2021 in Review

2021 in Review

by | Dec 27, 2021 | Life

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27 DECEMBER 2021

written by Mike

2021 in Review

I have to admit; I haven’t been writing here much lately.

My goal for 2021 was to publish an original post at least once a month, and I failed to do that.

However, I don’t feel bad about it as other projects took priority over the blog – particularly the Youtube channel (over 500 subscribers!). But as we are coming to the end of 2021, I wanted to look back and go through the good and bad decisions I made in the last 12 months.

Also, sketch some new year’s plans.

Tim Ferris says that he doesn’t make new year resolutions but a ‘year in review.’

I reckon it’s alright to do both – to look back and reflect but also to plan a little.

The year was unusual, to say the least, and quite enlightening – another good one in the bag!

It started with a lockdown here in the U.K. that lasted until April, if I remember correctly. We had building work done in the house during the lockdown, so we spent the first six weeks of the year locked upstairs, eating dinners out of a microwave!

The crew have done a great job, though, getting rid of a wall and opening up the space.

We did start our 6th year of Casefile with a bang. We had a lot of discussions and changed our approach to production, which I think resulted in our best year yet!

We’ve also got busy with the Casefile Presents shows. During the time spent upstairs, I was working on Pseudocide, fantastic work from Alice and Poppy; check it out if you haven’t.

 

BAD DECISION #1

Pseudocide was a challenging project. Add up lockdown, builders downstairs, winter weather and lots of work. I jumped head in onto the project and overdid it. I started suffering from migraines and head tensions. After a visit to the doctors, it turned out it was stress-related – yikes! I began to worry a bit but not enough – on that later.

We released Pseudocide on Spotify to a good reception.

The weather started to get warmer, and the lockdown restrictions were lifted, but then… 

COVID

A group of us caught Covid at the same time. It was unpleasant as I suffered from chills, confusion and overall illness. I don’t wish it on anyone so stay safe out there.

After that, we’ve released The Invisible Hand, a powerful podcast about rhino poaching in Africa. I haven’t done any production work on it; I just checked it before the release – fantastic work by Georgina Savage and her team.

We had a few trips with Paulina and Benji during summer in the U.K. as the international travel was somewhat restricted. However, it was amazing to go out in the country and explore beautiful spots around us.

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UNEXPECTED BREAK

Around that time, the Casefile team had to take an unexpected break because our Anonymous Host took a medical leave. It shocked everyone but gave us a needed prompt to start taking care of ourselves.

We also had another Casefile Presents release – The Labyrinth. I’ve done the production work on the series, and finally, we were able to release it. It was another success for the team.

STRESS

As we released The Labyrinth, I prepared for another Casefile Presents show. We were also producing regular Casefile episodes, and of course, my Youtube was now a feature – so lots happening!

Paulina and I booked a weekend away for a kickboxing bootcamp.

As we were away, I noticed I felt strange, like having mini anxiety attacks every few hours. But, this time, and especially what happened with the Casefile break earlier, I knew I had to act.

GOOD DECISION #1

I decided to find a therapist and get on the couch. I found someone nearby and started attending weekly sessions. I’m not going to lie – it was difficult initially – opening up and talking about what’s bottling down there.

But, after a few months, I can say that this is one of the top decisions I made this year and one of the best investments I have made lately (except my new PSI studio monitors!)

I noticed a difference in my approach to work and life; Paulina noticed a difference in my moods and overall well-being. 

GOOD DECISION #2

As my work on Searching For Sarah was underway, something else was bothering me.

I write a lot of music on the keyboard, but I never sit down and practice. Suppose anyone would ask me to play a piece, but I can’t. I don’t know any numbers from start to finish.

Don’t get me wrong, I love working on podcasts and writing music for Casefile and Casefile Presents – it’s challenging and exciting. 

But I lost the need for the ‘fun’ play.

Therefore another decision I made this year was to find a piano teacher.  I checked out a couple and found a fantastic teacher who lives nearby. 

I have to say, it was another fantastic decision I made this year. Just the fact of having someone who will listen to me playing every week means that I find time to practice daily, even if it’s for 20 minutes.

I started to fall in love with music again, searching for new artists and pieces I could learn. It feels like I found that spark again, one I had when I was younger.

P.S.

I’m into French artists now, so check out Sofiane Pamart and Grand Corps Malade.

