Podcasting with Purpose for Life Coaches
by Kara Gott Warner
Looking for an easy and intuitive approach to start, launch and scale a podcast, created especially with life coaches in mind? Kara Gott Warner, host and former executive magazine editor, turned life coach with a business mindset "edginess," shows you how to stop wasting time going down rabbit holes in search of the perfect process. Based on Kara's 9+ years of experience as a podcaster, teacher and podcast thought leader, she knows it's NOT about the equipment, the tools, tactics or editing. It's about creating your voice, and unfurling your beautiful peacock feathers while staying true to your unique vision. Through Kara's words of podcasting wisdom, you'll be inspired to speak your message with passion and purpose to conjure up your own special alchemy through the art of the spoken word.
Episodes
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Endings Make Space for New Beginnings
This episode is my little love note to you ... to say THANK YOU for listening for all these years. The time has come to stop creating this podcast. It is complete. Death is rebirth. It opens space for new to come in. It is the beginning of more beautiful things coming. As we say in knitting, it's...
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229 Breaking the Perfection Barrier: The Benefits of Messy Massive Action in Podcasting
In this wild, wild west of podcasting, there's a common belief that perfection and polish are necessary for success. However, what if the key to longevity and authentic connections lies in embracing our imperfections and taking messy action? In this "AirPods Episode," we're shaking things up with...
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228 The Magic of Repurposing: ONE Idea OODLES of Ways
Think of your podcast like the center of a wheel, and everything else you create as the spokes of that wheel. In this episode, you'll learn how to take one topic and turn that into 8 pieces of content. This is a peek inside my own process, and I'm sharing it with you so you can focus on your LOVE...
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227 Podcast Consistency: 6 Tips to Stay on Schedule and Build an Engaged Audience
Get ready for 6 game-changing tips to help you stay consistent and build an engaged audience for your podcast. When you tune in, you'll learn why it's important to keep a regular schedule, and how creating a content calendar actually keeps the FUN in podcasting. If you're a life coach looking to...
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226 Supercharge Your Podcast: 20 Ways to Collaborate with Other Podcasters
In this podcast episode, I share 20 strategies for growing your podcast through collaboration and community. I explored various ways to collaborate with other podcasters, such as guesting, co-hosting, hosting live events or panels, and joint advertising. I also discussed the benefits of creating…
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225 We’re Talking About Growth … Again
Today, we're going to dive deep into the subject of podcast growth and discuss proven strategies to help your podcast thrive in today's world. We'll address the obsession with downloads and stats, and share some eye-opening insights about how downloads can be misleading. We'll also explore the...
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224 The Play of Podcasting: How to Stay Excited and Create Longevity
It's time to let go of the podcasting rules ... because they don't exist! In this episode, I get real on the so-called rules so you can have fun with podcasting as an "art form," filled with play. When you let go of the made up rules that tell you perfect audio quality and downloads equal…
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223 Unlocking the Secrets to Successful Podcasting: 7 Tips You Need to Know
If your podcast is not growing, and you're wondering why no one is listening and you're not getting the engagement you seek, then tune in for my 7 tips you need to know to unlock the secrets to successful podcasting. Podcasting is a journey, it's not a one and done, set it and forget it thing.…
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222 What it Means to be a Fearless Podcaster
In this podcast episode, I discuss the importance of using pockets of time efficiently and being scrappy to make the most of your resources. I share my experience with meditation and karma, and how it can be applied to podcasting. Oprah once said “I will no longer be on TV but I will use it as a...
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221 Your New Podcasting Superpower: Getting Scrappy to Create Time Freedom
After nearly 10 years behind the mic, I have to say that getting scrappy on the regular is hands-down one of my strong superpowers. We can't get everything done at the same time, but we can get done what matters most at the right time. What you'll learn in this episode: Why getting scrappy can be...
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220 The 3 Ways to Use Your Website to Grow Your Podcast with Jennie Lakenan
Are transcripts worth it? Show notes or no show notes? My guest is Jennie Lakenan, and she puts it all out there in this episode. In this conversation, we go deep on the 3 BEST ways to use your website to get more ears on your podcast. Listen and learn as Jennie shares how you can promote and…
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219 The BEST Insurance for Podcast Growth: Planning Ahead
If you’re a fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants kind podcaster and it’s beginning to catch up to you, then listen up because this episode is an important one. Keeping a regular schedule for your podcast is what will help you grow and create the longevity you desire. In this episode, learn why planning...
