Ready to start your own podcast? Check out The Podcaster Playbook, a step-by-step DIY course to help you launch your show:
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S5E14 | Series Episode 98
Podcast Artwork by Kevin Ramirez
Original theme music written by Patrick Boberg and performed by Mike Alvarez

In 4 years of "doing YouTube" my thoughts on marketing have changed quite a bit. Is it something that's inherently bad, or can it be a tool for good? Heather joins the podcast this week to talk about some recent "revelations" I've had about the confusing world of marketing.
•Check out Heather’s YouTube channel:
http://youtube.com/heatherjustcreate

•Send a voice, text, or video message to be included in a future episode!
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S5E07 | Series Episode 91

This week's show is a less structured exploration of thoughts and issues, a lot of which center around what seems to be an emerging trend of Creator Ennui, which is very interesting to me as someone who recently broke through a few months of being in a creative funk.
That paragraph sounds very fancy, I wrote it real good.
Thank you to Steve & Tommy from Smarthome Riggs for sending over this custom PodMic pop filter! I love it. You cna check out their channel here:
https://www.youtube.com/c/SmarthomeRiggs
🎙Ready to start your own podcast? Check out The Podcaster Playbook, a step-by-step DIY course to help you launch your show:
https://podcasterplaybook.com

•Send a voice, text, or video message to be included in a future episode!
[email protected]

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S5E12 | Series Episode 96