Next year, we plan to do a little recital, so it will be the first time I play in public in years!

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LEARNING

I also wanted to improve my overall musicianship. I take online courses from time to time, usually about audio production and engineering. This time I focused purely on music composition.

I found a youtube channel from composer Guy Michelmore and several online courses on his website ThinkSpaceEducation.

I took ones on theory, writing and harmony, and there are more than I plan to do next year! 

I also joined a Bristol book club, but that’s more for social interactions – it has been a lot of fun!

YOUTUBE

Our Youtube channel took off this year. We’ve tried various videos, tutorials, news and formats. I still feel like I’m trying to find my voice and style on the channel, but it has been a lot of fun.

The channel fulfils a few roles. First, I can share what I know by writing, researching and then recording the subjects – the knowledge is solidified in my brain better. Also, I get better in front of cameras.

Shout out to my brothers Matt and Piotr, helping me out with the channel!

2022 PLANS

There are a few things in motion.

Work-wise, I am working on a couple of new Casefile Presents shows; Casefile is coming back beginning of February 2022. This time, however, we will take four weeks off during summer so everyone can have a breather.

My brother Matt, with whom we started my Youtube channel, is moving out in early January, and I will be taking over his room and moving my studio there.

I’ve upgraded a few bits and pieces – you can watch the videos on the channel, so having a bit more room will be exciting. I am also waiting for a proper production desk which should come in a few weeks. 

I shall continue with the piano lessons and therapy sessions; on top of that, I am thinking of buying myself a big gift – a PRS guitar which I have wanted since I was a kid.

It’s a big purchase as these are expensive. However, I plan to take my musicianship further and start to practice the guitar again. I’m also thinking of purchasing a condenser microphone and incorporating more live music into my scores.

(Maybe even teaching Paulina how to play the piano could make it easier to sit down and practice.)

Youtube-wise, we shall continue posting videos. Unfortunately, Matt is moving out, so I will need to set up the camera to operate it myself. Then forward the raw videos for him to edit. My younger brother Piotr is also helping out with the edits, and we have lots of ideas for the channel so stay tuned!

We’ve released a new online course, How to Launch a Podcast, and I have another one in the works (plus plans for a couple of extra ones); we shall see how we go, though, as these take a lot of effort to produce.

It also means that I won’t be writing on the blog as much. So no commitments on this front.

I want to focus on Youtube and videos, and if I like a particular one, I will then turn it into a blog post.  

FINALLY, THE LESSONS

At least for me, the most important lessons were that it is crucial to enjoy simple things – walks, breaks, and stillness.

Physical health is important but mental health is even more, and proper routines can’t help if we don’t take care of ourselves. Sometimes we can do it alone; sometimes, we need someone to talk to.

I understand how obsessive I can get about the project, and that’s ok as long as I have it under control and don’t overdo it – it still happens sometimes.

Work, accolades and recognition are fine but finding something we like doing – without the need to think about how much money or prestige it will bring – can make a huge difference.

For me, it was reconnecting with my love for playing music – just for myself. Not for work, other people or anyone else.

If you can rediscover what you enjoyed doing when you were a kid – something just for you, for fun – then go for it.

Everyone around you will benefit when they sense that joy and happiness.

I think that’s what I got for now. It’s been a strange but wondrous year, and I’m looking forward to 2022!

See you later.

Mike

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News (Forever?) Vacation

News (Forever?) Vacation

by | May 19, 2021 | Life

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19 MAY 2021

written by Mike

News

(Forever?)

Vacation

In January, I published a blog post about my ‘vacation’ from social media. You can read it here. In short, last summer, I decided to delete all of my social media apps from my phone and only use them on my desktop to post podcasting news. That’s it.

No scrolling the feed, no sharing the personal stuff.

After nearly a year, I have to say that this was one of the best decisions I made in recent memory.

It took a while to get rid of scrolling addiction. Still, I completely deleted my Instagram account and only posted on my Facebook page and Twitter things to do with podcasts.

Job done. I was now a free, non-addicted person!

Or was I?

Any addiction is complex, can be behavioural or biological, or both.

Usually, what happens is that when I get rid of one addiction, I replace it with something else. The trick is to be aware of it and, if necessary, replace it with something good.

Back to the social media experiment.