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218 How not to Podfade: The Thinking in Twos Process
There's a sneaky, insidious thing that has a life of its own. It's called Podfading. It sounds exactly like what it is - your podcast fading away. It's a danger zone that many new podcasters go through. In this episode, learn a magical solution called "thinking in twos" that will revolutionize…
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217 The Benefits of Working with a Podcast Producer
Have you ever wondered what it’s like to work with a podcast editor to help you launch your shiny new podcast? Well, in today’s episode you get to be a fly on the wall because we dive into the nitty gritty of it all. If you're ready to launch your podcast, consider this like you're sitting with…
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216 Lessons from Life Coaches Who Podcast with Purpose Part 2
Take another peek into the minds of coaches who are absolutely crushing it with podcasting, and they are doing it with passion and purpose. These coaches have found the "meaningful metrics" that keep them showing up week after week, spreading fairy dust behind the mic, and creating their own...
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215 Lessons from Life Coaches Who Podcast with Purpose Part 1
This is a fun and different episode today. It was inspired by a post that I created in The Coaching Posse, a special community for Life Coach School certified coaches. This episode will give you a little peek into the minds of coaches who are absolutely crushing it with podcasting, and they are...
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214 Your Only Obligation is to be Unapologetically in Your Own Skin
I'm brining you another-off-the-cuff, barebones, no notes episode. Today I felt there was a calling for me to record something straight-up simple to prove the point as I do again and again ... we don't need fancy scripts, notes, or timestamps to be a successful podcaster with a capital P. In this...
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213 Three Things Successful Podcasters Do
Today I'm talking about something so important that very few podcast coaches and experts are talking about. Every podcaster will face this at some point, and usually it happens during the first few months after starting a podcast. It's the 3 phases of a podcast, and what successful podcasters do…
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212 Tame Your Podfade Brain
I often see many new podcasters getting out of their lane looking at what the big podcasters are doing, wanting those same results, and wondering why they're not getting them. And they get caught up in the numbers instead of focusing on the most important metric -- humans and touching and...
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211 Radical Reinvention
My life has been nothing short of incredible over the past 6 months. I made the decision to stop looking outside myself, to stay in my lane and doing some really scary things … that actually turned out to not be so scary after all. Today's episode is one that I’m sharing so I can explain what I…
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210 Creating Habits One Step at a Time with Tammie Bennett
Today I'm chatting with Tammie Carpenter Bennett, mindset coach and Host of The Show Up Society Podcast. Tammie shares her years of wisdom from owning a stationery business and coaching runners for over 13 years to remove the blocks that are keeping them stuck so they can achieve their goals with...
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209 How to REALLY be a Podcaster with PURPOSE — and it’s RIDICULOUSLY ez AF
Something emanated overnight which is now the material manifestation of today’s podcast episode. I literally had to run from the bed to the mic to capture what you’re about to hear … and it all just flowed from the divine. It’s about a new workshop - and seriously it's the BEST shit that's come…
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208 The BEST Way to Chill Out and GROW
Lot's of people want the HOW TO podcast stuff, and that's super-simple, because I can teach you that in 20 minutes. The collection of things- the mic, the software, the show notes pages. What actually matters is your compelling reason for wanting to do it. That's when it gets to be fun ... when…
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207 If you want to grow do these 3 things
Let’s cut right to the chase … You want to create a podcast that will grow. These are the 3 things you must do: Be a guest on other podcasts Have guests on your podcast Be the one who COMMITS Sounds simple, right? But I find that many are unwilling to be the person who does these and then they...
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206 Recording Studio that Fits in the Palm of Your Hand
Your podcast gets to be whatever you decide - it’s podcasting reimagined. Your WILD WEST. What is your EASY? Finding those little scrappy ideas and hacks that make you want to keep coming back again and again to the mic is crucial, because it’s about keeping the fun going so you can create the…
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205 How to REALLY Connect with Your Humans
What is the goal for living this precious human life? In my opinion, it distills down to 3 things: Connection, giving and service. This is the most important conversation because life is like a flash of lightning even if we live over 100 years. Human life is quick. Why did you decide to become a...
