I Always Wanted To

In this, my 50th episode, I talk about the upcoming season which begins Monday, September 13th. 

Coming up on I Always Wanted To:

• Know What I Want To Be When I Grow Up
• Be A Cave Diver
• Learn to Play Harmonica
• Be A Competitive Athlete
• Spot Disinformation
• Play A Theremin

--and more--

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TRANSCRIPT

Liz: Hi everyone. I’m proud to say this is my 50th episode. I’ve been podcasting since May of 2018. In that time I’ve spoken with dozens of fascinating people and asked them questions about how they pursued their passions; how they put one foot in front of the other to dance or climb or play or learn.

In all of my conversations my guests mention a point when they realize, “Wow, I got this. I’m doing what I set out to do, what I always dreamed of doing.” I don’t have to do things the way it’s always been done. I can experiment. I can step out of my comfort zone and it feels wonderful.

In this upcoming series we’re going to explore some new territory-- like underwater caves. We’ll take another look at the question, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” I’ll ask an expert about how to spot Disinformation and a dear friend about learning to play blues harp. I’ll interview a medal-winning athlete who didn’t start running until she was 57. And learn about something I’ve personally always wanted to do, that is play a Theremin, from a world class virtuoso and teacher.

My purpose in all of this is to bring you inspiring stories that remind you live your dreams. They are not out of reach. They are easier than you think to achieve.

My dream is to make an impact with this podcast. It has been a joy to create and refine. If you listen to the early episodes please forgive the technical flaws. I’ve learned a lot since then and I hope it shows. If you’re just joining me now I hope you will check out the back catalog. There’s some great content there.

Based on your feedback, I’m also striving to make myself more visible, or I guess present is more appropriate in this medium.  I’ll talk more about my impressions of the guests and what I take away from the conversations. As always, I’d love to hear what you think as well. Am I succeeding in my purpose of inspiring you? You tell me.

Podcasting brings together many of my interests-- learning new things, talking to cool people, and of course tech geek stuff. I thoroughly enjoy the process and I do it for love. However, I am not averse to receiving support. Please feel free to show your appreciation at Patreon.com/alwayswanted.

I hope you enjoy the new season of I Always Wanted To. I’m Liz Sumner, reminding you to be bold, and thanks for listening.

Liz Sumner tells the story of how I Always Wanted To podcast came to be, where she finds her guests, and shares her favorite podcast mentors.

Juleyka Lantigua Williams of Podcasting Seriously
https://www.podcastingseriously.com/

Twila Dang of Matriarch Digital Media
https://www.matriarchdm.com/welcome-1

Arielle Nissenblatt of Squadcast
https://squadcast.fm/

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Please send your questions or comments to [email protected] or dm me at https://www.instagram.com/lizsumner/

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Annie Peguero is a High-Performance Mindset Coach who helps female entrepreneurs integrate spiritual development into their business so they can make more money online.   She's a military spouse of a marine, a mom of girls, and an adoptee who went live on Facebook asking for help in finding her birth family.  Annie teaches the skill of adventuring with self-doubt, asking yourself better questions to reveal your inner badass so you can serve and shine from your highest level.

Annie's 6-month group coaching program called SOL School [Sisters Over Limits] for Entrepreneurs blends spiritual and business development together in a sisterhood collective. She also has a month-to-month membership and a podcast called Adventures with Annie Peguero.

Visit Annie's website to learn ways you can work with her https://www.anniepeguero.com/

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I want to get to know you better. Please fill out a 5-question survey at lizsumner.com/survey.  Let me know when you're done and I'll send you a coupon code for my online course, 8 Steps to Launch Your Dream Life. (launchyourdreamlife.com)

Ethan Waldman is a tiny house author, speaker, and teacher. He built his own tiny house on wheels in 2012, and has been passionately helping future tiny house dwellers on their own journeys ever since. Ethan’s guide, Tiny House Decisions, has helped thousands of readers answer the big questions about tiny houses and plan each system in their future home. He’s also the creator and host of the Tiny House Lifestyle Podcast, a show that brings you weekly conversations with tiny house luminaries, builders, and DIYers. Ethan and his wife Ann live in their tiny house part-time in Northern Vermont.

Lots more photos at https://www.thetinyhouse.net/professional-tiny-house-photos/

https://www.thetinyhouse.net/

More sites for plans:

https://tinyhouseplans.com/

https://denoutdoors.com/

https://www.pinuphouses.com/

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Let me know when you're done and I'll send you a coupon code for my online course, 8 Steps to Launch Your Dream Life.