Even though I stopped scrolling the feeds, I still had Reddit that I used frequently. I told myself that I only subscribed to positive topics, ones that bring some value to me.

That wasn’t true at all, and after a few months, I stopped going on Reddit altogether.

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Social media is out, Reddit is out, we are free!

But I replaced it with something else. And thinking about what to replace it with, I decided to do it with funny memes and news.

I like scrolling through memes, they make me laugh. The news is something that I constantly scan every morning and throughout the day. Just to be informed. To be ‘with it’.

I had work, and in between tasks, I had my memes and news. All was right.

Then, two things happened.

I noticed that even though the memes were funny, many were designed to trigger people.

Politics, world events, social justice – whatever was in the news was quickly turned into memes.

Of course, you scroll, and when you see one, you go to the comments – and that’s when the triggering happens!

Something that was supposed to make me laugh was making me annoyed and reactive. 

The second thing was more important, though.

A few weeks ago, my sister and her boyfriend visited. Once we got chatting, we started laughing about the ship that got stuck in the Suez canal and all the memes that went with it.

My sister looked at us, asking, ‘What was that about? I don’t know what happened.’

Honestly, she had no idea.

My first thought and the somewhat abrasive question was, of course, ‘How could you not know that? It was everywhere!’

She shrugged her shoulders.

This short interaction stayed on my mind that evening and the following days. My first reaction was judgmental, and of course, I thought to myself – how oblivious! Not knowing about the important events of the day!

Then I thought about why I felt that. Why did I react? And the most important – was I right or was she?

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The fact was that she didn’t know because she was focused on something else – her life, her work, her passions.

That piece of information wouldn’t add any value to her life, and of course, it didn’t add any value to mine.

It was trivia, gossip, a piece of news that had no impact on my life whatsoever. And yet, it made me think that I was the informed one, the enlightened one.

The problem is, I like to know things. I want to discuss things, and I like to learn things.

However, was this news worth knowing about?

How often a piece of news added value to my life? Changed something in my life?

I can’t think of anything.

Especially now, where most news websites have to compete with social media for clicks and ads, and the content is not deep, not journalistic.

It’s clickbaity, triggering and divisive. And, of course, primarily negative because we are drawn to that kind of information.

I felt foolish for having that reaction and thinking that I was somehow informed, yet I was reading what the news media wanted me to read and see. Not objective investigative journalism.

I decided to do something that I’ve never done before. Block all the news media from my computer and not read anything for a month (at least).

I downloaded a piece of software called Cold Turkey, which blocked the meme sites and Google News, the BBC, and others I frequented.

I also made a rule that when I’m in the studio, I’m here to work. 

In the past, I would sit and browse, read news, forums, or memes.

That was about to change.

Sitting at the computer was work time, and that’s it. I don’t want to sit there and waste time on things I don’t value.

When I’m done, I can read books, watch youtube (on T.V.), go for a walk, work out, etc.

But I’m not staying in the studio if it’s not for work.

And, of course, the biggest one is staying off the news entirely for a month.

Then we’ll see what happens.

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I thought about paying for credible news sources like Financial Times or The Economist to satisfy the need for ‘knowing stuff’ and stay away from clickbait articles.

However, it would only replace what and how I consume news media with other sources.

Instead, I thought about what does matter in my daily life and decided that staying off all news media is still the best option. However, I have one exception, and that is podcasting news.

I will be reading the newsletters and various websites that report on the latest developments in the podcast industry.

It still counts as work rather than consumerism.

Let’s see how it goes.

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Social Media (Forever?) Vacation

Social Media (Forever?) Vacation

by | Jan 2, 2021 | Life

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02 JANUARY 2021

written by Mike

 Social Media

(FOREVER?) Vacation

NOTE

I initially wrote this post on June 16th 2020, and there is a January 2021 update at the end of the post.

 

Anyone with an internet connection (or TV) must be aware that a few last months were crazier than usual.

A global pandemic, economic downturn, protests made sure that 24/7 news was hectic to bring us the latest updates on what is going on in the world.

I like to understand the situation and am keen to read and follow various channels. Like many people on the internet, I also have social media accounts that give me a direct link to worldwide events, and for a generally curious person, it seems like a great thing to have.

No more propaganda, biased news and gatekeepers. It’s the ultimate people’s tool.

Or is it?