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204 Podcast in ONE Day - Done-for-You Podcasting
You know what it’s like when you test drive a car? It’s super-fun and exciting, right? Well, Podcast in ONE Day is kinda the same thing. I deliver your new car (AKA your shiny new podcast). All you do is slide in the driver’s seat and take off. Think of it like this - you get coaching from me at...
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203 How to Easily Stay Consistent No Matter What
If you’re making it hard to stay consistent, then today’s episode is for you! I’m teaching you in this short and sweet minisode how to get a little scrappy, practice integration, while staying consistent to your commitment to podcasting. This episode is for you if … You keep pushing yourself to...
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202 Define Your Easy Button
What's EASY IS working hard on your dream AND resting so you can allow space for the universe to bring in the abundance that's waiting. It’s a YES/AND situation. Yes, I can do what's easy AND I can work as hard AF on your dream too. WHERE is it written that business ... that if you do A you get…
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201 How to Magnify Your Message and Grow Your Coaching Biz in 3 Steps
“I don’t know where start!” If you’ve ever thought this about starting a podcast, then I have a solution to help. As a life coach, you have a BIG vision and want to start a podcast, but you keep wasting time trying to figure it out on your own. You want a guide to teach you an easy, rinse and...
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200 It’s Not all In Your Head: Why You Might be Lacking Motivation
I hated the word "mid-life woman" I would secretly think I'm not like them ... I've never had problems hot flashes, weight gain ... I mean geez ... I beat obesity when I was a teenager. My lifestyle is simply impeccable, but … I had a wake up call that I want to share with you in this episode....
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199 Building a Podcast of Purpose with Sara Fisk, The Stop People Pleasing Coach
Sara Fisk is The Stop People Pleasing Coach, helping women understand why they people please, by creating a doable, and safe way to stop and how to create clear boundaries for themselves and others. Sara has been working with me for the past few months as her podcast coach, and during this…
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198 Human Design and Your Podcasting Style with Kim Guillory
In this episode, meet Kim Guillory an Integrative MindBody Coach and the host of the More Than Mindset Podcast. Tune in to learn practical Human Design practices and how to apply them to create more impact with your podcast. Get ready for some enlightening conversation, and how to use Human…
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197 Structured Spontaneity
Spontaneity can be your biggest podcasting ally. Strategy is amazing ... but without spontaneity you could easily find yourself hustling, and stuck in a box. Without spontaneity you squash creativity and the unknown and the unknown is where the wonder is. Spontaneity creates freedom, allowing the...
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196 The Many Gifts of Podcasting
It’s fun to have structure, but it’s also fun to be spontaneous and capture the creativity in the ether, which is exactly what this outdoor, rustic episode with chirping birdies in the background episode is all about. I’m always going encourage you to take risks and allow spontaneity to arise ……
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195 Fearless Podcasting: Lessons from Oprah, a Buddhist Scholar and a Karmarang
Oprah once said “I will no longer be on TV but I will use it as a force for good and not be used by TV. When Oprah made this shift, it changed everything. How can you take this wisdom and apply it to your podcast? In this episode, learn 3 ways how. One day, not too long ago, I had a big ugly cry,...
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194 What your listeners REALLY want
Here's what you're listeners don't want … They don’t want the music. They don’t care about the fancy 30-sec elevator pitch (they will press the fast forward anyway). They will never know what kind of microphone you are using so pick one you like. They don’t wanna know all about your story and…
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193 Tap in to the FUN Frequency of Podcasting
Podcasting's job is not to make you money or get you clients. You might be thinking ... "Since I did not make money yet what's the point of recording if it seems like no one is listening?" Sure, it’s fun but let's get real ... it's not making me money. Why bother?" There's the obstacle thought -...
