Podonomics

If any of you have ever thought about writing a book, listen to an interview I had with podcaster Russel Hale (picture on left). What I liked about this interview is that Russel focused on the process I went through to write the book, not the topic of the book.

Russel rambles on about Paris Hilton at the beginning of the podcast. My interview with him starts at the midway mark. His views about Hilton are interesting, so feel free to listen. Or, you can jump ahead to my interview with him.

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My posts have been few and far between over the past couple of months. Yeah, I know. The reason:

• My book - It’s taking everything out of me. I write so often that I have little writing left over for anything else. And yes, the project still goes. I have to hammer out 50 more pages by next Friday.
• My success club - I’m working with a small group of highly motivated business owners who want to use podcasting in their business. The coaching, the networking and the chance for me to not hold back on any of my strategies has been extremely freeing and rewarding.
• My exhausion with the digital noise - Twitter, Digg, Flickr, Facebook, Second Life, the constant barrage of requests to do this and join that. I’ve had to put my status on invisible on just about every IM I’m on just so I can enjoy some silence. I just find all these social networking tools very…what’s the word…intrusive. Why can’t I be online and not have to connect with anybody? Why is it that everytime I turn on my computer, I have to be engaged in “the conversation”? And why when I choose not to connect with anybody for a hours, even days, I’m labelled as a snob? I just don’t get it. It’s incredibly overwhelming at times.

So there you have it. I need a vacation.

The preceding post changed from when I originally posted it early Saturday morning. I could’ve deleted it, but chose instead to edit it. I very rarely edit or touch my posts after I’ve published it, but chose to edit that one after hearing a sermon on TV this morning.

Warning - Religious context to follow. If religion scares you, don’t read the rest.

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After close to a year, I now have tons of content for The Adventures of Papa Zeek podcast. In Episode 3, I chatted with my mom whom I call Lady J. We went to a Jamaican restaurant the other day and she was recounting the experience to my sister who didn’t join us. It has everything to do with a well dressed woman and highway robbery.

I’m already prepping Episode 4 which will be my dad describing what happened when he tried to lay tiles on his floor. He’s such a storyteller and makes every adventure seems so dramatic.

Now, my mom’s Jamaican accent isn’t as strong as my dad’s, so you may actually understand what she’s saying if you failed Jamaican Patois 101. Typically, I offer no translation and this episode is really no different. So, listen at your own risk, plus I offer a Jamaican Word of the Episode. Try to add it to your everyday vocabulary.

Go and take a listen.

I’ll be heading over to CFRB 1010 tomorrow to do a live in-studio interview with Tabby Johnson, host of The Tabby Johnson Show. We’ll be chatting about all things podcasting and other stuff. I was told by the person who called me that my bio seemed interesting to Tabby, so we will probably talk about other things besides what I do for a living.

Tune in at 5pm on Saturday April 13, 2007 in your car, at home, or visit the CFRB 1010 website to listen live. I was told I should be on around 5:07pm.

Here’s a free tip guys. If you want to score mucho, mucho points with the ladies, don’t bore her with details about your yearly income and the Hummer sitting in your brother’s wife’s sister’s friend’s boss’ boss’ boss’ parking lot.

Instead, give her your gloves on a cold windy day, offer to roll her luggage around, hop on the subway and escort her and her friends right to their front door, then give her a hug and go home. Offer nothing but your strength and character, take nothing but her words of thanks.

Nuff luv to Bendrix for proving that chivalry is not dead. Not only did he find the most direct route for myself, Wendy, Tammy & Ava to take to the hotel on that complicated New York subway system, but he did all of what I described in paragraph #2.

Thanks to Wendy for taking the picture.

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Quick question as I take a break from writing about podcasting just for a moment. When you see this avatar, do you think Leesa Barnes?

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The big announcement took a little longer to make due to some changes that were happening, but I can now say what I’ll be working on over the next 60-days.

I just signed a contract to write a book on how to make money using a podcast. My publisher (I like how that sounds) is MaxPress, who also publish titles for IBM. The manuscript is due on April 15th and the book will be ready for sale just before the Podcast & New Media Expo takes place at the end of September.

This book happened because of a few people.

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Today is the day of my birth. About 3 decades plus 3 years ago, I made my entry into this world. While it was an insignificant event to many, it was the most significant to the woman who bore me (I’m not tooting my horn here as it’s what my mother tells me).

So, I shall update this post with a collection of the 33 people who have made me smile, laugh and feel generally positive about things over the past year. I’m following a post that Bryper did on his birthday and I thought it was a nice touch, so I’m going to do it here.

Here’s my list.

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I’ll be on CanoeLive tonight at 6pm to talk about business podcasting and Podcamp Toronto. Actually, it’ll be closer to 6:45pm, so if you’re near a TV set and you’re in the Toronto area, tune in to Channel 15 to catch the interview live.

If you’re not in Toronto, you’ll have to wait until the recording is posted on their website. Once it’s up, I’ll post the link here.

Update: The video clip is now live on the CanoeLive website. Click here for the direct link to the interview.

Tags: podcasting, Leesa Barnes, podcamp toronto, podcamp, business podcasting