Make things better by making better things.
99% of podcast downloads go to the top 1% of shows. The dream persists: anyone can start a podcast and get rich. But odds are, that “anyone” is not you.
It was the same in the era of the “Big Three” TV networks. Nobody walked around saying they’d launch a new network. Today, the door is easier to open, but the math hasn’t changed.
If you want to buy lottery tickets, go ahead. If you want to chase Hollywood, be my guest.
I don’t write this blog to get rich or famous. I write because I want to write. For most of human history, that’s how it worked. You didn’t pick up a guitar for a career—you played because you loved playing.
If you want to start a podcast, start one. Just do it for the right reasons. Not to be a star. Not to make millions. Do it because it matters to you.