Smiti Nathan, PhD has been an archaeologist for 15+ years. Her current research focuses on ancient societies in Oman and Ethiopia. She works with interdisciplinary teams to uncover answers to questions like, “How did past societies use plants?”, “Where did people choose to live?”, and “What role did the environment play in past life?”

In addition, she discusses her work, travels, and creative pursuits on the website, Habits of a Travelling Archaeologist: https://habitsofatravellingarchaeologist.com/

Twitter: @travellingarch

Instagram: @travellingarchaeologist

Places Smiti mentions:

In Hungary, she worked in Vésztő, which is a town in Békés county.

Beta Samati in Ethiopia:

Akir al Shamoos in Oman:

Smiti also mentions crowd-sourced archeology. Here's a link about that: https://blog.nationalgeographic.org/2016/06/27/how-crowdsourced-archaeology-could-help-solve-the-mysteries-of-peru/

Please fill out a brief 5-question survey
Let me know when you're done and I'll send you a coupon code for my online course, 8 Steps to Launch Your Dream Life.

In 2014, Dr. Kristy Sumner coupled her passion for travel, history and the paranormal when she formed Soul Sisters Paranormal, an all-female team, made up of Sumner, her two sisters and two friends. As a team of 5 investigators, Soul Sisters Paranormal traveled to some of the most historic and, reportedly, haunted locations in the U.S. in an attempt to determine for themselves if spirit activity does exist and to highlight the rich history of each location. The team traveled to and investigated numerous US locations, including: the Trans Allegheny Lunatic Asylum (WV), The Lizzie Borden House (MA), the Villisca Ax Murder House (IA), the St. Augustine Lighthouse (FL), Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary (TN) and many others. In 2020, Soul Sisters Paranormal moved to a two-investigator format, with only Kristy and her twin sister, Dr. Jenny Sumner, conducting the paranormal investigations. As a two-person team, they have investigated at the Attala County Jail (MS), the Old Southern Funeral Home (MS), the Grand Old Lady Hotel (NC), Hamilton County Jail (FL), and other locations.

Prior to forming Soul Sister Paranormal, Kristy, who holds a PhD in Public Affairs with an emphasis on Criminal Justice, was a senior director for a Registered Traveler company focused on biometric clearances for the traveling public, she was a senior consultant for a biometric credentialing company, and she was a college professor at Metro State College of Denver and the University of Central Florida. Jenny, who also holds a PhD in Public Affairs, is currently a director at the University of Central Florida.

https://www.soulsistersparanormal.com/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfRN9bYQ412yL_ysN2n6seA
https://www.facebook.com/soulsistersparanormal

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Though they share the same last name, Kristy and Liz are not related.

Jimmy Gownley is the New York Times Bestselling author of Amelia Rules! And the Dumbest Idea Ever. He has done work for Disney on properties such as Tangled, Zootopia and an upcoming Little Mermaid series. His new book 7 Good Reasons Not to Grow Up is out now from Scholastic. 

Co-writer/artist of Strange Attractors, a science fiction comic which ran for 17 issues 1993-1995.

The editor and publisher of Mythography, a fantasy anthology which ran for 8 issues in 1995-1997. He contributed Empyrean Tales, an ongoing fantasy adventure.

He was the editor of Forbidden Book from Renaissance Press, an anthology of short stories about magic, which ran for 2 issues in 2001-2002. He also did the cover art and wrote and drew several stories. He wrote and drew the Science Fiction comic The Washouts.

He was the editor of the Amelia Rules comic from Renaissance Press 2000-2005.

He has recently finished a 4 volume graphic novel called Tangled River, and is currently working on finishing his long incompleted fantasy graphic novel A Gathering of Spells. He has published a compilation of his early short science fiction and fantasy comics called Off the Map.

TangledRiver.com
MichaelCohenArt.com

Heather is a graduate of Environmental Biology from Antioch College and Antioch University Graduate School. She has dabbled in higher education administration, teaching from kindergarten through the graduate level, placing international college students in summer resort jobs, educational travel, and now moving recyclables.

She describes herself as a mismatched girl who pets bees and is seeking timeless days. In Brazil, she was known as "mae de Willow" because no one could say the name Heather. 

The new season begins May 3rd with more fascinating interviews with regular people doing things that others long to do.