I don’t know if it was because of the lockdown or not, but lately, I found myself being affected by what is happening in the world and the conversations people have online. I saw a lot of raw emotions, anger, hate and insults. It didn’t matter where I looked; it seemed that everywhere pictures and videos were made to stoke emotional responses from the user (that’s me).  

It seemed that because of the overwhelming amount of content out there, the line between truth and fiction became blurred. I had conversations with friends and family about the latest news, I clicked on various Reddit topics and Twitter hashtags and read the comments. 

I found myself thinking about these issues late into the night. It also started to distract me from work.

Luckily, I understand that it’s best to step back and look at the bigger picture if something gets too much. 

I thought to myself, ‘hold on a minute, why am I getting so affected by these things online? I’m not even in the situation. What is going on?’

I looked at Facebook first and read a book called Zucked by Roger McNamee, which describes the platform’s inner workings. It prompted me to dive deeper into group polarization theory and filter bubbles – a term coined by internet activist Eli Pariser.

You can watch his TED talk here.

A picture of online manipulation by a few giants emerged, I learned more about privacy, lack of regulation and what it means for my and future generations. I had a basic understanding of how it all works before, but events of 2020 made me think about my habits.

I don’t want to go into the ethics of how social media and internet browsers work in detail, as I don’t know that much about it (yet), but I want to reveal the decisions I made.

I know that I can’t change how the internet currently works; I can’t make people nicer or worldwide events to stop. However, I can change how I react to all of these things.

The main issue was the rabbit holes of the internet and that the majority of the media I consumed was negative. It was wasting my time, energy and I didn’t control what I was often looking at.

I know that going cold turkey works for me from past experiences with bad habits, and I’ve decided to do just that. I grabbed my smartphone and deleted all my social media apps, not the accounts but the apps.

I’ve also blocked Reddit, leaving me just Whatsapp, Messenger and Email. That’s it.

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The first step to my detox.

Straight away, I found myself grabbing my phone, unlocking it, to find nothing there.

It was almost involuntary action, a muscle memory, a habit like breathing or swallowing.

It scared me how ingrained it was.

But, that’s not all.

When I switch on my computer in the morning, my browser opens with several tabs that I always have on. Some are for work, but others are your standard social media, Reddit and news channels. They are in the background, and I had it on launch for years.

In my work, podcast production, I deal with a lot of rendering and audio processing. Not counting the big renders of full episodes, I usually have small renders throughout the day that can take a few minutes at the time.

During that time, I’d usually grab my phone or hit CMD+Tab, switch to my browser and quickly scan over what’s on social media and news.

More often than I would admit, the render finished, and I stayed on an article, hashtag or Reddit topic for a few minutes longer, reading comments and getting deeper into the rabbit hole.

Not only that, but my work also involves a lot of QCing which stands for Quality Control.

In short, QC means that I would passively listen to an episode just before the final master, checking if it all sounds good, making tiny tweaks. This is mostly a passive task which meant that my hands and eyes were free to look at the phone, social media or other channels.

Therefore, I knew that deleting the apps from my phone will free me in the evenings, after work, but I can easily cheat when I am at the computer. I’ve made another drastic action, and I’ve closed all of the tabs and completely switched off the browser.

The first couple of days were weird.

I found myself grabbing the phone, hitting CMD+Tab, opening the browser and typing the first few letters of the usual channels to switch it off.

‘This is crazy’ I thought to myself.

I felt restless and agitated, which reminded me of when I quit smoking a few years ago.

A classic withdrawal.

It also meant that this wasn’t just fun and the curious thing I did but an actual addiction that affected me without even realising it. Something that brought a lot of negativity into my life and to be honest, not that much upside.  

So, what is the feeling now and the action plan?

It’s only been a week, but I’m feeling lighter, more balanced and present. It’s still early days, and I will continue to read into social media and internet players and how it affects people.

If I can get so easily addicted and manipulated, I can only imagine how it affects school kids and children. I also understand that social media and the internet is crucial to my business, so, for now, I made a few rules and recommendations.

One – I will only look at the news and social media in the morning. 

Two – I will use social media professionally and keep it business-oriented.

Three – It’s challenging to sit there when tracks are rendering, or I’m doing my QC passes. Whenever I’d feel like I need something to do, I will have my Kindle nearby.

I don’t want to bash social media or sit on my couch in a tinfoil hat; however, I think that when something starts affecting us negatively, it’s best to tackle it head-on.

