This has been a LONG time coming.

I feel like I have so much to catch you up on with this episode.

First, if you’ve stuck with me and wondered where the podcast is, Thank You.

Before I get into what’s coming (and yes, the podcast is coming back with a regular schedule), I think I need to update you on a few things.

Life in Costa Rica

I’ve now been in Costa Rica for 4.5 months! I can’t believe how fast the time has gone. I’ve written a full post on why I moved to a country I’d never visited on Medium here (and would love some claps & comments if it resonates with you).

It’s truly starting to feel like “home” here.

What’s been so fascinating about this move to Costa Rica are all of the realizations I’ve had. Some are deep and some are pretty superficial (guess I didn’t need to run to Target as often as I thought), but they’ve all made a difference in how I feel and where I’m going.

My understanding is that October is the end of the rainy season here. I haven’t minded the rain at all… the thunderstorms here are like nothing I’ve seen before. It can literally be sunny and dry one minute and pouring with thunder and lightning the next (I love it, the dogs, not so much).

The rain is probably the only thing that’s made it feel like fall here.

It’s kind of a trip getting on Zoom calls with people who are all showing up bundled up in cozy clothes while I’m still here in my tank top and shorts.

My goal would be a place somewhere in the states and a place here.

I like fall and Christmastime in cooler weather (note I didn’t say cold) and would be happy to have January through September here. We’ll see.

I finally bit the bullet and got a car here.

FREEDOM!

I think I was more excited about buying a 2007 Kia Sorrento than I was about my Audi Q5… it’s all about perspective.

I’ve been very fortunate that I’ve made some wonderful friends who have been kind enough to take me places and help me get what I’ve needed, but after 4 months I realized I needed a car.

One of the things I love about being in the car for any length of time is listening to podcasts and audiobooks (I can listen when I work sometimes, it just depends on the task at hand). I’m sure I’ll do more listening when the rain stops and I can do more beach walks too.

Long story short, life in Costa Rica is really, really good.

Time for a Reboot (and what that means)

I want to break down this “reboot” into a few different categories:

• Podcast
• Email
• Content
• Offers
• Facebook Group

Let’s start with the podcast.

When I pivoted the podcast from “The WordPress Chick Podcast” to “The Kim Doyal Show” – I essentially kept the format completely the same, I just changed the name, introduction, and artwork (although I should have kept the episode #’s continuing instead of starting over, but no point in crying over spilled milk, right? And I guess I could go back and edit them).

Besides the fact that the last 2.5 years have been challenging (losing my Mom, moving, Covid, moving again), I didn’t feel excited about the podcast the way I once did.

The goal has always been to do a solo show and then an interview, which is fun, but I think I’d prefer to do primarily solo shows.

Not because I don’t enjoy interviewing and creating new relationships, because they’ve been the foundation of growing my business.

Simply because I want to focus in a little different direction.

The podcast is going to get a new introduction and an “official reboot” (I’m thinking some sort of giveaway). That will happen in the next month or so after I launch my community (more on that in a minute).

I will definitely still have guests on the show, I just want to be more intentional about the conversation.

Email… and more Email

I miss my doing my “almost daily...