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192 Big Hairy Scary Goals to Create the BEST Results with Your Podcast
It’s so easy to fall into the place of comfort and complacency with the way we show up in our business and podcast. Sometimes we can’t even see that because the desire to do what’s easy is always running in the background. To zap out of this funk, here’s a great question to ask: “what's my...
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191 Less Stuff MORE Impact - How to Use ONE Episode 8 Ways
Think of your podcast like the center of a wheel, and everything else you create as the spokes of that wheel. In this episode, you'll learn how to take one topic and turn that into 8 pieces of content. This is a peek inside my own process, and I'm sharing it with you so you can focus on your LOVE...
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190 So you wanna be a podcaster?
Hey I want to share this quick minisode with you to let you know about something revolutionary. Let's just say, it's my way of bypassing the necessity of scheduling a consult, and I bring it directly to YOU! So here's a little more about this concept ... Last month, I shared a peek inside my...
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189 The Power of PR for Your Podcast
This episode of Podcasting with Purpose is an audio replay of a recent facebook live video training from the free Podcasting with Pupose Community on Facebook. I’m sharing the audio version here, but to see the extra visuals, interact with me and other members, and get valuable advice and...
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188 Melanie Childers on Finding the FUN & Flow in Podcasting
Melanie Childers, Master Coach and the creator of the Bad Bitch Mastermind, made it her mission to help ambitious women to bring their “patriarchy-smashing projects to life.” In this episode, Melanie shares the insights she discovered from having worked with me as her podcast coach, and how this...
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187 Pretty Pretty Podcasting with Courtney Love Gavin
You’re in for a ton of fun today with my special guest, Courtney Love Gavin, host of the Pretty Pretty Podcast and self proclaimed neuroplacticity coach who candidly discusses what we're all thinking inside our human brains but don't dare say out loud. After reaching the "epitome of success"...
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186 The Art of Taking Time Off from Your Podcast
With the new year fast-approaching, we're thinking about resets, resolutions, digital detoxes, and finally making this the year the best one ever, but what about taking time away? REAL time to do nothing and to do it with total intention. Taking a break can be one of the hardest things we can do,...
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185 Embrace Your Inner Peacock
In this episode, I'm continuing on with this theme of perfectionism, and how you can zap out of this by connecting to your inner peacock, and allow your colorful feathers to unfurl. You'll learn how to diffuse the things that hold you back, and finally get out from your own way to reach your baby...
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184 How Perfectionism Keeps You Stuck in a FUNK
We may think perfectionism is a badge of honor, but let's call it what it is: FEAR in disguise and is the killer of dreams. Perfectionism keeps us so stuck that we spend months or even years thinking about starting a podcast, and then finally when you do, perfectionism rears it's ugly head again...
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183 Slay Your Self Doubt with Renae Saager
Meet my very special guest, Renae Saager, who helps women to finally feel normal around food and eat pizza without panic. Renae is also the host of Ditch the Binge Podcast. Get ready for some fun conversation in this hourlong episode! We talk about all things podcasting, body image, and what it...
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182 How to Turn Listeners to Clients
In this Facebook Live special training, learn how to jumpstart your podcast and learn what it means to podcast with purpose and become a PODCASTER with a capital P! I’ll be sharing my best tips and hacks to help you turn listeners into clients. Here's what you'll learn: - How to coach and teach…
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181 It’s Time to Talk About the F Word
You have everything you need to start your podcast TODAY. You don’t need fancy editing software. You don’t need to hire an expensive production company to produce your show. More downloads will not equate to more clients. I see so many life coaches make the mistake of over-complicating things by...
About this show
Looking for an easy and intuitive approach to start, launch and scale a podcast, created especially with life coaches in mind? Kara Gott Warner, host and former executive magazine editor, turned life coach with a business mindset "edginess," shows you how to stop wasting time going down rabbit holes in search of the perfect process. Based on Kara's 9+ years of experience as a podcaster, teacher and podcast thought leader, she knows it's NOT about the equipment, the tools, tactics or editing. It's about creating your voice, and unfurling your beautiful peacock feathers while staying true to your unique vision. Through Kara's words of podcasting wisdom, you'll be inspired to speak your message with passion and purpose to conjure up your own special alchemy through the art of the spoken word.
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Kara Gott Warner