More than often, cut it out from our lives completely.

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I intend to follow these rules for at least a few months, and it will be interesting to see if I relapse sooner though!

 

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JANUARY 2021 UPDATE

I wrote this post on June 16th 2020, and it has been an exciting experiment.

For the first few weeks, I went cold turkey and stopped myself from checking any social media, Reddit or news. As time went by I became a little bit more lenient.

I started checking social media on a browser a bit more often during working hours, go on Reddit here and there, read the news. However, the initial ‘detox’ made me more mindful when surfing the internet. I stopped spending as much time on there and often just after a couple of minutes of scrolling I start being conscious about what I’m doing and switch the site off.

A few times, I had an urge to reinstall Instagram on my phone, but it goes away, and I can always check what’s going on from my wife’s phone. I still haven’t got any social media accounts on my phone.

As of January 2021, I barely check social media at all and if so, I do it for business purposes.

I stayed on Reddit for a bit longer, but at some point, I realised how unhelpful reading the negative comments is and lately I’ve stopped going onto the site.

I still check the news in the morning, but throughout the day when I have a minute or two during audio renders, I look at memes or funny stuff, which makes me smile. I’m also focused on my Youtube channel that doesn’t leave me a lot of spare time for internet surfing.

I can honestly say that it is liberating to not jump between various accounts and something that I thought was crucial to my daily life, is not as important as I was made to believe.

It’s been over six months since my initial decision to remove the social media apps from my phone and cut it out almost completely has changed my daily life for the better, and it was one of the best decisions I made in 2020.

I think that in the end, it’s about being mindful how we spend our time. Is the time we spend doing the thing beneficial to us or making our days worse?

I don’t want to be a hater, and I don’t dismiss social media totally, however being stricter about how I use it and more aware of how and what I ‘consume’ was the right thing to do, for me.

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Puppy Adjustment

Puppy Adjustment

by | Jun 27, 2020 | Life

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27 JUNE 2020

written by Mike

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I’m all about personal freedom. 

It’s not about politics or governments (to a degree), but I’m talking about having control over my day and being the boss of my time. Everyone has 24 hours in a day, and my goal is to command each one freely.

Yes, I’m a creature of habit, I like the routine. However, I also want to set these routines for myself. Hence why, even though I always wanted a dog, I hesitated because I understood what it means. 

Something out of my control.

My wife Paulina also wanted a pup, and over the years we talked and talked about it. We made pros and cons lists, discussed it and had logical arguments. However, I could always come up with a reason why now it wasn’t the best moment, that it would limit us too much.

Then the pandemic and lockdown happened, and we started to talk about it again.

‘Ok,’ I said ‘If you can find the one you’d like, let’s do it‘.

She did, and a couple of weeks ago we brought home a little pup named Benji.

So what can I say after these few days?

Well, I was right. My days are fragmented; it’s challenging to stick to my daily routine as the little guy requires constant attention when he is awake. Nights are interrupted for crate and house training, and we have to manage to do work and run a business on top of it all.

He is a smart puppy and no doubt he will be an intelligent dog, but I’m not going to lie, I had my doubts about the whole situation. I worked hard to get my schedule in order, so a sudden change to that didn’t make me as happy.

However, a couple of days ago, there was a moment.

In the evening hours, I went outside with him and looked over as he was slowly exploring the garden. He sat on the ground, listening to nearby sounds of birds chirping, neighbours and distant traffic.

So I sat next to him without a phone, without a Kindle or any other distractions and I looked at clouds turning red, how the leaves are moving in the wind. I focused on my breath and observed the surroundings as we sat there for around 45 minutes.

Meditation and mindfulness helped me a lot in the past. Even though I usually put a guided meditation before sleep and try to find moments of peace throughout a day, I can’t remember last time when I consciously sat down to meditate on my own.

That moment reminded me how important it is to simplify, to pause, to be still.

It’s a difficult task as I like to work, I enjoy being busy and like most people, have a lot to do!

So yes, thank you Benji puppy for reminding me that maybe what I do is not that important, not that serious and how much I enjoy being still. 

I look forward to sitting with you in the years to come.

I reckon we’ll be fine.

 

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My Plans for 2020 (and beyond)

My Plans for 2020 (and beyond)

by | Feb 17, 2020 | Business, Freelancing, Life

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17 FEBRUARY 2019

written by Mike

my plans for 2020

 

Long time, no see.

