If you can hear the sound of my voice (or read this article), yesterday I recorded episode 100 of my podcast, Master Your Mission! ONE ZERO ZEROOOOO! I actually wore a tux as I wrote this article and recorded my episode. It’s a momentous occasion! 

First I want to thank my momma and my daddy for making a real G! Thank you Pookie and Day Day for being the realest, and thank you to everyone who listens to this podcast. From the bottom of my heart, I truly appreciate you coming back to listen to my podcast every day to hear what I have to say, because I know that you could be somewhere else doing something else with your time.

If you’re a close personal friend of mine or if you happen to have been listening to my podcast from day 1, then you know that this is a huge milestone for me. Tres Amigos, Trinity Comedy, Doc, I think I told you all about this wild idea and y’all probably thought, “Aw shit. Here he goes!” But thank you for not laughing in my face. 

This all kind of started out as an experiment. I wanted to start my business as imperfectly as possible — even in fear —I wanted to start it right where I was, to prove to other people that you can do it too. You don’t have to know exactly what you’re doing, you don’t have to have it all figured out, and you don’t have to be perfect. What you do have to be is determined and willing to try things to see what works. 

I’ve recorded an episode of my podcast every single day for 100 days now, and I think I’m feeling like making it 365. If you happened to listen to the first few episodes, you know how bad they were. And even today, my show is not perfect but I’ve come a long way and I’ll keep improving.

That’s the thing about doing whatever it is you want to do. You’ll start out kind of sucking at it, but if you’re determined and you’re serious about your success, you’ll get better. You just have to keep going. And remember, just be honest with people about where you are on your journey and they’ll connect with you over that.

Sitting on the fence will never get you in the game. You have to get going and start doing things that will get you what you want in life. You don’t have to start a podcast, but if you happen to want to, I have an online class that shows you exactly how and you can sign up for it here. 

A few things I’ve learned from recording my podcast are:

1. Get out there and do it. Things are never as scary as they seem.
2. But did you die though?
3. Everybody won’t be interested in what you’re doing, and that’s fine.
4. Consistency is key. 
5. You can’t pick and choose when you want success. You either want it all the time or you don’t want it at all.
6. If you don’t remind people about your product or service, they’ll forget it’s there.
7. ABP (Always be promoting.)
8. Don’t be afraid to give people a call to action.
9. There’s content busting out of the seams of everything and everyone, everywhere. You just have to be open your eyes to it.
10. The things you find frightening can turn out to be what you’re great at.
11. Try it. You never know.
12. Perfection is not necessary.
13. You’d be surprised at how many people want and need to hear what you have to say.
14. Imperfect now is better than perfect never.
15. Success is a process.
16. Fear does not like action.
17. Action is the antidote to fear.

I could probably make this list 100 lessons strong, but then you might now want to hear that. 

I just want to encourage you, not to be fearless, but to move on your dreams in spite of the fear. Take action and be determined to finish whatever it is you started. Time will keep on ticking whether you’re doing something productive or not, so you might as well look up in 100 days and have a huge milestone that you can celebrate like I’m celebrating this one!

Have you recently accomplished something that you didn’t think you could do? Find me on Instagram or Facebook and let me know.

Also, visit my website to check out the courses and training programs I offer and to listen to my podcast, Master Your Mission, for daily motivation and inspiration to pursue your dreams.