The Break Out Session Podcast with Tom Hailey

I recorded this episode in my car with lav mics into a Roland R-07 recorder.

It's been a busy tech week setting up a new computer and I almost forgot my commitment to produce a podcast for today.

This is fast but done!

Here's a link to my website:

https://www.thebreakoutsession.com/box

In this episode, I explore the reasons that I host my other podcast named Bluegrass Region Voices and Views.

The complete show notes for this episode are HERE.

Bluegrass Region Voices and Views can be found HERE.

 

Focus is important to clarity, and I'm working on that regarding my projects including my other podcast, Bluegrass Region Voices and Views.

You can visit that project's website at:

www.bluegrassregionvoicesandviews.com

The website for The Break Out Session is at:

www.thebreakoutsession.com

 

The Break Out Session Website www.thebreakoutsession.com

 

My podcast journey began when I was enjoying conversations in college. I tell that story in this episode. Show notes are on my website HERE

The senior partner in the engineering firm I was working for in my twenties became an Unsung Hero in my life when he provided me with the inspiration I needed to move on to the career I retired from at age 70. Complete show notes are on the website at: https://www.thebreakoutsession.com/ely/

Did someone make a significant difference in your life? Did you tell them? This episode is about a couple of unsung heroes in my life. It might get you thinking about some you need to thank.

Complete show notes are HERE

In my previous episode, I talked about  Minimum Viable Activities and how that practice is helping me experiment with this podcast. I'm also using MVA to declutter my home. You can find complete show notes on my website at The Break Out Session

I’m Tom Hailey and this is The Break Out Session Podcast.

Do you sometimes feel you have to THINK BIG all the time and fill each day with audacious activities?

I’m working on not thinking like that, at least not for a while.

My first quarter 2022 goal is to make significant progress on mastering the technical and workflow aspects of taping and posting podcast episodes.

It takes a lot of little steps to do that, and it can be a bit tedious.

So, I’m experimenting with doing very small projects to test each phase.

Sort of a Minimum Viable Activity.

I’m doing just enough of something to test a process or tool but not so much that it causes me to hesitate to spend time on it.

The idea is to go ahead and make a mistake, learn, and move on…getting better each day.

That’s why I’m currently doing these short solo episodes.

They take a fraction of the time of a long-form interview, and I’m learning lessons that will help me make the longer shows faster and better.

This is a very brief episode that took about thirty minutes to outline and it’s only about 253 words.

But it makes a point and I get to practice all of the production steps. One small step at a time.

So, what’s the take-a-way for you?

Try breaking a project down into the smallest possible segments, and work on improving one little bit at a time.

It sounds like fun.

Thanks for listening.

Website:  The Break Out Session

I’m Tom Hailey and this is The Break Out Session Podcast. Well…it’s been almost two years since I posted an episode here.

I’ve been working on building another podcast named Bluegrass Region Voices and Views about interesting people, places, and activities around the Bluegrass Region of Kentucky.

I live in Lexington and the idea for that podcast is to tape episodes with friends and make new friends, about a wide range of topics. Those shows are mostly taped in person in my home studio or at coffee shops and other sites around Lexington.

Now that I have that show running pretty smoothly, I’m ready to get back to this project, The Break Out Session.

Here I’ll be doing some solo shows and talking with people around the country, not just here in The Bluegrass Region.

My original vision for The Break Out Session was to host some in-person meet-ups and workshops here in Lexington.

Covid sidelined those plans and here in January 2022, they are still sidelined.

I’ll ease back into The Break Out Session by taping solo shows about some personal development topics.

This episode is to check back in with my subscribers and to do checks involving the podcast hosting service I use, my website, and other tech stuff.

I’m not sure yet how often I’ll be posting episodes. But…this is a start.

Please stay tuned.

You can find my website for this show at:

https://www.thebreakoutsession.com/

My other show is at: https://www.bluegrassregionvoicesandviews.com/

Thanks for listening.