I haven’t been uploading anything for a while. It would be easy to blame it on work, business or life, however looking back I have to admit that it just wasn’t my priority.

Not only that. I was also contemplating why I even keep the website, and what should I do with all of it.

To cut the story short, after a few months of thinking, I’ve decided to change a few things. Before I get into the details, I wanted to talk about what prompted me into further action.

After attending podcasting meetups and workshops here in the UK, I’ve noticed that not only the space is vibrant and exciting, but also there is a massive opportunity for growth and development.

Because in my work, we usually deal with the US market, it seemed that podcasting is a matured industry. With big companies, spending and marketing campaigns.

However, when I looked at the UK and Australia, I noticed that the medium is not where the US partners are, and it is still finding its voice on the global stage.

Having the privilege of my experience in the space, I thought, how can I help and be a part of the evolution?

With that in mind, I developed a plan for this year. It will move me into the direction of growing this website as well as available resources in the podcasting space.

Here are the areas that I will be working on going forward.

 

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WORK

The work on Casefile will still be a priority and the main thing that I do daily. We have a strong team of highly skilled and capable people and are planning on creating more of what we do best – high quality, in-depth true-crime podcast.
Besides that, we also have several projects under Casefile Presents umbrella. All of them being produced by talented and passionate people, from many different backgrounds. With the Casefile Presents projects, I will be taking more of a ‘head of production’ role with the final feedback and say on the content. However, in a couple of the projects, I will be taking an active part in audio producing and possibly music composing.
It looks like it’s going to be a busy and exciting year.

WEBSITE

The website is being redesigned with a new look. More sleek, modern and kind of a Blade Runner vibe. There won’t be many changes in terms of the content here, just a facelift.

BLOG

I don’t have massive plans for the blog. The idea is to (maybe) release a new article per month.
I am keeping with the style that I developed in the past – audio, podcasting and work topics. However, it depends how much time I will have left after the new venture that will be taking a chunk of my day.


YOUTUBE

I thought about starting a Youtube channel for a long time. I’ve even released some video tutorials in the past on Youtube (they are gone now), but it never felt like a good time to start.
Few things aligned lately. Moving to a new house, I finally was able to secure small dedicated working space for myself, where I could see the videos being filmed there.
Two, I finally felt that I was ready to talk about podcasting ideas and problems as I think that my experience taught me a few things over the last four years.
Three, my brother wanted to move from his primary skill, photography, into video making. As we live together, this presented an ideal situation for him to learn the ropes and for me to get the production for a ‘family’ rate.
And four, I thought that if I don’t start now, I will never do it. It seemed that there wasn’t a similar channel about what I want to do and I knew that once the Casefile 2020 schedule kicks off in February, I won’t have time to do the Youtube. So during our break from work, I prepped everything and laid the foundations for the channel, which will make the work streamlined throughout the year.

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BOOK

For a long time, I was bothered about the fact that my book wasn’t properly edited and proofread. I’m not a native English speaker, and I knew my writing wasn’t as good as I wanted it to be. Therefore I decided to send the manuscript to a proper editing house.
I’ve also added a few updates as the book was written in 2017 and a few things have changed since then.
The book will be updated with a new cover on the Amazon store.

COURSES

The first thing I wanted to do is to take the course off the Udemy platform and move it to my website. I will be doing that in the coming weeks. It will offer me more control and better conditions for future courses.
I’ve written another two courses – both about podcasting. I’m planning on recording and releasing them here this year.
I also have vague plans for another two (on podcasting again) however I will see how I get on with other tasks.

EVENTS

There are quite a few podcasting and true crime events planned in the UK this year. I will try to attend these and in some cases, have a small exhibitor’s table too.
Networking is something that I want to work on and getting out of the house will be in no doubt helpful!

These are my plans when it comes to the professional side of life. There are some changes, but it is more about doubling down on podcasting and my work.
Ultimately we will see how it all develops in the coming years, with the acquisitions, consolidations, rules and maturity of the medium. I am excited for any new challenges that it brings.

That’s it for now!
The first Youtube videos are out now, and there are many more planned. It’s an exciting experiment for me, and we’ll see how it progresses over the year.

Thanks for reading. Speak soon!
Mike

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