194: How to Be the Best Podcast Guest in the West | Feedback Friday

May 3, 2019

Bobbi Rebell, host of The Financial Grownup Podcast, shares her insights on what makes a stellar podcast guest. She highlights the importance of mastering media engagements and offers practical tips for overcoming self-doubt. The discussion also covers effective networking skills and how to prepare a cheat sheet for anticipated questions. Listeners get to hear about navigating career changes and mental health issues, along with a candid exploration of personal challenges that resonate beyond the mic.

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Assess Long-Term Growth

Evaluate job opportunities based on long-term career growth and upward mobility.
Consider factors beyond immediate satisfaction, like potential promotions and future prospects.

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Negotiate Salary

Ask the church to match or improve their offer if you prioritize that job.
Don't undervalue yourself due to guilt; your worth is determined by market value.

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Respond Promptly to Media

Respond immediately to media inquiries, regardless of your schedule.
Prioritize these opportunities, as they're time-sensitive and often first-come, first-served.

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Being a podcast host has its own set of dos and don'ts, but what does it take to be the best podcast guest in the west -- and east and all points in between? What will ensure that you're the podcast guest who gets invited back time and time again rather than thrown onto the booking agent's "do not call" pile? We've recruited our friend Bobbi Rebell of The Financial Grownup Podcast to give us the skinny.

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On This Week's Feedback Friday, We Discuss:

Is undergoing cosmetic surgery to correct a physical trait that makes you insecure 24/7 a worthwhile investment or submission to excessive vanity?
As a manager, you love your company, salary, and benefits, but your passion isn't developing others to do their best. Without a college degree, what are your options?
One parent died from being in a medicine-shunning cult, and the other has a history of being abusive toward you. Should the loss of one automatically mend your issues with the other?
Is it reasonable to put your therapy visits on hold during a new job's six-month probationary period for better chance of retention?
You're facing prison and losing your job for being pulled over with less than a fifth of a gram of weed in your car (even though you weren't under the influence). How can you find the motivation to move on?
You left a part-time job you loved for a full-time job that pays more but doesn't enchant you in the same way. How do you know if you made the right decision?
When you're a guest on someone's podcast, how do you ensure they love you and invite you back -- and maybe make you a regular? Our friend Bobbi Rebell of The Financial Grownup Podcast has answers!
You're friendly and nice on the inside, but your face and body don't translate that message. How can you come across as less chilly when trying to network?
You got a no-strings-attached monetary gift from a kind person in your wind ensemble to repair your instrument, and you have $50 left over. What's the protocol for gracefully returning it?
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